A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Ayodhya runs at 45.6%, better than the typical district. The district has 190 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ayodhya, which ranks 11 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 7.3%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.3%, it sits close to the national mark.