For row to be selected, when it is clicked, I use following:

Use selectionCellTemplate for all columns:

 var selectionCellTemplate = '<div class=ngCellText ui-grid-cell-contents>' +

               ' <div ng-click=grid.appScope.rowClick(row)>{{COL_FIELD}}</div>' +

               '</div>';



 $scope.gridOptions.columnDefs = [        

    { name: 'name', displayName: 'Name', width: '15%', cellTemplate: selectionCellTemplate },       

   ];

And then define rowClick() method as:

 $scope.rowClick = function (row) {       

    var index = row.grid.renderContainers.body.visibleRowCache.indexOf(row);

    $scope.gridApi.selection.selectRow($scope.gridOptions.data[index]);

};

I have also defined multiselect to be true

$scope.gridOptions.multiSelect = true;

So row click will select the row and add it to the selected rows. you can access these selected rows as (It is triggered for each row select/unselect) :

$scope.gridOptions.onRegisterApi = function (gridApi) {

    //set gridApi on scope

    $scope.gridApi = gridApi;        

    gridApi.selection.on.rowSelectionChanged($scope, doSelection);

};



function doSelection(row) {      

    _.each($scope.gridApi.selection.getSelectedRows(), function (row) {

        //Do something //It is triggered for each row select/unselect         

    });

}

Or selected rows can be accessed anytime:

  $scope.gridApi.selection.getSelectedRows()