Pillar: Education & Training
Murshidabad has 78.9 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 19.6%, close to the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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. The district has 139 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic 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.