Pillar: Education & Training
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. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Amritsar, which ranks 13 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. On higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Amritsar are in the Amritsar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Amritsar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.