A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Darjeeling runs at 41.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 43 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Darjeeling, which ranks 3 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 76.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.6%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 19%.