CLAT Counselling 2026: Date, Seat Allotment, Process, College-wise Ranks, Admission

Candidates invited for the counselling and seat allotment process have to register in online mode by following the steps mentioned below

• Go to consortiumofnlus.ac.in  
• Enter your mobile number & password
• Click on login
• Now, click on counselling registration tab
• Click and choose the NLU 
• Pay CLAT Counselling Fee 2026

CLAT Invite List 2026

The Consortium will mention the CLAT 2026 admit card numbers. All the shortlisted candidates will also be invited for counselling via email or SMS. However, all the candidates are advised to log in to their accounts to confirm the counselling invitation.

Full Refund: If an aspirant doesn’t get a seat in any of the CLAT counselling rounds or withdraws the seat before the last date then s/he will get a refund of the full amount of INR 50,000.
Partial Refund: There are two conditions for a partial refund, which are as mentioned below

Condition 1: If the candidate is allotted a seat in any of the three allotment rounds, but wishes to forfeit the seat and exit the CLAT admission process, then an amount of INR 40,000 only will be refunded.
Condition 2: If a candidate is found ineligible on the basis of the documents or information submitted by the candidate, in such a situation also, INR 40,000 will be refunded.

No Refund: If you have blocked a seat no refund will be initiated.

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Listed below are the documents that will be required to verify the eligibility of candidates for final admission

UG candidates

1. Class 10 Marksheet

2. Class 12 Marksheet

3. CLAT Admit Card

4. Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
5. Transfer/Migration Certificate
6. Caste Certificate
7. Specially-Abled Certificate
8. Domicile Certificate
9. Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.

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• CLAT Reservation Policy 2026 for all NLUs
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PG candidates

1. Class 10 Marksheet 

2. Class 12 Marksheet 

3. CLAT PG Admit Card

4. LLB Marksheet
5. Character Certificate/Conduct Certificate
6. Transfer/Migration Certificate
7. Caste Certificate 
8. Specially-Abled Certificate 
9. Domicile Certificate
10. Any other supporting document to claim your seat if applied under a category such as Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel etc.

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NLUs Fee Structure 2026

Candidates can check the CLAT 2026 Merit Lists below once announced. Until then candidates can check CLAT 2025 Round-wise cutoff below:

CLAT 2025 Third Merit List

The merit list is published for all participating NLUs mentioning category-wise ranks. Check below: 

CLAT 2025 Second Merit List

The merit list is published for all participating NLUs mentioning category-wise ranks. Check below: 

CLAT 2025 First Merit List- College Wise

The merit list is published for all participating NLUs mentioning category-wise ranks. Check below: 

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Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to check the CLAT seat allotment result:

• Visit the official website of CLAT
• Enter mobile number & password.
• Click on Login.
• Check the seat allotment result.

Note: There are 3, 213 seats for UG courses, 1,217 seats for PG. Those who will qualifiy CLAT 2026 will be shortlisted for admission rounds after they complete counseling registration and eligibility-related documentation. 

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CLAT Counselling Important Documents, NLUs Seat matrix, Mandatory Instructions

All candidates will be allotted seat through these steps

Accept the seat: This option is used by candidates to confirm their choice of NLU. Once the lock option is used, a candidate's seat at the allotted NLU is freezed. Thereafter, the candidate need not participate in further seat allotment rounds and complete the remaining admission formalities (mentioned below).  

Apply for Upgrade: This option is used when candidates want to change the allotted institute to his or her higher choice (upward shifting). Candidates choosing upgrade are considered active participants, therefore, they too need to complete the remaining admission formalities (mentioned below). 

Exit from seat allotment: Candidates can choose to exit from the counselling process if they do not wish to participate in the current or further rounds of counselling. It may be noted that once exited, candidates will not be given another chance to participate in the counselling for NLU admissions. 

Completing admission formalities

If a candidate accepts the allotted seat or apply for upgrade, they need to upload all the prescribed documents on the official website for verification. Thereafter, they also need to pay the remaining admission fee to the allotted NLU. 

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• What after CLAT Exam
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Candidates can check the NLU wise CLAT merit list by following the below given process-

• Visit consortiumofnlus.ac.in
• Navigate to Notifications section
• Click on CLAT 2026 First Allotment List link
• View and download the CLAT first allotment list 2026

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Candidates can check the instructions below to get full refund of CLAT Counselling Registration Fees 2026:

• If any candidate is not allotted a seat at the end of the Fifth round of the Admissions Counselling Process by the Consortium; or Has not chosen the Freeze or Float option and exited the Counselling Process, the Counselling Registration Fee will be refunded in full. 
• Where a candidate has been allotted a seat, and has chosen a Float or Freeze option, and then subsequently chooses to Exit or fails to complete their admission at the chosen NLU by paying their fees then their Counselling Registration Fee will be refunded in full if the Exit option is exercised before last date or 4.2.2 after a deduction of INR 5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) if exercised after the last date.
• Where a candidate is allotted a seat for the first time in the Fifth round of counselling, and the candidate chooses to Exit or fails to complete their admission at the NLU by paying their fees, their Counselling Registration Fee shall be refunded in full.
• If a candidate is found ineligible by an NLU based upon the verification of documents/information provided by them, an amount of INR 5,000 will be deducted and the remaining Counselling Registration Fee will be refunded.
• Refunds will be facilitated to the same account from which the Counselling Registration Fee was paid.
• Candidates have to ensure that their given bank accounts are functional during the course of the counselling process and the refund process.
• Requests to settle refunds to another account will not be considered
• The Confirmation Fee paid by any candidate shall be adjusted against the fees payable at the NLU where a candidate has secured admission. In the event that a candidate chooses the Exit Option, or fails to pay the fees due at the NLU within the prescribed date, or is found ineligible by an NLU based upon the verification of documents/information provided by them, the Confirmation Fee shall not be refunded.

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