Total NLU Seats in India: CLAT 2026 Seat Matix

Candidates seeking admission to the top NLU must be aware of the seat matrix of the college. The total NLU seats in India for the CLAT UG are 3628 and 1423 for the CLAT PG. Get more details on the CLAT 2026 seat matrix here.

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Total NLU Seats in India
CLAT 2026 Seat Matrix
Total NLU Seats in India 2026
Categories for Reservation of Seats at NLUs
General Category Total Seats in NLU 2026
Top 10 NLUs with Highest No of Seats
CLAT 2026 Lowest No of NLU Seats
Important Information regarding CLAT 2026 Seat
Faqs

The total number of NLU seats in India and the CLAT 2026 reservation policy at different National Law Universities (NLUs) will determine the students' chance of admission to the law school. The CLAT 2026 seat matrix for admission to the UG and PG courses in total is 5051. A total of 26 NLUs are participating in the exam and offer 3628 CLAT seats in undergraduate law courses and around 1423 seats in LLM courses. The CLAT 2026 seat matrix is distributed across different categories according to the reservation policy rules of the individual NLUs. Many NLUs offer domicile reservations from the total CLAT seats, meaning the number of seats will decrease for all India aspirants. The total NLU seats in India are distributed between UR, SC, ST, OBC and EWS category candidates.

The students willing to appear in CLAT 2026 exam on December 7, 2025 should check out the number of seats offered by each NLU and select their preference accordingly. Every NLU has separate reservation policies and after the release of the CLAT result, the CLAT 2026 seat allotment list will be provided during the counselling round. Find the total CLAT seats 2026 in India in this article and other important information.

Total NLU Seats in India

The total no of seats in NLU in India for CLAT UG 2026 and CLAT PG 2026 are-

Programmes	Total NLU Seats
CLAT UG	3628
CLAT PG	1423

CLAT 2026 Seat Matrix

For your better understanding we have divided the seats as per CLAT UG 2026 exam and CLAT PG exam.

Total No of NLU Seats in CLAT UG 2026

NLU	Total CLAT Seats
NLSIU, Bangalore	310
National Academy of Legal Studies & Research, Hyderabad	132
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata	182
NLIU Bhopal	202
NLU Jodhpur	120
Hidayatullah National law University, Raipur	180
Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University	169
NLU Gujarat	172
NLU Odisha	159
Chanakya National Law University, Patna	138
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala	180
National Law University & Judicial Academy, Guwahati	60
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi	60
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi	180
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam	120
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy	112
Dr. BR Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat	120
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)	120
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla	180
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai	100
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	180
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	120
GNLU Silvassa	66
NLUT Agartala	60
RPNLU Prayagraj	60
IIULER Goa	180
Total	3628

CLAT PG 2026 Seat Matrix

The LLM seat matrix offered by various NLUs through the CLAT 2026 exam is as follows:

NLU offering LLM Programmes	Seat Availability for LLM Programmes
NLSIU Bangalore	120
NALSAR Hyderabad	66
WBNUJS Kolkata	100
NLIU Bhopal	60
NLU Jodhpur	50
HNLU Raipur	90
GNLU Gandhinagar	57
RMLNLU Lucknow	48
RGNLU Punjab	60
NUALS Kochi	60
NLUO Odisha	50
NUSRL Ranchi	60
NLUJA Assam	40
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	69
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	60
MNLU Mumbai	50
MNLU Nagpur	60
HPNLU Shimla	80
MPDNLU	50
GNLU Silvassa	33
MNLU Aurangabad	60
NLUT Agartala	50
RPNLUP Prayagraj	10
IIULER Goa	40
Total	1423

Total NLU Seats in India 2026

Candidates seeking admission through CLAT in any of the NLUs are required to be aware of the segregation of seats to claim their candidature. Each university has a different set of reservation policies. Depicted below in tabular form is the reservation of seats in NLUs as per the university norms and policies.

