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The Consortium of National Law Universities has recently issued a notice regarding a change in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026 seat reservation category for NLUO Cuttack and DSNLU Visakapatnam. Both universities have added reservations for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes. According to the official notification, Odisha State Category and Ex-Servicemen quota have been introduced in NLUO Cuttack. The SC of AP category has been sub divided into 3 sub-groups as SC-AP (Group I), SC-AP in DSNLU Visakapatnam. Eligible candidates of AP are requested to update their reservation at the earliest on the CLAT Portal. The CLAT reservation criteria 2026 are prescribed separately for each NLU. Law aspirants appearing for CLAT 2026 must go through the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria, which are likely to influence their chances of admission at a particular NLU. NLSIU Bengaluru will reserve 10 seats for Kannadigas starting from the academic year 2025-26. The reservation has been made in exchange for 7 acres of land from Bangalore University. At present, 24 NLUs are participating in the Common Law Admission Test.
Each one follows its reservation criteria for CLAT 2026 for admission into its law programmes. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the Common Law Admission Test on December 7, 2025 in offline mode, for admission into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs. Read ahead to know all the details about CLAT reservation criteria 2026 including seat matrix, category-wise reservation policy and other relevant details.
NLU-wise Reservation of Seats in CLAT 2026
The tables given below describe the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria for each of the 24 participating NLUs in CLAT 2026. The reservation criteria for CLAT 2026 will include many aspects, such as CLAT 2026 domicile reservation, category-wise vertical reservation, and horizontal reservation. Students can check the CLAT total seats for general in the table below.
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NLSIU Bengaluru is the top-ranking law institute in India and is usually the number one preference of CLAT aspirants. At present, it offers 300 seats for its BA LLB programme and 120 seats for its LLM course.
NLSIU Bengaluru Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Reservation | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
General | 121 | 48 | |
SC | 15% | 45 | 18 |
ST | 7.5% | 23 | 9 |
OBC (Non-creamy layer) | 27% | 81 | 33 |
Economically Weaker Sections | 8% | 30 | 12 |
Persons with Disabilities – (Horizontal reservation) | 5% | 15 | 6 |
Women (Horizontal reservation) | 24% | 90 | 36 |
Karnataka Students* (Compartmentalised Horizontal reservation) | 25% | 75 | 30 |
| Kannadigas (Yet to be finalized officially) | - | 10 | |
Total | 300 | 120 |
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: NALSAR Hyderabad
NALSAR Hyderabad offers a total of 132 seats for its BA LLB programme and 66 seats for its LLM programme. It has been ranked at the third position in NIRF law rankings 2025. Given below is the reservation matrix for the institute.
NALSAR Hyderabad Reservation Criteria 2026
Category | BA LLB | LLM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category-wise Total Seats | No. of Seats for All India Candidates (75%) | Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana (25%) | Category-wise Total Seats | No. of Seats for All India Candidates (75%) | Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana (25%) | |
Unreserved | 66 | 51 | 15 | 33 | 25 | 08 |
Scheduled Caste | 19 | 14 (15%) | 05 (15%) | 09 | 07 (15%) | 02 (15%) |
Scheduled Tribe | 8 | 7 (7.5%) | 01 (6%) | 04 | 03 (7.5%) | 01 (6%) |
OBC / BC (Non Creamy Layer) | 26 | 17 (18%) | 09 (29%) (A(7%)-02; B(10%)-03 C(1%)-01; D(7%)-02; E(4%)-01) | 14 | 10 (20%) | 04 (29%) (A(7%)-01; B(10%)-01; C(1%)-00; D(7%)-01; E(4%)-01) |
EWS | 13 | 10 (10%) | 03 (10%) | 06 | 05 (10%) | 01 (10%) |
Total | 132 | 99 | 33 | 66 | 50 | 16 |
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: WBNUJS Kolkata
WBNUJS Kolkata, like the two NLUs listed above offers BA LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes. The university has a total UG and PG intake of 132 seats and 100 seats, respectively. Given below is the reservation table for the institute.
