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NLUO Admission Dates 2026
NLUO accepts CBSE 12th and CLAT scores for admission to different programmes. Upcoming events scheduled for NLUO admission via these exams are tabulated below:
LL.M. Admissions 2026
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CLAT
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
7 Dec '25 | CLAT 2026 Exam Date |
Dec '25 | CLAT 2026 ResultTentative |
Dec '25 | CLAT 2026 Counselling RegistrationTentative |
BBA LL.B. Admissions 2026
- 10+2 with 45% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CLAT
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
7 Dec '25 | CLAT 2026 Exam Date |
Dec '25 | CLAT 2026 ResultTentative |
Dec '25 | CLAT 2026 Counselling RegistrationTentative |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
CLAT 2025 dates for admission to NLU Odisha are out. Only students who fill out the application form as well as, pay the fee are issued admit cards to appear for CLAT exam 2025. Students can log in using their registered mobile number and password to update their preferences in CLAT 2025 application form.
Conducted in pen-and-paper mode, candidates have to attempt questions from English, Current Affairs and GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Mathematics for UG course, and from Constitutional Law, and other law subjects like Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and IPR.
Candidates who are willing to get into NLU Odisha for five-year LLB course must specific the desired course in the application form.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is expected to release the CLAT Notification 2026 anytime soon. The CLAT 2026 Application Process is likely to begin in the next few days. Aspirants of NLU Odisha are required to appear for the exam in offline pen-paper mode at the allotted test centres. The exam will take place in more than 125 cities listed as CLAT test centres in 22 states and UTs.
NLU Odisha offers admission to BA LLB (Hons) programme, based on the entrance exam and counselling process. Below-mentioned are the NLUO BA LLB eligibility along with its selection criteria:
Course | Eligibility | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| BA LLB (Hons) | Class 12th from a recognised board with a minimum of 45% aggregate |
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NLUO Courses and Fees FAQs
Some important FAQs related to NLU Odisha Courses and Fees are listed below:
For admission to NLU Odisha BA LLB programme CLAT scores are accepted by the college. The closing rank for CLAT Fourth Provisional Allocation List for NLUO BA LLB course is 1203 for the General category students. Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) releases institute wise and course-wise CLAT Provisional Allotment lists on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023 for NLUO admissions 2023 to BA LLB course. Candidates seeking admission to NLU Odisha can refer to the table given below to check out the NLUO last round cutoff 2023 along with the cutoff ranks for 2022 to get better clarity on NLU Odisha cutoff trends:
| CLAT Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| BA LLB | 1072 | 1132 | 1207 |
NLU Odisha offers a total of 120 seats for the BA LLB course. Among these, 25% seats are reserved for General, ST & SC students, and under 5% seats are reserved for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the all India level according to the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
National Law University Odisha lets you join their LL.M programme if you did well on the Common Law Admission Test. You just need a Bachelor degree in Law with at least 50% marks, and a good CLAT score. Even if you are still in the final year of your LL.B. you can apply as long as you have got 50% marks until your last declared semester or year. The admission process is competitive, and while your CLAT score is essential, NLUO might also look at your academic record, and any extracurricular stuff you have done. In 2023, the highest CLAT score they accepted for LL.M admission at NLUO was 504 for the general category and 408 for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC, ST, and Domicile Odisha categories.
CNLU has released the CLAT Round 1 Seat Allotment result for NLU Odisha for B.A. LL.B. and B.A.2 in Corporate and Commercial Law courses. The opening All India Rank for BA LLB in the CLAT R1 is 591 and the closing rank is 1080 for the General category under the Vertical Reservation.
For the LLB course offered at NLU Odisha, the opening rank is 494 and the closing rank is 982 for the General category under Verticle Reservation.
The NLU Odisha CLAT cutoff 2024 for the Fifth Round was released on May 28, 2024, by the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU). The cutoffs were released for admissions to LLM flagship programmes for 2024.
According to the Round 5 Allotment List for the NLU Odisha cutoff 2024, for getting admission to NLU Odisha, the closing rank needed for the General AI category for LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law was 1358. Similarly, the required rank for SC, ST, and PWD AI candidates stood at 5215, 8575, and 10680. Furthermore, candidates can check the year-wise comparison of cutoffs for the general category in the table below:
| Course | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law | 1092 | 1997 | 1358 |
The NLU Odisha average package is yet to be released for the Class of 2024. Once the NLU Odisha average package is released, it will be updated here. Meanwhile, check out the below table for median package offered during NLU Odisha placements 2024:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|
Median package | INR 13 LPA |
The NLU Odisha average package offered in 2023 placement drive was INR 11.7 LPA.
The highest package offered during NLU Odisha placements 2024 was INR 19.5 LPA. The highest package at NLU Odisha between 2022 and 2024 are tabulated below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2022) | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest package | INR 17 LPA | INR 18 LPA | INR 19.5 LPA |
No, NLU Odisha don’t offer admission to LLM course without qualifying CLAT. Check out the table below to understand the eligibility criteria and selection criteria for admission to NLU Odisha:
Course | Eligibility | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| LLM | LLB with a minimum of 50% aggregate from a recognised university | CLAT |
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced that the CLAT 2025 Exam Date is December 1. The CLAT Application Process 2025 began on July 7, 2024. The CLAT 2025 Exam timing is 2 pm to 4 pm. The Common Law Admission Test 2025 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode. The CLAT 2025 Exam will be held in offline mode.
