National Law Universities
Candidates can check below the list of NLUs in India that accept CLAT scores and are a significant part of the CLAT Consortium:
|
CLAT 2021 Participating NLUs |
Courses-wise Seat Intake |
Total Seat Intake |
|
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru |
BA LLB (Hons) – 80 LLM – 50 |
130 |
|
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad |
BA LLB (Hons) – 120 LLM – 60 |
180 |
|
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata |
BA LLB (Hons) – 127 LLM – 60 |
187 |
|
National Law University, Jodhpur |
BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons) – 120 LLM – 50 |
170 |
|
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar |
BA LLB (Hons), BCom LLB (Hons), BSc LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), BSW LLB (Hons) – 198 LLM - 66 |
264 |
|
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala |
BA LLB (Hons) – 180 LLM – 40 |
220 |
|
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi |
BA LLB (Hons) – 60 LLM – 60 |
120 |
|
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi |
BA LLB (Hons) – 120 + 20 (special category) LLM – 40 + 10 (special category) |
160 + 30 (special category) |
|
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam |
BA LLB (Hons) – 138 LLM – 69 |
207 |
|
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai |
BA LLB (Hons) – 100 LLM – 50 |
150 |
|
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad |
BA LLB (Hons) – 60 LLM – 60 |
120 |
|
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur |
BA LLB (Hons) – 120 LLM – 40 |
160 |
|
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal |
BA LLB (Hons) – 134 LLM – 60 |
194 |
|
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur |
BA LLB (Hons) – 160 seats LLM – 60 |
120 |
|
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow |
BA LLB (Hons) – 187 seats including supernumerary LLM – 31 seats including supernumerary |
218 |
|
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna |
BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons) – 132 |
132 |
|
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack |
BA LLB (Hons) – 120 BBA LLB (Hons) – 60 LLM – To be updated |
180 |
|
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam |
BA LLB (Hons) – 60 LLM – 30 |
90 |
|
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli |
BA LLB (Hons) – 60 BCom LLB (Hons) – 60 LLM – 18 |
138 |
|
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur |
BA LLB (Hons) – 120 LLM – 45 |
165 |
|
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla |
BA LLB (Hons) – 60 BBA LLB (Hons) – 60 LLM – 40 |
160 |
|
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana |
BA LLB (Hons) – 120 |
120 |
|
Total seats |
3,615 |
|
CLAT Seat Matrix
Here is the detailed seat matrix for all the 22 NLUs for Undergraduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) courses offered through CLAT:
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
General |
93 seats |
38 seats |
|
SC |
18 seats |
8 seats |
|
ST |
09 seats |
4 seats |
|
Domicile of Karnataka |
Up to 25% of total seats in each vertical reservation category, subject to a maximum of 13 seats |
0 seats |
|
Total |
120 seats |
50 seats |
NALSAR Hyderabad Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
75 seats |
37 seats |
|
SC |
14 seats |
7 seats |
|
ST |
7 seats |
4 seats |
|
General Telangana state |
11 seats |
7 seats |
|
SC Telangana state |
4 seats |
2 seats |
|
ST Telangana state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
OBC - A Telangana state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
OBC - B Telangana state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
OBC - C Telangana state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
OBC - D Telangana state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
OBC - E Telangana state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
Women |
36 seats |
- |
|
Total |
105 |
50 seats |
NLIU Bhopal Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
65 seats |
65 seats |
|
SC |
8 seats |
5 seats |
|
ST |
4 seats |
2 seats |
|
Gen of MP state |
26 seats |
15 seats |
|
SC of MP state |
8 seats |
5 seats |
|
ST of MP state |
10 seats |
6 seats |
|
OBC of MP state |
7 seats |
4 seats |
|
Women |
30 seats |
18 seats |
|
Total |
80 seats |
80 seats |
WBNJUS Kolkata Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
44 seats |
18 seats |
|
EWS |
6 seats |
3 seats |
|
SC |
10 seats |
4 seats |
|
ST |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
Gen of WB state |
22 seats |