WBNUJS Kolkata Reservation Criteria 2026
Category | All India | West Bengal Domicile | Total Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UG Seats | PG Seats | UG Seats | PG Seats | UG Seats | PG Seats | |
General | 51 | 54 | 22 | 15 | 73 | 69 |
SC | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 18 |
ST | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
OBC | - | - | OBC A - 4 OBC B - 3 | OBC A - 3 OBC B - 3 | 7 | 6 |
Foreign Nationals | - | - | - | - | 2 (To be allotted directly by the University) | 2 (To be allotted directly by the University) |
NRI/NRI sponsored seats | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
PWD (Horizontal) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 (Horizontal) | 5 |
JK [supernumerary seats] | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Total | 91 | 70 | 41 | 30 | 132 | 100 |
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: NLIU Bhopal
National Law Institute University, Bhopal offers a total of 2025 seats for its undergraduate programmes and 60 seats for its LLM course. There is also a domicile reservation of 50% for candidates from Madhya Pradesh. Given below are the reservation criteria for the institute.
NLIU Bhopal Reservation Criteria 2026
| Vertical Reservation | B.A.LL.B. | B.Sc.LL.B. |
| All India General/Unreserved | 52 | 26 |
| All India EWS | 12 | 6 |
| All India SC | 16 | 8 |
| All India ST | 20 | 10 |
| All India OBC | 14 | 7 |
| Horizontal Reservation | ||
| General/Unreserved of MP | 26 | 13 |
| SC of MP | 8 | 4 |
| ST of MP | 10 | 5 |
| OBC of MP | 7 | 4 |
| Women | 30 | 15 |
| All India PWD | 5 | 3 |
| NRI/NRI Sponsored | 18 | 9 |
| J & K Resident | 2 | 2 |
NLIU Bhopal LLM Reservation Criteria 2026
| Vertical Reservation | LL.M |
| All India General/Unreserved | 30 |
| All India SC | 10 |
| All India ST | 12 |
| All India OBC | 8 |
| Horizontal Reservation | 15 |
| SC of MP | 5 |
| ST of MP | 6 |
| OBC of MP | 4 |
| Women | 18 |
| All India PWD | 3 |
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: NLU Jodhpur
National Law University Jodhpur offers BA LLB and LLM programmes. The university has a seat intake of 180 and 80 seats for its UG and PG programmes, respectively.
NLU Jodhpur Reservation Criteria 2026
The tables given below provide the reservation criteria for UG and PG programmes at NLU Jodhpur. The university has notified a modified seat intake from 2025-26 onwards.
NLU Jodhpur UG Reservation Criteria 2026 (180 Seats)
| Category | UG | ||
| (164 Seats+16 NRI/NRIs sponsored seats and 16 EWS Supernumerary seats) | Vertical Reservation Seats | Horizontal Reservation Seats (Domicile) | Horizontal Reservation PWD |
| General | 85 | 21 | 4(3+1) |
| SC | 25 | 6 | 1 |
| ST | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| OBC (NCL) | 34 | 9 | 2 |
| Women | XX | XX | XX |
| MBC (Rajasthan State Domicile - NCL) | 8 | XX | XX |
| EWS (Supernumerary) | 16 | ||
*16 supernumerary seats for EWS category. 16 seats for NRI/NRIs sponsored category.
NLU Jodhpur PG Reservation Criteria (80 Seats)
| Category | Post-Graduate (LL.M.) | |||
| (80 Seats) LL.M. | Vertical Reservation Seats | Horizontal Reservation Seats (Domicile) | Horizontal Reservation PWD | |
| General | 41 | 10 | 2 | |
| SC | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
| ST | 6 | 2 | XX | |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 17 | 4 | 1 | |
| Women | XX | XX | XX | |
| MBC of Rajasthan State Domicile (Non- Creamy Layer) | 4 | XX | XX | |
| EWS* Supernumerary | 8 | |||
*8 supernumerary seats for EWS category for post-graduate LL.M. programme.
