CLAT LLM Colleges 2026: Admissions, Fees, Ranking, Placements

Common Law Admission Test 2026 ( CLAT )

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CLAT 2026 Colleges: With many law entrance exams across the country, the CLAT exam attracts the highest number of students. But many candidates don't know which colleges or universities accept the CLAT score. It must be noted that the CLAT 2026 Score is not just valid for NLUs only but also for many private law and universities. Read further to get more insigth on the same.

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Table of contents
  • CLAT 2026: Law Schools Accepting CLAT Scores
  • CLAT Seat Intake 2026 - List of NLUs
  • CLAT 2026- NLU-wise Seat Matrix
  • Affiliate Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026 Scores
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CLAT 2026: Law Schools Accepting CLAT Scores

Three types of law schools will accept CLAT 2026 scores to provide admission to their undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

CLAT Colleges 2026 - Participating NLUs

There are a total of 24 NLUs that are participating institutes of CLAT 2026.

  1. 5-year LLB - The integrated law program is offered by all the 24 NLUs, with the seat intake standing at 3,213 seats.
  2. One-year LLM - The program is offered by 21 NLUs, which have a combined intake of 1,217 seats. 

Affiliate Colleges of CLAT 2026

These colleges have signed MOUs with the consortium and use CLAT 2026 scores for admission purposes. In all, there are 61 affilates that are listed on the consortium website. But they also conduct their own entrance exams. This gives chance to those too who have missed the CLAT or did not score well.

Other Private law colleges

Unlike the affiliate colleges which have signed an MOU, some colleges that haven't signed any MOU may still use CLAT 2026 scores for admission purposes. The colleges that fall in this category may fluctuate the most in terms of their academic abilities as we move from one college to the next. So, you need to do robust R&D before you get admission into any of them.

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CLAT Seat Intake 2026 - List of NLUs

As per the latest revisions, the NLUs accepting CLAT scores have seat intake as under:

Name of the college UG Seat Intake PG Seat Intake
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru 310 (revised from 240) 100 (revised from 75)
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata 132 100
National Law University, Jodhpur 120 50
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar 172 57
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala 180 60
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi 60 60
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi 120 50
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam 120 60
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai 100 50
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad 60 60
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur 120 50
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad 132 66
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal 202 ( 134 - BA LLB, 68 - BSc LLB) 60
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur 170 90
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow 187 31 (revised)
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna 138 (69 seats for BA LLB, 69 for BBA LLB) --
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack 180 46
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam 60 40
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli 114 18
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur 120 60
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla 180 (120 BA LLB + 60 BBA LLB) 80
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana 120 -

National Law University, Tripura 

120 50
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University Prayagraj 60 -

GNLU Silvassa Campus

66 33

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

3,511 seats 1,271

Note: Sikkim National Law University, Gangtok (w.e.f. 2022) is also reported to be a participating institute for CLAT 2023. However, no official confirmation is published on the consortium website yet.

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CLAT 2026- NLU-wise Seat Matrix

NLSIU Bengaluru Seat Intake
Category UG seats  PG seats 
Gen 115 121
SC 36 45
ST 18 23
OBC NCL  52 81
EWS 19 30
Karnataka Students (25%) 60 seats [Horizontal reservation] 10 seats [Horizontal reservation]
Total 240 310

NALSAR Hyderabad Seat Intake 

Category

Total UG Seats

All India UG Seats

Total PG Seats

All India PG Seats

Gen 86 seats 75 41 seats 37
SC 18 seats 14 09 seats 07
ST 08 seats  07 05 seats  04
OBC 08 seats  - 05 seats  -
Total  120 seats  96 60 48

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NLIU Bhopal Seat Intake 

Category

UG Seats

PG Seats

Gen 52 seats 30 seats
SC 16 seats 10 seats
ST 20 seats  12 seats 
OBC 14 seats  14 seats 
Supernumerary Quota (EWS) 12 -
Supernumerary Quota (J&K ) 02 -
NRI/NRI Sponsored  18 -
Total 

102 seats (excluding Supernumerary and sponsored seats)

60

WBNJUS Kolkata Seat Intake 

Category

Total UG Seats

WB UG Domicile

All India UG Seats

Total PG Seats

WB PG Domicile

All India PGSeats

Gen 73 22 51 43 10 33
SC 18 8 10 10 4 6
ST 2 6 4 1 3
OBC 6 -- 3 3 -
Foreign Nationals 2 - 2 2 - -
NRI 18 - 18 - - -
PWD [Horizontal]  5 (Horizontal) 2 3 3 1 2
JK [supernumerary
seats]
2 - 2 - - -

Total (excluding Foreign National, NRI, and supernumerary seats)

105

 

36 89 60 18 42

NLU Jodhpur Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
Gen All non-reserved seats All non-reserved seats
SC 15% 15%
ST 7.5% 7.5%
Specially Abled Persons 5%  5% 
NRI/ NRI Sponsored 16   
Total 104 + 16 (NRI/ NRI Sponsored) 50 seats

