CLAT PG 2026 Counselling: The Consortium of National Law Universities has notified the CLAT PG counselling 2026 schedule on its website after the CLAT PG 2026 results are announced. The consortium released the CLAT PG 2026 counselling date, counselling process, CLAT PG 2026 registration last date and other information through a notification. Candidates who have a valid score in CLAT PG can register for CLAT PG counselling 2026 through their login. Such candidates must pay the CLAT PG counselling fees and upload the required documents. The CLAT PG counselling process 2026 will be held in a total of five rounds. Only those candidates who clear the CLAT PG 2026 cut-off for each round can participate in the counselling process of CLAT PG. In this article, get all details of the CLAT PG counselling process 2026, including dates, seat intake, and more.
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Candidates will be considered for admission only in those NLUs which are in their NLU preference list. Through the Common Law Admission Test PG, candidates will be offered admission into LLM programmes of 24 national law universities and more than 60 private law schools. The list of CLAT colleges now includes two new universities, which are part of the Consortium of NLUs - RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa. The CLAT PG 2026 was conducted on December 7, 2025.
Event | Date and time |
|---|---|
CLAT 2026 Exam Date | December 7, 2025 (Sunday, 2 pm to 4 pm) |
Release of CLAT 2026 Provisional Answer Key | December 10, 2025 |
Objection raising window close date | December 12, 2025 (5 PM) |
Release of CLAT 2026 Final Answer Key | December 16, 2025 |
CLAT 2026 Result Date | December 16, 2025 |
| CLAT 2026 Counselling Registration Opens for Admissions Counselling (including payment of Counselling Registration Fee) | December 17, 2025 (6:00 pm) |
| Last to Register for CLAT 2026 Counselling | December 27, 2025 (10:00 pm) |
| Publication of CLAT 2026 First Allotment List (First round of counselling starts) | January 07, 2026 (10:00 am) |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 First Allotment List | January 07, 2026 (10:00 am)- January 15, 2026 (1:00 pm) |
| Publication of CLAT 2026 Second Allotment List (Second round of counselling starts) | January 22, 2026 (10:00 am) |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 Second Allotment List | January 22, 2026 (10:00 am) - January 29, 2026 (1:00 pm) |
| Publication of CLAT 2026 Third Allotment List (Third round of counselling starts) | February 05, 2026 February 05, 2026 (10:00 am) |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 Third Allotment List | February 05, 2026 (10:00 am) - February 12, 2026 (1:00 pm) |
| Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the CLAT 2026 counselling process for First, Second & Third Allotment Lists (first, second & third rounds of counselling) | April 24, 2026 (5:00 pm) |
| Publication of CLAT 2026 Fourth Allotment List (Fourth round of counselling starts) | May 02, 2026 (10:00 am) |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze and Float options and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 Fourth Allotment List | May 02, 2026 (10:00 am) - May 08, 2026 (1:00 pm) |
| Publication of CLAT 2026 Fifth and Final Allotment List (Fifth round of counselling starts) | May 15, 2026 (10:00 am) |
| Payment of Confirmation Fee to Consortium for Freeze option and Admission by NLUs for the CLAT 2026 Fifth and final Allotment List | May 15, 2026 (10:00 am) - May 20, 2026 (1:00 pm) |
| Payment of University Fee (after adjusting for Confirmation Fee and Counselling Registration Fee) to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the Freeze Option in the CLAT 2026 counselling process of Fourth & Fifth Allotment Lists (fourth & fifth rounds of counselling) | May 30, 2026 (5:00 pm) |
The steps in the CLAT LLM counselling 2026 process are described in detail below:
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Candidates are allowed to register for CLAT PG counselling 2026 through the official website of consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The steps to register for CLAT PG counselling have been given below:
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Type of fee | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
CLAT 2026 counselling registration fee | Rs. 30,000 for general, Rs. 20,000 for ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD | Fees to be paid to register for the counselling process |
Confirmation fee | Rs. 20,000 | Fees to be paid to confirm the allotted seat |
Balance university fees | - | Balance 1st-semester fees to be paid after adjusting the confirmation fee. Varies across NLUs. |
Candidates can check the instructions below to get a full refund of the CLAT PG counselling registration fees 2026:
| NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats |
|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | LLM | 120 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | LLM | 66 |
NLIU Bhopal | LLM | 60 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | LLM | 100 |
NLU Jodhpur | LLM | 80 |
HNLU Raipur | LLM | 90 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | LLM | 57 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | LLM | 33 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | LLM | 48 |
RGNUL Patiala | LLM | 58 |
NUALS Kochi | LLM | 60 |
NLUO Cuttack | LLM | 44 |
NUSRL Ranchi | LLM | 60 |
NLUJA Kamrup | LLM | 40 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | LLM | 60 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | LLM Corporate and Securities Laws | 20 |
LLM Intellectual Property Law | 20 | |
LLM (Natural Resources Law) | 20 | |
MNLU Mumbai | LLM | 50 |
MNLU Nagpur | LLM | 60 |
MNLU Aurangabad | LLM | 60 |
HPNLU Shimla | LLM | 80 |
DNLU Jabalpur | LLM | 50 |
NLU Tripura | LLM | 50 |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | LLM | 10 |
| IIULER Goa | LLM | 40 |
Total | 1436 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CLAT PG 2026 counselling registration window will begin at 6:00 pm, December 17, 2025.
There will be five rounds of CLAT PG 2026 counselling.
The CLAT PG result 2026 was declared on December 16, 2025.
The new universities in CLAT PG counselling 2026 are RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa.
On Question asked by student community
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Here is your CLAT 2026 Rank-Wise College List - Available NLUs in your rank range. I am providing you the link. Kindly open and check it out.
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The clat pg 2025 first allotment list for tamil nadu national law university (tnnlu), tiruchirappalli, was officially released on may 26, 2025. according to the first round seat allotment results for the pg (llm) program, the all india closing rank for the general category at nlu trichy was 1,290. for candidates under the home state quota, the closing ranks were significantly higher, with the general category closing at 2,696 and other categories like bcm-tn and sc-tn closing at 3,183 and 5,799 respectively. students who have been allotted a seat in this round must complete their confirmation fee payment and choose between the freeze, float, or exit options within the stipulated deadline to secure their admission. for the upcoming 2026 session, the first allotment list is expected to be published on january 7, 2026, following the counselling registration period in december 2025. you can check the detailed category-wise opening and closing ranks and download the official allotment pdf by visiting the following link: https://www.careers360.com/university/tamil-nadu-national-law-university-tiruchirappalli/cut-off
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Nirma University admits students to its UG law courses like BA LLB or BCom LLB based on CLAT scores. While exact marks vary by year and category , a CLAT score around 140-150 is often considered safe for admission there , though it can change with seat demand and counselling for the most accurate picture.
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The CLAT PG exam pattern consists of 120 questions and 2-hour MCQ exam with negative marking.
Subjects Covered:
Constitutional Law
Jurisprudence
Criminal Law
Contract Law
Other core law subjects
Here are some tricks which you must follow:
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For CLAT PG 2026 application :
Photograph: JPEG/JPG, 200x230 pixels, 20–50 KB, white/light background, recent passport-size photo.
Signature: JPEG/JPG, 140x60 pixels, 10–20 KB, sign on white paper with black ink, must match exam documents.
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