A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Fatehgarh Sahib runs at 42.4%, better than the typical district. The district has 22 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Fatehgarh Sahib, which ranks 4 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 80.7% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.6%, it sits close to the national mark.