A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar runs at 15.9%, behind the typical district. The district has 28 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 80.5% 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%.