A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kanpur Dehat runs at 24.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 75 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanpur Dehat, which ranks 55 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 53.6%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 16.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.6%.