A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Pauri Garhwal runs at 53.3%, better than the typical district. The district has 29 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pauri Garhwal, which ranks 3 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 20.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.7%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 71.4%, it sits close to the national mark.