A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kolkata runs at 40.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 170 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 71.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.9%, it sits close to the national mark.