How many colleges are participating in CLAT 2026 for admissions?

A total of 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) are expected to participate in CLAT 2026 for UG and PG law admissions, except for NLU Delhi, which conducts its own entrance exam called AILET.

Are all participating NLUs equal in terms of ranking and preference?

No, each NLU has its own ranking and reputation based on factors like faculty, infrastructure, placements, and alumni base. For example, NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, and WBNUJS Kolkata are among the top preferred NLUs.

Can I select multiple NLUs during the CLAT 2026 counselling?

Yes, candidates can fill and rank all NLUs in order of their preference during the counselling process. Seat allotment will be based on CLAT rank, category, and the order of preferences filled.

Are private colleges also part of CLAT 2026?

Yes, several private universities and law colleges also accept CLAT scores for admission, including institutions like UPES Dehradun, NMIMS Mumbai (Law School), and ICFAI Law School, although they are not part of the NLU system.

Where can I find the full list of CLAT 2026 participating colleges?

The full list of participating NLUs will be available on the official website of the Consortium of NLUs:🔗 https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in

CLAT Participating Colleges 2026: Explore Prestigious Law Schools in India

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 2026
CLAT 2026: Law Schools Accepting CLAT Scores
CLAT Seat Intake 2026: List of NLUs
CLAT 2026- NLU-Wise Seat Matrix
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CLAT Participating Colleges 2026

Being the pre-eminent law entrance exam in the country, the CLAT 2026 draws the largest number of test-takers. But the problem with many students is that they aren't aware of the full scope of the CLAT score. For example, everyone knows that CLAT scores would be used for admission into 5-year integrated and one-year LLM courses run by the NLUs. However, numerous other private, self-financed law colleges also consider CLAT scores. What this implies is that if you can obtain even a good rank or marks in the CLAT exam, you will have the possibility of getting into one of these colleges even when you don't get into an NLU. The plus point is that most of these colleges, particularly the affiliate colleges, contain some well-known 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 – Backwards Category of Punjab has been added for UG.

CLAT 2026: Law Schools Accepting CLAT Scores

Three types of law schools will accept CLAT 2026 scores to provide admission to their undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

CLAT Colleges 2026 - Participating NLUs

There are a total of 26 NLUs that are participating institutes of CLAT 2026.

5-year LLB - The integrated law program is offered by all 26 NLUs, with the seat intake standing at 3,213 seats.
One-year LLM - The program is offered by 21 NLUs, which have a combined intake of 1,217 seats.

Affiliate Colleges of CLAT 2026

These colleges have entered into MOUs with the consortium and accept CLAT 2026 scores for admission. However, in contrast to the NLUs, affiliate colleges also provide admission through other entrance tests. For example, whereas GITAM University accepts CLAT scores, it also administers its entrance test, the GITAM GAT. Altogether, 61 affiliates are mentioned on the consortium website.

Other Private Law Colleges

Unlike the affiliate colleges, which have signed an MOU, some colleges that haven't signed any MOU may still use CLAT 2026 scores for admission purposes. Such colleges, which fall under this category, can be the most fluctuating colleges in terms of their academic capability when moving from one college to another. Hence, you must conduct extensive R&D before your admission into any of these.

CLAT Seat Intake 2026: List of NLUs

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

Name of the college	UG Seat Intake	PG Seat Intake
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru	310 (revised from 240)	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)	--
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
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj	60	-
GNLU Silvassa Campus	66	33
Total (excluding supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats)	3,511 seats	1,271

CLAT 2026- NLU-Wise Seat Matrix

Here is the detailed seat matrix for all 26 NLUs for undergraduate courses offered through CLAT:

NLSIU Bengaluru Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Gen	115	121
SC	36	45
ST	18	23
OBC NCL	52	81
EWS	19	30
Karnataka Students (25%)	60 seats [Horizontal reservation]	10 seats [Horizontal reservation]
Total	240	310

NALSAR Hyderabad Seat Intake

Category	Total UG Seats	All India UG Seats	Total PG Seats	All India PG Seats
Gen	86 seats	75	41 seats	37
SC	18 seats	14	09 seats	07
ST	08 seats	07	05 seats	04
OBC	08 seats	-	05 seats	-
Total	120 seats	96	60	48