HNLU Raipur Seat Intake 

Category

All India UG Seats

Chhattisgarh Domicile

Total UG seats

All India PG Seats

Chhattisgarh Domicile

Total PG seats

Gen 66 36 102 46 - 46
SC 13 10 23 9 - 9
ST  6 27 33 5 - 5
OBC - 12 12 - - -
Total  85 85 170 60 - 60
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GNLU Gandhinagar Seat Intake 

Category

All India UG Seats

All India PG Seats

Gen 66 22
SC 27 9
ST  14 5
OBC 49 16
EWS 18 6
NRI 18 6
FN 6 2

Total (excluding NRI and FN seats)

174

58

RMLNLU Lucknow Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
Gen  80  10 
SC of UP state  34  
ST of UP state  3   1
OBC of UP state  43   6
EWS of Uttar Pradesh 9 2

Supernumerary seats for Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ NRI Sponsored Candidate*

 16 5

Supernumerary seats for Wards of Kashmiri Migrants / Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)

2   2
Total (not including Supernumerary seats) 169  31

RGNUL Punjab Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats  PG seats 
Gen 134   44 
SC 27     9
ST 14    5  
Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal, District Patiala 1    -
Foreign National 5    2
Additional seats for Wards of Kashmiri Migrants 9    3
Additional seats for Economical Weaker
Sections (EWS)
18 6
Supernumerary Quota for J & K Residents 2    2  
NRI  5    -
Horizontal reservation

Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal - 1 seat

Specially Abled Persons (SAP) - 9 seat

Punjab Residents +BC Category - 18 seats

 
Total (Not including additional, supernumerary, and FN seats) 175 58

CNLU Patna Seat Intake 

Category UG seats 
Gen 59 
SC of Bihar state  21
ST of Bihar state 
Extremely Backward Classes – EBC, (Annexure-I) of Bihar 24
Backward Classes – BC, (Annexure-II) of Bihar 16
Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar
Full Term (EWS) under Unreserved Category 7
Total 132

NUALS Kochi Seat Intake 

Category UG seats PG seats
All India Merit 31   -
State Merit (Kerala) - General -
Scheduled Caste (Kerala)  -
Scheduled Tribe (Kerala)  -
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
(SEBC) [Kerala] 
18  -
Total 60 00

NLU Odisha Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
Gen  128 -
SC 12 -
ST 19 -
Foreign National  6 -
NRI/NRIS*/PIO/OCI 15 -
Total (not including NRI and FN seats) 159   46  (Approx)

NUSRL Ranchi Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
Gen - Jharkhand 27
EBC - Jharkhand 5
SC - Jharkhand 6
ST - Jharkhand 16 4
BC - Jharkhand 3 2
EWS - Jharkhand 1
Gen - Other State 27
SC - Other State 9
ST - Other State 5
BC - Other State - -
OBC - Other State 16 6
EWS - Other State 3 1
Foreign National 18 
J & K residents (supernumerary)
Total (not including NRI, FN, supernumerary seats) 120 50 seats

NLUJAA Assam Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
All India Unreserved  31   15 
SC of Assam  4  
ST Plains of Assam 
ST hills of Assam 3  
Other Backward Classes/Minorities and Other Backward Classes of Assam 16  
Total 60   30 seats

DSNLU Visakhapatnam Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
All India Unreserved  48  24
All India EWS 6 3
Unreserved of Andhra Pradesh state 30  15
SC of Andhra Pradesh state 5
ST of Andhra Pradesh state 2
BC- group A of Andhra Pradesh state 2
BC- group B of Andhra Pradesh state 3
BC- group C of Andhra Pradesh state -
BC- group D of Andhra Pradesh state 2
BC- group E of Andhra Pradesh state
EWS of Andhra Pradesh state 3
Foreign Citizens / Non-Resident Indians/ Non-Resident Indians Sponsored 12 6
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) (extra seats) 3
Total (not including FN and extra seats) 120  60

TNNLU Tiruchirapalli Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats 
All India Unreserved  44 
All India SC
All India ST
Unreserved of Tamil Nadu state 18  
ST of Tamil Nadu state
SC (A) of Tamil Nadu state
BC - Muslims of Tamil Nadu state
Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities of Tamil Nadu 11 
Scheduled Caste (Others) of Tamil Nadu
Backward Class  15 
NRI 6   -
Total (not including NRI seats) 114  18

MNLU Mumbai Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats  PG seats 
All India General  37 17
SC of Maharashtra state  13 
ST of Maharashtra state  7  
OBC of Maharashtra state  19  10 
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state 
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra
EWS of Maharashtra 10  5
Total 100 50

MNLU Nagpur Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats  PG seats 
Unreserved 46 23
SC of Maharashtra state  16 8
ST of Maharashtra state  8 4
OBC of Maharashtra state  23 11
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state  2
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state 2
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra 2
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra 1
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra 1
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of Maharashtra 12 6
Total 120  20 seats

MNLU Aurangabad Seat Intake 

Category UG seats  PG seats
Unreserved 23 23
SC of Maharashtra state 
ST of Maharashtra state 
OBC of Maharashtra state  11  11 
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state 
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra
EWS of Maharashtra 6 6
Total 60  60