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: HNLU Raipur
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur offers BA LLB and LLM courses with a seat intake of 180 seats and 90 seats respectively and additional seats under NRI/ supernumerary category. The institute also has a domicile reservation of 50%.
HNLU Raipur Reservation Criteria 2026
Category | All India Seats | Chhattisgarh Domicile | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UG Seats | PG Seats | UG Seats | PG Seats | UG Seats | PG Seats | |
General | 55 | 45 | 36 | - | 91 | 45 |
SC | 13 | 14 | 10 | - | 23 | 14 |
ST | 6 | 7 | 27 | - | 33 | 7 |
OBC | 11 | 24 | 12 | - | 23 | 24 |
NRI | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
Foreign Nationals | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Superannuary seats (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants ) | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
Superannuary seats (Students from Jammu & Kashmir ) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Specially Abled Persons | 5% Horizontal Reservation | |||||
Dependents of Freedom Fighters (DFF) | - | - | 3% Horizontal Reservation | - | - | - |
Women | 30% Horizontal Reservation | - | - | |||
Total | 180 seats | 90 seats | ||||
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: GNLU Gandhinagar
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar has a combined UG intake of 172 seats across five integrated LLB programmes and PG intake of 57 seats for its LLM programme. There is also a domicile reservation of 25%.
GNLU Gandhinagar Reservation Criteria 2026
Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
General | - | 79 | 26 |
SC | 15% | 23 | 8 |
ST | 7.5% | 12 | 4 |
OBC | 27% | 42 | 14 |
EWS | 10% | 16 | 5 |
NRI | Superannuary Seats | 16 | 5 |
Foreign Nationals | Superannuary Seats | 5 | 2 |
J&K Residents | Superannuary Seats | 2 | 1 |
North East India | Superannuary Seats | 5 | 2 |
Sports | Superannuary Seats | 4 | - |
Total | 172 | 57 | |
Women | 30% Horizontal Reservation | ||
Specially Abled Persons /PWD | 5% Horizontal Reservation | ||
Domicile | 25% (Non-compartmentalised), except for EWS category for candidates from Gujarat | ||
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: GNLU Silvassa Campus
Gujarat National Law University Silvassa Campus offers BA LLB and LLM programmes. The university has an intake of 66 seats for its UG programme and 33 seats for its PG programme. Like its parent university, this law institute also offers 25% domicile reservation.
GNLU Silvassa Campus Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
General | - | 31 | 16 |
SC | 15% | 9 | 4 |
ST | 7.5% | 4 | 2 |
OBC | 27% | 16 | 8 |
EWS | 10% | 6 | 3 |
NRI | Superannuary Seats | - | - |
Foreign Nationals | Superannuary Seats | - | - |
J&K Residents | Superannuary Seats | - | - |
North East India | Superannuary Seats | - | - |
Sports | Superannuary Seats | - | - |
Total | 66 | 33 | |
Women | 30% Horizontal Reservation | ||
Specially Abled Persons /PWD | 5% Horizontal Reservation | ||
Domicile | 25% (compartmentalised), except for EWS category for candidates from UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | ||
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: RMLNLU Lucknow
Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Lucknow offers BA LLB and LLM programmes with a seat intake of 169 seats and 48 seats, respectively. There is a domicile reservation of 45% for candidates from UP.
