JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Gangtok, Sikkim

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

Gangtok, Sikkim · Pillar: Education & Training

Gangtok trains 1,144.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 22.1% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.

  • 1,145 /100k India 276 /100k
  • 22.1% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Gangtok

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. It runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 59.5%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 92.4%, it sits close to the national mark.