A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Jalandhar runs at 24.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 74 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jalandhar, which ranks 5 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 87.3%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 18.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.6%.