The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities is one of the popular law entrance exams in India to gain admission into the National Law Universities (NLUs) and other affiliated CLAT 2026 colleges. The India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa (IIULER Goa) has been newly added in the list of CLAT colleges. Out of the 26 NLUs, 24 NLUs admit students through CLAT. RPNLU Prayagraj is the latest NLU in the list of CLAT colleges in India. It will conduct its admissions through the CLAT 2026 admission process from 2026-27 academic year. The consortium will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025 in offline mode. The NLUs are rated among the top law schools in the country. 16 NLUs find a place in the NIRF law rankings 2024 which includes the list of 39 top law colleges in the country.
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The Common Law Admission Test is one of the lengthiest and most competitive law entrance exams in India to test a candidate’s suitability to pursue a law course. Therefore, many law schools other than NLUs rely on the CLAT score to admit students. Given below in this article is the list of the CLAT 2026 colleges along with various other relevant information. Students can check the CLAT university list to know about the list of NLUs under CLAT in this article.
Except for NLU Delhi and NLU Meghalaya which conduct their entrance exams, 24 other NLUs are participating in CLAT 2026 admission into 5-year LLB and LLM courses. The top National Law Universities are often the first preference among CLAT colleges for most aspiring law students. The admission for the UG course into CLAT colleges 2026 is conducted via the CLAT UG exam while admission to the postgraduate courses is done via the CLAT PG exam. It must also be noted that CNLU Patna accepts CLAT 2026 scores for its UG admissions, but conducts its own entrance test for LLM admission. DBRANLU Sonepat does not offer LLM programme.
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In CLAT 2026, candidates are required to fill out the NLU preference list after the CLAT 2026 result is declared. Given in the table below is the list of all universities under CLAT 2026 along with the courses offered, seat matrix, and fees.
| NLU Name | Courses offered | CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats) |
|---|---|---|
BA LLB (Hons.) | 300 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 132 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 116 | |
BSc LLB (Hons.) | 59 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 110 | |
B.Sc LLB (Hons.) | 52 | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 164 | |
BBA LLB (Hons.) | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 170 | |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) | 172 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 66 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 169 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 180 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 69 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 69 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 106 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 53 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 56 | |
BCom LLB (Hons) | 56 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 100 | |
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 | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 120 | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 60 | |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | BA LLB (Hons.) | 60 |
| IIULER Goa | BA LLB (Hons.) | 120 |
| BBA LLB (Hons.) | 60 |
| NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats (excluding supernumerary and NRI seats) |
|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | LLM | 120 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | LLM | 66 |
NLIU Bhopal | LLM | 60 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | LLM | 100 |
NLU Jodhpur | LLM | 80 |
HNLU Raipur | LLM | 90 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | LLM | 57 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | LLM | 33 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | LLM | 48 |
RGNUL Patiala | LLM | 58 |
NUALS Kochi | LLM | 60 |
NLUO Cuttack | LLM | 44 |
NUSRL Ranchi | LLM | 60 |
NLUJA Kamrup | LLM | 40 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | LLM | 60 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | LLM Corporate and Securities Laws | 20 |
LLM Intellectual Property Law | 20 | |
LLM (Natural Resources Law) | 20 | |
MNLU Mumbai | LLM | 50 |
MNLU Nagpur | LLM | 60 |
MNLU Aurangabad | LLM | 60 |
HPNLU Shimla | LLM | 80 |
DNLU Jabalpur | LLM | 50 |
NLU Tripura | LLM | 50 |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | LLM | 10 |
| IIULER Goa | LLM | 40 |
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The NLU admissions 202 will be done through a centralised counselling process conducted by the Consortium of NLUs. The Consortium publishes the counselling schedule which contains details such as the deadline for registration, timelines for different rounds of allotment lists and payment of university fees. The NLUs may continue to admit students separately in case they want to fill any vacant seats after five rounds of counselling of the CLAT exam colleges.
After the first round of CLAT seat allotment 2026, if an aspirant is satisfied with the allotted college then they can choose the Freeze option and pay the confirmation fee of Rs 20000 and the remaining university fee to the concerned university. If a candidate is not satisfied with the allotted college but wants to continue in the counselling process for further rounds to get a higher preference NLU, they can choose the Float option. In this case, the candidate will have to pay the confirmation fees for the allotted seat from CLAT university list. However, if in a subsequent round, the candidate gets allotted a higher preference NLU seat, then they can move to that NLU. If a candidate wants to exit the process anytime after registration they can choose the Exit option.
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Apart from the NLUs, several other colleges have signed an MoU with the Consortium of National Law Universities to use the CLAT 2026 score for their admission process. Candidates have separately apply for admission to colleges under CLAT using their CLAT scorecard. Admission to these law colleges will not be conducted through centralised CLAT 2026 counselling conducted by the Consortium of NLUs. Given below is the list of CLAT colleges other than NLUs that accept CLAT scores to admit students for various UG and PG law courses.
| Sl. No | Institute Name | Courses Offered |
|---|---|---|
1 | BA LLB, LLB LLM | |
2 | BBA LLB | |
3 | BBA LLB | |
4 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
5 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB, LLM | |
6 | BA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
7 | BBA LLB | |
8 | BA LLB, BBA LLB | |
9 | BA LLB, LLB | |
10 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | |
11 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, | |
12 | BA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
13 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | |
14 | BA LLB,BBA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
15 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM | |
16 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons) | |
17 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM | |
18 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM, | |
19 | BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLM, | |
20 | BA LLB, BBA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
21 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
22 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
23 | BA LLB | |
24 | BA LLB, LLB | |
25 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM, | |
26 | 5 Year Integrated Programme in LAW (IPL) | |
27 | BBA LLB (Hons) with Global and Transnational Studies, BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM | |
28 | BA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLM | |
29 | BA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB | |
30 | BBA LLB, LLB | |
31 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM | |
32 | BA LLB(Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Sc (Forensic Science) LLB (Hons) | |
33 | JIMS Engineering Management Technical Campus School of Law, Noida | BA LLB, BBA LLB |
34 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
35 | BA LLB(Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
36 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons) | |
37 | BA LLB, LLB | |
38 | BA LLB(Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons) | |
39 | BA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB, LLM | |
40 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons),LLM | |
41 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), B.Sc (Hons), LLB | |
42 | BA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons) | |
43 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM, | |
44 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM, | |
45 | BA LLB , BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
46 | B.Sc LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM | |
47 | BA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
48 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com (Hons), LLM | |
49 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) | |
50 | BA LLB (Hons),BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM | |
51 | LLM | |
52 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com (Hons), LLB (Hons) | |
53 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM | |
54 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
55 | BA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
56 | BA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
57 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM | |
58 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM | |
59 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM | |
60 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB, LLM | |
61 | BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLM | |
62 | LLM | |
63 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM | |
64 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com (Hons), LLB | |
65 | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As per the NIRF 2024 law college rankings, 16 NLUs find place among the top 39 law colleges in the country. NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad are ranked the top two among those NLUs which accept CLAT score.
CLAT is conducted once in a year. The upcoming CLAT 2026 exam is scheduled to be held on December 7, 2025.
Through the CLAT exam, one can gain admission into the 5 year LLB, 3 year LLB, and LLM courses of CLAT exam colleges.
Candidates can get admission into the top NLUs in India like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, NLSIU Bhopal, GNLU Gandhinagar, and the other participating CLAT exam colleges after clearing the CLAT exam.
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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.
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While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
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It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
For CLAT, the most important topics are from Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics
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