A privately owned ITI teaching the same DGT trades as a government ITI; run by a society, trust or company.
Pondicherry has 443 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 76.1% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 319.7 and apprentices per lakh youth at 1,727.7.