KLEE LLB (3 Years) Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure

CEE Kerala has concluded KLEE 2026 Second Stray Round option registration for LLB admission on its official website, cee.kerala.gov.in. The authority released the second-round stray vacancy allotment online option registration dates for 3 Year and 5 Year LLB. CEE Kerala also released the second stray vacancy seat allotment for 3 Year & 5 Year LLB. The KLEE 2026 Counselling Stray Vacancy Allotment and Institute joining dates for LLM course will be announced soon. The authority is currently conducting the Round 1 counselling process for the LLM program.

Candidates can see the colleges accepting KLEE 2026 here. Option registration is the process by which candidates can provide tier choices for courses and colleges for admission.

The facility for registering options is available only for the specified period. The facility to register options is withdrawn once the time period is over, and candidates cannot access this facility after this time. A candidate not register his/her options is not considered for allotment against any of the seats available, irrespective of his/her rank.

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How to do KLEE 2026 Option Registrations?

Since the option registration is online, candidates must be careful while submitting their choices of course and college. Only those candidates included in the Kerala state rank list and category list are eligible for option registration.

How to register options is as follows

Accessing the website: The candidate can access the website, cee.kerala.gov.in or Click Here, from any computer having an internet facility. The platform can be Windows-based or Linux-based, and the browser should preferably be the latest version of Firefox and Google Chrome. 

Choose Program: Students need to select the "Integrated Five Year LL.B 2026 - Candidate Portal" link or "Three Year LL.B 2026 - Candidate Portal" under the UG admission section.

Logging on to the Candidate's Home page: The candidate can log on to their home page by entering the details, which are the application number and password.

Select options: Click on the ‘Option Registration’ tab; the Course - College - Fee combination list is displayed on the Home Page. Here, all the eligible options of the candidate are displayed, and the candidate should select only those options in which they are interested in order of preference. 

All options registered by the candidate are processed. If a candidate gets allotted to a particular seat, based on their option, they are bound to accept it, failing which they shall lose that allotment as well as all the existing options. The option once lost is not available in the subsequent phases.

Online option Confirmation for participating in subsequent phases of allotment: Candidates who have valid options and are willing to participate in the second allotment / subsequent allotment have to log in to their Option Registration Page and confirm their options by clicking the ‘Confirm’ button available in their Option Registration Page. Candidates can delete their unwanted options or alter the priority of existing options only after the online option confirmation.

Save: To save the work, the Save menu item is to be clicked. It’s important to save the work frequently. The last saved data is only available in subsequent sessions. All unsaved data is lost on exit, by logging out or other means. So, please make sure that the selected course-college-quota combinations are saved before exit.

Printing of the Options List based on the options registered: After saving the selected options (after necessary additions, deletions, and rearrangements), a printout of the final list of selected course-college combinations may be taken and kept as a record for your own reference.

The different lists of candidates for the purpose of allotment of stray vacancies at the college level after the second phase allotment of stray vacancies will be prepared based on the options registered for the 2nd round stray vacancy allotment process. However, the options registered by the candidates in the second round stray vacancy allotment process will not be considered for college-level stray vacancy allotment. CEE Kerala released the vacant seat list for the 3 year LLB and 5 year integrated LLB on its official website. The candidates can download the course-wise seat matrix below:

The number of seats offered through KLEE 2026 is mentioned below. The COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, Kerala, has issued the KLEE seat matrix. The number of seats has been updated here after the CEE Kerala notification on the KLEE seat matrix 2026. The following number of seats are available via KLEE 2026 counselling.

In KLEE 2026 - Three-year LLB course:

The number of participating law colleges for 3-year LLB includes 4 government colleges and 19 private colleges.

Candidates need to score good marks to ensure they secure admission to participating law colleges.

In KLEE 2026 - Five-year LLB course:

This year, 4 Government colleges and 32 self-financing private colleges will participate in the counselling process for 5 Year LLB.

The number of seats available in 5 Year LLB is more. However, a larger number of candidates appear for 5 Year LLB exam in KLEE.

In KLEE 2026 LLM course:

The seat matrix for KLEE LLM course is different from the LLB courses. Students can check the same below.

The authority may make necessary changes in seat availability. Candidates should keep in touch with official notifications to stay informed. 

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KLEE 2026 rank details have been released for both 3 Year and 5 Year LLB courses. The authority released the final rank list for 5 Year LLB on July 29, while for 3 Year LLB on July 27. The KLEE rank list 2026 PDF contains the roll number and rank of students who passed the exam. Candidates can download the rank list PDF below:

Candidates will not need any login details to download rank card PDFs.

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5% of total seats in all Government Law Colleges are reserved for Persons with Disabilities. One seat in each of the four Government Law Colleges is given for these groups.

Other than this, more reservations also apply as per KLEE 2026 rules and government policy.

Reservation in 3 years and 5 years LLB colleges:

Candidates can apply for admission against seats available in their category.

Reservation in LLM colleges:

The reservation category of candidates heavily influences their admission chances in Kerala Law Colleges.

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After the option registration period ends, all the options you submitted are checked and processed. The KLEE seat allotment is fully based on the options you selected, your rank, and the reservation rules that apply to you. Candidates should fill option registrations carefully so that they get their preferred college.

How to Check the Seat Allotment Result?

All course allotments will be published on the official website cee.kerala.gov.in.

1. Go to the website and open the ‘Candidate Portal’.
2. Type your application number and password to log in.
3. Click on the ‘Allotment Result’ option to see your result.
4. Download the allotment memo and data sheet.
5. Print both copies for later use

The allotment memo shows the course and college you got and the fee you need to pay. It also has your name, roll number, allotment info, tuition fee, and other small details written in it.

What After Issuance of the Allotment Memo?

After the KLEE allotment memo is given, you must go to the college you got for paying the admission fee and checking your documents. If you don’t pay the fee or don't join the college before the date given, you will lose that seat and all your other options too. Once options are gone, they will not come back in the next allotment rounds. You have to pay the admission fee fixed by the University at the time of joining.

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A mop-up counselling/ stray vacancy round is conducted if any seat remains vacant after the conduct of all the counselling rounds. This is an extension of the actual counselling rounds. A candidate who figures in the Rank list / Category lists is entitled to attend the Mop-Up counselling/admission process. The fresh option registration process opens in the mop-up counselling rounds.

Who cannot participate in the mop-up counselling:

• Candidates who have obtained admission in Kerala Government merit seats in any of the Government Law Colleges shall not be eligible to participate in the Mop-Up Counselling.
• Candidates who have obtained admission in Government merit seats in any of the Self Financing Law colleges shall not be eligible to participate in the Mop-Up counselling.
• However, a candidate who got admission in the Government merit seat of a Self Financing Law College shall be permitted to participate in a Government Law College through Mop-up Counselling.

Students who couldn't get a seat should stay in touch with the official Kerala CEE portal to get information about such extra admission rounds.

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After KLEE 2026 seat allotment is done, you need to go to the college allotted to you on time, as per the schedule. The steps after allotment must be followed carefully. Candidates can follow the process below after the KLEE seat allotment 2026 release. 

Post Allotment Steps:

Documents to Bring: