The invention discloses a screening method for strains of lactobacilli generating GABA in chickpea milk. Steps of the screening method are as follows: firstly, pretreatment of chickpea milk samples; secondly, separation of amino acids by means of paper chromatography; thirdly, initial judgment of the lactobacilli generating the GABA; fourthly, secondary judgment of the lactobacilli generating theGABA; fifthly, morphological identification of the lactobacilli generating the GABA; sixthly, physiological and biochemical testing for the lactobacilli generating GABA; and seventhly, identificationof the strains of lactobacilli generating the GABA through a 16SrDNA sequence. According to the screening method, researchers divide No. 2 solutions into two parts in the process of detecting the No.2 mixed solutions through a high performance liquid chromatograph, firstly detect one part of the solutions and record data, and then detect the other part of mixed solutions again after the mixed solutions are statically placed for 20-24 hours and record data to compare the data of the two detections, quantity of the GABA in the solutions after static placement is significantly increased, so asto determine the existence of the strains of lactobacilli generating the GABA in the chickpea milk. Therefore, experimental errors are reduced, and the screening method lays a foundation for developing GABA-rich functional food.