Pillar: Education & Training
Purulia has 90.2 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 25.7%, 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purulia, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 665.5, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 42 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Purulia are in the Purulia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purulia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.