HPNLU Shimla Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats  PG seats 
General 92  31
EWS -  
SC 18  6
ST 10  3
BC/OBC (27%) (All India basis) - 11 (supernumerary seats)
PwD - Horizontal Reservation 3 2
Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel - Horizontal Reservation 2
Himachal Pradesh Domicile - Horizontal Reservation 30  10
Kashmiri Migrants - Supernumerary seats 2
J & K Residents- Supernumerary seats
NRI & Foreign National- Supernumerary seats 18  6
Total 120 40

DNLU Jabalpur Seat Intake 

Category UG seats
Unreserved 48
SC of MP state 19
ST of MP state  24
OBC of MP state  17
EWS 12 
J& K residents - Supernumerary seats 2 seats 
EWS of MP state To be confirmed
Total (not including supernumerary seats) 120 seats

Dr BR Ambedkar NLU Haryana Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats 
All India Category 90
Ward of Landowners of RGEC [WL] - Haryana Category 6  
General Category of Haryana 11
EWS of Haryana Pradesh
Scheduled Caste of Haryana 3
BC-A of Haryana 4  
BC-B of Haryana 3  
DSC 2
Total 120 seats

GNLU Silvassa Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats  PG seats
Unreserved 31 15
OBC 16 8
Scheduled Caste  9 5
Scheduled Tribes 4 2
EWS 6   3
Total 66 seats 36 seats

NLU Tripura Seat Intake 

Category  UG seats  PG seats
General 55 23
Foreign 04 02
Scheduled Caste  18 14
Scheduled Tribes 33 07
NRI/ NRIS 10 04
Total 120 seats 50 seats
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Affiliate Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026 Scores

Some of the top private law colleges in India have mentioned CLAT scores as their admission criteria for admissions to BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BTech LLB, BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.), BCom LLB (Hons.), BSc LLB (Hons.) and LLM courses. Listed below are the colleges that accept CLAT exam for admission to its UG and PG law courses: 

Private Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores 2023 for Admission

Alliance School of LawAlliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka Amity Law SchoolAmity 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 LawNirma 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 LawKarnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Law College DehradunUttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
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 LawSVKM'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 
UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Usha Martin University, Ranchi, Jharkhand -

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Yes, you can apply for the LLM programme at IILM University, Greater Noida without a CLAT PG or CUET-PG score.

 

The university primarily considers your LLB academic performance and may conduct its own selection process, such as a personal interview. National-level entrance exam scores are not mandato

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The 'exit' from CLAT counselling means leave the counselling process; and the student will not be considered for further rounds. This option allows candidates to withdraw from the admission process entirely at any time after registration. If a seat was previously allocated and accepted (via Freeze/F

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Poornima Sharma

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Answered 6 days ago

Freeze option in CLAT Counselling means accept the NLU seat, lock it, and opt-out of the upgrade process. In this case, the fee becomes non-refundable and has to be paid before the last date. The candidate is removed from the counseling process for future rounds.

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Poornima Sharma

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Yes, the CLAT counselling fee is refundable if no seat is allotted or if a student withdraws before the final date. A penalty of INR 5,000 may be applied if a seat is frozen and later withdrawn after May 30th.

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Poornima Sharma

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Answered 6 days ago

There will be a total of 5 rounds for CLAT 2026. Students who make it to the merit list and who receive an invitation via email/SMS can register and pay the counselling fee. Students have to pay a fee of INR 30,000 for General and INR 20,000 for ST/SC/OBC/BC/EWS/PwD, for CLAT examination.

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Poornima Sharma

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Answered a week ago

The GNLU Silvassa CLAT Cutoff 2026 was released for round 2 for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and Master of Law (LL.M.) programme. The cutoff was released for various categories under both the All India and Home State quotas. 

The NLU Silvassa CLAT Cutoff 2026 for round 2 was 1264 for BA LLB (Hons) course and 1

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Neerja Rohatgi

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The NLU Sonipat CLAT Cutoff 2026 is out for round 2 for various categories under both the All India and Home State quota candidates. The cutoff was released for admission to the B.A. LL.B and Master of Legislative Laws (LL.M.) courses. 

For the LLM course, the General AI category cutoff was 2349 in r

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Neerja Rohatgi

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The NLU Shimla CLAT Cutoff 2026 has been released for round 2 for multiple categories under both the All India and Home State quota. The cutoff was out in the form of opening and closing ranks. 

For the General HS category, the cutoff was 11211 for the B.A LL.B (Hons.) course, and 16167 for B.B.A.LL.

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Neerja Rohatgi

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The NLU Jabalpur CLAT Cutoff 2026 was released for round 2 for admission to BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. The cutoff was released for all categories under the All India and Home State quota. 

For the General AI category, the round 2 cutoff for  BA LLB (Hons) course was 1789. For LLM courses, it was

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Neerja Rohatgi

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The NLU Assam CLAT Cutoff 2026 has been released for admission to the LL.M. LL.B. (Hons.) and LLM courses for round 2. The cutoff was released for various categories under both the All India and Home State quotas. 

For the OBC AI category, the cutoff ranged from 2430 to 3669, wherein the LLM course a

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