For admission to BA in Political Science course, a student must have passed their Intermediate or 10+2 examination in any stream from a recognized board or university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

Certain colleges prefer students who have studied Political Science as a subject in 10+2 and have scored 45% or more in higher secondary school examination.

Banaras Hindu University also has an age limit for admission to BA Political Science program which is 22 years.