RMLNLU Lucknow Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|
Unreserved | 80 | 20 |
O.B.C. of Uttar Pradesh (27%) | 43 | 13 |
Schedule Castes of Uttar Pradesh (21%) | 34 | 10 |
Schedule Tribes of Uttar Pradesh (02%) | 03 | 1 |
EWS of Uttar Pradesh | 09 | 4 |
Total | 169 | 48 |
Supernumerary Seats* | ||
Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ NRI Sponsored Candidate** | 16 | 5 |
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) | 02 | 2 |
Horizontal Reservation (Specially Abled Person (SAP)) (5%) | 8 | 2 |
Horizontal Reservation Dependents of Freedom Fighters of Uttar Pradesh (2%) | 3 | 1 |
Horizontal Reservation Sons/daughters of defence personnel deployed in Uttar Pradesh or defence personnel of Uttar Pradesh either retired or killed/disabled in action (5%) | 8 | 2 |
Horizontal Reservation Women (20%) | 32 | 10 |
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: RGNLU Patiala
RGNUL Patiala offers a total of 180 seats for its 5-year LLB programme and 60 seats for its LLM programme. There is a 10% domicile reservation for residents of Punjab in the UG programme.
RGNUL Patiala Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|
Unreserved | 134 | 44 |
Scheduled Caste (15%) | 27 | 9 |
Scheduled Tribes (7½%) | 14 | 5 |
Foreign Nationals | 05 | 2 |
Total Seats | 180 | 60 |
Supernumerary Quota | ||
10% Additional seats for All India Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) | 18 | 6 |
Additional Seats for Wards of Kashmiri Migrants | 09 | 3 |
J&K Residents | 02 | 2 |
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) | 05 | - |
5% Horizontal reservation for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) in UG and PG | ||
10% seats in UG (18 seats) for Punjab Residents +BC Category. | ||
01 Seat is reserved for Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal | ||
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: CNLU Patna
CNLU Patna offers only the 5-year integrated programmes through CLAT. Close to 50% of the seats are reserved for the residents of Bihar. The university offers 69 seats each for its BA LLB and BBA LLB programmes.
CNLU Patna Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | BA LLB | BBA LLB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(i) Unreserved Category | 40% | 28 | 28 | |
(ii) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) under Unreserved Category * | 10% | 07 | 07 | |
SCs of Bihar | 16% | 11 | 11 | |
STs of Bihar | 01% | 01 | 01 | |
Extremely Backward Classes - EBC, (Annexure- I) of Bihar | 18% | 12 | 12 | |
Backward Classes – BC, (Annexure-II) of Bihar | 12% | 08 | 08 | |
Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar** | 03% | 02 | 02 | |
Total | 100% | 69 | 69 | |
5% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for PWD | ||||
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: NUALS Kochi
In NUALS Kochi, around 49% of the seats are reserved for residents of Kerala. The university offers 60 seats each for its UG and PG law programmes.
NUALS Kochi Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category | Percentage | All India category seats | State Merit category seats | All India category seats | State Merit category seats | |||
All India Merit | 51 % | 31 | - | 31 | - | |||
State Merit (Kerala) | 9 % | - | 5 | - | 5 | |||
Scheduled Caste (Kerala) | 8% | - | 5 | - | 5 | |||
Scheduled Tribe (Kerala) | 2 % | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) [Kerala] | 30 % | - | 18 | - | 18 | |||
Total: | 100 % | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | |||
Supernumerary Quota | ||||||||
Economically Weaker Sections among the General Category of Kerala | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Transgenders (Kerala) | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Jammu & Kashmir Migrants | 2 | 2 | ||||||
NRI sponsored candidates | 6 | - | - | |||||
Foreign Nationals | 2 | - | - | |||||
5% of the total intake of the 60 seats is horizontally reserved for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP) in UG and PG. | ||||||||
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: NLUO Odisha
NLUO Odisha offers BA LLB and BBA LLB programmes with an intake of 120 and 60 seats. Its LLM programme has an intake of 50 seats. 25% of the seats are reserved for applicants from Odisha under domicile reservation.
