Pillar: Education & Training
Purba Bardhaman has 89.1 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 25%, 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 666.7, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 102 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.