Pillar: Education & Training
Darjeeling has 419.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 80.3% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 638.2, while it lags on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 121.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI 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.