B.A. in Political Science 

at Lucknow University, Lucknow

Lucknow University BA admission for the academic year 2024 is completely entrance based. Lucknow University offers over 100 courses. The admission to different courses are based on niversity/national-level entrance exam scores. The examination that Lucknow University consider for admission to BA courses is UGPET. University also accepts direct admission through management quota for vacant & NRI seats. 

The BA programme at Lucknow University is an undergraduate degree, that is offered in both three- and four-year as undergraduate degree. The total fee for the BA course includes different components such as tuition fees, registration fees, hostel fees, etc. Look at the table below to know about the complete fee structure of BA course at Lucknow University:

The provided fee structure has been sourced from the official sources and may vary with time.

Lucknow University offers several specialisations in BA courses, and the admission procedure for BA courses and its specialisations is similar. The basic eligibility criteria for admission to BA is candidates must have completed Class 12. Additionally, candidates have secured at least an aggregate of 40%. If aspirants qualify all these basic eligibility criteria then they have to appear for an entrance examination called UGPET. The scores secured in the UGPET entrance exam are the only criteria that the university follows to grant a seat in the BA programme at LU. However, the college does offer some seats for NRI and other students through management quota, and the seats issued by management quota are always lesser in number than regular degree seats. 

Lucknow University offers BA courses through more than 50 affiliated colleges. The total number of seats offered in BA courses is around 34,441. From one of the colleges offers the maximum number of seats among other affiliated colleges. Check out the name of the college and its offered seats in the table below:

Lucknow University conducts an online application process for BA programme. Interested candidates can visit the official website of the University and apply online by paying an application fee of INR 500. Given below is the step-wise application process of Lucknow University:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the University and click on the 'Apply now' tab to sign up for LURN (Lucknow University Registration Number) 
• Step 2: Applicants will receive their login details on their Mobile Number and Email ID provided at the time of registration.
• Step 3: Fill out the application process with all your personal and educational details.
• Step 4: Upload your photo and scanned signature.
• Step 5: Preview all the entries made at this point. If there is some error you can edit it or start the entire process again.
• Step 6: Pay the application fee of INR 500 to complete the process.
• Step 7: Take a printout of the complete application form and fee receipt for further references.

Lucknow University accepts JEE Main entrance exam scores for admission to the BE/BTech courses. Considering the JEE Main last round cutoff 2024, the closing ranks varied between 129997 and 326317, of which Computer Science Engineering was the most competitive BTech specialisation for the General Home State quota. For a detailed course-wise JEE Main closing rank, refer to the table below: 

Lucknow University offers good placement annually. The University has achived 81% placements in the academic year 2024-25. The highest and average package secured by the batch 2025 was INR 24.61 and INR 7.86 LPA. Earlier, the participating recruiters presented 2588 job offers to the students of the batch 2024.

Lucknow University admits entrance tests through UGET, UGPET, PGET, CUET, CUET-PG and JEE Main. Admission to MBA is on basis of LUMET and personal interview. The Basic Teachers Training admission is JEE Main and then followed by UPTU Counselling

The University of Lucknow has achived 81% placements over the past two years. The the highest and average package offered during University of Lucknow placements 2025 was INR 24.61 and INR 7.86 LPA.  Some of the top recruiters include ONGC, Sopra Steria, IBM, Deloitte, Infosys, CCD, MRF, etc.

The cutoff ranks vary for different courses, rounds and categories. Students can refer to the table below to view the round-wise cutoffs for the General HS quota candidates.