Pillar: Education & Training
Bikaner has 431.5 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 15.5%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bikaner, which ranks 12 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 544.7. The district has 115 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Bikaner are in the Bikaner district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bikaner youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.