CLAT Seats 2026, NLU-Wise CLAT Seat Intake, Seat Allotment
Swati Kumar5 Aug, 2025
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CLAT Seats 2026: The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU) will release the intake of CLAT seats 2026 on the official website at www.consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates can refer to the official brochure for detailed information on CLAT seats 2026. Based on the candidate’s performance in the CLAT entrance exam 2026 and college preferences, seats will be allotted. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted for admission to around 4,092 seats in the 5-year LLB programs and 1,599 seats in LLM courses.
The total CLAT 2026 seats include seats reserved under NRI/Foreign National (FN) and supernumerary quotas. Candidates must note that the supernumerary seats for various categories, as well as those for NRI/Foreign Nationals, are offered separately by individual NLUs and are not part of the centralized CLAT admission process. This means candidates applying under these quotas have a different admission route than the regular CLAT seat allocation.
CLAT Seats 2026 Overview
CLAT 2026 will be conducted on 7 December 2025. The CLAT application process 2026 commenced from 1 August 2025. Knowing about the CLAT seats 2026 will help candidates to plan their admission and choose the most suitable NLU during the counselling process. There have been some changes in the CLAT seat intake 2026.
NLU Jodhpur has increased its seat capacity. 26 National Law Universities and over 60 other law schools will be accepting CLAT 2026 scores for admissions. Here is an overview of CLAT seats 2026 divided among various categories.
| Total CLAT Seats 2026 Overview | |
| Particulars | CLAT UG Seats |
| CLAT seats | 3705 |
| NRI/Foreign National Seats | 247 |
| Supernumerary seats for various categories | 140 |
| Total | 4092 |
Different Categories of CLAT Seats 2026
The following are certain categories in which CLAT seats 2026 are distributed. Candidates belonging to any of these categories have to present the required documents to avail of the benefits.
- Scheduled Tribe (ST)
- Scheduled Caste (SC)
- Other Backward Categories (OBC)
- State Quota for the candidates in which the NLU is located
- Physically Disabled Candidates (PwD)
- Foreign National Candidates/NRI
- Kashmiri Migrants
- Candidates belonging to the Northeastern States
NLU UG CLAT Seats 2026 & Courses Offered
There have been many colleges and seats added to the CLAT 2026 seat matrix. For example, NLIU Bhopal has introduced a new BSc LLB program in Cyber Security. NLSIU Bengaluru added 10 extra seats specifically for students from Karnataka, raising its total to 310 seats, last year. RPNLU Prayagraj and IIULER Goa also joined the Consortium of NLUs last year. In the following table, CLAT seats 2026 are mentioned for each NLU and specific to courses.
| NLU UG CLAT Seats 2026 & Courses Offered | ||||
| NLU Name | Course | CLAT Seats | Supernumerary Seats | |
| NRI / Foreign national seats | Other Category Seats | |||
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
310 |
15 (FN) |
- |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
132 |
- |
- |
|
NLIU Bhopal |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
116 |
18 (NRI/ NRI sponsored) |
- |
|
BSc LLB (Cyber Security) |
59 |
9 (NRI/NRI sponsored) |
- |
|
|
WBNUJS Kolkata |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
108 |
20 (NRI/ NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) |
2 (J&K) |
|
B.Sc LLB (Hons.) |
50 |
10 (NRI/NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) |
2 (J&K) |
|
|
NLU Jodhpur |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
164 |
16 (NRI / NRI sponsored) |
16 (EWS) |
|
BBA LLB (Hons.) |
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|
HNLU Raipur |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
170 |
8 (NRI), 2 (FN) |
5 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (Students of J&K) |
|
GNLU Gandhinagar |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) |
172 |
16 (NRI), 5 (FN) |
2 (J&K residents), 5 (North East India), 4 (Sports) |
|
GNLU Silvassa Campus |
BA LLB (Hons) |
66 |
- |
- |
|
RMNLU Lucknow |
BA LLB (Hons) |
169 |
20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) |
2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri HinduFamilies (Non-Migrants) |
|
RGNUL Patiala |
BA LLB (Hons) |
180 |
5 (NRI) |
18 (EWS), 9 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (J&K residents) |
|
CNLU Patna |
BA LLB (Hons) |
69 |
5 (NRI) |
- |
|
BBA LLB (Hons) |
69 |
- |
- |
|
|
NUALS Kochi |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
6 (NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) |
6 (EWS), 2 (Transgenders), 2 (J&K Migrants) |
|
NLUO Cuttack |
BA LLB (Hons) |
106 |
10 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 4 (FN) |
- |
|
BBA LLB (Hons) |
53 |
