Pillar: Education & Training
Cuttack has a youth unemployment rate of 17.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 76.2%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cuttack, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,403.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Cuttack are in the Cuttack district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cuttack youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.