Pillar: Education & Training
North 24 Parganas has 1,304.4 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 40.7%, better than 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In North 24 Parganas, which ranks 4 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 298.1. The district has 180 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in North 24 Parganas are in the North 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.