Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Ghaziabad stands at 24.5%, better than the typical district. 39.9% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ghaziabad, which ranks 2 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 75.4%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Ghaziabad are in the Ghaziabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ghaziabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.