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    CLAT 2027 Admission Process: Steps, Fees, Seat Intake

    CLAT 2027 Admission Process: Steps, Fees, Seat Intake

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    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 23 Jul 2026, 11:06 AM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will conduct CLAT admissions 2027 for admission into law programmes of participating NLUs. The Consortium will begun the CLAT 2027 application process on August 3, 2026. The last date to apply for CLAT 2027 is October 31, 2026. Candidates with a valid score in the exam will have to register for CLAT 2027 counselling as part of the CLAT 2027 admission process. There are 24 participating NLUs in CLAT admissions 2027. RPNLU Prayagraj is the latest NLU to join the consortium. There are a total of 3864 5-year LLB seats and 1,551 LLM seats in the admission process of CLAT 2027, including the CLAT NRI quota and supernumerary seats. Read on to get all the details on CLAT 2027 admission, including the admission counselling process, seat matrix and more.

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    5. CLAT 2027 Admission Process Seat Intake
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    CLAT 2027 Admission Process: Steps, Fees, Seat Intake
    CLAT Admission Process 2027

    The consortium will conduct CLAT 2027 on December 6, 2026, in offline mode. Only those students who appeared for the CLAT exam can participate in NLU admissions 2027 to enrol in the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs.

    CLAT Admission Process 2027 Overview

    ParticularsDetails
    Conducting bodyConsortium of NLUs
    Accepted exam

    Common Law Admission Test

    Participating colleges24 NLUs
    Courses offered5-year LLB, LLM
    CLAT seats

    3705 5-year LLB seats and 1436 LLM seats

    CLAT 2027 Admission Process: Steps

    Broady, the admission process of CLAT 2027 consists of two aspects, appearing for CLAT and participating in the counselling and seat allotment process. The steps in the CLAT 2027 admission process are listed below.

    • Submitting the CLAT 2027 application form: Interested candidates must first complete CLAT 2027 registration online through the official website. The application process involves steps such as creating a CLAT candidate login, filling up the form details, and providing CLAT exam centre preferences.

    • Appearing for the exam and get a valid score: After successful registration, candidates must appear for CLAT and get a valid score. CLAT 2027 is scheduled to be conducted on December 6, 2026, in offline mode at 89+ test cities across the country.

    • Registering for the CLAT counselling 2027: After the publication of the CLAT 2027 result, candidates have to register for the CLAT 2027 counselling process by paying the prescribed counselling registration fee. Candidates are also required to submit their NLU preference list at this time. The CLAT 2027 admission can be obtained only in those NLUs that are part of the candidate’s preference list.

    • Publication of CLAT merit list 2027: After closing the counselling registration window, the consortium will publish the CLAT 2027 merit list for each participating NLU, which will include the details of the candidates shortlisted for admission. The merit list is published for each round of CLAT counselling. The category-wise CLAT 2027 cut-off will also be available for each NLU through the merit list.

    • Admission and Seat Allotment: The merit list is provisional. The shortlisted candidates have to complete document verification and payment of the seat confirmation fee, as well as the balance university fees, to obtain the final CLAT seat allotment in the allotted NLU. The confirmation fee and the counselling registration fee will be adjusted against the university fee to be paid by the candidate.

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    CLAT Admission Process 2027 Fees

    Given below are the different fees involved in the various stages of the admission process of CLAT 2027. The fees include the application fee, counselling registration fee, confirmation fee and university fee. The fee details are given below.

    CLAT Admission 2027 Fees

    Particulars

    		Details

    CLAT 2027 registration fees

    Rs. 4000 for General/ OBC/PwD/NRI/PIO//OCI category

    Rs. 3500 for SC/ST/BPL category

    CLAT 2027 counselling registration fee

    Rs. 30000 for general

    Rs. 20000 for ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD

    CLAT 2027 confirmation fee

    Rs. 20000

    Balance university fees

    NLU fees structure 2027

    CLAT 2027 Admission Process Seat Intake

    NLU Name

    Courses offered

    CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats)

    Fees

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    300

    Rs 4.10 lakhs p.a.

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    132

    Rs 2.70 lakhs p.a.

    NLIU Bhopal

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    104

    Rs 3.30 lakhs p.a.

    BSc LLB (Hons.)

    59

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    110

    Rs 3.85 lakhs p.a.

    B.Sc LLB (Hons.)

    52

    NLU Jodhpur

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    90

    Rs 3.06 lakhs p.a.

    BBA LLB (Hons.)

    30

    HNLU Raipur

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    170

    Rs 2.15 lakhs p.a.

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons)

    172

    Rs 2.58 lakhs p.a.

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    BA LLB (Hons)

    66

    Rs 2.58 lakhs p.a.

    RMNLU Lucknow

    BA LLB (Hons)

    169

    Rs 1.70 lakhs p.a.