1. National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)

The intake capacity at NLSIU Bangaluru for BA LLB is 310 and 120 for LLM. Check the reservation policy of NLSIU below, based on which CLAT seats 2026 are provided:

Category	Percentage of Seats	BA LLB	LLM
Category	Percentage of Seats	Number of Seats	Number of Seats
SC	15.0%	45	18
ST	7.5%	23	9
Other Backward Classes NCL	27%	81	33
Economically Weaker Section	10%	30	12
General	-	121	48
Seats for Karnataka Students	-	10	-
Total		310	120

2. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University Of Law, Hyderabad (NALSAR)

Here is the reservation of seats at NALSAR (NLU Hyderabad).

Category	BA LL.B (Hons.)			LL.M
Category	Total Seats Category-wise	No. of Seats for All India candidates (75%)	Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana (25%)	Total Seats Category-wise	No. of Seats for All India candidates (75%)	Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana (25%)
Unreserved	66	51	15	33	25	08
Scheduled Caste	19	14 (15%)	5 (15%)	9	7 (15%)	2 (15%)
Scheduled Tribe	8	7 (7.5%)	1 (6%)	4	10 (20%)	4 (29%)
OBC / BC (Non Creamy Layer)	26	17 (18%)	9 (29%)	14	10 (20%)	4 (29%)
EWS	13	10 (10%)	3 (10%)	6	5 (10%)	1 (10%)
Total Seats	132	99	33	66	50	16

30% (39 seats for BA LL.B (Hons.) course and 19 seats for LLM course) Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Female candidates for admission to BA LL.B (Hons.) and LLM courses.
5% {6 seats for BA LL.B (Hons.) course and 03 seats for LL.M. course} Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWD).
Three additional candidates may be admitted over and above the sanctioned intake under the All India Unreserved Category every year for BA LL.B (Hons.) and LLM courses to meet future vacancies due to the withdrawal of candidates after admissions.

3. The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

The reservation of seats at NLU Bhopal for BA LLB and LLM is given below. Check out the CLAT seats 2026:

BA LLB		B.Sc LLB (Hons.)		LL.M
Category	Number of Seats	Category	Number of Seats	Category	Number of Seats
General	52	General	26	Scheduled Cast (16%)	10
Scheduled Cast (16%)	16	Scheduled Cast (16%)	8	Scheduled Tribe (20%)	12
Scheduled Tribe (20%)	20	Scheduled Tribe (20%)	10	General	30
Other Backward Classes (14%)	14	Other Backward Classes (14%)	7	Other Backward Class (14%)	8
NRI/ NRI Sponsored	18	NRI/ NRI Sponsored	9	-	-
Supernumerary Quota (J&K )	2	Supernumerary Quota (J&K )	2	-	-
Supernumerary Quota (EWS)	12	Supernumerary Quota (EWS)	6	-	-

50% of seats are horizontally reserved for candidates having a domicile certificate of the State of Madhya Pradesh in the respective category.
Reserved for candidates from the Economically Weaker Section
18 Seats are horizontally reserved for women candidates.
3 seats are horizontally reserved for Persons with Disability

4. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)

NLU Kolkata offers courses such as BA LLB, B.Sc LLB and LLM. The CLAT seats 2026 are mentioned below.

BA LLB

Category	All India	WB Domicile	Total
General	51	22	73
SC	10	10	20
ST	6	2	8
OBC	-	OBC-A - 4	7
OBC	-	OBC-B - 3	7
Foreign Nationals	2	-	2
NRI/ NRI Sponsored Seats	20	-	20
JK (Supernumerary seats)	2	-	2
PwD (Horizontal)	4	2	6 (Horizontal)
Total	91	41	132

B.Sc LLB

Category	All India	WB Domicile	Total
General	23	9	32
SC	6	5	11
ST	3	1	4
OBC	-	OBC-A - 2	3
OBC	-	OBC-B - 1	3
Foreign Nationals	2	-	2
NRI/ NRI Sponsored Seats	10	-	10
JK (Supernumerary seats)	2	1	3 (Horizontal)
PwD (Horizontal)	2	-	2
Total	46	18	64

LLM

Category	All India	WB Domicile	Total
General	54	15	69
SC	11	7	18
ST	5	2	7
OBC	-	OBC-A - 3	6
OBC	-	OBC-B - 3	6
PwD (Horizontal)	3	2	5
Total	70	30	100
Foreign Nationals	-	-	2

Note: In case of unavailability of the students of the reserved Foreign Nationals category, the seats will be treated as NRI-sponsored.

