Government College Kota is a well-known institution and has a vigorous admission process. The college provides several programmes ranging from undergraduate to postgraduate, M. Phil, and Ph. D. study in various disciplines, especially sciences. Government College Kota admission has been kept transparent, fair, and merit-based to facilitate the selection of the most deserving candidates.

Usually, Government College Kota admission cycle initiates before the beginning of the academic year, which is normally in August-September. The college has different programmes, with admission based on aforementioned criteria apart from entry test results in those qualifying examinations. For undergraduate programmes, the minimum eligibility criteria are successful completion of 10+2 from a recognised board.