CLAT 2026 Counselling Ends With 492 Fresh Allotments Amid Massive Seat Rejections
The fifth and final round of CLAT 2026 Counselling Ends With 492 Fresh Allotments Amid Massive Seat Rejections across 26 NLUs and IIULER Goa. It indicates widespread seat rejections after the fourth round. Newer NLUs were significantly affected, receiving 282 fresh allotments in this final stage. Candidates opted to reject or float seats in less preferred NLUs, aiming for better opportunities or future vacancy admissions.
Round 5 Allotments Across NLU Tiers
The final merit list showed varied movement among NLU tiers. Top-tier NLUs saw minimal changes, whereas lower-ranked and emerging institutions experienced notable reshuffling.
Limited movement was observed in Tier-1 NLUs. NLSIU Bengaluru and NLU Jodhpur’s BBA LLB recorded no fresh allotments. NALSAR Hyderabad and GNLU Gandhinagar each reported only one.
|
NLU |
Total Allotments |
|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
0 |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
1 |
|
GNLU Gandhinagar |
1 |
|
NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB Hons) |
2 |
|
NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB Hons) |
0 |
|
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB Hons) |
4 |
|
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB Hons) |
2 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB Hons) |
2 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB Hons) |
5 |
CLAT 2026 Round 5 Counselling Tier 2 NLUs
NUSRL Ranchi led with 39 combined allotments. TNNLU Tiruchirappalli and DSNLU Visakhapatnam noted significant cutoff drops. MNLU Mumbai had only two allotments due to its competitive nature and domicile reservations.
|
NLU |
Total Allotments |
|---|---|
|
HNLU Raipur |
9 |
|
RMLNLU Lucknow |
11 |
|
RGNUL Punjab |
18 |
|
CNLU Patna (BA LLB Hons) |
13 |
|
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB Hons) |
6 |
|
NUALS Kochi |
1 |
|
NLUO Cuttack (BA LLB) |
9 |
|
NLUO Cuttack (BBA LLB) |
7 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB Hons) |
18 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB Hons) |
21 |
|
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
12 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB Hons) |
12 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB Hons) |
16 |
|
MNLU Mumbai |
2 |
CLAT 2026 Round 5 Counselling Tier 3 Emerging NLUs
Eight emerging NLUs and IIULER Goa collectively announced 282 fresh allotments. IIULER Goa alone recorded 97 combined allotments. HPNLU Shimla saw the highest movement with 55 combined allotments. DNLU Jabalpur and NLUJA Assam also showed considerable changes.
|
NLU |
Total Allotments |
|---|---|
|
HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB Hons) |
24 |
|
HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB Hons) |
31 |
|
DNLU Jabalpur |
30 |
|
NLUJA Assam |
29 |
|
RPNLUP Prayagraj |
20 |
|
NLU Sonepat (DBRANLU) |
16 |
|
NLUT Agartala |
14 |
|
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BBA LLB Hons) |
16 |
|
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BA LLB Hons) |
10 |
|
MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB Hons) |
14 |
|
MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB Hons) |
9 |
|
GNLU Silvassa |
10 |
|
IIULER Goa (BA LLB Hons) |
48 |
|
IIULER Goa (BBA LLB Hons) |
49 |
Post-Counselling Options and Spot Admissions
The centralised CLAT 2026 counselling process is now concluded. Candidates with final allotments can either freeze their seat or exit the process. The 'float' option is no longer available.
Historically, many seats, especially in newer NLUs, remain vacant after regular counselling. This often leads to universities announcing spot admissions. Institutions like HPNLU Shimla, NLUJA Assam, DNLU Jabalpur, MNLU Nagpur, NLUT Agartala, GNLU Silvassa, and RPNLU Prayagraj are expected to conduct these in the coming weeks. Cutoffs in spot rounds are typically lower than regular counselling.
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