
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.
Also read: CLAT Reservation Policy for all NLUs 2026
- 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
CLAT 2026: Law Schools Accepting CLAT Scores
Result: To be notified
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.
- 5-year LLB - The integrated law program is offered by all the 24 NLUs, with the seat intake standing at 3,213 seats.
- 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.
Also Read: Top 10 NLUs in the country
CLAT Seat Intake 2026 - List of NLUs
As per the latest revisions, the NLUs accepting CLAT scores have seat intake as under:
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
| 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 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| OBC | 6 | 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 |
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 | 5 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Extremely Backward Classes – EBC, (Annexure-I) of Bihar | 24 |
| Backward Classes – BC, (Annexure-II) of Bihar | 16 |
| Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar | 4 |
| 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 | 5 | - |
| Scheduled Caste (Kerala) | 5 | - |
| Scheduled Tribe (Kerala) | 1 | - |
| 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 | 9 |
| EBC - Jharkhand | 5 | 2 |
| SC - Jharkhand | 6 | 2 |
| ST - Jharkhand | 16 | 4 |
| BC - Jharkhand | 3 | 2 |
| EWS - Jharkhand | 3 | 1 |
| Gen - Other State | 27 | 9 |
| SC - Other State | 9 | 2 |
| ST - Other State | 5 | 2 |
| BC - Other State | - | - |
| OBC - Other State | 16 | 6 |
| EWS - Other State | 3 | 1 |
| Foreign National | 18 | 9 |
| J & K residents (supernumerary) | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| ST Plains of Assam | 6 | 3 |
| ST hills of Assam | 3 | 2 |
| Other Backward Classes/Minorities and Other Backward Classes of Assam | 16 | 8 |
| 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 | 9 | 5 |
| ST of Andhra Pradesh state | 4 | 2 |
| BC- group A of Andhra Pradesh state | 4 | 2 |
| BC- group B of Andhra Pradesh state | 6 | 3 |
| BC- group C of Andhra Pradesh state | 1 | - |
| BC- group D of Andhra Pradesh state | 4 | 2 |
| BC- group E of Andhra Pradesh state | 2 | 1 |
| EWS of Andhra Pradesh state | 6 | 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) | 6 | 3 |
| Total (not including FN and extra seats) | 120 | 60 |
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli Seat Intake
| Category | UG seats | PG seats |
|---|---|---|
| All India Unreserved | 44 | 7 |
| All India SC | 9 | 1 |
| All India ST | 4 | 1 |
| Unreserved of Tamil Nadu state | 18 | 3 |
| ST of Tamil Nadu state | 1 | 1 |
| SC (A) of Tamil Nadu state | 2 | 1 |
| BC - Muslims of Tamil Nadu state | 2 | 1 |
| Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities of Tamil Nadu | 11 | 2 |
| Scheduled Caste (Others) of Tamil Nadu | 8 | 1 |
| Backward Class | 15 | 2 |
| 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 | 7 |
| ST of Maharashtra state | 7 | 4 |
| OBC of Maharashtra state | 19 | 10 |
| Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state | 3 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state | 3 | 1 |
| Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra | 4 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra | 2 | 1 |
| Special Backward Class of Maharashtra | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state | 3 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra | 4 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra | 2 | 1 |
| Special Backward Class of Maharashtra | 2 | 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 | 8 | 8 |
| ST of Maharashtra state | 4 | 4 |
| OBC of Maharashtra state | 11 | 11 |
| Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state | 2 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state | 2 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra | 2 | 2 |
| Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra | 1 | 1 |
| Special Backward Class of Maharashtra | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | 2 |
| Himachal Pradesh Domicile - Horizontal Reservation | 30 | 10 |
| Kashmiri Migrants - Supernumerary seats | 6 | 2 |
| J & K Residents- Supernumerary seats | 4 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 |
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 |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand | Usha Martin University, Ranchi, Jharkhand | - |
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Solving mock test helps candidates to understand the exam pattern and also the sections they are lagging behind. With this they can rework on those section where they are scoring low. CLAT mock test also helps candidates to understand the time based prepration to solve the question paper on exam day
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The mode of the CLAT exam is offline or paper-based mode. Candidates are handed over hardcopy of CLAT question paper and OMR sheets to answer the questions. Candidates will have to be careful while filling OMR sheet as any scratch or cuts in the OMR sheet will lead to disqualification.
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Candidates can check the CLAT 2026 Marking Scheme below
| CLAT Marking Parameters | Marks Awarded |
|---|---|
| Correct answer | +1 marks |
| Incorrect answer | -0.25 marks |
| Un-attempted question | 0 marks |
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It totally depends on you that when you should start preparing for CLAT. If you want really good marks in board exams, focus on that at first and then prepare for CLAT. If you can manage boards and CLAT preparation side by side then go for it, but do not affect your board scores.
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There will be no sectional qualifying criterion for CLAT 2026. The overall marks will be considered while preparing the merit list for CLAT. But to ensure a good score, candidates must ensure a high number of attempts with full accuracy.
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According to the CLAT exam pattern, there will be no deduction of marks for unanswered questions. Such questions will not be taken into consideration while calculating the total marks of a candidate. Hence, if candidates are not sure about the answer of a question, it is better to leave it unattempt
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The CLAT exam for both the undergraduate and postgraduate courses will be conducted for 2-hour; i.e. 2 pm to 4 pm. Candidates must note that the exam will be conducted in offline mode. There will be 120 MCQs. Total number of sections in the question paper will be five.
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The Legal Reasoning section in the CLAT exam checks your ability to apply logical legal principle to given situations. Some of the important topics are Law of Torts, Contract and Criminal Law, Legal Maxims, etc. Candidates must include practicing passage based legal cases to apply logic and memorise
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To prepare for this section which cover 10 percent marks of the total CLAT paper it is important to have a right approach. Candidates must note that you can score really well if you study the Class 19 level mathematics properly. Be regular and plan strategically rather than trying to learn advance m
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While it is bit challenging as its syllabus is not defined. Candidates can expect question on CLAT Current Affairs from anywhere. But if you do prepare well your chances to score high in this section also increases. The best way to prepare is to read the newspaper on a daily basis. Rest is to read G
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176 Institutes accepting CLAT
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur
Kattankulathur, Chennai • Private
- CLAT, SRMJEEL
- ₹ 12.50 Lakh
- 5 years
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- Full Time
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Vijayanagar, Bangalore • Public
NLU Kolkata (NUJS) - The West Bengal National Univer...
Salt Lake City, Kolkata • Public
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