Pillar: Education & Training
Uttar Dinajpur has 286.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 45.1 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 94.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI 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.