6 seats |
|
EWS of WB state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
SC of WB state |
8 seats |
3 seats |
|
ST of WB state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
OBC A of WB state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
OBC B of WB state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
NRI |
18 seats |
0 |
|
J & K residents |
2 seats |
0 |
|
Foreign Nationals |
4 seats |
4 seats |
|
Total |
127 seats |
44 seats |
NLU Jodhpur Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
80 seats |
38 seats |
|
SC |
16 seats |
8 seats |
|
ST |
8 seats |
4 seats |
|
Total |
104 seats |
50 seats |
HNLU Raipur Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
62 seats |
46 seats |
|
SC |
12 seats |
9 seats |
|
ST |
6 seats |
5 seats |
|
Gen of CG state |
33 seats |
0 |
|
SC of CG state |
10 seats |
0 |
|
ST of CG state |
26 seats |
0 |
|
OBC of CG state |
11 seats |
0 |
|
Women |
48 seats |
18 seats |
|
Dependents of Freedom Fighters of CG state |
2 seats |
0 |
|
Foreign National |
4 seats |
0 |
|
Wards of Kashmiri MIgrants |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
Students of J & K |
2 seats |
2 seats |
|
Total |
187 seats |
84 seats |
GNLU Gandhinagar Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
11 seats |
38 seats |
|
SC |
27 seats |
9 seats |
|
ST |
14 seats |
5 seats |
|
Women |
47 seats |
16 seats |
|
Gujarat Domicile |
39 seats |
13 seats |
|
NRI/ NRI Sponsored |
18 seats |
6 seats |
|
Foreign National |
6 seats |
2 seats |
|
J & K Residents |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Residents from North East India |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
Sports Quota - Boys |
2 seats |
0 |
|
Sports Quota - Boys |
2 seats |
0 |
|
Total |
187 seats |
63 seats |
RMLNLU Lucknow Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
80 seats |
10 seats |
|
SC of UP state |
34 seats |
5 seats |
|
ST of UP state |
3 seats |
6 seats |
|
OBC of UP state |
43 seats |
1 seat |
|
Women |
32 seats |
2 seats |
|
Dependents of Freedom Fighters of UP state |
3 seats |
5 seats |
|
Sons/Daughters of Defence Personnel deployed in UP or Defence Personnel of UP either retired or kill |
8 seats |
1 seat |
|
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants / Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) |
2 seats |
2 seats |
|
Total |
178 seats |
32 seats |
RGNUL Punjab Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
133 seats |
29 seats |
|
SC |
27 seats |
6 seats |
|
ST |
14 seats |
3 seats |
|
Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal, District Patiala |
1 seat |
0 |
|
Resident of Punjab |
18 seats |
0 |
|
Foreign National |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants |
9 seats |
2 seats |
|
J & K Residents |
2 seats |
2 seats |
|
NRI |
5 seats |
0 |
|
Total |
196 seats |
44 seats |
CNLU Patna Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
|
Gen |
60 seats |
|
SC of Bihar state |
19 seats |
|
ST of Bihar state |
1 seat |
|
EBC of Bihar state |
22 seats |
|
BC of Bihar state |
14 seats |
|
Women of Bihar state |
4 seats |
|
EWS of Bihar state |
To be confirmed |
|
Total |
140 seats |
NUALS Kochi Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
31 seats |
31 seats |
|
Gen of Kerala state |
5 seats |
5 seats |
|
SC of Kerala state |
5 seats |
5 seats |
|
ST of Kerala state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
SEBC of Kerala state |
19 seats |
17 seats |
|
Foreign National |
1 seat |
0 seat |
|
Total |
68 seats |
59 seats |
NLU Odisha Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
96 seats |
26 seats |
|
SC |
14 seats |
4 seats |
|
ST |
9 seats |
2 seats |
|
Gen of Odisha state |
32 seats |
8 seats |
|
SC of Odisha state |
3 seats |
2 seats |
|
ST of Odisha state |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
Foreign National |
6 seats |
2 seats |
|
Total |
180 seats |
46 seats |
NUSRL Ranchi Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
27 seats |
9 seats |
|
Gen EBC |
3 seats |
1 seat |
|
SC |
9 seats |
2 seats |
|
ST |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
OBC |
16 seats |
6 seats |
|
Gen of Jharkhand state |
27 seats |
9 seats |
|
Gen EBC of Jharkhand state |
3 seats |
2 seats |
|
SC of Jharkhand state |
6 seats |
2 seats |
|
ST of Jharkhand state |
16 seats |
4 seats |
|
BC of Jharkhand state |
3 seats |
1 seat |
|
EBC of Jharkhand state |
5 seats |
2 seats |
|
Foreign National |
18 seats |
9 seats |
|
J & K residents |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Total |
140 seats |
50 seats |
