Pillar: Education & Training
Murshidabad has a youth unemployment rate of 10.9%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 82.7%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Murshidabad, which ranks 18 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 191.3. On higher-education enrolment at 19.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Murshidabad are in the Murshidabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Murshidabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.