The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU) admits candidates based on their merit in the qualifying exam. There is no entrance exam for TNDALU admissions 2026. TNDALU conducts the counselling process before which they release the 5-year LLB cut-off 2026 for affiliated colleges and the School of Excellence in Law (SOEL). Candidates shortlisted in the merit list will be eligible to participate in the TNDALU counselling 2026. The university offers a total of 2275 seats in the 5-year LLB program. The SOEL offers 624 seats, whereas there are 1651 seats for affiliated colleges. Based on last year’s cut-off, the TNDALU expected cut-offs 2026 for 5-year LLB are detailed in this article.
TNDALU is likely to start the counselling process for the 5-year LLB from the second week of June 2026. There are three rounds of counselling. The TNDALU cut–off 2026 will be released separately for SOEL and affiliated colleges. The round-wise expected TNDALU cut-offs 2026 for 5-year LLB are detailed in the table below.
Category | BA LLB (Hons) BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) | BA LLB (Hons) BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) |
Merit List Candidates | Wait List Candidates | |||||
OC | 97.750 | 97.75 | 96.5 | - | - | - |
BC | 96.50 | 96.25 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 91 |
BC (M) | 95.75 | 96.50 | 93.25 | 94.25 | 93.25 | 90 |
MBC and DNC | 96.25 | 95.25 | 91.75 | 94 | 92 | 87.5 |
SC | 95 | 94 | 92.25 | 93 | 91 | 87 |
SC (A) | 93.75 | 91.75 | 88.75 | 90.50 | 88 | 76.25 |
ST | 92 | 91.25 | 82.25 | 89 | 82 | 71 |
Category | BA LLB (Hons) BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) | BA LLB (Hons) BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) |
Merit List Candidates | Wait List Candidates | |||||
OC | 96 | 96.75 | 92.75 | - | - | - |
BC | 94.50 | 93.50 | 89.5 | 93.25 | 93 | 88 |
BC (M) | 93.50 | 92.75 | - | 92.75 | 90.25 | - |
MBC and DNC | 93 | 91.75 | 87.25 | 91.75 | 91 | 84.75 |
SC | 92.25 | - | - | 91.25 | - | - |
SC (A) | 89.75 | 87.75 | - | 87.5 | 87.25 | - |
ST | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Category | BA LLB (Hons) BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) | BA LLB (Hons) BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) |
Merit List Candidates | Wait List Candidates | |||||
OC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
BC | 90.250 | - | 87.000 | 90.000 | - | 85.000 |
BC (M) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MBC and DNC | 90.250 | - | - | 89.000 | - | - |
SC | 90.000 | 90.250 | - | 89.750 | 89.750 | - |
SC (A) | - | - | 76.000 | - | - | 72.000 |
ST | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Category | Cut-off marks | |
Merit List | Wait List | |
OC | 94.25 | - |
BC | 89 | 87.273 |
BC (M) | 89.75 | 88.50 |
MBC / DNC | 89.50 | 87.50 |
SC | 89 | 87.50 |
SC (A) | 88.75 | 87.25 |
ST | 82.75 | 80.75 |
Category | Merit List Cut-off | Wait List Cut-off |
OC | 91.375 | — |
BC | 85.000 | 83.500 |
BC(M) | 85.750 | 84.500 |
MBC/DNC | 85.750 | 84.500 |
SC | 89.375 | — |
SC(A) | 84.750 | 84.000 |
ST | 79.500 | 78.500 |
Category | Cut-off marks | |
Merit List | Wait List | |
OC | - | - |
BC | 81.250 | 79.000 |
BC (M) | 81.250 | 78.750 |
MBC / DNC | 83.000 | 81.500 |
SC | 84.125 | 83.500 |
SC (A) | 82.250 | 81.00 |
ST | 76.00 | 74.750 |
In case two or more candidates score the same marks in the TNDALU merit list 2026, the university applies a tie-breaker rule. To break the tie, the candidate who is older in age will be ranked higher. In case the age also ties, then a random lot will be drawn to select the candidate who will achieve the higher rank.
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