CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is an important test for Indian law candidates and offers admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in National Law Universities (NLUs) and various affiliated and private law colleges. The CLAT exam is conducted for to get admission into the 5-year integrated LLB and LLM courses of the participating NLUs. There are 24 National Law Universities among the law colleges accepting CLAT scores. The majority of private law colleges have been accepting the CLAT score for admission into their programs in Law. Now, more than 60+ law colleges accept CLAT scores. 

CLAT Participating Colleges 2025

As the most important law entrance exam in the country, the CLAT exam attracts the largest number of candidates. But the problem with many students is they aren't aware of the full scope of the CLAT score. For example, it is known that in 2025 CLAT marks will be used for 5-year integrated and one-year LLM programs offered by NLUs. However, many other privately funded law schools also accept CLAT scores. This means if you manage to get even a decent rank or score in the CLAT exam, you stand a chance of getting into one of these colleges even if you miss out on NLU. The good news is that many of these colleges, especially the affiliated colleges, have popular names such as Amity University, Bennet University, and GGSIU.

Even among the participating NLUs, there is great diversity as far as seat intake and reservation criteria are concerned. Only recently, RGNUL has updated its seat matrix and introduced the EWS category for UG and PG. Further, a New category – Backward Category of Punjab has been added for UG.

CLAT 2025: Law Schools Accepting CLAT Scores

Three types of law schools will accept CLAT 2025 scores to provide admission to their undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

CLAT Colleges 2025 - Participating NLUs:

There are a total of 24 NLUs that are participating institutes of CLAT 2025:

  1. 5-year LLB: The integrated law program is offered by all 24 NLUs, with the seat intake standing at 3,213 seats.
  2. One-year LLM: The program is offered by 21 NLUs, which have a combined intake of 1,217 seats. 
Affiliate Colleges of CLAT 2025:

These colleges have entered into an MOU with the consortium and will use the CLAT 2025 scores for admission purposes. But unlike NLUs, affiliated universities can also offer admissions to other entrance exams. For example, while GITAM University uses CLAT scores, it also conducts its entrance exam, GITAM GAT. A total of 61 branches exist on the website of the consortium. 

Other Private law colleges:

Unlike the affiliate colleges that have signed an MOU, some colleges that haven't signed any MOU may still use CLAT 2025 scores for admission purposes. The colleges that fall in this category may fluctuate the most in terms of their academic abilities as we move from one college to the next. So, you need to do robust R&D before you get admission into any of them.

CLAT Seat Intake 2025: List of NLUs

As per the latest revisions, the NLUs accepting CLAT scores have seat intake as under:

Name of the college

UG Seat Intake

PG Seat Intake

National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

240 (revised from 180)

100 (revised from 75)

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

132

100

National Law University, Jodhpur

120

50

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar

172

57

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala

180

60

National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi

60

60

National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi

120

50

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam

120

60

Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai

100

50

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

60

60

Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur

120

50

National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

132

66

National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal

202 ( 134 - BA LLB, 68 - BSc LLB)

60

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur

170

90

Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

187

31 (revised)

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna

138 (69 seats for BA LLB, 69 for BBA LLB)

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National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack

180

46

National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam

60

40

The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli

114

18

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

120

60

Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla

180 (120 BA LLB + 60 BBA LLB)

80

Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana

120

-

National Law University, Tripura 

120

50

GNLU Silvassa Campus

66

33

Total (excluding supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats)

3,451 seats

1,271

Affiliate Colleges Accepting CLAT 2025 Scores

Some of the top private law schools in India have mentioned CLAT scores as an admission criterion for BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BTech LLB, BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.), BA LLB (Hons.), and LLM courses. Here is the list of top colleges/universities that accept the CLAT exams for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law courses: 

Private Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores 2024 for Admission

Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka

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Apex University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Arka Jain University, Jharkhand

Aryans College of Law, Rajpura, Chandigarh, Punjab

Asian Law College, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Delhi Institute of Rural Development, Delhi

Fairfield School of Law, FIMT, Delhi

GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam

IFIM Law School, Bangalore

IMS Unison University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak, Haryana

Indore Institute of Law, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

ITM University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Jaipur National University, Rajasthan

School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh

Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Maharshi Law School, Maharshi University of Information Technology, Delhi

Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujrat

Mewar University, Rajasthan

MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra

Nancy College of Law, Samana, Patiala, Punjab

National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat 

School of Law, Oriental University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka

The Raffles University, Alwar Rajasthan

Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

RNB Global University, Bikaner, Rajasthan

SAI University, Chennai

Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law, Bareilly Uttar Pradesh

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Siddharth Law College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana

Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) Mumbai, Maharashtra

Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal

ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Universal Law College, Chandigarh, Punjab 

UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Usha Martin University, Ranchi, Jharkhand

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CLAT Exam Cut Off 2025

The participating NLU will, at different rounds of counselling, declare the cut-off marks for CLAT separately for each category. The cut-off marks are expressed as the final rank of the admitted candidates in a particular category. Top-ranked NLUs, such as those in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, have higher cut-off marks. Newer NLUs, such as NLU Tripura and DBRANLU Sonepat, have lower CLAT cut-off marks. The ranks are determined based on the CLAT scores.

The CLAT score and rank are interlinked. While filling out the NLU admission preferences, candidates should consider their chances of getting admission and then fill in the choices carefully. Candidates can also check other websites CLAT College Predictor to predict the chances of getting admission to different NLUs.

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