NLUO Odisha UG Reservation Criteria 2026
| B.A. LL.B. | B.B.A. LL.B. | |||
| Category | Number of Seats | Number of Seats | ||
| Scheduled Cast (16.25%) | 20^ (5 Seats for OD) | 10^ (2 Seats for OD) | ||
| Scheduled Tribe (22.5%) | 27^ (7 Seats for OD) | 14^ (3 Seats for OD) | ||
| Socially and Educationally Backwards Classes (11.25%) – Odisha State Category | 14 | 7 | ||
| General | 45^ (11 Seats for OD) | 22^ (5 Seats for OD) | ||
| Category | B.A.LL.B. | B.B.A.LL.B. | ||
| NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI | 10 | 5 | ||
| Foreign National (FN) | 4 | 2 | ||
Note:
- 25% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Applicants under General, ST & SC Candidates under State Domicile Reservation*
- 05% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the All India level according to the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
- 1% seat is reserved for the Ex-Service Men candidates horizontally (across the category) 4.
- The number of seats under NRI Sponsored Candidates may vary based upon the decision of the Governing Body of the Institution.
NLUO Odisha PG Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Number of Seats | ||
| Scheduled Cast (16.25%) | 8^ (2 Seats for OD) | ||
| Scheduled Tribe (22.5%) | 11^ (3 Seats for OD) | ||
| Socially and Educationally Backwards Classes (11.25%) – Odisha State Category | 6 | ||
| General | 19^ (5 Seats for OD) | ||
| Category | LL.M. | ||
| NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI | 4 | ||
| Foreign National (FN) | 2 | ||
Note:
- 25% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Applicants under General, ST & SC Candidates under State Domicile Reservation*
- 05% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the all India level according to the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- 1% seat is reserved for the Ex-Service Men candidates horizontally (across the category)
- The number of seats under NRI Sponsored Candidates may vary based upon the decision of the Governing Body of the Institution.
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: NUSRL Ranchi
NUSRL Ranchi offers 134 seats and 60 seats for its BA LLB and LLM programmes. 50% of the seats are reserved for students from Jharkhand.
NUSRL Ranchi Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | BA LLB | LLM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Category | Jharkhand | All India | Jharkhand | Other State | ||
Percentage | Number of Seats | Percentage | Number of Seats | No. of Seats | No. of Seats | |
General | 50% | 30 | - | 30 | 12 | 12 |
Scheduled Tribe | 26% | 16 | 7.5% | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Scheduled Caste | 10% | 6 | 15% | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Backward Classes | 6% | 3 | 27% | 16 | 2 | - |
EBC | 8% | 5 | - | - | 2 | - |
EWS | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
OBC | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Horizontal reservation Specially Abled Person (SAP) | 3 | 3 | ||||
Over and Above Supernumerary Quota (EWS) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
Supernumerary Quota (J&K ) | 2 | 1 | ||||
Total | 134 | 60 | ||||
50% horizontal reservation UG for candidates having domicile certificate of State of Jharkhand in the respective category | ||||||
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: NLUJA Assam
NLUJA Assam offers 60 seats and 40 seats for its UG and PG programmes, respectively. Close to 50% seats are reserved for residents of Assam.
NLUJA Assam Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste of Assam | 7% | 4 | 3 |
Schedule Tribe (Plains) of Assam | 10% | 6 | 4 |
Schedule Tribe (Hills) of Assam | 5% | 3 | 2 |
OBC(NCL)/MOBC(NCL) of Assam | 27% | 16 | 11 |
All India Unreserved | - | 31 | 20 |
Total | 60 | 40 | |
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CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: DSNLU Visakapatnam
Given below are two tables showing the CLAT reservation criteria 2026 at DSNLU Visakhapatnam for UG and PG. 48% of the total seats are reserved for students from Andhra Pradesh.
