Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Darjeeling stands at 41.8%, better than the typical district. 12.3% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Darjeeling, which ranks 3 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.6%. On young men using the internet at 56.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Darjeeling are in the Darjeeling district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Darjeeling youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.