A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kallakurichi runs at 12.3%, behind 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kallakurichi, which ranks 38 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 98.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.2%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 10.4%, it sits close to the national mark.