NLIU Bhopal Seat Intake

Category	UG Seats	PG Seats
Gen	52 seats	30 seats
SC	16 seats	10 seats
ST	20 seats	12 seats
OBC	14 seats	14 seats
Supernumerary Quota (EWS)	12	-
Supernumerary Quota (J&K )	02	-
NRI/NRI Sponsored	18	-
Total	102 seats (excluding Supernumerary and sponsored seats)	60

WBNJUS Kolkata Seat Intake

Category	Total UG Seats	WB UG Domicile	All India UG Seats	Total PG Seats	WB PG Domicile	All India PGSeats
Gen	73	22	51	43	10	33
SC	18	8	10	10	4	6
ST	8	2	6	4	1	3
OBC	6	6	--	3	3	-
Foreign Nationals	2	-	2	2	-	-
NRI	18	-	18	-	-	-
PWD [Horizontal]	5 (Horizontal)	2	3	3	1	2

NLU Jodhpur Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Gen	All non-reserved seats	All non-reserved seats
SC	15%	15%
ST	7.5%	7.5%
Specially Abled Persons	5%	5%
NRI/ NRI Sponsored	16
Total	104 + 16 (NRI/ NRI Sponsored)	50 seats

HNLU Raipur Seat Intake

Category	All India UG Seats	Chhattisgarh Domicile	Total UG seats	All India PG Seats	Chhattisgarh Domicile	Total PG seats
Gen	66	36	102	46	-	46
SC	13	10	23	9	-	9
ST	6	27	33	5	-	5
OBC	-	12	12	-	-	-
Total	85	85	170	60	-	60

GNLU Gandhinagar Seat Intake

Category	All India UG Seats	All India PG Seats
Gen	66	22
SC	27	9
ST	14	5
OBC	49	16
EWS	18	6
NRI	18	6
FN	6	2
Total (excluding NRI and FN seats)	174	58

RMLNLU Lucknow Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Gen	80	10
SC of UP state	34	5
ST of UP state	3	1
OBC of UP state	43	6
EWS of Uttar Pradesh	9	2
Supernumerary seats for Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ NRI Sponsored Candidate*	16	5
Supernumerary seats for Wards of Kashmiri Migrants / Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)	2	2
Total (not including Supernumerary seats)	169	31

RGNUL Punjab Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Gen	134	44
SC	27	9
ST	14	5
Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal, District Patiala	1	-
Foreign National	5	2
Additional seats for Wards of Kashmiri Migrants	9	3
Additional seats for Economical Weaker Sections (EWS)	18	6
Supernumerary Quota for J & K Residents	2	2
NRI	5	-
Horizontal reservation	Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal - 1 seat Specially Abled Persons (SAP) - 9 seat Punjab Residents +BC Category - 18 seats
Total (Not including additional, supernumerary, and FN seats)	175	58

CNLU Patna Seat Intake

Category	UG seats
Gen	59
SC of Bihar state	21
ST of Bihar state	1
Extremely Backward Classes – EBC, (Annexure-I) of Bihar	24
Backward Classes – BC, (Annexure-II) of Bihar	16
Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar	4
Full Term (EWS) under Unreserved Category	7
Total	132

NUALS Kochi Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
All India Merit	31	-
State Merit (Kerala) - General	5	-
Scheduled Caste (Kerala)	5	-
Scheduled Tribe (Kerala)	1	-
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) [Kerala]	18	-
Total	60	00

NLU Odisha Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Gen	128	-
SC	12	-
ST	19	-
Foreign National	6	-
NRI/NRIS*/PIO/OCI	15	-
Total (not including NRI and FN seats)	159	46 (Approx)

NUSRL Ranchi Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Gen - Jharkhand	27	9
EBC - Jharkhand	5	2
SC - Jharkhand	6	2
ST - Jharkhand	16	4
BC - Jharkhand	3	2
EWS - Jharkhand	3	1
Gen - Other State	27	9
SC - Other State	9	2
ST - Other State	5	2
BC - Other State	-	-
OBC - Other State	16	6
EWS - Other State	3	1
Foreign National	18	9
J & K residents (supernumerary)	2	1
Total (not including NRI, FN, supernumerary seats)	120	50 seats