NLUJAA Assam Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
31 seats |
15 seats |
|
SC of Assam |
4 seats |
2 seats |
|
ST Plains of Assam |
6 seats |
3 seats |
|
ST hills of Assam |
3 seats |
2 seats |
|
Other Backward Classes/Minorities and Other Backward Classes of Assam |
16 seats |
8 seats |
|
Permanent Residents of Assam |
5 seats |
5 seats |
|
Total |
60 seats |
30 seats |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
48 seats |
10 seats |
|
EWS |
6 seats |
1 seat |
|
Gen of Andhra Pradesh state |
30 seats |
6 seats |
|
SC of Andhra Pradesh state |
9 seats |
2 seats |
|
ST of Andhra Pradesh state |
4 seats |
1 seat |
|
BC- group A of Andhra Pradesh state |
4 seats |
1 seat |
|
BC- group B of Andhra Pradesh state |
6 seats |
1 seat |
|
BC- group C of Andhra Pradesh state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
BC- group D of Andhra Pradesh state |
4 seats |
1 seat |
|
BC- group E of Andhra Pradesh state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
EWS of Andhra Pradesh state |
6 seats |
1 seat |
|
Children of Armed Personnel of Andhra Pradesh state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
NCC of Andhra Pradesh state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
Eminent Sports Persons of Andhra Pradesh state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
Women |
20 seats |
4 seats |
|
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) |
6 seats |
1 seat |
|
Total |
120 seats |
24 seats |
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
44 seats |
7 seats |
|
SC |
9 seats |
1 seat |
|
ST |
4 seats |
1 seat |
|
Gen of Tamil Nadu state |
18 seats |
3 seats |
|
ST of Tamil Nadu state |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
SC of Tamil Nadu state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
BC - Muslims of Tamil Nadu state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities of Tamil Nadu |
11 seats |
2 seats |
|
Scheduled Caste (Others) of Tamil Nadu |
8 seats |
1 seat |
|
Backward Class (other than Backward Classes Muslims) of Tamil Nadu |
15 seats |
2 seats |
|
NRI |
6 seats |
0 seat |
|
Total |
120 seats |
18 seats |
MNLU Mumbai Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
25 seats |
11 seats |
|
SC of Maharashtra state |
13 seats |
7 seats |
|
ST of Maharashtra state |
7 seats |
4 seats |
|
OBC of Maharashtra state |
19 seats |
10 seats |
|
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state |
3 seats |
2 seats |
|
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state |
3 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra |
4 seats |
2 seats |
|
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) |
12 seats |
6 seats |
|
EWS of Maharashtra |
10 seats |
5 seats |
|
Women |
30 seats |
16 seats |
|
Children of Ex-servicemen/Defense Service Personnel |
5 seats |
3 seats |
|
J & K Residents |
2 seats |
2 seats |
|
Total |
122 seats |
62 seats |
MNLU Nagpur Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
44 seats |
7 seats |
|
SC of Maharashtra state |
16 seats |
3 seats |
|
ST of Maharashtra state |
8 seats |
1 seat |
|
OBC of Maharashtra state |
23 seats |
4 seats |
|
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state |
4 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state |
3 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra |
4 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra |
2 seats |
0 seat |
|
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra |
2 seats |
0 seat |
|
Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) |
14 seats |
2 seats |
|
Total |
120 seats |
20 seats |
MNLU Aurangabad Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
16 seats |
6 seats |
|
SC of Maharashtra state |
8 seats |
3 seats |
|
ST of Maharashtra state |
4 seats |
2 seats |
|
OBC of Maharashtra state |
11 seats |
4 seats |
|
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra |
2 seats |
1 seat |
|
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra |
1 seat |
1 seat |
|
Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) |
7 seats |
3 seats |
|
EWS of Maharashtra |
6 seats |
2 seats |
|
Women |
18 seats |
6 seats |
|
Children of Ex-servicemen/Defense Service Personnel |
3 seats |
1 seat |
|
Total |
60 seats |
32 seats |
HPNLU Shimla Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
PG seats |
|
Gen |
92 seats |
15 seats |
|
EWS |
0 seat |
4 seats |
|
SC |
18 seats |
3 seats |
|
ST |
10 seats |
2 seats |
|
OBC |
0 seat |
11 seats |
|
Women |
0 seat |
5 seats |
|
Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel |
6 seats |
1 seat |
