CLAT Seats 2021 - Seat matrix of 22 participating NLUs for UG & PG Course

Updated on Feb 11, 2021 - 1:49 p.m. IST by Manashjyoti #CLAT

CLAT Seats 2021 - There are 22 participating institutes of National Law Universities (NLUs) that use CLAT scores for admission to their 5-year integrated and LLM programmes. These NLUs each offer a variety of courses, some offering both integrated and LLM courses; note that all the NLUs offer integrated law courses. Candidates must go through their intake capacity to learn about CLAT 2021 seats offered by these institutes, as it will help the candidate make an informed decision when joining an institute. Currently, there are around 2622 seats in undergraduate, and around 783 seats are available for the LLM programmes. Out of these seats, there are state-merit list seats and All India seats. Further for both state and all India seats, there are category-wise reservations of seats. The CLAT 2021 exam will be conducted on June 13, 2021. Go through the rest of the article to learn the full details of CLAT seats 2021.

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CLAT Seats 2021 - Seat matrix of 22 participating NLUs for UG & PG Course

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CLAT 2021 - Important dates

Events	Dates
CLAT application window	January 1-March 31, 2021
Conduct of CLAT 2020	June 13, 2021
Result declaration	To be notified

CLAT Seats 2021

There are 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) that offer admission to their 5-year integrated and one year LLM courses based on CLAT 2021 scores. The candidate must know the number of seats offered by each NLU, as this will help access their chances of admission. Note that CLAT 2020 seat distribution in the NLUs is category-specific; further some seats are reserved for state merit list, while rest are all India merit list etc.

CLAT 2021 participating institutes and seats (Undergraduates courses)

NLUs	CLAT Seats	State quota (Domicile and Category)	All India seats
National Law School of India University, Bangalore	120	N/A	120
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad	120	20%	96
National Law Institute University, Bhopal	102	50%	51
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata	105	36%	67
National Law University, Jodhpur	104	N/A	104
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	160	50%	80
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	174	25%	130
Ram Manohar Lohiya National law University, Lucknow	169	52%	81
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala	175	10%	157
Chanakya National Law University, Patna	120	66%	54
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi	60	49%	29
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack	159	25%	119
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi	120	50%	60
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati	60	48%	31
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam	120	55%	54
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy	114	50%	57
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	100	63%	37
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	120	62%	45
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	60	62%	23
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla	120	25%	90
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)	120	50%	60
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University	120	25%	90
Total	2622		1635

CLAT 2021 participating institutes and seats (Postgraduates courses)

S.No.	National Law Universities	Total seats
1	National Law School of India University, Bangalore	50
2	National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad	60
3	National Law Institute University, Bhopal	60
4	West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata	42
5	National Law University, Jodhpur	50
6	Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	60
7	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	60
8	Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	24 (twenty four) and 07 (seven) supernumerary seats
9	Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala	40
10	National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi	60
11	National Law University Odisha, Cuttack	50
12	National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi	50 (10 Special category seats)
13	National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati	30
14	Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam	24 seats + 3 Extra Seats* (total -27seats)
15	Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy	18
16	Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	50
17	Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	20
18	Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla	40
19	Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	20

Important Facts about CLAT Seats 2021

The seats offered by each NLU will be divided across categories notified by the university.
Most of the NLUs are offering domicile reservation. As a result, all India seats will be reduced. Candidates applying under domicile category must have a valid domicile certificate.
NLSIU Banglore doesn’t offer domicile reservation.
Apart from 22 national law universities, more than 50 law colleges and universities will offer admissions on the basis of CLAT scores. To know about the CLAT accepting colleges other than NLUs - Click here.
For the general category, the NLUs will offer more than 1450 seats in 5-year integrated LLB.
At present, 18 NLUs are offering LLM courses. More than 440 seats are available for general category candidates.

Participating Colleges

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CLAT Seats 2021 - Seat matrix of 22 participating NLUs for UG & PG Course

Question: What is the seat intake for the 5-year law programme atNLSIU, Bangalore?

Answer:

A total of 80 seats are available for the BA LLB programme offered by the institute.

Question: Which is the top-ranked NLU that are participating institutes of CLAT 2021?

Answer:

As per the NIRF 2020 ranking of law colleges, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is ranked top ranked institute in the country, followed by NALSAR, Hyderabad at 3rd position.

