CLAT 2026: NLSIU Bengaluru records highest cut-offs; category-wise closing ranks out
Anu Parthiban | January 7, 2026 | 10:30 PM IST | 2 mins read
CLAT 2026 second allotment list will be published on January 22. The first round allotment results are available on consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
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The top National Law Universities (NLUs) have retained the highest CLAT cut-offs for five-year integrated law programme, with NLSIU Bengaluru remaining the most competitive institution, closing admission at rank 101 in the first round. The CLAT second round allotment result 2026 will be published on January 22 on the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in. CLAT 2026 First Seat Allotment List (OUT) LIVE
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The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will conduct five rounds of CLAT counselling 2026 for admission to both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes.
As per the CLAT first allotment list, after NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad closed admission at 148 for the general category, followed by West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata, at 284.
Candidates who have been allotted seats in the first round will have to pay the non-refundable confirmation fee by 1 pm on January 15. The CLAT second allotment list will be published for BA LLB, BBA LLB, and LLM courses on January 22.
Three options – freeze, float, or exit – will be given to the candidates after the result declaration. Candidates satisfied with the allotment can ‘freeze’ the seat allocation. If the candidate has not been allotted their first preference NLU and chooses to leave ‘open’ the possibility of getting a higher preference NLU seat they may choose the ‘Float’ option.
Those who do not want to participate in the counselling process will have to choose ‘exit’ option. Candidates were allowed to submit a minimum of 15 preferences for UG and five for PG courses.
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CLAT cut-off ranks 2026
Category-wise CLAT 2026 opening and closing All India Rank (AIR) for five-year integrated law programme at all NLUs are given below.
National Law Universities | General | OBC | SC | ST |
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru | 101 | 1018 | 3072 | 5000 |
148 | 915 | 3259 | 5200 | |
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal | 432 | 1714 | 5407 | 9461 |
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata | 284 | 6076 | 3833 | 6010 |
NLU Jodhpur | 310 | 1273 | 4042 | 5907 |
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur | 736 | 1994 | 6464 | 11239 |
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar | 376 | 1834 | 5340 | 7913 |
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Silvassa | 1259 | 2541 | 9215 | 14278 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow | 747 | 3077 | 10380 | 23550 |
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab | 1059 | – | 9118 | 13152 |
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna | 1141 | 2517 | 12822 | 18875 |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi | 1076 | – | 16941 | 53163 |
National Law University Odisha (NLUO) | 800 | – | 7833 | 14196 |
National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi | 1297 | 2585 | 9826 | 15765 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam | 1764 | 3527 | 11539 | 17399 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam | 1281 | 2508 | 10433 | 15199 |
Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli | 1370 | 2713 | 11222 | – |
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai | 481 | 5835 | 10994 | 30887 |
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur | 1225 | 12425 | 18014 | 52882 |
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 1518 | 14588 | 20072 | 60165 |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla | 1824 | – | 10935 | 19833 |
Dharmashastra National Law University (MPDNLU), Jabalpur | 1740 | 3056 | 11792 | 21749 |
National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonepat | 1665 | 3409 | 11562 | 20080 |
National Law University Tripura (NLUT), Agartala | 2015 | – | 57711 | 65576 |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University (RPNLUP), Prayagraj | 1930 | 4002 | 13474 | 32325 |
India International University of Legal Education and Research Goa | 2127 | 4093 | 13475 | 22702 |
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