|
Himachal Pradesh Domicile |
30 seats |
5 seats |
|
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants |
6 seats |
1 seat |
|
J & K Residents |
4 seats |
2 seats |
|
NRI & Foreign National |
18 seats |
3 seats |
|
Total |
148 seats |
52 seats |
DNLU Jabalpur Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
|
Gen |
66 seats |
|
SC |
9 seats |
|
ST |
5 seats |
|
SC of MP state |
10 seats |
|
ST of MP state |
12 seats |
|
OBC of MP state |
8 seats |
|
Gen of MP state |
29 seats |
|
Women |
36 seats |
|
Son / Grandson / Daughter / Granddaughter of freedom fighter Or Wards of war martyr of Defense personnel |
6 seats |
|
J& K residents |
2 seats |
|
EWS of MP state |
To be confirmed |
|
Total |
120 seats |
Dr BR Ambedkar NLU Haryana Seat Intake
|
Category |
UG seats |
|
General |
59 seats |
|
EWS |
7 seats |
|
Scheduled Caste |
14 seats |
|
Scheduled Tribe |
7 seats |
|
Ward of Landowners of RGEC [WL] |
6 seats |
|
General Category of Haryana |
10 seats |
|
EWS of Haryana Pradesh |
1 seat |
|
Scheduled Caste of Haryana |
5 seats |
|
BC-A of Haryana |
4 seats |
|
BC-B of Haryana |
4 seats |
|
NRI |
6 seats |
|
J & K Residents / Wards of Kashmiri Migrants |
6 seats |
|
Deprived Scheduled Castes of Haryana |
To be confirmed |
|
Total |
120 seats |
Colleges Accepting CLAT scores-
Some of the top private law colleges in India have mentioned CLAT scores as their admission criteria for admissions to BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BTech LLB, BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.), BCom LLB (Hons.), BSc LLB (Hons.) and LLM courses. Listed below are the colleges that accept CLAT exam for admission to its UG and PG law courses:
|
|
College/ University accepting CLAT scores |
|
||
|
1. |
Shobhit University, Meerut |
19. |
Gujarat Maritime University |
|
|
2. |
RNB Global University |
20. |
School of Law, NMIMS |
|
|
3. |
ISBR Law College |
21. |
Bennett University |
|
|
4. |
Lloyd Law College |
22. |
DIRD College, |
|
|
5. |
Glocal University |
23. |
SRM University |
|
|
6. |
Indore Institute of Law |
24. |
Xavier Law School |
|
|
7. |
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies |
25. |
Alliance School of Law |
|
|
8. |
Amity University |
26. |
School of Law, Oriental University |
|
|
9. |
Law College Dehradun |
27. |
Manipal University, |
|
|
10. |
GITAM School of Law |
28. |
The North Cap University |
|
|
11. |
Kalinga University |
29. |
Dr. K N Modi University |
|
|
12. |
Harlal School of Law |
30. |
Asian Law College |
|
|
13. |
ICFAI Law School |
31. |
Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University |
|
|
14. |
Galgotia University |
32. |
The Raffles University, |
|
|
15. |
ICFAI Law School |
33. |
IFIM Law School |
|
|
16. |
REVA University |
34. |
GLA University |
|
|
17. |
Jain University |
35. |
ITM University |
|
|
18. |
School of Law, FIMT |
36. |
Institute of Law, Nirma University, |
|
FAQs
CLAT Seat Allotment can be accepted by visiting the official website. Candidates will be required to upload the documents and pay the required admission fees to their allotted college.
Refunds for CLAT Seat Allotment is done only under certain conditions. A full refund is given if the candidates do not get a seat and a partial refund is provided if the candidate wants to forfeit their seats after the third round of counselling or are facing any document errors.
Candidates can withdraw their NLU seats at any time during the counselling process. However, if the candidates forfeit their seats after the counselling session is over, INR 10,000 will be deducted from their refund.
In CLAT Counselling, candidates were provided with a total of 4,009 seats. In this 3,019 seats were reserved for undergraduate courses and 997 seats were reserved for postgraduate courses.
No, CLAT Seat Allocation is done online through the official website. Candidates are advised to visit the website regularly for any updates regarding the same.
Candidates must submit the required documents if they have been allotted seats. If candidates do not submit the documents, they will not be considered for admissions.
Candidates are invited to apply for CLAT Seat Allotments by a message to their phone number or email address. Candidates who do not register will not be considered for the seat allotments via the counselling process.
No, CLAT Seat Allotments is a list of students who have been allocated seats in their preferred seats taking into consideration their performance in the exam. CLAT Merit List is comparing the candidates ranking with others across India.