The CLAT exam is a gateway to the top NLUs, which are among the top law colleges. Hence, the CLAT is the most popular and preferred law entrance exam in India among all candidates. The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025 in offline mode at different exam centres across India. The CLAT 2026 final answer key is released. 17,335 candidates registered for CLAT PG 2026 out of which 16,026 appeared for the exam. There has been a continuous increase in the number of students appearing for the CLAT PG exam over the past few years.
Additionally, with the ongoing interest among students in the legal profession, there was an increase in the number of aspirants this year. Through the Common Law Admission Test PG, candidates will be admitted into the LLM programmes of participating NLUs and affiliated colleges.
Total Candidates Registered | Candidates Registered for CLAT PG 2026 | Percentage of CLAT PG Candidates in registrations | Number of candidates appeared for CLAT PG 2026 | Candidates Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92,344 | 17,335 | 18.77% | 16,026 | 1,309 |
Students can refer to the previous year's statistics to understand the trends in CLAT exam.
Year | Total Registered Candidates for CLAT (UG+PG) | CLAT PG registrations | Percentage of CLAT PG Registrations in Total Registrations | Number of Candidates Appearing for CLAT PG | Candidates Absent |
2025 | 78914 | 16082 | 20.37% | 14817 | 7.8% |
2024 | 67590 | 12782 | 18.9% | 12005 | 6.07% |
2023 | 54253 | 9490 | 17.4% | 8703 | 8.3% |
To estimate a good score in CLAT PG 2026, candidates must refer to the previous year's CLAT LLM cut-off data, along with seat intake and reservation. Considering the previous year’s trend, a good score in CLAT PG 2026 is likely to be around 70+ marks for admission into top NLUs.
The success rate in CLAT PG 2026 will be low due to the wide gap between the number of CLAT PG seats available and the total number of candidates appearing for CLAT PG.
NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI 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 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
With a CLAT PG rank of 4649 and CUET PG score of 106 , getting top NLUs or central universities may be difficult. However, you still have good options for pursuing an LLM in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at private and state-affiliated universities.
Some suitable options include:
With a CLAT PG rank of 2854, it is challenging to get into NLUs under the general category. You can participate in the CLAT 2026 spot rounds to get a seat under the OBC category at tier 3 NLUs.
Hi,
You can check NLU wise marks required in CLAT PG for admissions here .
Hi,
You can download the CLAT PG previous year question papers here .
With a rank of 3917 in CLAT PG, your best options for an LLM include top private universities that accept CLAT scores, along with CUETPG opportunities. Some of the best non-NLU options are BHU, LPU Jalandhar, UPES Dehradun, etc.
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