A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Mancherial runs at 2%, behind the typical district. The district has 5 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mancherial, which ranks 6 of 33 in Telangana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 57.9% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 25.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.