Candidates who appeared in CLAT 2026 can explore a range of private law colleges that accept the examination for admission to LLB and LLM courses. While National Law Universities are often seen as the benchmark for legal education, several private law colleges also offer rigorous law programmes. Candidates who did not secure a seat at the NLU and are considering a law college must know that choosing a private law school doesn't mean settling for less; it broadens your opportunities and legal exposure.
At present, there are 60+ private law colleges accepting CLAT scores. Some of the top private colleges accepting CLAT 2026 scores are UPES Dehradun, Alliance School of Law, LPU Phagwara, Nirma University, Galgotias University, SOA National Institute of Law, and more.
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No. of law colleges | 60+ private colleges, |
Courses offered | BA LLB BCom LLB |
Mode of admissions | Entrance exam followed by counselling |
With around 88,657 students who appeared for CLAT 2026, the competition for NLU seats is now highly competitive. Realistically, only a small number of students can actually get into the NLUs due to the limited number of seats offered at these CLAT NLUs. Candidates can instead apply for admission into private law colleges that accept the CLAT scores. These colleges offer equally academic legal education. Additionally, the fee for the private law colleges is generally lower than that of NLUs.
Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore | Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak |
Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh | |
Arka Jain University, Jharkhand | |
Aryans College of Law, Rajpura, Punjab | Maharshi Law School, Maharshi University of Information Technology |
Asian Law College, Noida | Manipal University, Jaipur |
GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam | National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat |
SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat | |
IMS Unison University, Dehradun |
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The full form of the CLAT exam is the Common Law Admission Test. You can check the link related to the CLAT exam
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Here are the Careers360 CLAT 2027 Mock Test Resources for your exam preparation.
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CLAT 2027 aspirants can access these monthly current affairs compilations for regular revision. Use these resources to stay updated with important events and topics for CLAT 2027.
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If you have only two months, use a highly structured plan: daily current affairs, English reading, legal reasoning practice, logical reasoning sets, basic quantitative practice and regular full-length mocks. Spend as much time analysing incorrect questions as taking the mock itself. Consistency during these two months can make a substantial
You can download the CLAT previous years' question papers from here:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-previous-year-question-papers
https://law.careers360.com/download/clat-sample-papers-previous-years
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