AILET Reservation 2026: Program-wise Seat Matrix, Documents, Issuing Authority, Deadline Reservation

AILET 2026 notification will be released tentatively in May 2025. NLU Delhi will offer admissions to BA LLB(Hons.) BCom LLB (Hons.), LLM, and PhD Law courses based on candidates' AILET 2026 scores. Check the category-wise seat intake for BA LLB, LLM, and PhD programs.

NLU Delhi will conduct the AILET 2026 entrance exam for admitting candidates to the BA LLB, LLM, and Ph.D. programs offered by the institute. The university offers admission to BA LLB (Hons.) and LLM programs for 120 seats and 81 seats, respectively. The total seat intake is further divided into various categories like General, SC, ST, and EWS categories. In addition, horizontal reservation is available in each category for PwD candidates.

The above seat intake doesn’t include supernumerary seats available for special categories like Kashmiri Migrants and Residents of Jammu & Kashmir. Further, NLU Delhi also has a fixed intake for Foreign Nationals (5 seats) & OCI/PIO (5 seats) for both the BA LLB and LLM programs. Admission for Indian nations to NLU Delhi will be based on AILET 2026 scores.

The complete details of AILET 2026 seat intake and reservation are covered in detail below.

AILET 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation - BA LLB (Hons.) program

Candidates can check the seat matrix and reservation for BA LLB program below:

Note: 5% Horizontal Reservation for all categories has been provided to PwD Category candidates.

AILET 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation - LLM program

Candidates can check seat matrix and reservation for LLM Programme below:

AILET 2026 Seat Matrix for SC/ST Category

To apply for seats under SC and ST categories, the candidate will have to produce a valid certificate issued by the competent authorities (check the list below):

• District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner, Collector, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Collector, 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate, City Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st class Stipendiary Magistrate), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Taluk Magistrate, Executive Magistrate and Extra Assistant Commissioner;
• Chief Presidency Magistrate, Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate, and Presidency Magistrate;
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar;
• Administrator, Secretary to the Administrator, or the Development Officer (Lakshadweep & Minicoy Islands).

Filling of vacant seats

• Filling of vacant SC/ST seats - In case there is any unfilled seat(s) reserved for the SC category, then these seats will be converted to the ST category and vice-versa. Also, vacant seats in these two categories will not be offered to any other reserved category.
• Conversion of SC/ST seats to General-category seats - If SC (or ST) seats remain vacant even after converting to ST (or SC), then such seats will be treated as GENERAL category seats. These seats will be then filled according to AILET 2026 general category merit list.

OBC category - Issuing Authority, Deadline

22% of seats are reserved for OBCs (Non-Creamy Layer) Category. To be considered for admission under this category, the candidate must possess a valid OBC-NCL certificate issued by any of the following authorities: 

• District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner, Collector, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Collector, 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate, City Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st class Stipendiary Magistrate), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Executive Magistrate.
• Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
• Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides. 

EWS category - Issuing Authority, Deadline

10% of seats are reserved for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS). 

To be considered under the EWS category, the candidate needs to furnish a valid Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The list of competent issuing authorities is given below.

• District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
• Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

PwD category - Issuing Authority

A horizontal reservation of 5% is available for candidates belonging to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category. Reservation of seats is done by the provisions of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016‟. 

To be eligible for this category, the candidate must possess a valid PwD certificate issued by the competent authority as per the provisions of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 will be eligible to apply under this category."

Kashmiri Migrants (KM) 

One supernumerary seat each for the BA LLB and LLM programs.

Kashmiri Migrants, including, Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) who are living in the Kashmir Valley are eligible for admission under this category. 1 seat is earmarked under the KM category.

Since the Kashmiri Migrant quota is supernumerary, it will not be converted to any other category even if the seats stay unfilled.

The candidate needs to submit a valid certificate issued by the competent authority.

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir 

Two supernumerary seats for the BA LLB program are earmarked for Residents of Jammu & Kashmir. 

Applicants under this category have to produce a valid certificate issued by the competent authority at the time of provisional admission. 

Further, since the seats in this category are supernumerary, they will not be converted to any other category.

Provisional Admission - Important Instructions

1. The category certificate(s) have to be produced in the original at the time of provisional admission. If the candidate fails to do so, no provisional admission will be granted. Further, the certificate should invariably be in the name of the candidate himself/herself.
2. If seats reserved for the PwD category remain vacant, such seats will be offered to the candidates of the respective category from which horizontal reservation has been provided.
3. The unfilled seats under the Foreign National Category will be carried over to the General Category and filled on Merit.
4. A Horizontal reservation of 30% of the total seats shall be filled by eligible women candidates, including those selected in reserved and foreign national categories.

AILET 2026 Exam Result and Counselling

The NLU Delhi will tentatively declare the AILET 2026 Result in December 2025. Based on AILET 2026 scores, candidates will be shortlisted and counseling invite lists will be released. Candidates will have to send online registrations for invite-list to participate in the counselling. Generally, there are two rounds of seat allotment, however, NLU Delhi can conduct more rounds of AILET Counselling if the seats are vacant. 

Read More:

• AILET Syllabus 2026 for BA LLB, LLM & PhD programmes
• AILET PG 2026: Application Form (OUT), Exam Date (Dec 10), Syllabus & Latest News