A privately owned ITI teaching the same DGT trades as a government ITI; run by a society, trust or company.
Gurdaspur has 1,399.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 61.1% sit in government institutes, close to the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 16 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. On skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 250.3 and apprentices per lakh youth at 50.6, it sits close to the national mark.