Pillar: Education & Training
Uttar Dinajpur has a youth unemployment rate of 7.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 78%, 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttar Dinajpur, which ranks 21 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 286.5. On higher-education enrolment at 20.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Uttar Dinajpur are in the Uttar Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttar Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.