Pillar: Education & Training
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar has a youth unemployment rate of 21.4%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.5%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, which ranks 8 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 15.9%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 694.5, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar are in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.