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    CLAT 2026 Third Merit List (Postponed): 3rd Seat Allotment Result, Category-wise Cut off Marks
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    CLAT 2026 Third Merit List (Postponed): 3rd Seat Allotment Result, Category-wise Cut off Marks

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    JasmineUpdated on 05 Feb 2026, 06:08 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities has postponed the release of CLAT UG 2026 third merit list. The CLAT 2026 third merit list was scheduled to be published at 10:00 AM on February 5, 2026. The consortium will release a new counselling schedule soon. The CLAT 2026 PG third merit list has been released by the consortium on February 5, 2026. The counselling dates are impacted due to the judgment of the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in respect of CLAT 2026 answer key. The CLAT 2026 PG third merit list has been released by the consortium on February 5, 2026. The CLAT 2026 third seat allotment list is a crucial and deciding one for admissions of candidates above 1000 ranks. Candidates must choose between the freeze and float to secure a seat in the CLAT 2026 counselling process. The consortium has published the CLAT 2026 first allotment list on January 7, 2026, and the CLAT 2026 second allotment list on January 22, 2026.

    CLAT 2026 Third Merit List (Postponed): 3rd Seat Allotment Result, Category-wise Cut off Marks
    CLAT 2026 Third Merit List

    CLAT 2026 Third Allotment List Schedule

    Event

    Date

    CLAT 2026 third allotment list

    February 05, 2026 (Postponed)

    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

    How to Download CLAT 2026 Third Merit List?

    The consortium releases the CLAT 2026 merit list on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates must follow the steps mentioned below to download the CLAT 2026 third merit list online.

    • Visit the official website of the consortium.

    • Log in using the registered mobile number and password.

    • Click on the 'Allotment Status' tab

    • Check the details and download the CLAT 2026 provisional allotment letter.

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    CLAT 2026 PG Third Merit List

    NLUGeneralOBCEWSSCST
    NLSIU Bengaluru-----
    NALSAR Hyderabad-----
    NLIU Bhopal-950--5108
    WBNUJS Kolkata4637665*---
    NLU Jodhpur48912111125--
    HNLU Raipur-----
    GNLU Gandhinagar-1411---
    GNLU Silvassa-----
    RMLNLU Lucknow---3169*-
    RGNUL Punjab900--41376823
    CNLU Patna10782875*---
    NUALS Kochi1287----
    NLU Odisha995--4421-
    NUSRL Ranchi

    		1541481113789*
    NLUJA Assam---5003-
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam13662988---
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli-3415-5033-
    MNLU Mumbai---4884*-
    MNLU Nagpur-----
    MNLU Sambhajinagar-11470---
    HPNLU Shimla1901----
    MPDNLU Jabalpur---5867
    		-
    DBRANLU Sonepat24264349-62468663
    NLUT Agartala2579----
    RPNLU Prayagraj--3246*--
    IIULER Goa2300
    		3809
    		3718
    		5835-
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    CLAT 2026 Expected Round 3 Cut-Off

    As per the previous year’s CLAT round 3 cut-off, the expected cut-off for NLUs is detailed below.

    NLU

    General closing rank

    OBC Closing rank

    SC Closing rank

    ST Closing rank

    EWS Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    -

    1541

    3133

    -

    -

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    -

    -

    3273

    -

    -

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    -

    -

    -

    -

    -

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    -

    -

    -

    -

    -

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    -

    -

    -

    -

    -

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    711

    -

    -

    -

    -

    NLU Jodhpur

    -

    1776

    -

    -

    -

    HNLU Raipur

    -

    -

    -

    -

    -

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    444

    2303

    -

    -

    -

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1461

    -

    -

    -

    -

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    780

    -

    -

    -

    -

    RGNUL Patiala

    1279

    -

    8625

    12742

    -

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    -

    -

    12662*

    -

    -

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    1555

    8364*

    15833*

    -

    -

    NUALS Kochi

    1346

    -

    -

    -

    -

    NLU Odisha BA LLB

    1013

    -

    -

    12967

    -

    NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    1176

    -

    -

    15161

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    1667

    3597

    9902

    15023

    2551

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    1760

    4096

    38622*

    -

    2714

    NLUJA Assam

    2141

    -

    26413*

    -

    -

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1682

    3813

    -

    15632

    2571

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    1763

    4082

    -

    -

    -

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    1947

    4987

    -

    -

    -

    MNLU Mumbai

    -

    8067*

    15622

    -

    -

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    1529

    15059*

    27496*

    -

    -

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    1623

    16794*

    -

    -

    -

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    1949

    19813*

    30029*

    -

    -

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    2393

    21108*

    31652*

    -

    -

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    2555

    -

    -

    18083

    -

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    2634

    -

    13886

    19910

    -

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    2243

    -

    11065

    20674

    2922

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    1930

    4210

    -

    19973

    2727

    NLUT Agartala

    2855

    -

    49197*

    -

    -

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    2469

    5559*

    -

    25539*

    3726*

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    2784

    5597

    14412

    21325

    3623

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    2832

    5892

    14867

    22260

    3751

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