DSNLU Visakhapatnam UG Reservation Criteria 2026
| # | Category | Reservation Category | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unreserved | ST | SC 15% | BC/OBC | E W S Total 10% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group-I | Group-II | Group-III | A 7% | B 10% | C 1% | D 7% | E 4% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6% | 1 % | 6.5% | 7.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | AP State | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| B | All India | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DSNLU Visakhapatnam PG Reservation Criteria 2026
| S. No. | Category | Reservation Category | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unreserved | SC 15% | ST 6% | BC/OBC | E W S Total 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A 7% | B 10% | C 1% | D 7% | E 4% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Group-I | Group-II | Group-III | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 % | 6.5 | 7.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | AP State | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| B | All India | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
- 5% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Specially Abled Persons (SAP), All India
- 2% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Children of Armed Personnel (CAP) of Andhra Pradesh
- 1% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for National Cadet Corps (NCC) of Andhra Pradesh
- 0.5% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Eminent Sports Persons of Andhra Pradesh
- 33.33% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Women of Andhra Pradesh
- 10% extra seats under EWS as per GO Ms. No.60 dated 27.07.2019 of Backward Classes Welfare (F) Department, Govt. of A.P./G.O.Ms. No.39 dated 30.07.2019 of Higher Education (E.C) Department, Govt. of A.P./UGC letter No.F.81-1/2019 (CU) Vol-II dated 04.10.2019/ BCI Order dated 29.07.2019
- EWS Admissions shall be as per the Government norms and MHRD Dept. of Higher Education, GOI, Letter No.12-4/2019-U1, dated 17.01.2019
- AP SC Admissions shall be as per the G.O MS No. 7/2025 (The Andhra Pradesh Schedule Castes (Sub-Classifications) Ordinance No 2/2025).
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: TNNLU Tiruchirappalli
Given below are two tables showcasing the CLAT reservation criteria 2026 for UG and PG courses at TNNLU Tiruchirappalli. The university offers 120 seats for its UG programmes and 60 seats for its PG programmes.
TNNLU UG Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | BA LLB | B.Com LLB |
|---|---|---|
Al - GENERAL (UR) | 9 | 9 |
Al - SC | 6 | 5 |
Al - ST | 0 | 1* |
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) | 1 | 1 |
Al — OBC | 14 | 14 |
TN — GENERAL (UR) | 8 | 8 |
TN - ST | 1’ | 0 |
TN - SC(A) | 0 | |
TN — GSSQ — SC(A) | 1 | 0 |
TN - SC(O) | 4 | 3 |
TN — GSSQ — SC (O) | 0 | 1 |
TN - MBC & DNC | S | 5 |
TN - GSSQ - MBC & DNC | 0 | 1 |
TN - BC(M) | 0 | |
TN — GSSQ — BC (M) | 1 | 0 |
TN - BC (0) | 7 | 7 |
NRI Parent/Guardian”* (OR)OCI Parent/Guardian” | 3 | 3 |
Horizontal Reservation TN SAP | 1 | 1+1 |
Horizontal Reservation AI SAP | 1+1 | 1 |
Horizontal Reservation Eminent Sports Persons under T.N. Quota | 1 | 1 |
Horizontal Reservation Sons/daughters of Ex-Servicemen under T.N. Quota | 1 | 1 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli PG Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | LLM (Corporate and Securities Laws) | LLM (Intellectual Property Laws) | LLM Natural Resources Law) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TN General | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
TN ST | 1“ | 0 | 0 | |
TN SC(A) | 0 | 1” | 0 | |
TN SC(0) | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
TN MBC & DNC | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
TN | BC(M) | 0 | 0 | 1“ |
TN BC | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
AI - General | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
AI-OBC | 5 | 5 | s | |
AI SC | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
AI ST | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Horizontal Reservation AI SAP | 1 | |||
Horizontal Reservation TN SAP | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Superannuary seats | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: MNLU Mumbai
MNLU Mumbai is also a very popular choice among CLAT applicants. It offers 100 seats for 5-year LLB and 50 seats for LLM. Around 62% of the seats are reserved for candidates from Maharashtra.
