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. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Aligarh, which ranks 30 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 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.
What the College NSS / NCC is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the College NSS / NCC reference. For Aligarh specifically, see the Aligarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Aligarh youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.