CLAT 2025 Results Controversy: NLU Delhi Fills All LLB, LLM Seats in Two Counselling Rounds Amid Uncertainty
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CLAT 2025 Results Controversy: NLU Delhi Fills All LLB, LLM Seats in Two Counselling Rounds Amid Uncertainty

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 21 Jan 2025, 03:16 PM IST

As the CLAT 2025 NLU admission process remains unclear, the National Law University, Delhi, which conducts its own separate All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) for law admissions, has filled all BA LLB and LLM seats in the first two rounds of counselling. Last year, the NLU Delhi admission merit lists were announced in ten rounds. The AILET 2025 was conducted on December 08, a week after the CLAT exam.

CLAT 2025 Results Controversy: NLU Delhi Fills All LLB, LLM Seats in Two Counselling Rounds Amid Uncertainty
CLAT 2025 Revised Results Impact: NLU D Fills All LLB, LLM Seats in Two Counselling Rounds Amid NLUs Admission Uncertainty

NLU Delhi is among the top law universities in the country and competes with the other top national law universities (NLUs) that participate in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). Most students who participate in CLAT, also appear in AILET to keep the NLU Delhi option open if they fail to get the top 3-4 NLUs through CLAT.

However, with CLAT admission still in limbo, such students who might have secured top NLUs through this exam are now left with no option other than accepting NLU Delhi’s offer for admission.

In previous years, the NLU Delhi admissions were conducted till the fifth and sixth rounds of counselling. Last year, ten rounds of seat allotment were announced in AILET counselling. This is mainly due to the options made available by the CLAT counselling which runs almost parallel to the AILET counselling, in a time-bound manner. This year, while the CLAT counselling remains stuck in court cases, the AILET counselling has been held as per its schedule. Not accepting the seat in NLU Delhi means students have to wait for CLAT counselling which remains postponed indefinitely.

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Another impact of delayed CLAT results can be seen in the SLAT counselling. The Symbiosis Law School, Pune has conducted the personal interview round and announced the merit list for the first round. Students who appeared in both CLAT and SLAT may now have to accept the SLS Pune due to the uncertainties in the NLU admission process.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has indicated in its previous hearing that all cases related to the CLAT exam should be transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The CLAT counselling and NLU admission process will start only after a decision is reached on the cases pending in different courts.

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Hello aspirant,

The Gujarat domicile rank is useful only for seats reserved under the domicile quota at GNLU Gandhinagar. However, even for domicile candidates, GNLU cutoffs usually close at much better All India Ranks. With an AIR of 19000, the chances are quite low, but since counselling invitation is received, it is still worth participating as some movement can happen in later rounds. Do not rely only on domicile rank final allotment depends on AIR, category and seat availability.

FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/gnlu-gandhinagar-admission

Hope the details will help you.

THANK YOU

Hello,

Based on previous year CLAT cutoff trends , your chances for NLSIU Bangalore are very low .

NLSIU Bangalore has the highest cutoff among all NLUs . In recent years, the final closing rank for General category has been around AIR 100–120 only.

You have:

  • General category AIR: 658

  • Women category rank: 313

  • No Karnataka domicile

Women reservation in NLUs is horizontal , not a separate quota. This means it does not add extra seats . It only helps when candidates are very close to the general cutoff. At a rank of 313 , the gap is too large.

Even in spot or final rounds, NLSIU does not go beyond ~120 rank for General category candidates without domicile.

However, with these ranks, you have good chances in other top NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, GNLU Gandhinagar, and NLIU Bhopal, depending on counselling rounds.

You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.

Hope it helps !

Good afternoon,

With 86.7 marks and 1906 rank in CLAT 2026, you have a chance to get admission in mid-tier and the newest NLUs. The list of probable NLUs where you can get admission is mentioned below.

1. RMLNLU Lucknow

2. MNLU Mumbai

3. DSNLU Visakhapatnam

4. NLU Odisha

5. CNLU Patna

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes, a student with CLAT 2026 rank around 12,000 can register for counselling.

However, chances of getting a seat in the top NLUs (like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal) are very low, as their closing ranks are usually below 4,000 for the general category.

For mid-tier NLUs (like NLU Jodhpur, HNLU Raipur, GNLU Gandhinagar, RMLNLU Lucknow), closing ranks generally go up to 5,000–8,000, so it will still be difficult.

Lower-tier NLUs (like NLU Odisha, NUALS Kochi, NUSRL Ranchi, NLUJA Assam, DSNLU Vizag, TNNLU, HPNLU Shimla) sometimes admit candidates with ranks in the 10,000–30,000 range , especially in later counselling rounds or if there are vacancies. State quota reservations can also improve chances.

You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.

Hope it helps !

Hello,

A CLAT score of 81.25 places you in the moderate range, where admission to top NLUs becomes difficult, but opportunities may still remain in newer and mid-tier NLUs, depending on your category, seat movement, and round wise cutoffs.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-college-predictor

Hope you understand.