Pillar: Education & Training
Varanasi has 1,388.8 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 14.4% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
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 skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 559.8 and apprentices per lakh youth at 655.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Varanasi are in the Varanasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Varanasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.