Dumkal College, known officially as Dumkal College of the Arts and Sciences, is one of the famed state general colleges in India, and it is gaining extra fame in the world of higher education in India. Dumkal College admission is processed solely on merit, as the college offers admission to undergraduate programmes. The admission process of Dumkal College usually starts after the announcement of 10+2 results.

The students are required to apply based on their respective merit in the qualifying examinations. Marks obtained by the applicants in all the relevant subjects of each programme count for the determination of eligibility and merit. Season-wise advertisement of vacancies usually starts in summertime for the academic calendar in tandem with that of the University of Kalyani to which Dumkal College is affiliated.