A coordinator-led cell inside a college, school or career centre that helps you choose courses, exams and careers.
Amritsar has a youth unemployment rate of 22.1%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 84%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 5.3% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 84% of the population of that age.
In Amritsar, which ranks 15 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 765.7, against 654.1 nationally. On higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.