Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Meerut stands at 7.9%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 38.8%, behind the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Meerut, which ranks 5 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.1%. On average daily wage for regular work at ₹631.8 and informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Meerut are in the Meerut district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Meerut youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.