Pillar: Education & Training
Rupnagar has a youth unemployment rate of 21.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 82.4%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rupnagar, which ranks 3 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,386.9. On higher-education enrolment at 21.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Rupnagar are in the Rupnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rupnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.