A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Paschim Bardhaman runs at 18.9%, close to the typical district. The district has 52 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Paschim Bardhaman, which ranks 5 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 77.5%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 21.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.8%, it sits close to the national mark.