A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Jalpaiguri runs at 22.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 29 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jalpaiguri, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 5.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 63.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.2%, it sits close to the national mark.