Question: How many NLUs are participating in CLAT 2020?

Answer:

There are 22 NLUs that will use CLAT 2021 scores for admission purposes.

Question: What is the seat intake for the 5-year law programme offered by the NLUs?

Answer:

The total seat intake is around 2622.

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suggest me best the book for legeal reasoning to prepare clat just 1book name

Anurag Khanna 28th Feb, 2021

Hello Aspirant,

See there are multiple books form which one can prepare for Legal reasoning section of CLAT but if you want to go for only one book then to be honest you should go with Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson . I am enlisting down the best books for CLAT preparation for all subjects :-

@GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

Manorama Year Book

General Knowledge by Arihant Publications

Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications

@LOGICAL REASONING

A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal

Analytical Reasoning (English) by M K Pandey

Quantitative Aptitude ebook (ALL Parts Solved) by R S Agarwal

@LEGAL REASONING

Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson

Objective Legal Aptitude by Rs Agarwal

@QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Fast Track Objective Arithmetic, Arihant Publications

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Pearson's

@ENGLISH

Objective General English by R S Aggarwal

Word Power Made Easy by Norman

For complete information kindly check out the link given below :

https://law.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-clat

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

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Devraj Student Expert 27th Feb, 2021

Hii,

Some of the best coaching Institute for preparation of CLAT 2021 in Hyderabad are the following.

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suggest me single book for each subject to prepare for clat 2021..just single book from each subject

Neha Kanwar 27th Feb, 2021

Hello,

Here we provide you some books that you can refer for preparation of CLAT 2021:

1. English Language - Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis

2. Quantitative Aptitude - Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal

3. Logical Reasoning - Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey

4. Legal Reasoning - Bare Acts of Indian Constitution

5. Current Affairs - India Year Book

Hope it helps.

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how to prepare for CLAT examination

Aditya Kumar Student Expert 25th Feb, 2021

Hi

Before starting your preparation for clat examination you should know its examination pattern so that you can prepare accordingly

Here's a brief of your clat UG 2021 examination pattern :-

* total number of questions :- 150 questions

* type of questions asked :- mcqs/objective. Basically, your clat question paper will contain several passages of around 300 to 450 words and those passages will be followed by series of mcqs.

* medium of the question paper :- English

* mode of the examination :- it will be conducted in offline mode / pen paper based examination

* total marks :- the examination will be conducted for a total of 150 marks

*Duration of the examination :- 2 hours

*marking scheme :-
. -) you get one mark for each correct answer .
. -) here is penalty of 0.25 Mark for each wrong answer

Subject wise number of questions in your clat 2021 examination is provided below:-

*english language :- 28 - 32 questions
*quantitative techniques :- 13-17questions
*Legal Reasoning :- 35-39 questions
*current affairs including gk :- 35-39 questions
*Logical Reasoning :- 28-32 questions

For more details regarding clat examination pattern you can visit our page at

https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-exam-pattern

Coming to how you should prepare,

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your clat examination:-

*Go well through your CLAT syllabus , don't leave any part just because you find it difficult or boring or you don't like it.You can get clat syllabus at https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-syllabus

List of best books which you can follow to master CLAT syllabus is given below subject wise :-

GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

*Manorama Year Book

*General Knowledge by Arihant Publications

*Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications

LOGICAL REASONING

*A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal

LEGAL REASONING

*Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson

*Objective Legal Aptitude by Rs Agarwal

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

*Fast Track Objective Arithmetic, Arihant Publications

*Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Pearson's

ENGLISH

*Objective General English by R S Aggarwal

*Word Power Made Easy by Norman

For detailed information about books for CLAT go through

https://law.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-clat/amp

*A major part of your Clat question paper are from the gk and current affairs section , so focus more on them, read news papers like The Hindu, Financial Express, and The Economist on daily basis to keep you updated

*Make a routine or a time table and religiously follow it , take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain.

* Plan your studies, and set daily, weekly and monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.

*Revise at regular intervals as syllabus is wide .

*Solve previous year CLAT questions :-it will let you know the examination pattern, type and difficulty level of questions asked in the exam etc

* Once done with complete syllabus, go through CLAT mock test papers , it will let you know your preparation level and and weak areas so that you can work on them and perform well in your CLAT examination

For more preparation tips go through

https://law.careers360.com/tags/clat-preparation-tips

Thankyou

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