Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Nilgiris stands at 14.1%, behind the typical district. 30.6% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nilgiris, which ranks 20 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 79.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Nilgiris are in the Nilgiris district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nilgiris youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.