Candidates must fulfil the requirements for admission to Azim Premji University's both undergraduate and post graduate programmes for the course they have applied for.

Students must take the entrance examination, which is divided into two stages: Part A: Multiple Choice: A test to assess English language and quantitative abilities. Part B: Written component: Based on their major preference, applicants will be required to write an essay/data analysis/problem-solving in case of undergraduate programme whereas there are two parts to the entrance exam: Questions with multiple choices in Part 1 and an essay based on the first programme preference in Part 2 in case of post graduate programmes.