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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.

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. 

Table of contents
  • 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
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the duration of CLAT PG exam?
A: 

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. 

Q:   Can I appear for CLAT Counselling if I failed to clear the exam?
A: 

No, you can not appear for counselling if you have not cleared CLAT Exam. 

Q:   What factors decide CLAT Cutoff?
A: 

The CLAT Cutoff is decided by following factors

  • Exam Difficulty
  • Number of Applicants
  • Seat Availability
  • Reservation Policy
  • Domicile Quota
Q:   Which are the top ranked NLUs in India?
A: 

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

NLSIU Bangalore Ranking

1

1

1

National Law University, Delhi Ranking

2

2

2

NLU Kolkata Ranking

4

4

4

GNLU Gandhinagar Ranking

7

8

5

NLU Bhopal Ranking

18

21

27

NUSRL Ranchi Ranking

24

22

30

NLU Odisha Ranking

30

26

15

NLU Assam Ranking

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.
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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

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National Law School of India University, Bangalore

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National Law University, Tripura 

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GNLU Silvassa Campus

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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

Email clat@consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Contact number 08047162020 (10:00 AM-5:00 PM on all working days)

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Yes, candidates who have registered for the CLAT exam can access the sample papers through their login credentials. 

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Priya Peter

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Answered 6 days ago

The practice the sample papers of CLAT released by the consortium follow these steps

Go to consortiumofnlus.ac.in
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Mohit Dhawan

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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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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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Raj Priya

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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.

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Neerja Rohatgi

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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. 

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Neerja Rohatgi

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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. 

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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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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.

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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. 

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