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The Consortium of National Law Universities will publish the CLAT 2026 merit list on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The registration for the counselling process will start from December 17, 2025 at around 6:00 PM. The CLAT merit list 2026 will be published separately for each NLU for UG and PG programmes after the registrations for CLAT 2026 counselling are closed. It must be noted that the merit list of CLAT 2026 is provisional in nature. The shortlisted candidates are required to complete the admission formalities and pay the university fee to confirm their CLAT seat allotment. CLAT 2026 was conducted on December 7, 2025.
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There are five rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling, and the Consortium will publish the CLAT merit list 2026 for each round of counselling. The CLAT rank list 2026 contains details about the rank, category and admit card number of the shortlisted candidates. The CLAT merit list with ranks also provides the details about the CLAT cut-off for each round of counselling, which is the rank of the last candidate admitted into an NLU. Through the Common Law Admission Test, Candidates would be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs. Read on to get all details about the CLAT merit list 2026, including dates and steps to download.
Event | Date |
Counselling registration begins | December 17, 2025 |
Last date for counselling registration & fee payment | December 27, 2025 |
First allotment list released | January 07, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 1) | January 07, 2026 – January 15, 2026 |
Second allotment list released | January 22, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 2) | January 22, 2026 – January 29, 2026 |
Third allotment list released | February 05, 2026 |
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 |
Fourth allotment list released | May 02, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Round 4) | May 02, 2026 – May 08, 2026 |
Fifth and final allotment list released | May 15, 2026 |
Confirmation fee payment & admission (Final round) | May 15, 2026 – May 20, 2026 |
Last date to pay university fee (Rounds 4 & 5 freeze candidates) | May 30, 2026 |
The CLAT 2026 merit list with marks for each NLU will be updated in the table below:
NLUs | Merit List Links |
Will be updated | Will be updated |
The merit list of CLAT 2026 would be published online. Candidates can download the CLAT merit list by following the steps given below.
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on CLAT 2026
Scroll down to the notification section
Click on the CLAT merit list link
The CLAT 2026 merit list will be displayed on the screen
Download and save for future reference
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The CLAT merit list contains the following details:
All India rank of the candidate
Admit card number
Vertical reservation category
Horizontal reservation category
Admission status
The CLAT merit list is prepared for each round of counselling for admission into each of the participating NLUs in CLAT. Candidates are included in the merit list as per their ranks, which are determined by the marks obtained by them in CLAT. It is therefore important for a candidate to understand the CLAT marks vs rank comparison to ascertain their chances of admission.
The candidates are also arranged according to the category they belong to. Another factor that influences the candidate’s inclusion in the CLAT merit list for any particular NLU is whether the candidate has opted for that NLU when submitting the NLU preferences.
Marks obtained by the candidate
Rank of the candidate
Category of the candidate
NLU preferences provided by the candidate
If two or more candidates obtain the same number of marks, then the Consortium will resort to the tie-breaker rule to prepare the merit list of CLAT 2026. Given below is the rules of the tiebreaker for CLAT 2026 merit list:
The candidate with higher marks in legal reasoning will be ranked higher.
If the tie persists, then the senior candidate in terms of age will be given a higher rank.
If the tie still remains unresolved, then computerised lots will be drawn.
The CLAT cut-off will be available through the CLAT merit list 2026. The CLAT cut-off is expressed in terms of the last rank of the candidate admitted into each NLU. The CLAT 2026 cut-off would be available for each participating NLU.
