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The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will publish the CLAT first merit list 2026 tentatively in the last week of December 2025 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates in the CLAT 2026 first merit list can participate in the first CLAT 2026 counselling round. Such candidates must accept the allotted seat and pay the confirmation fee for admission. The 1st allotment list of CLAT 2026 includes details such as rank, admit card no. reservation category, and admission status. The CLAT 2026 cut-off for the first round will also be available through the first merit list of CLAT 2026.
Candidates will be able to access the CLAT 2026 provisional answer key without using any login details. The answer key will be available for download on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
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The consortium will publish the CLAT 2026 merit list before commencing each round of CLAT 2026 counselling. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs. CLAT 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on December 7, 2025.
Candidates must keep track of the dates for the publication of the first merit list of CLAT 2026 and the admission schedule for the first round of counselling. The dates will be updated in the table given below upon official notification.
Particulars | Date |
CLAT 2026 exam date | December 7, 2025 |
CLAT 2026 result | One week after the exam |
Publication of first merit list of CLAT 2026 | Last week of December 2025 |
Payment of confirmation fee | Will be notified |
Payment of university fees for candidates who choose the freeze option | Will be notified |
The first merit list of CLAT 2026 will be available in online mode. The steps to download the CLAT first merit list are given below.
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on CLAT 2026
Click on the CLAT 2026 first merit list
Next, click on the desired NLU for which the merit list is required
The CLAT merit list 2026 will be displayed on the screen
Download and save the PDF for future reference
Candidate’s CLAT 2026 rank
Candidate’s CLAT 2026 admit card number
Vertical reservation category
Horizontal reservation category (if any)
Admission status
After the publication of the first merit list of CLAT 2026 by the consortium, the candidates are required to complete the admission formalities to obtain CLAT 2026 seat allotment. The steps to be taken by the candidates after publication of the merit list are given below:
Candidates are required to choose the freeze/float or exit option after the merit list is published.
Candidates who are satisfied with the allotted seat or who have been allotted the first choice in their NLU preference list can choose the freeze option. Such candidates must pay the confirmation fee of Rs. 20000. They will not be considered for further rounds.
Candidates who did not get their first preference can choose the float option. They can freeze the allotted seat by paying a confirmation fee of Rs. 20000. However, such candidates will be considered for further rounds of counselling and upgraded to a higher NLU preference if seats fall vacant.
Candidates who choose the exit option will not be considered for admission.
The allotted candidates are required to complete document verification and payment of university fees. The confirmation fee is adjusted against the total university fee to be paid by the candidate.
Class 10th/12th/graduation mark sheet
CLAT admit card 2026
TC/MC
Caste Certificate (if applicable)
Income Certificate (if applicable)
Any other required document
The CLAT cut-off for the first round of counselling will be available through the CLAT 2026 first merit list. The CLAT cut-off is the rank of the last candidate admitted from a particular category. It will be available separately for each NLU. The CLAT 2026 round 1 cut-off will be updated in this section.
Check round-wise CLAT merit list-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The first merit list of CLAT 2026 will be published tentatively in the last week of December 2025.
There will be five rounds of CLAT counselling 2026.
CLAT 2026 results will be declared one week after the exam.
Saksham Gautam got the first rank in CLAT 2025 with a score of 103.5 marks.
A good score in CLAT 2026 is around 100+ marks for admission into top NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad.
3000 is not a good rank in CLAT for the general category for admission into top NLUs.
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2. All India Law Entrance Test
3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test
4. Common University Entrance Test
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