A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Varanasi runs at 41.6%, better than the typical district. The district has 230 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 81.3% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 6.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.