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
Will be updated | Will be updated | Will be updated | Will be updated | Will be updated |
Candidates can check the link for the CLAT merit list for the previous year in the table below
NLUs | Merit List Links |
NLIU Bhopal BSc LLB | |
WBNUJS Kolkata BA LLB | |
WBNUJS Kolkata BSc LLB | |
CNLU Patna BA LLB | |
CNLU Patna BBA LLB | |
NLUO Cuttack BA LLB | |
NLUO Cuttack BBA LLB | |
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | |
MNLU Nagpur BA LLB | |
MNLU Nagpur BBA LLB | |
MNLU Aurangabad BA LLB | |
MNLU Aurangabad BBA LLB | |
HPNLU Shimla BA LLB | |
HPNLU Shimla BBA LLB | |
IIULER Goa BA LLB | |
IIULER Goa BBA LLB |
CLAT 2024 Participating NLUs | Download CLAT 2024 5th Merit List |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | |
National Law University, Jodhpur | |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab | |
Chanakya National Law University Patna | |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | |
National Law University, Tripura |
CLAT 2024 Participating NLUs | Download CLAT 2024 4th Merit List |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | |
National Law University, Jodhpur | |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab | |
Chanakya National Law University Patna | |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | |
National Law University, Tripura |
CLAT 2024 Participating NLUs | Download CLAT 2024 3rd Merit List |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | |
National Law University, Jodhpur | |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab | |
Chanakya National Law University Patna | |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | |
National Law University, Tripura |
CLAT 2024 Participating NLUs | Download CLAT 2024 2nd Merit List |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | |
National Law University, Jodhpur | |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab | |
Chanakya National Law University Patna | |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | |
National Law University, Tripura |
CLAT 2024 Participating NLUs | Download CLAT 2024 1st Merit List |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | |
National Law University, Jodhpur | |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala | |
Chanakya National Law University Patna | |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | |
National Law University, Tripura |
CLAT 2024 Participating NLUs | Download CLAT 2024 5th Merit List |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | |
National Law University, Jodhpur | |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab | |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | |
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | |
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam | |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | |
The Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirapalli | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | |
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad | |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | |
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | |
National Law University, Tripura |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Going by past year trends, a good score in CLAT 2026 would be 90-100+ marks for various categories.
There are five rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling.
The CLAT 2026 merit list can be downloaded from the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
On Question asked by student community
Hello aspirant,
The Gujarat domicile rank is useful only for seats reserved under the domicile quota at GNLU Gandhinagar. However, even for domicile candidates, GNLU cutoffs usually close at much better All India Ranks. With an AIR of 19000, the chances are quite low, but since counselling invitation is received, it is still worth participating as some movement can happen in later rounds. Do not rely only on domicile rank final allotment depends on AIR, category and seat availability.
FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/gnlu-gandhinagar-admission
Hope the details will help you.
THANK YOU
Hello,
Based on previous year CLAT cutoff trends , your chances for NLSIU Bangalore are very low .
NLSIU Bangalore has the highest cutoff among all NLUs . In recent years, the final closing rank for General category has been around AIR 100–120 only.
You have:
General category AIR: 658
Women category rank: 313
No Karnataka domicile
Women reservation in NLUs is horizontal , not a separate quota. This means it does not add extra seats . It only helps when candidates are very close to the general cutoff. At a rank of 313 , the gap is too large.
Even in spot or final rounds, NLSIU does not go beyond ~120 rank for General category candidates without domicile.
However, with these ranks, you have good chances in other top NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, GNLU Gandhinagar, and NLIU Bhopal, depending on counselling rounds.
You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.
Hope it helps !
Good afternoon,
With 86.7 marks and 1906 rank in CLAT 2026, you have a chance to get admission in mid-tier and the newest NLUs. The list of probable NLUs where you can get admission is mentioned below.
1. RMLNLU Lucknow
2. MNLU Mumbai
3. DSNLU Visakhapatnam
4. NLU Odisha
5. CNLU Patna
Thank you.
Hello,
Yes, a student with CLAT 2026 rank around 12,000 can register for counselling.
However, chances of getting a seat in the top NLUs (like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal) are very low, as their closing ranks are usually below 4,000 for the general category.
For mid-tier NLUs (like NLU Jodhpur, HNLU Raipur, GNLU Gandhinagar, RMLNLU Lucknow), closing ranks generally go up to 5,000–8,000, so it will still be difficult.
Lower-tier NLUs (like NLU Odisha, NUALS Kochi, NUSRL Ranchi, NLUJA Assam, DSNLU Vizag, TNNLU, HPNLU Shimla) sometimes admit candidates with ranks in the 10,000–30,000 range , especially in later counselling rounds or if there are vacancies. State quota reservations can also improve chances.
You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
A CLAT score of 81.25 places you in the moderate range, where admission to top NLUs becomes difficult, but opportunities may still remain in newer and mid-tier NLUs, depending on your category, seat movement, and round wise cutoffs.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-college-predictor
Hope you understand.
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