Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Amritsar stands at 20%, close to the typical district. 17.2% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 80.1%. 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 College NSS / NCC 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.