A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Gangtok runs at 50.2%, better than the typical district. The district has 18 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gangtok, which ranks 2 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.8 out of 100. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 63%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 10.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.4%, it sits close to the national mark.