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    LLB At NLU Without CLAT 2025: What Are Your Options?

    LLB At NLU Without CLAT 2025: What Are Your Options?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 24 Mar 2025, 04:07 PM IST

    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.

    LLB At NLU Without CLAT 2025: What Are Your Options?
    LLB At NLU Without CLAT: What Are Your Options?

    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.

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    NLUs Offering 3-year LLB

    NLU

    NIRF Ranking

    Entrance Exam

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    1

    National Law School Admission Test (NLSAT)

    NLU Odisha

    26

    NLU Odisha All India Entrance Test (NAIET)

    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

    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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    Questions related to CLAT

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    Have a question related to CLAT ?

    Hello Santosh,

    Domicile cut-offs are unpredictable. You can apply and get a seat only if the domicile category is selected. You can apply, but the chances of getting either of them are rare.

    CLAT is an entrance examination conducted for admissions into law colleges. The qualifying marks vary with the colleges. You should check the details on the website to get a clear idea regarding cut offs for the colleges. You will also get the exam pattern through the article shared.

    The exact number for students appeared for CLAT has not been revealed yet. About 88,657 students appeared Nationwide for CLAT examination.

    Hello, it is highly unlikely to get admission to the GGSIPU Main Campus or VIPS. However, you can target other colleges affiliated with GGSIPU through the counselling process.

    Most law colleges require entrance exams like CLAT or state-level law entrance tests. Some private universities may offer direct admission. Visit the official website of the college, fill out the application form, upload required documents, pay the fee, and complete counselling if required.