Shree Lalshankar Umiyashankar Arts and Harivadan and Padmaben Thakore Commerce College for Women, Ahmedabad, follows a merit-based admission process for all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The primary Shree Lalshankar Umiyashankar Arts and Harivadan and Padmaben Thakore Commerce College for Women admission criterion is the candidate's performance in their qualifying examinations.

For undergraduate programmes, candidates are evaluated based on their 12th standard or equivalent examination results. For postgraduate programmes like M. Com, the admission is based on the candidate's performance in their bachelor's degree examination.