A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Chamoli runs at 24.5%, better than the typical district. The district has 15 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chamoli, which ranks 8 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 82% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 6.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.5%, it sits close to the national mark.