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CLAT 2026 Third Seat Allotment on February 5, Check Expected Cut-off for all NLUs
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is set to release the CLAT 2026 third merit list on February 5, 2026. The consortium is going to conduct a total of 5 rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling. They release the merit list on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2026 allotment lists for rounds 1 and 2 are already published by the consortium. Candidates who are yet to get a seat at one of the NLUs can check the CLAT 2026 cut-off in the upcoming rounds. This article discusses the expected CLAT 2026 round three cut-off for all NLUs.
Expected CLAT 2026 Round 3 Cut-Off
Based on the previous year’s 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 |
*state reservation
How to Download CLAT 2026 Third Merit List?
The CLAT 2026 third merit list will be available on the consortium’s website. Shortlisted candidates must pay the fees by February 12, 2026. Candidates must follow the steps mentioned below to access the CLAT 2026 merit lists.
Visit the official website
Select the "CLAT 2026" tab on the homepage
Log in to the account by entering the registered mobile number and password
Click on the 'Allotment Status' or 'Consolidated Merit List' link
Download the allotment letter and print it for future reference
CLAT 2026 Cut-Off
The consortium released the CLAT 2026 first allotment list on January 7, 2026, and the CLAT 2026 second allotment list on January 22, 2026. The table below details the CLAT 2026 cut-offs for both rounds of counselling for all NLUs.
CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs - Round 1
NLU / Program | General | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 101 | 1018 | 702 | 3072 | 5000 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 148 | 915 | 630 | 3259 | 5200 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB Hons) | 432 | 1714 | 1315 | 5407 | 9461 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB Hons Cyber Security) | 684 | 2326 | 2056 | 7996 | 10429 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB Hons) | 284 | - | - | 3833 | 6010 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB Hons) | 550 | - | - | 6186 | 9615 |
NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB Hons) | 310 | 1273 | 868 | 4042 | 5907 |
NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB Hons) | 386 | 1427 | 970 | 4985 | 8113 |
HNLU Raipur | 736 | 1994 | - | 6464 | 11239 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 376 | 1834 | 1167 | 5340 | 7913 |
GNLU Silvassa | 1259 | 2541 | 1836 | 9215 | 14278 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 747 | - | - | - | - |
RGNUL Punjab | 1059 | - | - | 9118 | 13152 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB Hons) | 1141 | - | - | - | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB Hons) | 1287 | - | - | - | - |
NUALS Kochi | 1076 | - | - | - | - |
NLUO Cuttack (BA LLB) | 800 | - | - | 7833 | 14196 |
NLUO Cuttack (BBA LLB) | 828 | - | - | 9202 | 17986 |
NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB Hons) | 1297 | 2585 | 2000 | 9826 | 15765 |
NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB Hons) | 1356 | 2653 | 2189 | 10338 | 17445 |
NLUJA Assam | 1764 | 3527 | 2597 | 11539 | 17399 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1281 | 2508 | 2217 | 10433 | 15199 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB Hons) | 1370 | 2713 | - | 11222 | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB Hons) | 1517 | 3419 | - | 11652 | 19158 |
MNLU Mumbai | 481 | - | - | - | - |
MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB Hons) | 1225 | 12425 | 9418 | 18014 | 52882 |
MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB Hons) | 1307 | 13711 | 10620 | 21508 | 66593 |
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BA LLB Hons) | 1518 | 14588 | 13387 | 20072 | 60165 |
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BBA LLB Hons) | 1770 | 17523 | 15627 | 23626 | 55620 |
HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB Hons) | 1824 | - | 2692 | 10935 | 19833 |
HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB Hons) | 1871 | - | 2937 | 12188 | 21090 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1740 | 3056 | 2575 | 11792 | 21749 |
NLU Sonepat (DBRANLU) | 1665 | 3409 | 2594 | 11562 | 20080 |
NLUT Agartala | 2015 | - | - | - | - |
RPNLUP Prayagraj | 1930 | - | - | - | - |
IIULER Goa (BA LLB Hons) | 2127 | 4093 | 3148 | 13475 | 22702 |
IIULER Goa (BBA LLB Hons) | 2236 | 4289 | 3236 | 13737 | 23793 |
CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs - Round 2
NLU | General | OBC | EWS | SC | ST |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 108 | 1071 | 740 | 3142* | 5227* |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 161 | 1366* | 713 | 3335* | 5716 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB) | 327 | 6624* | - | - | 7624 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB) | 582 | 10560* | - | 6980 | 9937 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 451 | 1894 | 1380 | 5541 | 9595 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 695* | 2382 | 2283 | 8400 | 11025* |
NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB) | 340 | 1401 | 942 | 4072 | 6042 |
NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB) | 405 | 1493 | 1167 | 7589* | 9220 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 392 | 1944* | 1261 | 5343 | 8797 |
GNLU Silvassa | 1264 | 2607 | 1817 | - | - |
HNLU Raipur | 766 | 2110 | - | 7051* | 11738 |
MNLU Mumbai | 495 | 6085* | 6334* | 11386* | 32607* |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 776 | - | 2381* | 10445* | - |
RGNUL Patiala | 1094 | - | - | 9650 | 13806 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1398 | 7359* | 1950* | 11590* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1339 | - | 2470* | 17550* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 1154 | - | - | - | - |
NLU Odisha (BA LLB) | 832 | - | - | 8232 | 15462 |
NLU Odisha (BBA LLB) | 866 | - | - | 9556 | 19327 |
NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB) | 1353 | 2669 | 2193 | 10623 | 17433 |
NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB) | 1437 | 2761 | 2217 | 11301 | 20246 |
NLUJA Assam | 1862 | 3669 | 2717 | 11777 | 17814 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1351 | 2731 | 2343 | 10641 | 28015* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB) | 1477 | 3110 | - | 11825 | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB) | 1647 | 3543 | - | 12144 | - |
MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB) | 1299 | 13527* | - | 18815* | 55543* |
MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB) | 1399 | 17589* | 10802* | 23042* | - |
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | 1573 | 16290* | 17108* | 24370* | - |
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | 1784 | 17856* | - | 24729* | - |
HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB) | 1972 | - | 2845 | 11422 | 20346 |
HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB) | 2048 | - | 3083 | 13130 | 22580 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1789 | - | 2937 | 11941 | 21999 |
RPNLUP, Prayagraj | 2032 | 4456* | 3088* | 13825* | - |
IIULER Goa (BA LLB) | 2351 | 4224 | 3492 | 13849 | 23793 |
IIULER Goa (BBA LLB) | 2448 | 4561 | 3510 | 14164 | 25138 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1720 | 3658 | 3208* | 14789* | 20400 |
NLUT, Agartala | 2221 | - | - | 65214* | 68937* |
*state reservation
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