MNLU Mumbai Reservation Criteria 2026
Categories | Percentage% | Seats | |
B.A. LL.B, (Hons.)Programme - 5Years | LL.M. | ||
All India General Category–[A] | 27 | 12 | |
| Maharashtra State ReservedCategory –[B] | 73 | 38 | |
Maharashtra State- ScheduleCaste | 13 | 13 | 07 |
Maharashtra State -Schedule Tribe | 07 | 07 | 04 |
Maharashtra State:- | |||
DenotifiedTribes(VimuktaJatis)(A) | 03 | 03 | 02 |
Nomadic Tribes (B) | 2.5 | 03 | 01 |
NomadicTribes(C) | 3.5 | 04 | 02 |
NomadicTribes(D) | 02 | 02 | 01 |
MH-SpeciallyBackward Class | 02 | 02 | 01 |
MH–OtherBackwardClass | 19 | 19 | 10 |
MH- Economically Weaker Section(EWS) | 10 | 10 | 05 |
MH- Socially and Educationally Backward Classes(SEBC) *(refer note) | 10 | 10 | 05 |
Total Seats | 100 | 50 | |
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CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: MNLU Nagpur
MNLU Nagpur offers 120 seats for its BA LLB programmes and 60 seats for its LLM programmes. Around 62% of the seats are reserved for Maharashtra candidates.
MNLU Nagpur Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
Scheduled Castes of Maharashtra | 13 | 16 | 8 |
Scheduled Tribes of Maharashtra | 07 | 08 | 4 |
De-notified Tribes (A) of Maharashtra | 03 | 04 | 2 |
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra | 2.5 | 03 | 2 |
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra | 3.5 | 04 | 2 |
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra | 02 | 02 | 1 |
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra | 02 | 02 | 1 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) of Maharashtra | 19 | 23 | 11 |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of Maharashtra | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) | 12 | 6 | |
Unreserved Seats | -- | 34 | 17 |
Total | 120 | 60 |
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: MNLU Aurangabad
Just like its other counterparts in Maharashtra, MNLU Aurangabad prescribes 62% reservation for Maharashtra students in its reservation criteria. The university offers 120 seats and 60 seats for its UG and PG programmes.
MNLU Aurangabad Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | BA LLB | BBA LLB | LLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra Category | ||||
SC | 13% | 8 | 8 | 8 |
ST | 7% | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OBC | 19% | 11 | 11 | 11 |
SBC | 2% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
De-Notified Tribe (A) | 3% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nomadic Tribes (B) | 2.5% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nomadic Tribes (C) | 3.5% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nomadic Tribes (D) | 2% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Economically Weaker Section | 10% | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| SEBC | 10% | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Total | 72% | 43 | 43 | 43 |
All India Category | ||||
Unreserved Category | 28% | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Total | 100% | 60 | 60 | 60 |
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: HPNLU Shimla
HPNLU Shimla offers 120 seats for its UG programmes and 80 seats for its LLM programmes. The university reserves 25% of the seats for candidates from Himachal Pradesh.
HPNLU Shimla Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
General | - | 92 | 62 |
SC | 15% | 18 | 12 |
ST | 7.5% | 10 | 6 |
Total | 120 | 80 | |
PwD | 5% | 03 | 4 |
Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel | 5% | 03 | 4 |
Himachal Pradesh Domiciled Candidates | 25% | 30 | 20 |
Women | - | 16 | |
Superannuary seats | |||
Kashmiri Migrants (As per UGC/MHRD Notification) | 5% | 6 | 4 |
Residents of J&K (As per UGC/MHRD Notification) | 4 | 2 | |
NRI & Foreign Nationals | 15% | 18 | 12 |
BC/OBC (all India basis) | 27% | - | - |
EWS (all India basis) | 10% | - | - |
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: DNLU Jabalpur
DNLU Jabalpur provides 50% reservation to candidates domiciled in Madhya Pradesh. It offers a total of 134 seats for UG and 57 seats for its PG programmes, including supernumerary seats.
