A coordinator-led cell inside a college, school or career centre that helps you choose courses, exams and careers.
Pondicherry has a youth unemployment rate of 19.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.4%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pondicherry, which ranks 1 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 61.5%, while it lags on ITI seats per lakh youth at 443.