NLUO offers admission to BBA LLB course based on the CLAT entrance exam score and counselling. Below-mentioned are the NLUO BBA LLB course eligibility along with their selection criteria:
Course | Eligibility | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| BBA LLB | Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum of 45% aggregate | CLAT |
For admission to BBA LLB course at NLU Odisha candidates have to register through CLAT portal. Registered candidates for CLAT counselling will be called by NLU Odisha through multiple provisional merit lists, each released by the Consortium of CLAT. Candidates, who have been allocated a seat in the provisional lists and applied for revision, should check the status of their seat in the CLAT provisonal lists. Those, who have been allotted a seat in the NLU Odisha Provisional Allotment Lists, must complete the process of exercising any one of the actions mentioned below:
- Accept the allotted seat
- Apply for Revise
- Exit from the CLAT admission process
If alloted seat is accepted by the candidate. After, that the candidates need to report to NLU Odisha for admission. The admission confirmation requires, documents submission and fees submission by the candidates through the official portal of NLU Odisha.
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has announced that the CLAT 2025 Exam Date is December 1. The CLAT Application Process 2025 began on July 7, 2024. The CLAT 2025 Exam timing is 2 pm to 4 pm. The Common Law Admission Test 2025 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode. The CLAT 2025 Exam will be held in offline mode.
NLUO offers admission to BA LLB course based on the CLAT entrance exam score and counselling. Below-mentioned are the NLUO BA LLB course eligibility along with their selection criteria:
Course | Eligibility | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| BA LLB | Class 12 from a recognised board with a minimum of 45% aggregate | CLAT |
Yes, National Law University Odisha (NLUO) accepts CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) score for admission to its undergraduate law programs, including the 5-year integrated Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) LL.B. program. CLAT is a national-level entrance exam for admission to undergraduate law programs in participating National Law Universities (NLUs) and other law institutes in India.
NLUO considers CLAT scores along with other factors such as the candidate's academic performance, extracurricular activities, and personal statement in the admission process. The university releases its admission criteria and cut-off ranks each year on its official website.
The number of seats for NLU Odisha differs for various courses. The course-wise National Law University, Odisha reservation criteria is given in the table below:
BA LLB (Hons) Seat Reservation | ||
|---|---|---|
Category | All India | Odisha Domicile |
General | 64 | 21 |
ST | 10 | 3 |
SC | 6 | 2 |
NRI | 10 | |
Foreign National | 4 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) Seat Reservation | ||
Category | All India | Odisha Domicile |
General | 32 | 11 |
ST | 4 | 2 |
SC | 3 | 1 |
NRI | 5 | |
Foreign National | 2 | |
LLM | ||
General | 26 | 8 |
ST | 4 | 2 |
SC | 2 | 2 |
NRI | 4 | |
Foreign National | 2 | |
The university has not released the recent placements statistics. However, as per the NLU Odisha NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during UG five-year courses, such as BA LLB placements 2023 stood at INR 14.5 LPA. Further, 87 students were placed out of 177 during UG 5-year placements 2023, respectively.
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Student Forum
Answered a month ago
nLU Odisha courses fee varies from course-to-course. The table below covers a few components of the NLU Odisha fee structure for various courses:
| Course | Total Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
| BA LLB | INR 6 lakh |
| BBA LLB | INR 6 lakh |
| LLM | INR 70,000 |
| BA | INR 60,000 |
Note: the above information is subject to change.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 months ago
Yes, NLU Odisha have a state domicile reservation for the candidates belonging to various categories under Home State. Unlike many NLUs, it has released its CLAT cutoff 2025 for both All India and Home State quotas. In relation to that, the NLU Odisha cutoff 2025 for BA LLB Hons. and BBA LLB Hons. c
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 7 months ago
By getting an AIR of 25,000 and having an EWS rank of 2340 in CLAT, NLU Nagpur may be difficult to pursue but one still can obtain it, especially in subsequent rounds or with the help of domicile benefits. If you are an EWS candidate then you have a relatively good chance of getting into DNLU Jabalp
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 11 months ago
NLU Odisha has a good history of placements for its BA LLB, BBA LLB and LLM courses. During NLU Odisha placements 2024, a total of 178 students took part in the NLU Odisha placements 2024, of which 34 students were placed with leading domestic law firms. Further, 3 students were placed with corpora
Answered 11 months ago
The key highlights of NLU Odisha placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|---|
the highest package | INR 18 LPA | INR 19.5 LPA |
Median package | NA | INR 13 LPA |
Average package | INR 11.7 LPA | NA |
Total offers | 71 | 43 |
Placement rate | 88.75% | NA |
Total students | NA | 178 |
Students participated | 80 | 75 |
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