A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Ratlam runs at 18.5%, close to the typical district. The district has 44 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 4.4% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 48% of the population of that age.
In Ratlam, which ranks 19 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 0.9%, against 10.7% nationally and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.3%, against 47.1% nationally, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 48.5%, against 66.9% nationally.