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    CLAT 2026 Allotment: NLSIU Draws 91 of Top 100 Rank Holders

    CLAT 2026 Allotment: NLSIU Draws 91 of Top 100 Rank Holders

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    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 12 Jan 2026, 12:45 PM IST

    The first round of NLU allotment data released by the consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) shows top 100 rank holders concentrating in NLSIU and NALSAR Hyderabad. This has been a trend in CLAT — NLSIU, drawing out around 85-90% students every year. Remaining students pick NALSAR Hyderabad.

    CLAT 2026 Allotment: NLSIU Draws 91 of Top 100 Rank Holders
    CLAT 2026 Allotment: NLSIU Draws 91 of Top 100 Rank Holders

    Last year 85 students from the top 100 opted for NLSIU in the first round. By the time of the final round, the top 83 students were admitted to the university. The all-India general category cut off, which closed at all India rank 100 in round 1, was dropped marginally to 112. Even in the CLAT rank range 100 to 112, 8 students got NLSIU under different categories.

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    Where do the top 100 CLAT rank holders go?

    University

    2026

    2025

    2024

    NLSIU Bangalore

    91

    83

    87

    NALSAR

    09

    07

    04

    WBNUJS

    0

    02


    NLU Jodhpur

    0

    00


    MNLU Mumbai

    00

    00

    01 (Later opted out in the final allotment)

    NLSIU Bangalore BA LLB Cut-Offs 2026

    NLSIU offers 121 seats in all India general category, which includes a few seats under vertical and horizontal reservation. All 121 seats have been filled with very low chances of second round admissions under this category. Historically, NLSIU general category cutoff in the second or third round drops only if some students exit the admission process.

    Vertical Reservation

    Reservation

    Seats

    AIR Cut-Off

    Category Rank Cut-Off

    General (General)

    121

    101

    101

    Scheduled Caste (SC)

    45

    3072

    57

    Scheduled Tribe (ST)

    23

    5000

    26

    Other Backward Class (OBC)

    81

    1018

    100

    Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

    30

    702

    38

    Seats for Karnataka Students in addition to Clause (c) (KA- Students)

    10

    427

    43

    Horizontal Reservation (spread across different categories)

    Person With Disability (PWD)

    15

    8756

    32

    General Category of Karnataka (GC-KA)

    30

    336

    33

    Scheduled Caste of Karnataka (SC-KA)

    11

    9719

    12

    Scheduled Tribe of Karnataka (ST-KA)

    6

    16879

    7

    OBC of Karnataka (OBC-KA)

    20

    3536

    20

    EWS of Karnataka (EWS-KA)

    8

    10063

    8

    Women (W)

    90

    **

    **

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    NALSAR Hyderabad BA LLB Cut-Offs 2026

    NALSAR also falls in the top tier with strong student preference. Cut offs are competitive similar to NLSIU. Majority of those students who missed the NLSIU are allotted seats in NALSAR. The all-India general category cutoff in the first round has closed at AIR 148. All seats are filled. However, some shifting is expected and by final round we may see admissions closing at AIR 160 in this category.

    Reservation

    Seats

    AIR Cut-Off

    Category Rank Cut-Off

    Vertical Reservation

    General (General)

    54

    148

    148

    Scheduled Caste (SC)

    14

    3259

    60

    Scheduled Tribe (ST)

    7

    5200

    29

    General Category of Telangana (GC-TL)

    15

    565

    24

    Scheduled Tribe of Telangana (ST-TL)

    1

    6913

    1

    OBC(A) of Telangana (OBC-A-TL)

    2

    3160

    2

    OBC(B) of Telangana (OBC-B-TL)

    3

    1965

    4

    OBC(C) of Telangana (OBC-C-TL)

    1

    5572

    1

    OBC(D) of Telangana (OBC-D-TL)

    2

    648

    1

    OBC(E) of Telangana (OBC-E-TL)

    1

    2918

    2

    Other Backward Class (OBC)

    17

    915

    88

    Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

    10

    630

    33

    EWS of Telangana (EWS-TL)

    3

    1393

    4

    SC (Gr. II) of Telangana (SC-TL-G2)

    3

    7044

    4

    SC (Gr. III) of Telangana (SC-TL-G3)

    2

    10375

    3

    Horizontals Reservation

    Women (W)

    39

    **

    **

    Person With Disability (PWD)

    6

    6691

    24

    There are 24 other law universities in CLAT 2026. However, these two stands out in every aspect. Universities like WBNUJS Kolkata, GNLU Gandhinagar, NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) are other prominent options where students can explore admission opportunities. These universities will close the all-India general category admission within AIR 500.

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