CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
NLU Admissions 2026: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU) will conduct NLU 2026 admissions on the basis of scores obtained in CLAT 2026. NLU admissions 2026 will be done for 5-year LLB and LLM programmes. CLAT 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on December 7, 2025 in offline mode. There are 24 NLUs and over 60+ affiliated colleges in CLAT 2026 admissions. In all, there are 4,092 5-year LLB seats and 1,599 seats in NLU admission process. Two new universities, namely, RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa are members of the Consortium and part of the NLU admissions 2026 process. NLU Delhi conducts its admissions through the All India Law Entrance Test. The NLU Meghalaya admissions are also done through separate entrance exams conducted by the university. Some NLUs, such as NLSIU Bengaluru, NLUO Cuttack and CNLU Patna, also offer a 3-year LLB programme for which the NLU admissions are done separately by each NLU.
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Now, candidates have to provide their NLU preferences after the results have been declared. The Consortium will conduct a centralised CLAT 2026 counselling for NLU seat allotment. Candidates who have a valid score in the Common Law Admission Test must register online for the counselling process to obtain CLAT 2026 seat allotment. However, for seats in a few categories, such as Foreign Nationals (FN) the NLU admission without CLAT is conducted as candidates have to apply individually to the NLUs. The CLAT LLM 2026 admissions will be done on the basis of scores in the Common Law Admission Test PG, which will be conducted along with the UG exam. Read on to get all details about NLU admissions 2026, including the process, courses and seats matrix.
Particulars | Details |
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Conducting body | Consortium of NLUs |
Exam | Common Law Admission Test and Common Law Admission Test PG |
Number of NLU admissions 2026 rounds | Five |
Courses Offered | 5-year LLB, LLM |
According to the CLAT 2026 eligibility criteria, candidates must have completed class 12 from any recognised board with a minimum of 45% marks, and for the SC/ST category, they must have 40% marks. The details of the eligibility criteria for CLAT UG are tabulated below.
Criteria | Eligibility |
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Educational Qualifications |
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Minimum marks required in the qualifying exam |
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Age limit | There is no age limit for appearing in the CLAT 2026 exam |
National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi) prescribes the AILET 2026 eligibility criteria on its official website - nationallawuniversitydelhi.ac.in. The NLU Delhi eligibility criteria include requirements such as the minimum educational qualification, minimum passing marks, and the AILET exam age limit for the candidates. The detailed eligibility criteria for NLU Delhi are given below:
Particulars | Details |
Educational qualification |
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Minimum marks | 45% (42% in case of OBCs and 40% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) |
AILET eligibility age limit | No age limit |
Particulars | Details |
Educational qualification |
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Minimum marks | 50% (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) |
Age limit | No age limit |
The CLAT UG exam pattern for NLU admission informs important details about the exam, such as the type of questions, total number of questions, CLAT exam marks distribution, mode of exam, duration, etc. In the paper pattern of CLAT UG, there will be a total of 120 multiple-choice questions spread over five sections. Candidates will be given two hours to complete the CLAT UG exam. The section-wise CLAT weightage is mentioned below.
Section | Number of Questions | CLAT Section-wise Marks | Weightage |
English Language | 22-26 | 22-26 | 20% |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge | 28-32 | 28-32 | 25% |
28-32 | 28-32 | 25% | |
22-26 | 22-26 | 20% | |
Quantitative Techniques | 10-14 | 10-14 | 10% |
Total | 120 | 120 | 100% |
National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi) notifies the AILET 2026 exam pattern on its official website - nationallawuniversitydelhi.ac.in. The AILET exam pattern provides the candidates about the exam structure, marking scheme and sections in the exam. The duration of the AILET 2026 exam is 120 minutes. The AILET UG include 150 questions, and the AILET PG includes 100 questions. Candidates can find the exam pattern for AILET UG and AILET PG in the table below:
Sections | No. of questions | Marks |
English | 50 | 50 |
General knowledge and current affairs | 30 | 30 |
Reasoning | 70 | 70 |
Section | No. of questions | Marks |
MCQs on different areas of law | 100 | 100 |
The NLU admissions for universities participating in CLAT 2026 will be done through a centralised counselling conducted on the basis of CLAT 2026 scores. The NLUs which offer a 3-year LLB programme conduct their own exams for admitting candidates into the LLB programme. Additionally, NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya also conduct their own admissions.
