Mahila Vidyalaya Degree College at Lucknow is one of the few and oldest women's educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh. The college is primarily merit-based for most of the undergraduate programmes. This institution is all about women's education with an ambience that supports academic and personal development. Most of the undergraduate programmes at Mahila Vidyalaya Degree College, such as BA, B. Sc. , and B.

Com, offer admission on merit, that is, marks scored in the qualifying examination. The admission process for B. Ed. is a bit different from the rest. Mahila Vidyalaya Degree College admissions into this programme are merit-based, with consideration of marks scored in qualifying examinations and/or through an entrance examination as laid down by the state government and the university.