5 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN) |
- |
|
|
NUSRL Ranchi |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
12 (EWS), 2 (J&K) |
|
BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
6 (EWS), 1 (J&K) |
|
|
NLUJA Kamrup |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
|
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
12 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) |
6 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants andKashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri HinduFamilies (Non-Migrants) |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli |
BA LLB (Hons) |
56 |
3 (NRI/OCI guardian) |
1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants andKashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri HinduFamilies (Non-Migrants) |
|
BCom LLB (Hons) |
56 |
3 (NRI/OCI guardian) |
1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants andKashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri HinduFamilies (Non-Migrants) |
|
|
MNLU Mumbai |
BA LLB (Hons) |
100 |
20 (NRI/NRI sponsored/ FN) |
2 (Permanent Residents of J&K) |
|
MNLU Nagpur |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
- |
|
BA LLB (Hons in Adjudication and Justicing) |
60 |
- |
- |
|
|
BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
|
|
MNLU Aurangabad |
BA LLB (Hons.) |
60 |
- |
- |
|
BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
|
|
HPNLU Shimla |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
18 (NRI/ FN) |
6 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K) |
|
BBA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
9 (NRI/ FN) |
3 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K) |
|
|
DNLU Jabalpur |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
12 (EWS), 2 (J&K) |
|
DBRANLU Sonepat |
BA LLB (Hons) |
120 |
- |
- |
|
NLU Tripura |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
- |
- |
|
RPNLU Prayagraj |
BA LLB (Hons) |
60 |
3 (J&K) |
|
|
IIULER Goa |
BA LLB (Hons.)BBA LLB (Hons.) |
120 (BA LLB)60 (BBA LLB) |
||
|
Total |
3705 |
247 |
140 |
|
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CLAT 2026 Reservation Criteria
CLAT reservation criteria are strictly followed by all CLAT participating NLUs. The CLAT 2026 reservation criteria are aligned with government regulations and are designed to provide equal opportunities to underrepresented groups in the CLAT 2026 admission process.
Most National Law Universities (NLUs) reserve a certain number of CLAT seats for the state domicile quota. All NLUs have a mandatory reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates. CLAT reservation policies can differ from one law school to another, depending on various categories such as SC, ST, OBC, PwD, and others.
Documents Necessary for Admission under CLAT Reservation 2026
When applying under the CLAT 2026 reservation categories, candidates are required to submit the following essential documents to support their claim. These documents help verify eligibility for reserved CLAT seats 2026.
- Class 10th marksheet
- Class 12th marksheet
- Bachelor of Laws or Five-year Integrated LLB degree consolidated marksheet (if applying for PG/LLM course)
- Character Certificate from the Educational Institution (EI) you last attended
- Caste Certificate (SC, ST, OBC, etc.) if applicable
- Transfer Certificate from the Educational Institution last attended
- PwD/SAP Certificate, for PwD category
- Domicile Certificate, for the domicile/resident category seat
- Wards of Serving/Retired Defence Personnel, EWS certificate, Sons/daughters of Ex-servicemen/Defence service personnel, etc.
CLAT 2026 Seat Allotment
The Consortium will conduct the CLAT 2026 seat allotment through a centralized counselling process. The consortium will invite about five times the number of candidates as the available seats for both UG and PG courses. CLAT seats will be allotted based on candidates' merit ranks and preferences across five rounds of counselling. Individual NLUs will fill vacant seats according to their criteria after the completion of the CLAT counseling process.
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Other Related Links |
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| CLAT 2026 | CLAT 2026 Exam Date |
| CLAT 2026 Registration Started | CLAT 2026 Marking Scheme & Distribution |
CLAT Seats 2026 FAQs
How many seats are available for CLAT UG 2026?
For the 5-year LLB course, the Consortium offers around 4,092 seats comprising all CLAT participating NLUs.
How many NLUs participate in CLAT 2026?
Are there supernumerary or reserved seats in CLAT 2026?
What is the seat allotment process for CLAT 2026?
CLAT seat allotment is done through a centralized counselling process in five rounds based on merit ranks and candidate preferences.
What happens to vacant seats after the completion of CLAT counselling rounds?
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