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The CLAT exam 2026 is conducted for admissions to the NLUs in India, however, many private colleges and universities also accept CLAT scores for admission to law courses. Besides NLUs in India, some other private law colleges accept CLAT scores for admissions in UG and PG law courses. Read here to know more.

Besides NLUs in India, some other private law colleges accept CLAT 2026 scores for admissions in UG and PG law courses. Read here to know more.

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) for shortlisting candidates seeking admission to undergraduate as well as postgraduate law programmes. The exam is held for admissions to the NLUs in India, however, many private colleges and universities also accept CLAT scores for admission to law courses. The only NLU not accepting CLAT score is the National Law University, Delhi (NLUD), which conducts its own entrance exam; i.e. AILET for shortlisting candidates.

CLAT 2026 exam was conducted on December 7. The consortium announced the CLAT Result on December 16, 2026. Candidates can use the CLAT NLU Predictor 2026 to get an idea.

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Admission to law courses based on CLAT Result will be done through centralised CLAT counselling, which will be conducted based on merit lists for various categories. Candidates can check here college-wise seat intake for CLAT 2026.

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  • CLAT 2026: Colleges Accepting Scores for Admission in UG Courses
  • CLAT 2026: Colleges Accepting Scores for Admission in LLM
  • Private Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026 Scores: Admission in UG & PG Courses
  • CLAT 2026: PSU Recruitment

CLAT 2026: Colleges Accepting Scores for Admission in UG Courses

Candidates can go through the list of 25 NLUs accepting CLAT 2026 scores for admission to UG law courses in the table below:

Name of the college UG Seat Intake
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru 310 (revised from 240)
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata 132
National Law University, Jodhpur 120
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar 172
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala 180
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi 60
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi 120
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam 120
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai 100
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad 60
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur 120
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad 132
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal 202 ( 134 - BA LLB, 68 - BSc LLB)
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur 170
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow 187
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna 138 (69 seats for BA LLB, 69 for BBA LLB)
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack 180
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam 60
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli 114
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur 120
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla 180 (120 BA LLB + 60 BBA LLB)
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana 120

National Law University, Tripura 

120
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University Prayagraj 60

GNLU Silvassa Campus

66

Total (excluding supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats)

3,511 seats

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CLAT 2026: Colleges Accepting Scores for Admission in LLM

For LLM courses, 24 NLUs offer admission based on CLAT 2026 scores.Here is the revised seat intake for LLM course at colleges accepting CLAT 2026 scores:

Name of the college PG Seat Intake
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru 60 seats 
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata 60 seats
National Law University, Jodhpur 50 seats
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar 58 seats
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala 58 seats
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi 60 seats
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi 50 seats
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam 60 seats
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai 50 seats
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad 60 seats
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur 57 seats
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad 60 seats 
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal 60 seats
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur 60 seats
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow 24 seats
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna 69 seats
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack 46 seats
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam 30 seats
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli 18 seats
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur 20 seats
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla 40 seats
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana -

Total seats (not including supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats)

1,014 seats

 Private Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026 Scores: Admission in UG & PG Courses

If you are not able to get admission in NLUs. Don't worry. More than 48 private universities and colleges offer admission based on the CLAT Result. Check the list of CLAT 2026 private colleges below:

Private Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores 2026
Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Apex University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Arka Jain University, Jharkhand Aryans College of Law, Rajpura, Chandigarh, Punjab Asian Law College, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Delhi Institute of Rural Development, Delhi Fairfield School of Law, FIMT, Delhi GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam
IFIM Law School, Bangalore IMS Unison University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak, Haryana
Indore Institute of Law, Indore, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat ITM University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Jaipur National University, Rajasthan School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus,  Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh
Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Lovely Professional University Usha Martin University, Ranchi, Jharkhand UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Maharshi Law School, Maharshi University of Information Technology, Delhi Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur, Rajasthan Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujrat Mewar University, Rajasthan
MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra Nancy College of Law, Samana, Patiala, Punjab National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat 
School of Law, Oriental University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka The Raffles University, Alwar Rajasthan
Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat RNB Global University, Bikaner, Rajasthan SAI University, Chennai
Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law, Bareilly Uttar Pradesh Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Siddharth Law College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Universal Law College, Chandigarh, Punjab 

Last year, a total of 52 private colleges and universities accepted CLAT scores of candidates for admission. Go through the list of colleges below:

Private Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores 2026

Shobhit University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat Maritime University, Ahmedabad

RNB Global University, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) Mumbai

ISBR Law College, Bangalore, Karnataka

Bennett University, Greater Noida, NCT Region, UP

Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

DIRD College, Delhi

Glocal University, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat

Indore Institute of Law, Indore

Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat, Delhi NCR

Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi

Maharshi Law School, Maharshi University of Information Technology, NCR Delhi

Xavier Law School, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar

NIMT Institute of Method and Law, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru

Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun

Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka

School of Law, Oriental University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore

The North Cap University, Gurugram, Haryana

GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam

Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur

Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh

Dr. K N Modi University, Jaipur

ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun

Harlal School of Law, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Asian Law College, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Galgotia University, Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh

Siddharth Law College, Dehradun

Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law, Bareilly Uttar Pradesh

Aryans College of Law, Punjab

Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur Rajasthan

School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus,  Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

The Raffles University, Alwar Rajasthan

GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

IFIM Law School, Bangalore

REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka

Renaissance Law College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Jain University, Bangalore

School of Legal Studies, Mody University, Lakshmangarh Rajasthan

ITM University, Gwalior, MP

Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujrat

School of Law, FIMT, New Delhi

Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Tamil Nadu

ICFAI University, Tripura

TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi

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Apart from the above, there are also some organisations/Public Sector Units (PSUs) that will take CLAT scores of postgraduate students into account as part of their recruitment process. Some of these corporates are:

  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Dehradun
  • Power System Operation Corporation Ltd
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
  • National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)

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