    RGNUL Patiala

    BA LLB (Hons)

    180

    Rs 2.59 lakhs p.a.

    CNLU Patna

    BA LLB (Hons)

    69

    Rs 2.57 lakhs p.a.

    BBA LLB (Hons)

    69

    NUALS Kochi

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    Rs 2.14 lakhs p.a.

    NLUO Cuttack

    BA LLB (Hons)

    106

    Rs 2.4 lakhs p.a.


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    53

    NUSRL Ranchi

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    Rs 2.41 lakhs p.a.

    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    NLUJA Kamrup

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    Rs 2.44 lakhs p.a.

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    Rs 2.09 lakhs p.a.

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB (Hons)

    56

    Rs. 1.17 Lakhs pa (TN SC/ST)

    Rs. 1.23 Lakhs pa (TN first generation graduate)

    Rs. 2.17 pa (All India SC/ST)

    Rs. 2.23 Lakhs pa (Others)

    Nil (TN Govt. schools quota)

    BCom LLB (Hons)

    56

    MNLU Mumbai

    BA LLB (Hons)

    100

    Rs. 3.28 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students)

    Rs. 3.62 Lakhs p.a. (All India)

    MNLU Nagpur

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    Rs 3.60 lakhs p.a.

    BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing)

    60

    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    MNLU Aurangabad

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    60


    Rs. 2.66 Lakhs pa (Maharashtra students)

    Rs. 3.12 Lakhs pa (All India)

    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    HPNLU Shimla

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    Rs 2.98 lakhs p.a.

    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    DNLU Jabalpur

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    Rs 2.96 lakhs p.a.

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    Rs 1.87 lakhs p.a.

    NLU Tripura

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    Rs 1.81 lakhs p.a.

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    60

    Rs 2.59 lakhs p.a.

    CLAT PG 2027 Admission Process Seat Intake

    NLU Name

    Course

    CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats)

    Fees

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    LLM

    120

    Rs 4.10 lakhs p.a.

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    LLM

    66

    Rs 1.75 lakhs p.a.

    NLIU Bhopal

    LLM

    60

    Rs 2.45 lakhs p.a.

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    LLM

    100

    Rs 2.72 lakhs p.a.

    NLU Jodhpur

    LLM

    80

    Rs 2.28 lakhs p.a.

    HNLU Raipur

    LLM

    90

    Rs 1.65 lakhs p.a.

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    LLM

    57

    Rs 2.62 lakhs p.a.

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    LLM

    33

    Rs 2.62 lakhs p.a.

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    LLM

    48

    Rs 1.10 lakhs p.a.

    RGNUL Patiala

    LLM

    58

    Rs 2.19 lakhs p.a.

    NUALS Kochi

    LLM

    60

    Rs 1.63 lakhs p.a.

    NLUO Cuttack

    LLM

    44

    Rs 1.87 lakhs p.a.

    NUSRL Ranchi

    LLM

    60

    Rs 2.20 lakhs p.a.

    NLUJA Kamrup

    LLM

    40

    Rs 2.11 lakhs p.a.

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    LLM

    60

    Rs 1.89 lakhs p.a.

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

    LLM Corporate and Securities Laws

    20

    Rs. 1.13 Lakhs p.a. (TN SC/ST)

    LLM Intellectual Property Law

    20

    Rs. 1.68 Lakhs p.a. (All India SC/ST)

    LLM (Natural Resources Law)

    20

    Rs. 1.74 Lakhs p.a. (Others)

    MNLU Mumbai

    LLM

    50

    Rs. 2.52 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students)

    Rs. 2.64 Lakhs p.a. (All India)

    MNLU Nagpur

    LLM

    60

    Rs 3.13 lakhs p.a.

    MNLU Aurangabad

    LLM

    60

    Rs. 1.80 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students)

    Rs. 2.05 Lakhs p.a. (All India)

    HPNLU Shimla

    LLM

    80

    Rs 2.70 lakhs p.a.

    DNLU Jabalpur

    LLM

    50

    Rs 2.96 lakhs p.a.

    NLU Tripura

    LLM

    50

    Rs 1.51 lakhs p.a.

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    LLM

    10

    Rs 1.99 lakhs p.a.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Does 12th marks matter in CLAT?
    A:

    12th marks matter only for the CLAT eligibility criteria to appear in the exam. The marks in class 12 are not considered at the time of NLU admission.

    Q: What are the passing marks of CLAT?
    A:

    There are no passing marks for CLAT. Candidates are ranked in the merit list as per their CLAT score and considered for admission.

    Q: Who is eligible for CLAT counselling?
    A:

    Candidates who have a valid score in the CLAT exam and who paid the counselling registration fee are eligible to participate in the CLAT counselling process.

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