A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Purba Bardhaman runs at 25%, better than the typical district. The district has 94 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 9 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 13.9%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.2%, it sits close to the national mark.