A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Karaikal runs at 61.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 18 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 58.5% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 19.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.6%, it sits close to the national mark.