CLAT Consortium has released the fifth round merit list for CLAT 2026 UG and PG courses on May 20, 2026. Check here the opening and closing ranks for all participating NLUs in India. The Consortium, in an official notification, announced the same. The merit list was published on consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
The Consortium of the NLUs has published the CLAT Fifth Merit List 2026 online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT Admission Process is completely online. Candidates who have cleared the CLAT Exam and were invited for the counselling process are eligible to appear. With the fifth round, the CLAT Counselling Process 2026 has ended.
Candidates who have not blocked any seat until now can participate in this round. Candidates can check out the fifth seat allotment list for NLUs in the page below.
- CLAT 2026 Important Counselling Dates
- How to Download CLAT Merit List 2026?
- CLAT 2026 UG Merit List: Fifth Seat Allotment Round
CLAT 2026 Important Counselling Dates
Candidates can check CLAT Counselling 2026 Dates below
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| CLAT 2026 Counselling Registration (Begins) |
17-Dec-2025 |
| CLAT 2026 Counselling Registration (Ends) |
27-Dec-2025 |
| CLAT First Allotment List 2026 |
07-Jan-2026 |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for the First Allotment List
|
15-Jan-2026 |
| CLAT Second Allotment List 2026 | 22-Jan-2026 |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for second Allotment List | 29-Jan-2026 |
| CLAT Third Allotment List 2026 | 05-Feb-2026 |
| CLAT Fourth Allotment List 2026 (only for PG Courses) | 02-May-2026 |
| CLAT 4th Merit List 2026 for UG Courses | 09-May-2026 |
| CLAT 5th Merit List 2026 | 20-May-2026 |
Commonly asked questions
The CLAT PG Exam will be held for duration of two hours; i.e. from 2 pm to 4 pm. Candidates have to answer 120 questions in the given time frame. The scores of CLAT LLM 2027 score will be accepted by 19 NLUs in the country.
No, you can not appear for counselling if you have not cleared CLAT Exam.
The CLAT Cutoff is decided by following factors
- Exam Difficulty
- Number of Applicants
- Seat Availability
- Reservation Policy
- Domicile Quota
As per NIRF ranking 2025, NLSIU Bangalore is the No. 1 ranked NLU colleges in India. The table below has other NLUs in India rankwise.
Top NLUs in India | NIRF 2023 | NIRF 2024 | NIRF 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | |
7 | 8 | 5 | |
18 | 21 | 27 | |
24 | 22 | 30 | |
30 | 26 | 15 | |
28 | 27 | 35 |
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.
How to Download CLAT Merit List 2026?
Students can get CLAT round 5 seat allotment 2026 using the steps below:
- Visit consortiumofnlus.ac.in
- Log in to the CLAT 2026 counselling portal
- Enter mobile number and password
- CLAT 2026 counselling fifth allotment list will be displayed on the screen
- Check your result and download for future reference.
CLAT 2026 UG Merit List: Fifth Seat Allotment Round
Candidates can check the merit list for CLAT 2026 Counselling round 5 for undergraduate courses below
| CLAT 2026 Participating NLUs |
Download CLAT 2026 5th Merit List |
|---|---|
| National Law School of India University, Bangalore |
Download Here |
| NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad |
Download Here |
| The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata |
Download Here |
| National Law Institute University, Bhopal |
Download Here |
| National Law University, Jodhpur |
Download Here |
| Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar |
Download Here |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow |
Download Here |
| Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala |
Download Here |
| Chanakya National Law University Patna |
Download Here |
| National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi |
Download Here |
| National Law University Odisha, Cuttack |
Download Here |
| National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi |
Download Here |
| National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam |
Download Here |
| Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU),Visakhapatnam |
Download Here |
| The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli |
Download Here |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai |
Download Here |
| Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur |
Download Here |
| Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla |
Download Here |
| Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur |
Download Here |
| Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University Sonipat, Haryana |
Download Here |
| Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur |
Download Here |
| National Law University, Tripura |
Download Here |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus |
Download Here |
CLAT Helpdesk 2026
In case of any discrepancy in the CLAT seat allotment result 2026, students can contact the authorities at below details:
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in | |
| Contact number | 08047162020 (10:00 AM-5:00 PM on all working days) |
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Student Forum
Answered 6 days ago
Yes, candidates who have registered for the CLAT exam can access the sample papers through their login credentials.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 6 days ago
The practice the sample papers of CLAT released by the consortium follow these steps
Go to consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Login and click on attempt sample paper
You will now see instructions on your screen
Read the instructions and click on Start Mock Test
Attempt the question paper
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
Yes, students can take admissions to BITS Law School without appearing from CLAT exam. BITS Law School admissions also conducts its own entrance exam called BITS Law Admission Test. Shortlisted candidates need to appear for Personal Interview rounds for admissions.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
No, CLAT is not compulsory to take admission in the law courses at Innovative Institute of Law. Candidates are shortlisted based on merit achieved in last qualifying exam. However, the institute accepts CLAT score as well.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
To check the merit list for NLU Silvassa, students can refer to the list of pointers below.
- Go to the official Consortium of NLUs website.
- Click on the CLAT OPTION in the top-right corner
- Scroll down to the notification section
- Check the merit list for all courses at the UG and PG levels.
Students shou
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
To get a seat at GNLU Silvassa for the UG and PG-level law courses, students have to appear for the CLAT entrance examination and then the counselling process to be considered eligible for admission.
The GNLU Silvassa CLAT cutoff 2026 was concluded after 5 rounds of seat allotment for the above-ment
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, you could get into GNLU Silvassa with a 4000 rank if you belong to the SC AI category. For this category, the overall cutoff range was 2843 to 8902. Hence, a rank of 4000 could get you a seat at this institute.
Students can see the table below to know the last round closing ranks for available
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
GNLU Silvassa CLAT cutoff 2026 concluded after the release of the final round of seat allotment for the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. The cutoff was out for several AI and HS quota categories.
For the General AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 336 to 1500 for both courses, with LLM course
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
To get a seat at Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Law University for the BA LLB and LLM courses, students have to first appear for the CLAT entrance exam and then sit for the CLAT counselling process to be considered eligible for admission to the above-mentioned courses.
The NLU Sonepat CLAT cutoff 2026 was
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, you could get into NLU Sonepat with a CLAT rank of 300 if you belong to the OBC AI category.
For this category, the overall cutoff ranged from 3409 to 4684 for the BA LLB and LLM courses. Students can refer to the table below to know the first and last round closing ranks for this category.
| Course | Round 1 | Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. | 3409 | 3780 |
| Master of Legislative Laws (LL.M.) | 3526 | 4684 |
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