CLAT Reservation 2025 Category Wise List

The CLAT 2025 counselling process will be conducted online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The exam authority will publish a merit list for all participating National Law Universities (NLUs) according to the CLAT Reservation 2025 will be out by their respective state or UT governments. Registration for CLAT Counselling 2025 will commence once the CLAT results are announced. Candidates can find details about the CLAT Reservation 2025 policy accepted by participating colleges for NLU admissions below, as this policy plays a crucial role in the CLAT seat allotment process.

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CLAT Reservation 2025 Criteria for all NLUs (UG + PG) at a Glance

Comprehensive Seat Allocation for UG and PG programmes

CLAT Reservation 2025 Categories

• Scheduled Castes (SC)
• Scheduled Tribes (ST)
• Other Backward Classes (OBC)
• Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
• Physically Disabled Candidates (PwD)
• State Quota for the respective National Law University (NLU) in that state
• NRI/Foreign National Candidates
• Candidates from North-Eastern States
• Kashmiri Migrants
• Women
• Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel
• Dependants of Defence Personnel

CLAT 2025 Seat Reservation

Bangalore's National Law School of India University (NLSIU)

Who Qualifies as a Karnataka Student?

1. Children of Defence Personnel/Ex-Servicemen: Candidates whose parents have declared their hometown as Karnataka upon joining the service and who have served or are currently serving outside the state, corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside Karnataka.
2. Children of Karnataka State Government Employees: Candidates whose parents are state government employees who have served or are currently serving outside Karnataka, in line with the candidate’s years of study outside the state.
3. Children of Karnataka Cadre Employees: Candidates whose parents are serving or retired employees of the Karnataka cadre in the All India Services (IAS/IFS/IPS) who have served or are currently serving outside Karnataka, corresponding to the candidate’s years of study outside the state.
4. Children of Central Armed Police Force Employees: Candidates whose parents are working or retired employees of the Central Armed Police Force who declared Karnataka as their hometown when joining the service and who have served or are currently serving outside the state, about the candidate’s years of study outside Karnataka.

NALSAR (National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law)

National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

• An NRI/OCI Card Holder/PIO Card Holder, or
• Sponsored by a first-degree or second-degree blood relative who holds an NRI/OCI Card or PIO Card.

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS)

National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

Additional Seats for NRI & Foreign National Category and Supernumerary Seats

• NRI (Non-Resident Indian): 8 Seats
• Foreign Nationals: 2 Seats

• Wards of Kashmiri Migrants: 5 Seats
• Students from Jammu & Kashmir: 2 Seats

• The reservations are made by the Chhattisgarh Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2012, and the guidelines issued by the Government of Chhattisgarh, Higher Education Department, on May 24, 2019 .
• The university reserves the right to modify the above allocations based on state or central government directives.
• The reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC categories is subject to the prevailing seat policy of the Chhattisgarh government.
• 5% of seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the All India level as per The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 .
• 5% of seats shall be reserved horizontally for SAP, and 3% of seats shall be reserved for Dependents of Freedom Fighters (DFF) , applicable only to candidates from Chhattisgarh.
• A candidate from Chhattisgarh domicile qualifying for admission under the regular merit in the All-India category will be considered only for All-India seats, not for Chhattisgarh domicile seats.
• 30% of seats shall be reserved horizontally for female candidates across all categories.
• Seat allotment for various CG Domicile category candidates will be conducted according to the guidelines issued by the Government of Chhattisgarh as needed.

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

Horizontal Reservation:

• 30% of seats will be reserved for female candidates.
• 5% of seats will be allocated for the Specially Abled Persons/Persons with Disability (PWD) category.
• 25% of seats will be reserved for candidates with Gujarat Domicile, applicable across all categories (non-compartmentalized), excluding the EWS category.

Important Note:

Punjab Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL)

• 1 seat is reserved for the Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal.
• 5% (i.e., 9 seats) are allocated for Specially Abled Persons (SAP).
• 10% (i.e., 18 seats, comprising 16+2) are reserved for Punjab Residents and the BC Category.

• An additional nine seats (5% of total seats) in the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Course are designated for the wards of Kashmiri Migrants, along with two Supernumerary Quota Seats for residents from Jammu and Kashmir.
• Candidates in these categories must appear for the CLAT, and admissions will be based on inter se merit within their respective categories.
• For Kashmiri Migrants, the domicile certificate requirement has been waived per MHRD F. No. 3-4/2017-NCR dated 15.10.2019. However, residents from Jammu and Kashmir, including Kashmiri Pandits and Hindu families (non-migrants) residing in the Kashmir Valley, are required to present domicile certificates issued by the relevant authorities.

Lucknow's Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU)

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Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)

Kochi's National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)