Pillar: Education & Training
Cuttack has 422.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 25.4%, better than the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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 ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,403.1. The district has 91 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.