A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Howrah runs at 40.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 60 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Howrah, which ranks 2 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.8%, it sits close to the national mark.