The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University (DDU) entrance exam is used to admit students to undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The admission examination for DDU Gorakhpur University is the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya admission Exam (DDU Entrance Exam). The university also accepts other national-level entrance exams, such as JEE Main and CAT.

Students are selected based on their performance in the qualifying exam and the entrance exam. For final admission, students must appear for the online counseling process for seat allotment, document verification, and fee payment.