Students who appear in the Common Law Admission Test can apply to over 60 affiliated colleges along with 24 national law universities in India using the CLAT scores. The CLAT 2025 offers over 3400 LLB seats and over 1200 LLM seats at the participating institutions. A few of the top private colleges accepting CLAT scores are Sastra University, Alliance School of Law, LPU Jalandhar, Nirma University, SNIL Bhubaneswar, SOA National Institute of Law, UPES Dehradun and more. Students can apply to various UG and PG courses like BA LLB, BSc LLB, BCom LLB, LLM and more through the Common Law Admission Test. Candidates are advised to read the entire article to learn more about the private colleges under CLAT and other relevant details.
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Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
No. of law colleges | 60+ private colleges, 24 national law universities |
Courses offered | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM and more |
Mode of admissions | Entrance exam followed by counselling |
Seats offered | 5-year LLB: Over 3400 seats LLM: Over 1200 seats |
Here are the details of the law colleges accepting CLAT 2025 scores that are part of the NIRF law rankings 2024. The NIRF law rankings released by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India list the top law colleges in India.
| Name of the college | Location | NIRF Ranking |
|---|---|---|
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | 14 | |
Bangalore, Karnataka | 18 | |
Phagwara, Punjab | 19 | |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat | - | |
Bhubaneswar, Odisha | - | |
Dehradun, Uttarakhand | - | |
Rathinamangalam, Tamil Nadu | - | |
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | - | |
Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu | - | |
Solan, Himachal Pradesh | - | |
Dehradun, Uttarakhand | - | |
Bangalore, Karnataka | - | |
Bangalore, Karnataka | - | |
Indore, Madhya Pradesh | - | |
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh | - |
| Name of the college | Courses offered | Course fees |
|---|---|---|
SASTRA University Thanjavur | Rs 7.95 lakhs | |
Alliance School of Law | Rs 15.03 lakhs | |
LPU Jalandhar | Rs 12 lakhs | |
Institute of Law, Nirma University | Rs 16.93 lakhs | |
SNIL Bhubaneswar | Rs 7.55 lakhs | |
School of Law, UPES Dehradun | Rs 21.19 lakhs | |
VIT Law School | Rs 7.60 lakhs | |
GITAM School of Law Visakhapatnam | Rs 7.29 lakhs | |
Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University | Rs 13.75 lakhs | |
Shoolini University Solan | Rs 7 lakhs | |
ICFAI Law School | Rs 6.76 lakhs | |
School of Law, Presidency University | Rs 7.50 lakhs | |
IFIM Bangalore | Rs 10.10 lakhs | |
IIL Indore | Rs 10.93 lakhs | |
Bennett University | Rs 17.45 lakhs |
The admission process at the CLAT 2025 accepting colleges includes appearing for the entrance exam and participating in the counselling process.
Complete the CLAT registration
Appear in the CLAT entrance exam
Apply for CLAT counselling at participating institutions
The private colleges under CLAT release their own merit list
Candidates participate in the counselling process
After completing the document verification, students pay the admission fees to secure their seats.
Note: Students are required to resent photocopies of all their documents along with the originals to prove the authenticity of those documents.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As per NIRF ranking 2024, SASTRA University Thanjavur, Alliance School of Law and LPU Jalandhar have been ranked highest in NIRF ranking for private law colleges in India.
Yes, candidates can apply to multiple law colleges that accept CLAT results during the admission process.
Most private law colleges offer various UG and PG courses like BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM and more through CLAT entrance exam.
Over 60 private law colleges in India will accept CLAT result for admission.
Various private colleges accept CLAT scores, including Alliance University, Amity University, UPES Dehradun, and more.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
You should prepare for CLAT if your goal is to get admission into a top National Law University (NLU) for a 5-year integrated law course like BA LLB or BBA LLB.
You should choose CUET UG if you want admission into:
Hi,
Yes, you should appear for the compartment/improvement exam in the subject where you got RT (Reappear in Theory).
Even though your 72% overall marks are enough for Common Law Admission Test 2027 eligibility, clearing the RT is still very important because your Class 12 marksheet should officially show “PASS.”
Yes, you can switch from one college to another to a CLAT college through the entrance test. However, it is important to note that you will have to start from year 1 rather than transferring directly into the second or third year. Some of the top
CLAT participating colleges
here.
Here you can check out the top
NLUs offering admission into 3-year LLB
with and without CLAT exam:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
2. NLU Odisha and NLU Visakhapatnam offer admission into the 3-year LLB course through their own admission process.
3. CNLU Patna
Yes, for CLAT preparation, building a reading habit daily is a good approach. You can read the daily newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express. While going for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Word power Made Easy by Norma Lewis for novel comprehension.
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