DNLU Jabalpur Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
General | - | 60 | 25 |
SC | 16% | 20 | 8 |
ST | 20% | 24 | 10 |
OBC | 14% | 16 | 7 |
Superannuary seats (J&K) | 2 | 2 | |
Superannuary seats (EWS) | 12 | 5 | |
50% Horizontal reservation for candidates having MP domicile certificate | |||
30% Horizontal reservation for candidates women candidates | |||
5% Horizontal reservation for candidates of M.P. domicile under the category son/grandson/daughter/granddaughter of Freedom Fighter, and wards of War | |||
CLAT Reservation Criteria 2026: DBRANLU Haryana
DBRANLU Haryana is among the newer NLUs. It offers a BA LLB (Hons) programme. It has not yet started offering LLM programmes. The university offers 25% seats to candidates from Haryana. Its official brochure displays the following reservation matrix.
DBRANLU Haryana Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | Percentage | UG Seats |
|---|---|---|
All India Category (AIC) | 75% | 90 |
General | - | 37 |
SC | - | 13 |
ST | - | 7 |
OBC | - | 24 |
Haryana Category | 25% | 30 |
i) Ward of Land Owners of RGEC (WL) | (20% under State Quota) | 4 |
ii) Domicile of Haryana | (80% under State Quota) | 26 |
General | - | 10 |
SC | - | 2 |
DSC | - | 3 |
BC-A | - | 3 |
BC-B | - | 3 |
EWS | - | 12 |
3% Horizontal Reservation to PWD students under State Quota (1% each in General, SC/DSC and BC-A/BC-B Categories) | ||
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: NLU Tripura
NLU Tripura offers 60 seats and 50 seats for its UG and PG programmes. 30% of the seats are reserved for Tripura candidates.
NLU Tripura Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|
General | 28 | 23 |
SC | 9 | 7 |
ST | 16 | 14 |
Foreign Nationals | 2 | 2 |
NRI /NRIs | 5 | 4 |
Total | 60 | 50 |
30% Horizontal reservation for applicants under General, ST & SC candidates under Tripura State Domicile Reservation. | ||
05% horizontal reservation for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) | ||
CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria: RPNLU Prayagraj
RPNLU Prayagraj is the latest member of the Consortium of NLUs. It will conduct its admissions through the CLAT admissions process from 2025-26. The university has also introduced an LLM programme from 2025-26 onwards.
RPNLU Prayagraj Reservation Criteria 2026
| Category | BA LLB (Hons) | LLM |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved | 24 | 4 |
| EWS | 6* | 1 |
| OBC-NCL | 17* | 3 |
| Scheduled Caste | 12* | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1* | - |
| *Reservation applicable to SC, ST, OBC (NCL) and EWS of Uttar Pradesh only | ||
| Horizontal reservation of 25% (females), 5% (PwD of UP), 2% (Dependent of freedom fighters), 5% (Sons, Daughters of Defence personnel, deployed in UP either killed/retired/disabled in action) | ||
| 5% supernumerary seats for J&K candidates for the BA LLB (Hons) programme. | ||
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: How many NLUs are participating in CLAT 2026?
A:
24 NLUs are participating in CLAT 2026.
Q: Is there any reservation in CLAT?
A:
Yes, there are several forms of reservations in CLAT 2026 such as clat reservation criteria for OBC, EWS reservation, and so on. Candidates must make sure they fulfil the eligibility norms when applying for CLAT under a specific reservation category.
Q: Does CLAT have a state quota?
A:
Yes, almost all NLUs have a specified state quota expressed in the form of domicile reservation. Usually the domicile reservation ranges around 25-30%. It is meant to provide better representation for students belonging to the state in which the NLU is located.
Q: How many seats are available in CLAT?
A:
The total seat intake of NLUs including NRI and supernumerary quota is 3801 UG seats and 1541 PG seats.
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In CLAT , the 9-digit admit card number is not the same as the roll number you have to write on the OMR sheet. The OMR sheet has only 7 blocks because the CLAT roll number is shorter.
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To check your CLAT exam hall ticket, go to the official website, log in with your registration or application number and password (or other login details), and the admit card will be displayed on the screen. You should then download and print at least two copies of the admit card for the exam and counselling process.
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