A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Angul runs at 14.4%, behind the typical district. The district has 35 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Angul, which ranks 8 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 24%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 70.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.6%, it sits close to the national mark.