A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Imphal East runs at 40.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 20 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Imphal East, which ranks 2 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 80.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 25.1%.