Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Meerut stands at 30.2%, better than the typical district. 43.4% 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.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 71.3%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.