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LLB At NLU Without CLAT 2025: What Are Your Options?
The Consortium of National Law Universities has postponed the CLAT 2025 counselling process indefinitely due to ongoing court cases. However, there is a way candidates can do an LLB at NLU without CLAT. A few National Law Universities offer 3-year LLB programmes in addition to 5-year LLB. The admissions into NLU 3-year LLB courses are not done through the Common Law Admission Test but through entrance exams conducted by respective universities. In this article, let’s look at the options candidates have to do an LLB at NLU without CLAT.
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Which NLUs Offer LLB Without CLAT?
There are three National Law Universities that offer LLB without CLAT. NLSIU Bengaluru, NLU Odisha, and DSNLU Visakhapatnam offer 3-year LLB programmes. These NLUs conduct their 3-year LLB admissions by conducting their own law entrance exams. These universities also feature in the NIRF law rankings 2024 and are among the top law colleges in India.
NLUs Offering 3-year LLB
NLU | NIRF Ranking | Entrance Exam |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | |
NLU Odisha | 26 | |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 39 | DSNLU Entrance Test (DET) |
LLB At NLU Without CLAT: Exam Schedule
Candidates interested in enrolling for 3-year LLB programmes at NLU must be aware of the exam schedule. They must complete the application form online from the official website of the respective universities before the prescribed deadline. After the entrance exam, each NLU will conduct the admission process separately unlike CLAT counselling which is a centralised process. The table given below provides the timeline for the exams.
Entrance Exam Schedule for 3-year LLB at NLUs
Exam Name | Application Window | Exam Date |
NLSAT (NLSIU Bengaluru) | January 2 to March 30, 2025 | April 27, 2025 |
NAIET (NLU Odisha) | February 13 to March 31, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
DET (DSNLU Visakhapatnam) | First week of August 2025 (Tentative) | August 2025 (Tentative) |
NLU 3-year LLB Seat Intake
The number of 3-year LLB seats at NLUs is far less than the 5-year LLB seats available through the CLAT counselling process. Given below is the seat intake of the 3-year LLB programme at the three NLUs.
3-year LLB Seats
NLU | Seats |
120 | |
60 | |
138 |
Eligibility Criteria for LLB at NLU Without CLAT
Before applying for LLB admissions at NLU, candidates must make sure they fulfil the eligibility criteria as prescribed by the university. If a candidate fails to meet the eligibility requirements then they will be disqualified from the admission process. Given below are the 3-year LLB eligibility criteria for each of the three NLUs.
3-year LLB Eligibility Criteria
NLU | Educational Qualification | Minimum Passing Marks | Other Details |
NLSIU Bengaluru | Graduation in any stream from a recognised university | 45% for general, 40% marks for SC/ST/OBC/PwD candidates. | No age limit. Final-year graduation students can also apply. |
NLU Odisha | 45% for general/OBC, 40% marks for SC/ST candidates. | ||
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 45% for general, 42% for OBC, and 40% for SC/ST categories. |
NLUs Not Participating in CLAT 2025
NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya do not participate in the Common Law Admission Test. However, the application form for admissions into both NLUs are currently closed. NLU Delhi conducts its admissions through the All India Law Entrance Test conducted in offline mode. NLU Meghalaya admissions are done through a separate entrance exam conducted by the university. The universities offer BA LLB and LLM programmes.
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Hello aspirant,
With 64.5 marks in CLAT 2026 and EWS+UP domicile, getting a top NLU may be difficult because EWS cutoffs are usually high. However, you may still have chances in the newer or mid-tier NLUs, depending on this year's overall scoring trend. NLUs like NLU Tripura, NLU Shimla or NLU Jabalpur sometimes open seats for EWS candidates at lower scores. It's best to wait for the official ranks and counselling lists, as seats shift during later rounds.
FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-cutoff
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Hello aspirant,
Getting 43 in CLAT can feel disappointing, but it doesn't define your ability. You still have AILET, and many students improve sharply in their second attempt. For AILET, focus more on English, logical reasoning and GK. In static GK, study important books, monuments, national parks, constitutional facts and major awards. For current affairs, revise the last 6-8 months covering national events, government schemes, appointments, sports and major international news. Make short notes and revise daily. With a clear plan and claim mind, you can perform much better in AILET.
FOR GUIDANCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/ailet-preparation-tips
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Hello,
Here are the Expected SC Category Cut-offs (CLAT UG 2026):
- NLSIU Bangalore: 85-87
- NALSAR Hyderabad: 82-84
- WBNUJS Kolkata: 80-82
- NLU Jodhpur: 78-80
- GNLU Gandhinagar: 76-78
- RMLNLU Lucknow: 74-76
For more details access below mentioned link.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-cut-off-2026-for-sc-category
Hope it helps.
Good Morning, Candidate,
It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below
1. Common Law Admission Test
2. All India Law Entrance Test
3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test
4. Common University Entrance Test
Thank you. Hope this information helps you.
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The best way to cover the important current affairs is to read the newspaper daily. Then try to analyse the newspaper and remember the trending topics. Practice the previous year's question paper and understand the pattern of the question. Summarise all current affairs topics and understand them in brief. If you want more information about current affairs, then you will read the article How to Prepare for CLAT Current Affairs 2026 .
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