A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Ludhiana runs at 20%, close to the typical district. The district has 107 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 99.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52.5%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 12.7%.