CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is an important test for Indian law aspirants and offers admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in National Law Universities (NLUs) and various affiliated and private law colleges.
Being the pre-eminent law entrance exam in the country, the CLAT exam attracts the highest number of test-takers. 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 2024 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 thing is many of these colleges, especially the affiliate colleges, have some popular names like 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.
Three types of law schools will accept CLAT 2024 scores to provide admission to their undergraduate and postgraduate courses:
CLAT Colleges 2024 - Participating NLUs:
There are a total of 24 NLUs that are participating institutes of CLAT 2024:
Affiliate Colleges of CLAT 2024:
These colleges have entered into an MOU with the consortium and will use the CLAT 2024 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 own 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 2024 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.
As per the latest revisions, the NLUs accepting CLAT scores have seat intake as under:
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Name of the college |
UG Seat Intake |
PG Seat Intake |
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National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru |
240 (revised from 180) |
100 (revised from 75) |
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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 |
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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 |
Some of the top private law colleges in India have mentioned CLAT scores as their admission criteria for admissions to BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB, BTech LLB, BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.), BCom LLB (Hons.), BSc LLB (Hons.) and LLM courses. Listed below are the colleges that accept the CLAT exam for admission to its UG and PG law courses:
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Private Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores 2023 for Admission |
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Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore, Karnataka |
Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
Apex University, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
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Arka Jain University, Jharkhand |
Aryans College of Law, Rajpura, Chandigarh, Punjab |
Asian Law College, Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
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Delhi Institute of Rural Development, Delhi |
Fairfield School of Law, FIMT, Delhi |
GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam |
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IFIM Law School, Bangalore |
IMS Unison University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak, Haryana |
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Indore Institute of Law, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
ITM University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
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Jaipur National University, Rajasthan |
School of Law, JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh |
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Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
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Maharshi Law School, Maharshi University of Information Technology, Delhi |
Academy of Law, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
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Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujrat |
Mewar University, Rajasthan |
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MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra |
Nancy College of Law, Samana, Patiala, Punjab |
National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat |
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School of Law, Oriental University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka |
The Raffles University, Alwar Rajasthan |
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Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
RNB Global University, Bikaner, Rajasthan |
SAI University, Chennai |
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Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law, Bareilly Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
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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 |
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Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal |
ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Universal Law College, Chandigarh, Punjab |
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UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Usha Martin University, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
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Each participating NLU will release the CLAT cutoff for each class separately in multiple rounds for each CLAT counselling round. The cut-off point is expressed as the final ranking of candidates admitted to a particular category. Advanced NLUs like Bengaluru and Hyderabad have higher strength. Newer NLUs like NLU Tripura and DBRANLU Sonepat have lower CLAT cutoffs. The ranking is determined based on CLAT scores.
Both CLAT marks and rank are related. When meeting NLU's admission requirements, applicants should consider their admission options and then fill in the options carefully.
Ques. Is CLAT offline or online?
Ans. CLAT is held in offline mode at designated CLAT exam centres across the country.
Ques. How many NLUs are participating in CLAT?
Ans. There are a total of 24 NLUs participating in CLAT.
Ques. How many affiliated colleges accept CLAT scores?
Ans. At present, 60+ private law colleges accept CLAT scores.
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