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CLAT 2026 counselling (LIVE): NLU Preference Order, Cut-Offs, Allotment Process
The Consortium of NLUs has started the CLAT 2026 counselling on December 18. 2025. The CLAT 2026 counselling registration window opened on December 17 and will close on December 27, 2025. The CLAT 2026 first seat allotment will be published on January 7, 2026. As of now, the CLAT counselling schedule 2026 has been published for all five rounds. Last year, the CLAT counselling was conducted for three rounds only due to a lack of time. Candidates, while completing their CLAT counselling registration 2026, must carefully fill their NLU preferences, as it will be vital during the seat allotment process. Read the complete article for more information on CLAT 2026 counselling updates, registration guidelines, counselling fee and more.
CLAT 2026 Counselling Schedule
Event | Date |
Counselling registration begins | December 17, 2025 |
Last date for counselling registration & fee payment | December 27, 2025 |
First allotment list released | January 07, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 1) | January 07, 2026 – January 15, 2026 |
Second allotment list released | January 22, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 2) | January 22, 2026 – January 29, 2026 |
Third allotment list released | February 05, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 3) | February 05, 2026 – February 12, 2026 |
Last date to pay university fee (Rounds 1–3 freeze candidates) | April 24, 2026 |
Fourth allotment list released | May 02, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 4) | May 02, 2026 – May 08, 2026 |
Fifth and final allotment list released | May 15, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Final round) | May 15, 2026 – May 20, 2026 |
Last date to pay university fee (Rounds 4 & 5 freeze candidates) | May 30, 2026 |
CLAT 2026 NLU Preference List - Colleges ranked based on cutoff
Candidates with rank 1000 to 2000 can follow this preference list:
NLSIU Bengaluru
NALSAR Hyderabad
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)
NLU Jodhpur
GNLU Gandhinagar
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)
MNLU Mumbai
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)
RMLNLU Lucknow
HNLU Raipur
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)
NLU Odisha BA LLB
NLU Odisha BBA LLB
RGNUL Patiala
NUALS Kochi
CNLU Patna (BA LLB)
GNLU Silvassa Campus
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB
NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB
DSNLU Visakhapatnam
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB
DBRANLU Sonepat
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB
NLUJA Assam
MPDNLU Jabalpur
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB
RPNLU Prayagraj
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB
IIULER Goa BA LLB
IIULER Goa BBA LLB
NLUT Agartala
CLAT 2026 Counselling Registration Process
Candidates invited for CLAT 2026 counselling can follow the below given steps to complete counselling registration:
Log on to CLAT’s official website and log in to the candidate portal.
Candidates will have to first validate the counselling invite sent by the consortium.
Next, enter your NLU preferences in your preferred order or follow the order above for NLUs based on ranking.
Next, pay the counselling fee applicable as per your category.
After the payment of the counselling registration fee, the counselling registration process will be completed.
Take the confirmation receipt for the same for future reference.
CLAT 2026 Counselling Fee
Category | CLAT 2026 Counselling Fee |
General / OBC / PWD / NRI / Sponsored candidates | ₹30,000 |
SC / ST / BPL candidates | ₹20,000 |
CLAT 2026 First Seat Allotment
The Consortium of NLUs will publish the first CLAT 2026 seat allotment list on January 7, 2025. The CLAT 2026 first merit list will be published on the official website of the Consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates who will be allotted seats will have three options - Freeze, Float and Exit. Candidates who want to confirm their seat and not participate in the next rounds of counselling can select the “Freeze” option. Those candidates who have been allotted seats and want to accept it, but also want to participate in the next rounds for a better college, can choose the “Float” option. Candidates who want to “Exit” the counselling process can choose the last option.
CLAT 2026 Counselling LIVE Updates
Check out all the live updates related to CLAT 2026 counselling registration, fees, NLU preference list, seat allotment rounds and more below:
December 22, 2025, 3:52 PM | CLAT 2026 counselling registration last date
Candidates who have been invited for CLAT counselling 2026 can register till December 27, 2025. The CLAT 2026 counselling registration portal will close at 10 pm.
December 19, 2025, 4:44 PM | CLAT 2026 counselling registration underway
The Consortium of NLUs has commenced the CLAT 2026 counselling registration. Candidates invited for counselling can complete their CLAT counselling registration 2026 till December 27, 2025 until 10 pm.
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