NLUJAA Assam Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
All India Unreserved	31	15
SC of Assam	4	2
ST Plains of Assam	6	3
ST hills of Assam	3	2
Other Backward Classes/Minorities and Other Backward Classes of Assam	16	8
Total	60	30 seats

DSNLU Visakhapatnam Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
All India Unreserved	48	24
All India EWS	6	3
Unreserved of Andhra Pradesh state	30	15
SC of Andhra Pradesh state	9	5
ST of Andhra Pradesh state	4	2
BC- group A of Andhra Pradesh state	4	2
BC- group B of Andhra Pradesh state	6	3
BC- group C of Andhra Pradesh state	1	-
BC- group D of Andhra Pradesh state	4	2
BC- group E of Andhra Pradesh state	2	1
EWS of Andhra Pradesh state	6	3
Foreign Citizens / Non-Resident Indians/ Non-Resident Indians Sponsored	12	6
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) (extra seats)	6	3
Total (not including FN and extra seats)	120	60

TNNLU Tiruchirapalli Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
All India Unreserved	44	7
All India SC	9	1
All India ST	4	1
Unreserved of Tamil Nadu state	18	3
ST of Tamil Nadu state	1	1
SC (A) of Tamil Nadu state	2	1
BC - Muslims of Tamil Nadu state	2	1
Most Backward Class and Denotified Communities of Tamil Nadu	11	2
Scheduled Caste (Others) of Tamil Nadu	8	1
Backward Class	15	2
NRI	6	-
Total (not including NRI seats)	114	18

MNLU Mumbai Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
All India General	37	17
SC of Maharashtra state	13	7
ST of Maharashtra state	7	4
OBC of Maharashtra state	19	10
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state	3	2
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state	3	1
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra	4	2
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra	2	1
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra	2	1
EWS of Maharashtra	10	5
Total	100	50

MNLU Nagpur Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Unreserved	46	23
SC of Maharashtra state	16	8
ST of Maharashtra state	8	4
OBC of Maharashtra state	23	11
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state	4	2
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state	3	2
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra	4	2
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra	2	1
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra	2	1
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of Maharashtra	12	6
Total	120	20 seats

MNLU Aurangabad Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Unreserved	23	23
SC of Maharashtra state	8	8
ST of Maharashtra state	4	4
OBC of Maharashtra state	11	11
Denotified Jatis (A) of Maharashtra state	2	2
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra state	2	2
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra	2	2
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra	1	1
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra	1	1
EWS of Maharashtra	6	6
Total	60	60

HPNLU Shimla Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
General	92	31
EWS	-
SC	18	6
ST	10	3
BC/OBC (27%) (All India basis)	-	11 (supernumerary seats)
PwD - Horizontal Reservation	3	2
Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel - Horizontal Reservation	6	2
Himachal Pradesh Domicile - Horizontal Reservation	30	10
Kashmiri Migrants - Supernumerary seats	6	2
J & K Residents- Supernumerary seats	4	2
NRI & Foreign National- Supernumerary seats	18	6
Total	120	40

DNLU Jabalpur Seat Intake

Category	UG seats
Unreserved	48
SC of MP state	19
ST of MP state	24
OBC of MP state	17
EWS	12
J& K residents - Supernumerary seats	2 seats
EWS of MP state	To be confirmed
Total (not including supernumerary seats)	120 seats

Dr BR Ambedkar NLU Haryana Seat Intake

Category	UG seats
All India Category	90
Ward of Landowners of RGEC [WL] - Haryana Category	6
General Category of Haryana	11
EWS of Haryana Pradesh	1
Scheduled Caste of Haryana	3
BC-A of Haryana	4
BC-B of Haryana	3
DSC	2
Total	120 seats

GNLU Silvassa Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
Unreserved	31	15
OBC	16	8
Scheduled Caste	9	5
Scheduled Tribes	4	2
EWS	6	3
Total	66 seats	36 seats

NLU Tripura Seat Intake

Category	UG seats	PG seats
General	55	23
Foreign	04	02
Scheduled Caste	18	14
Scheduled Tribes	33	07
NRI/ NRIS	10	04
Total	120 seats	50 seats

Affiliate Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026 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 2026 for Admission
Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka	Amity University Noida	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	-

CLAT Exam Cut Off 2026

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.