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Given below is the NLU fee structure for 5-year integrated LLB and LLM courses. The NLU fees structure is an approximate total amount after including fee components such as the tuition fees, one-time fee payments and recurring fee payments. The detailed course-wise fee structure of NLUs is tabulated below.
NLU Name | NLU fees for BA LLB (UG fees) | NLU fees for LLM (PG fees) |
Rs. 4.55 Lakhs p.a | Rs. 4.55 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 3.83 Lakhs p.a. | Rs. 2.52 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.72 Lakhs p.a | Rs. 1.95 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.86 Lakhs p.a. | Rs. 3.05 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 3.55 lakhs p.a. (BA LLB) Rs. 4.56 lakhs p.a (BSc. LLB) | Rs. 2.72 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 3 Lakhs p.a. | Rs. 2.28 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.20 Lakhs pa | Rs. 1.70 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.58 Lakhs pa | Rs. 2.62 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.58 Lakhs pa | Rs. 2.62 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.05 Lakhs pa | Rs. 1.25 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.92 Lakhs pa | 2.43 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.63 Lakhs pa | - | |
Rs. 2.14 Lakhs pa | Rs. 1.63 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.57 Lakhs pa | Rs. 1.97 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs 3.39 Lakhs pa | Rs. 2.99 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs 2.44 Lakhs pa | Rs. 2.11 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.30 Lakhs pa | Rs. 2.30 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs 2.99 lakhs p.a. (All India/TN General) Rs 2.92 Lakhs p.a.. (All India SC/ST) Rs 1.56 Lakhs p.a. (TN SC/ST) Rs 1.62 Lakhs p.a. (TN First Generation Graduate) | Rs 2.51 lakhs p.a. (All India/TN General) Rs 2.44 Lakhs p.a. (All India SC/ST) Rs 1.69 Lakhs p.a. (TN SC/ST) | |
Rs. 3.28 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students) Rs. 3.62 Lakhs p.a. (All India) | Rs. 2.52 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students) Rs. 2.64 Lakhs p.a. (All India) | |
Rs. 2.75 Lakhs pa (Maharashtra students) Rs. 3.22 Lakhs pa (All India) | Rs. 1.87 Lakhs p.a. (Maharashtra students) Rs. 2.12 Lakhs p.a. (All India) | |
Rs. 2.98 Lakhs pa | Rs. 2.70 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 3.51 Lakhs pa | Rs. 3.51 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.22 Lakhs pa | - | |
Rs. 3.85 Lakhs pa | Rs. 3.33 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 2.01 Lakhs p.a. | Rs. 1.71 Lakhs p.a. | |
Rs. 3.02 Lakhs p.a. | Rs. 3.02 Lakhs p.a. | |
RPNLU Prayagraj | Rs. 4.53 lakhs p.a | Rs 1.99 lakh p.a. |
The counselling process for NLU admissions is done in five rounds. Candidates who have a valid score must register for the CLAT counselling process by paying the counselling registration fee and uploading the required documents. After the closure of the counselling registration window, the consortium will publish the CLAT allotment list for each NLU for each of the law programmes. The NLU 2026 seat allotment will be done on the basis of the candidate’s score as well as the NLU preferences submitted by the candidate at the time of CLAT counselling registration process, after declaration of the result.
It must be noted that candidates will gain admission in only those NUs which are part of their NLU preference list. Candidates have to clear the CLAT cut off for the respective NLU in which they want to seek admission. If the allotted candidates are satisfied with the allotted seat or have got the first choice NLU then they must choose the freeze option and pay the confirmation fee. If candidates are not satisfied with the seat and want to be considered for subsequent rounds of NLU admission 2026, they must choose the float option. If they don’t want to get a seat and want to exit the counselling, they can choose the exit option.
