The Consortium of NLUs conducted the CLAT 2026 exam on December 7, 2025. Shortly, the CLAT 2026 admission process will begin in a week of the conclusion of the exam. When it comes to CLAT, it is the hardest law exam in the country. The CLAT 2026 success rate is evident of the fact that how hard it is to get into any top tier NLU. Going by the past year’s data, only 0.30 % students of total those who appeared could get admission in NLSIU Bengaluru. Similarly, only top 0.42% candidates got admission to NALSAR Hyderabad. Read the complete article for detailed analysis of CLAT 2026 success rate.
NLU Name | Closing Rank | Success Rate (in %) |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 112 | 0.30 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 159 | 0.42 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 327 | 0.86 |
NLU Jodhpur | 367 | 0.97 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 444 | 1.17 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 480 | 1.27 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 711 | 1.88 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 780 | 2.06 |
HNLU Raipur | 807 | 2.13 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 915 | 2.41 |
NLU Odisha BA LLB | 1013 | 2.67 |
NLU Odisha BBA LLB | 1176 | 3.10 |
RGNUL Patiala | 1279 | 3.38 |
NUALS Kochi | 1346 | 3.55 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1398 | 3.69 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1461 | 3.86 |
MNLU Mumbai | 558 | 1.47 |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 1529 | 4.04 |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1555 | 4.10 |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 1623 | 4.28 |
NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 1667 | 4.40 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1682 | 4.44 |
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 1760 | 4.64 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1763 | 4.65 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1930 | 5.09 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1947 | 5.14 |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1949 | 5.14 |
NLUJA Assam | 2141 | 5.65 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 2243 | 5.92 |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 2393 | 6.32 |
RPNLU Prayagraj | 2469 | 6.52 |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 2555 | 6.74 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 2634 | 6.95 |
IIULER Goa BA LLB | 2784 | 7.35 |
IIULER Goa BA LLB | 2832 | 7.47 |
NLUT Agartala | 2855 | 7.53 |
To get a better idea of the CLAT difficulty level, candidates can also have a look at the past five years’ success rate data. The CLAT success rate has always been around the 5-6% mark. Last year, a total of 60,554 candidates appeared for the exam for admission to roughly 3,700 seats. Look at the table below for detailed information on CLAT success rate over the year.
Year | Candidates Appeared in CLAT | CLAT Seats | CLAT Success Rate (%) |
2025 | 60,544 | 3,700 | 6.11% |
2024 | 53,180 | 3,200 | 6.02% |
2023 | 42,766 | 2,860 | 6.68% |
2022 | 53,226 | 2,801 | 5.26% |
2021 | 53,532 | 2,622 | 4.90% |
The CLAT counselling 2026 will begin around a week after the conclusion of the exam. The Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT 2026 answer key on the same day or next day of the exam. Later, after the objection window closes, the CLAT 2026 final answer key will be published. Shortly after the publication of the final answer key, the Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT result 2026. The CLAT 2026 counselling registration begins the next day after the declaration of results.
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