A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Pondicherry runs at 61.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 75 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 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. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 19.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.6%, it sits close to the national mark.