Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Aligarh stands at 27.3%, better than the typical district. 32.6% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Aligarh, which ranks 18 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39.4%. On young men using the internet at 60.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Aligarh are in the Aligarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aligarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.