Candidates have to add NLU preferences after the declaration of CLAT 2026 result through their CLAT login. This allows the candidates the benefit of targeting specific NLUs as per their performance in the exam. Candidates can fill in those NLUs in which they have the highest chances of admission.
Category | Counselling registration fee | Confirmation fee |
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General | Rs. 30000 | Rs. 20000 |
ST/ SC/ OBC/ BC/ EWS/ PWD | Rs. 20000 |
The 3-year LLB programme is offered by NLSIU Bengaluru, NLU Odisha and CNLU Patna. Candidates have to appear for NLSAT 2026 to be admitted into 3-year LLB at NLSIU Bengaluru. NLU Odisha conducts the NLU Odisha 3-year LLB admission test for admitting candidates into its LLB programme. CNLU Patna admission to 3-year LLB is done based on Chanakya National Law University Entrance Test (CNLU-ET). Interested candidates have to separately apply to these NLUs and appear for the exam to gain admission. Additionally, candidates can make use of CLAT marks vs rank comparison to know the rank their CLAT score will translate into. A good score in CLAT 2026 is expected to be around 90+ marks for top NLUs.
The following documents are required during the CLAT UG 2026 counselling process:
The tables given below provide the CLAT 2026 seat intake for UG and PG law programmes at participating NLUs.
NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats | Supernumerary Seats | |
NRI / Foreign national seats | Other Category Seats | |||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 310 | 15 (FN) | - | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 132 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 116 | 18 (NRI/ NRI sponsored) | - | |
BSc LLB (Cyber Security) | 59 | 9 (NRI/NRI sponsored) | - | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 108 | 20 (NRI/ NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) | 2 (J&K) | |
B.Sc LLB (Hons.) | 50 | 10 (NRI/NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) | 2 (J&K) | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 164 | 16 (NRI / NRI sponsored) | 16 (EWS) | |
BBA LLB (Hons.) | ||||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 170 | 8 (NRI), 2 (FN) | 5 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (Students of J&K) | |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) | 172 | 16 (NRI), 5 (FN) | 2 (J&K residents), 5 (North East India), 4 (Sports) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 66 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 169 | 20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) | 2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | 5 (NRI) | 18 (EWS), 9 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (J&K residents) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 69 | 5 (NRI) | - | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 69 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 6 (NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) | 6 (EWS), 2 (Transgenders), 2 (J&K Migrants) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 106 | 10 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 4 (FN) | - | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 53 | 5 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN) | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | - | 12 (EWS), 2 (J&K) | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | - | 6 (EWS), 1 (J&K) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 12 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) | 6 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 56 | 3 (NRI/OCI guardian) | 1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) | |
BCom LLB (Hons) | 56 | 3 (NRI/OCI guardian) | 1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 100 | 20 (NRI/NRI sponsored/ FN) | 2 (Permanent Residents of J&K) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing) | 60 | - | - | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 | - | - | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | 18 (NRI/ FN) | 6 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K) | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 9 (NRI/ FN) | 3 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | - | 12 (EWS), 2 (J&K) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | - | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | 3 (J&K) | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) BBA LLB (Hons.) | 120 (BA LLB) 60 (BBA LLB) | |||
Total | 3705 | 247 | 140 | |
NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats | Supernumerary Seats | |
NRI/ Foreign Nationals | Other Category Seats | |||
NLSIU Bengaluru | LLM | 120 | 6 (FN) | - |
NALSAR Hyderabad | LLM | 66 | - | - |
NLIU Bhopal | LLM | 60 | 5 (FN) | - |
WBNUJS Kolkata | LLM | 100 | 2 (FN) | - |
