A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Rupnagar runs at 21.5%, close to the typical district. The district has 24 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rupnagar, which ranks 6 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 82.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.1%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 20.4%.