Pillar: Education & Training
Paschim Bardhaman has a youth unemployment rate of 21.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 77.5%, 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Paschim Bardhaman, which ranks 5 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 343.8. On higher-education enrolment at 18.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Paschim Bardhaman are in the Paschim Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Paschim Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.