NLU Jodhpur | LLM | 80 | - | 8 |
HNLU Raipur | LLM | 90 | - | 2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Students from J&K) |
GNLU Gandhinagar | LLM | 57 | 5 (NRI), 2 (FN) | 1 (J&K residents), 2 (North East India), |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | LLM | 33 | - | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | LLM | 48 | 5 (NRI / NRI sponsored / FN) | 2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)) |
RGNUL Patiala | LLM | 58 | 2 (FN) | 6 (EWS), 3 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (J&K residents) |
NUALS Kochi | LLM | 60 | 6 (EWS), 2 (Transgenders), 2 (J&K Migrants) | |
NLUO Cuttack | LLM | 44 | 4 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN) | |
NUSRL Ranchi | LLM | 60 | - | 6 (EWS), 1 (J&K) |
NLUJA Kamrup | LLM | 40 | - | - |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | LLM | 60 | 6 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) | 3 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)) |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | LLM Corporate and Securities Laws | 20 | 1 (TN ST) | |
LLM Intellectual Property Law | 20 | 1 (TN SC A) | ||
LLM (Natural Resources Law) | 20 | 1 (TN BC M) | ||
MNLU Mumbai | LLM | 50 | 20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) | 2 (Permanent Residents of J&K) |
MNLU Nagpur | LLM | 60 | - | - |
MNLU Aurangabad | LLM | 60 | - | - |
HPNLU Shimla | LLM | 80 | 12 (NRI/FN) | 4 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K), 22 (BC/OBC), 8 (EWS) |
DNLU Jabalpur | LLM | 50 | - | 5 (EWS), 2 (J&K) |
NLU Tripura | LLM | 50 | - | - |
RPNLU Prayagraj | LLM | 10 | ||
IIULER Goa | LLM | 40 | ||
Total | 1436 | 69 | 94 | |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are a total of 4,092 UG seats and 1,599 PG seats in CLAT 2026.
NLUs offer 5-year LLB, LLM and 3-year LLB programmes.
There will be five rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling.
The NLU will start the admission process in December 2025.
Candidates will get admission in NLU's on the basis of merit of the CLAT exam conducted by the Consortium.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
No, you are not elligible to appear for the CLAT exam while in Class 11, as the elligiblity criteria require you to be in or have completed Class 12 . However, you can start preparing for the exam now.
You can get the CLAT Exam practice tests by following this link:
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Yes, if a student is from Telangana, they can apply for a reserved seat in CLAT only if they belong to a reserved category such as SC, ST, OBC, EWS, or PwD, as per the rules of CLAT and the participating National Law Universities (NLUs).
However, please note:
CLAT does not have a separate “Telangana state quota.”
Reservation is given based on category , not on the state, except in some NLUs that offer domicile (state) reservation for their own state students.
So, if you are from Telangana, you can:
Apply under your category reservation (like SC/ST/OBC/EWS) .
And you may get Telangana domicile reservation only in those NLUs that are located in Telangana (for example, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad ).
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Hi Dear Candidate!!
For VITEEE (VIT Engineering Admission), a safe zone generally means scoring around 110–120 out of 125 or securing a rank under 25,000 for most B.Tech branches at VIT Vellore. Other campuses like Chennai, Bhopal, or Amaravati may have slightly lower cutoffs, around ranks 25,000–40,000, depending on the branch. Highly competitive branches like Computer Science or Electronics usually require higher scores, while less competitive branches may have slightly lower requirements.
For CLAT (National Law University Admission), a safe score for top NLUs such as NLU Delhi, Bangalore, or Hyderabad is around 140–145 out of 150 for General category students. Mid-tier NLUs usually require scores in the 120–135 range. Keep in mind that category-wise variations and yearly fluctuations in applicants can slightly change the cutoffs, so aiming higher than these predicted scores is always recommended to ensure a seat.
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For CLAT PG 2026 application :
Photograph: JPEG/JPG, 200x230 pixels, 20–50 KB, white/light background, recent passport-size photo.
Signature: JPEG/JPG, 140x60 pixels, 10–20 KB, sign on white paper with black ink, must match exam documents.
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Hi dear candidate,
On our official website, you can find various study material EBooks and Sample Papers that can help you prepare better that you can download for free.
Kindly refer to the link attached below:
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