Pillar: Education & Training
Higher education enrolment in Amritsar runs at 20%, close to the typical district. The district has 68 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 84%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 22.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Degree College 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.