Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Agra stands at 24.1%, better than the typical district. 36.7% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 55% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Agra, which ranks 15 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.9%. On young men using the internet at 59.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Agra are in the Agra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Agra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.