Pillar: Education & Training
Alipurduar has 230.7 apprentices per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 10.9%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alipurduar, which ranks 6 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 183.5. The district has 12 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Alipurduar are in the Alipurduar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alipurduar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.