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    CLAT Counselling Invite List 2026 for UG & PG

    CLAT Counselling Invite List 2026 for UG & PG

    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 13 Aug 2025, 04:36 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities will open the CLAT 2026 counselling two days after the declaration of the results. The CLAT 2026 result will be declared tentatively one week after the conclusion of the exam. There will be separate CLAT 2026 counselling for the UG and PG programmes. The CLAT invite list 2026 comprises the names of candidates called for CLAT counselling. As has been the trend, the Consortium of NLUs invites approximately five times more candidates than the total seats available for admissions through CLAT 2026. Candidates whose names are included in the CLAT 2026 counselling list will be eligible to participate in the further admission process. Approximately 4092 5-year LLB seats and 1,599 LLM seats are available through the CLAT exam.

    This Story also Contains

    1. How is CLAT 2026 Invite List Prepared?
    2. What after the CLAT 2026 Counselling Invite List?
    3. CLAT Seat Allotment 2026
    CLAT Counselling Invite List 2026 for UG & PG
    CLAT Counselling invite list

    Statistically, around 18,000-20,000 will be invited to the CLAT 2026 invite list. Last year, approximately 70,000 candidates appeared for the CLAT 2025 UG exam. However, around 58,504 candidates appeared for the CLAT 2024 UG exam. This means that roughly one-third or one out of three candidates will be selected in the CLAT 2026 invite list. Read the complete article to get detailed information on the CLAT counselling invite list 2026, the total number of students called for counselling and other relevant topics.

    How is CLAT 2026 Invite List Prepared?

    The Consortium of NLUs prepares the CLAT counselling invite list for 2026 immediately after the announcement of results. As stated before, the consortium calls approximately five times more candidates than the total number of seats available for admissions. Talking about seats available for admissions, 4092 5-year LLB seats and 1,599 LLM seats are available through CLAT 2026. Going by this number, approximately 20,000 candidates will be invited for UG admissions, while around 8,000 candidates will be included in the CLAT PG invite list.

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    The method to prepare the CLAT 2026 counselling invite list PDF is simple. The consortium of NLUs first prepares a category-wise merit list for all the candidates. Then, students are grouped according to different categories. Candidates from different categories are called for CLAT counselling according to the weightage set by the consortium. The CNLU uses the scores of the candidates to shortlist them for the CLAT 2026 counselling invite list PDF.

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    What after the CLAT 2026 Counselling Invite List?

    Candidates whose names appear on the CLAT counselling invite list 2026 are eligible to participate in the counselling process. The CLAT 2026 counselling starts after the release of the CLAT invite list. Candidates are required to complete their counselling registration. The counselling registration of CLAT 2026 is the first step in the admission process. Candidates shall first log in to their account and validate the CLAT invite list.

    Next, candidates must make the counselling fee payment of a counselling fee of Rs. 30000 for general, and Rs. 20,000 for ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD candidates. The counselling fee has to be paid only through online mode of payment. Along with the payment, candidates will also be required to enter their bank details, refund details etc. Candidates will be given a payment receipt upon successful payment. With this, the CLAT 2026 counselling registration will be completed.

    CLAT Seat Allotment 2026

    The CLAT seat allotment process will be carried out in five rounds. The CLAT 2026 seat allotment will be conducted in completely online mode. Candidates will be allotted seats based on their NLU preferences and the ranks secured by candidates in the CLAT exam. Candidates will be able to exercise the options of Freeze, Float and Exit during the CLAT seat allotment 2026. The Freeze option can be exercised in case candidates are advised by the seat allotted to them. Candidates will also be required to pay the confirmation fee and report to the college in case they want to get admission in the allotted NLU.

    CLAT Seat Matrix 2026

    NLU Name

    Course

    CLAT 2026 Counselling Seats

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    310

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    132

    NLIU Bhopal

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    116


    BSc LLB (Hons.)

    59

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    108


    B.Sc LLB (Hons.)

    50

    NLU Jodhpur

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    164


    BBA LLB (Hons.)

    HNLU Raipur

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    170

    GNLU Gandhinagar

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

    172

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    BA LLB (Hons)

    66

    RMNLU Lucknow

    BA LLB (Hons)

    169

    RGNUL Patiala

    BA LLB (Hons)

    180

    CNLU Patna

    BA LLB (Hons)

    69


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    69

    NUALS Kochi

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    NLUO Cuttack

    BA LLB (Hons)

    106


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    53

    NUSRL Ranchi

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    NLUJA Kamrup

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB (Hons)

    56


    BCom LLB (Hons)

    56

    MNLU Mumbai

    BA LLB (Hons)

    100

    MNLU Nagpur

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120


    BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing)

    60


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    MNLU Aurangabad

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    60


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    HPNLU Shimla

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120


    BBA LLB (Hons)

    60

    DNLU Jabalpur

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    BA LLB (Hons)

    120

    NLU Tripura

    BA LLB (Hons)

    60

    RPNLU Prayagraj
    BA LLB (Hons)
    60
    IIULER Goa
    BA LLB (Hons.)
    120

    BBA LLB (Hons.)
    60

    Total


    3705


    CLAT Merit List 2026

    The CLAT merit list 2026 will be released before each round of counselling. The CLAT 2026 merit list comprises the names of shortlisted candidates for admission. Candidates whose names appear on the merit list will be given admission, given that they fulfill the eligibility conditions. It must be noted that the CLAT merit list 2026 is provisional in nature.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many students are invited to CLAT counselling 2026?
    A:

    The CLAT counselling invite list will feature names of approximately five times more candidates than the total seats available for admissions. 

    Q: Does CLAT invite everyone for counselling?
    A:

    No, all candidates are not invited for CLAT counselling.

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