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    Top Private Law Colleges in India Accepting CLAT 2025 Scores

    Top Private Law Colleges in India Accepting CLAT 2025 Scores

    Shankha GhoshUpdated on 08 Dec 2024, 07:47 PM IST

    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.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Private Colleges under CLAT 2025 Overview
    2. Which Colleges Accept CLAT?
    3. Top Private Colleges under CLAT - NIRF Ranking
    4. Top Courses at Top Private CLAT Colleges
    5. Admission Process at Top Private Colleges under CLAT
    Top Private Law Colleges in India Accepting CLAT 2025 Scores
    Private Law Colleges in India accepting CLAT 2025 Scores

    Private Colleges under CLAT 2025 Overview

    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

    Which Colleges Accept CLAT?

    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.

    Top Private Colleges under CLAT - NIRF Ranking

    Name of the college

    Location

    NIRF Ranking

    SASTRA University Thanjavur

    Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

    14

    Alliance School of Law

    Bangalore, Karnataka

    18

    LPU Jalandhar

    Phagwara, Punjab

    19

    Institute of Law, Nirma University

    Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    -

    SNIL Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar, Odisha

    -

    School of Law, UPES Dehradun

    Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    -

    VIT Law School

    Rathinamangalam, Tamil Nadu

    -

    GITAM School of Law Visakhapatnam

    Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

    -

    Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University

    Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu

    -

    Shoolini University Solan

    Solan, Himachal Pradesh

    -

    ICFAI Law School

    Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    -

    School of Law, Presidency University

    Bangalore, Karnataka

    -

    IFIM Bangalore

    Bangalore, Karnataka

    -

    IIL Indore

    Indore, Madhya Pradesh

    -

    Bennett University

    Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    -

    Top Courses at Top Private CLAT Colleges

    Name of the collegeCourses offeredCourse fees

    SASTRA University Thanjavur

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Rs 7.95 lakhs

    Alliance School of Law

    BA LLB Hons

    Rs 15.03 lakhs

    LPU Jalandhar

    BA LLB Hons

    Rs 12 lakhs

    Institute of Law, Nirma University

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Rs 16.93 lakhs

    SNIL Bhubaneswar

    BBA LLB Hons

    Rs 7.55 lakhs

    School of Law, UPES Dehradun

    BA LLB Banking and Insolvency Law Hons

    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

    BA LLB

    Rs 7 lakhs

    ICFAI Law School

    BBA LLB Hons

    Rs 6.76 lakhs

    School of Law, Presidency University

    BBA LLB Hons

    Rs 7.50 lakhs

    IFIM Bangalore

    BBA LLB

    Rs 10.10 lakhs

    IIL Indore

    Rs 10.93 lakhs

    Bennett University

    BBA LLB Hons

    Rs 17.45 lakhs

    Admission Process at Top Private Colleges under CLAT

    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)

    Q: What are the top 3 private law colleges in India?
    A:

    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.

    Q: Can candidates apply to multiple colleges using their CLAT 2025 scores?
    A:

    Yes, candidates can apply to multiple law colleges that accept CLAT results during the admission process.

    Q: What courses are offered by private law colleges in India?
    A:

    Most private law colleges offer various UG and PG courses like BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM and more through CLAT entrance exam.

    Q: How many private law colleges accept CLAT scores?
    A:

    Over 60 private law colleges in India will accept CLAT result for admission.

    Q: Which private law colleges accept CLAT 2025 scores?
    A:

    Various private colleges accept CLAT scores, including Alliance University, Amity University, UPES Dehradun, and more.

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    Questions related to CLAT

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to CLAT ?

    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:

    • central universities,
    • state universities, or
    • some

    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





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