CLAT PG Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
CLAT PG Merit List 2026: The Consortium of National Law Universities will publish the CLAT PG 2026 merit list on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The candidates included in the merit list of CLAT PG 2026 have to complete admission formalities to gain CLAT PG 2026 seat allotment. The direct link to download the merit list will be provided below. The consortium will publish the merit list of CLAT PG 2026 merit list for each round of CLAT 2026 counselling. Read on to get all details on CLAT PG merit list 2026 including steps to download, admission steps and more.
The CLAT PG 2026 merit list includes details such as All India rank, admit card number, and reservation category of the candidate. The merit list of CLAT PG 2026 will be prepared separately for each participating NLU. The CLAT PG 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on December 7, 2025. Through the Common Law Admission Test - PG, candidates will be admitted into the LLM programme of participating CLAT NLUs and affiliated colleges.
There will be five rounds of CLAT PG counselling 2026. Each round of counselling will start after the publication of the CLAT PG 2026 merit list. Given below are the tentative dates on which CLAT PG merit list 2026 will be published.
Event | Dates |
CLAT PG 2026 exam date | December 7, 2025 (Sunday, 2 pm to 4 pm) |
CLAT PG result 2026 date | Third week of December 2025 |
CLAT counselling 2026 registration window | Will be notified |
CLAT PG 2026 merit list round 1 | Will be notified |
CLAT PG 2026 merit list round 2 | Will be notified |
CLAT PG 2026 merit list round 3 | Will be notified |
CLAT PG 2026 merit list round 4 | Will be notified |
CLAT PG 2026 merit list round 5 | Will be notified |
Candidates can download the merit list of CLAT PG 2026 from the consortium’s official website. The steps to download the merit list are given below.
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on CLAT 2026
In the notification section, click on CLAT 2026 merit list for the desired round
Click on the NLU for which the CLAT PG merit list is to be downloaded
The CLAT merit list will be displayed on the screen
Download and save the merit list for future reference
Candidate’s All India rank
Admit card number of the candidate
Vertical reservation
Horizontal reservation
Admission status
The Consortium of NLUs prepares the merit list for CLAT PG 2026 based on the scores of the candidates in CLAT PG 2026 and NLU preferences. There are no qualifying marks in CLAT PG 2026. So, all candidates who have a valid score in the exam will be assigned a rank
Candidates are allowed to give NLU preferences in the order of choice during CLAT PG 2026 registration. A candidate will be included in the CLAT PG merit list 2026 of only that NLU which is part of the candidate’s preference list.
If two or more candidates obtain the same marks then the tiebreaker rule will be applied to rank the candidates in the CLAT PG 2026 allotment list. Given below is the tie-breaker rule for CLAT PG 2026.
A candidate older in terms of age will be assigned a higher rank
If the tie persists, then computerised lots will be drawn
The preparation of CLAT PG 2026 allotment list is influenced by the following factors:
Candidates score
NLU preferences filled by the candidate
Category of the candidate
Age/Seniority of the candidate
Candidates who obtain CLAT 2026 seat allotment are required to complete certain formalities to gain admission in the allotted NLU. The candidates have to select one among freeze, float or exit options. Further, the allotted candidates who choose the freeze or float option are required to pay a non-refundable confirmation fee of Rs. 20,000.
Freeze option: If candidates are satisfied with the allotted seat and do not want to participate anymore in the counselling process, then they can choose the freeze option.
Float: If candidates are not satisfied with the allotted seat or did not get their first preferred NLU, they can choose the float option to be considered for further rounds of admission.
Exit: If candidates do not want to participate in the counselling rounds and want to exit the admission process can choose the exit option.
The confirmation fee will be adjusted against the university fee payable by the candidate at the time of admission. Candidates who choose the freeze or float option during the fourth or fifth round of CLAT 2026 counselling are also required to pay the balance university fee along with the confirmation fee.
The CLAT PG 2026 cut off will be available through the CLAT PG 2026 merit list. The CLAT LLM cut off 2026 is the rank of the last candidate included in the merit list from a particular category. The cut off for CLAT PG 2026 will be available for each round of counselling. The cut off details will be updated here when the CLAT PG merit list 2026 is released.
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The CLAT PG merit list is an important component of the admission process for postgraduate programmes at NLU and other participating law colleges in India. Below are the key reasons why the CLAT PG merit list is important:
The National Law Universities (NLUs) in India are the top law colleges for legal education, with 26 NLUs all over India. Rankings for NLUs are primarily derived from NIRF, released annually by the Ministry of Education. NLSIU Bangalore has been ranked the top NLU in India for the past 4 years, while NLU Delhi and NLU Hyderabad are ranked second and third in the NIRF Law Ranking. In the table below, candidates can find out the list of NLUs in India rank-wise.
| NLU Name | NIRF Ranking 2024 | NIRF Ranking 2023 | NIRF Ranking 2022 | NIRF Ranking 2021 | NIRF Ranking 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NLU Delhi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| NLU Jodhpur | - | - | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| RMNLU Lucknow | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
| NLUJA Kamrup | 27 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| NLU Odisha, Cuttack | 26 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 14 |
The CLAT PG scorecard is an official document issued by the Consortium of NLUs alongside the CLAT results. Below are the key details included in the CLAT PG scorecard.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There is no minimum qualifying cut off marks in CLAT PG 2026. All candidates who have a valid score in CLAT PG 2026 will be eligible for ranking.
No, 25 is not a good score in CLAT.
A good CLAT PG rank will be 250 or higher as per past cut off trends seen in CLAT LLM cut off.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
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.
Hope it helps !
Hello aspirant,
There are various online platforms, offering previous year's question papers of CLAT PG exam. One of which is careers360, the link of which I am attaching here,
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-pg-previous-year-question-paper
By solving previous year's papers, you will have a better understanding of exam pattern and confidence to write paper.
Best of luck for your preparation.
Hello,
For CLAT PG 2026, if you aim for top NLUs like NALSAR, NLSIU and WBNUJS, a score of around 75+ marks (rank within 100 ) is generally good for the general category
Cut-offs change every year, so try to score as high as possible for a better chance.
Hope it helps !
Hi Akash,
It is good to see institutions like NMIMS have selected you for master of law based on your CLAT PG scores. If we compare the three then to be very clear:
For the best academic value and recognition choose NMIMS, or the Nirma University is also good. The DNLU is newer and can be considered as well but if we choose any one, then it is NMIMS.
ALL THE BEST !
Hello,
Yes, you can get a job in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) through CLAT PG. Here are the key details:
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