Pillar: Education & Training
Bikaner trains 331.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 95.8% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 431.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) 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.