5. National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

Here is the reservation policy followed by NLU Jodhpur.

BA LLB				LLM
Category	Vertical Reservation Seats	Horizontal Reservation Seats (Domicile)	Horizontal Reservation PWD	Vertical Reservation Seats	Horizontal Reservation Seats (Domicile)	Horizontal Reservation PWD
General	62	16	3 (2+1)	24	5	1
SC	18	5	1	8	2	1
ST	9	2	1	4	1	-
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	25	6	1	11	3	1
MBC of Rajasthan State Domicile (Non-Creamy Layer)	6	-	-	3	-	-

6. Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

The intake capacity for the BA LLB (Hons.) course shall ordinarily be 180. The reservation of seats at NLU Raipur has been explained in the table below.

BA LLB			LLM
Category	No. of Seats (All India)	No. of Seats (Domicile of Chhattisgarh)	No. of Seats (All India)
SC	13	10	14
ST	6	27	7
OBC	11	12	24
Unreserved	55	36	45
Total	85	85	90
NRI	8	-	-
Foreign Nationals	2	-	-
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants	5	-	2
Students from Jammu & Kashmir	2	-	2

5% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the All India level.
5% seats for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP) and 3% seats for the Dependents of Freedom Fighters (DFF) category shall be reserved horizontally for candidates belonging to the State of Chhattisgarh only.
If a Chhattisgarh domicile candidate clears admission in the regular merit under the All India category, he/she shall be considered against the All India seat only and not against Chhattisgarh domicile seats.
30% of seats shall be reserved horizontally for female candidates across all categories of seats.

7. Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

NLU Gandhinagar provides admission to BA LLB and LLM. The total CLAT seats 2026 offered here are:

Category	BA LLB	LLM
Category	No. of Seats	No. of Seats
SC (15%)	23	8
ST (7.5%)	12	4
OBC (27%)	42	14
UR	79	26
Total	156	52
EWS (10%)	16	5
Total Including EWS	172	57
Supernumerary Seats
NRI	16	5
Foreign National	5	2
J&K Residents	2	1
NEI	5	2
Sports	4	-

Note: Other than the aforementioned vertical reservation, a horizontal reservation of 30% shall be made in favour of female candidates, 5% of seats for the Specially Abled Persons/Persons with Disability (PWD) Category and 25% of seats shall be made in favour of candidates of Gujarat Domicile, cutting across all the above categories (Non-compartmentalized), except for the EWS category.

8. Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa Campus

Check below the total number of CLAT seats 2026 offered by GNLU, Silvassa campus:

Category	BA LLB	LLM
SC (15%)	9	4
ST (7.5%)	4	2
OBC (27%)	16	8
UR	31	16
Total	60	30
EWS (10%)	6	3
Total Including EWS	66	33

Note: In addition to the above-mentioned vertical reservation, the horizontal reservation of 30% shall be made in favour of female candidates, 5% of seats for Specially Abled Persons/Persons with Disability (PWD) Category and 25% of seats shall be made in favour of candidates of domicile candidates of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH & DD), compartmentalized across all the vertically reserved categories, except for EWS category. The vacant seats under any categories shall be converted as per the decision of the statutory Councils.

9. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL)

Here is the reservation of seats at NLU Punjab:

Category	BA LLB (Hons.) Number of Seats	LLM Number of Seats
Unreserved	134	44
Scheduled Caste (15%)	27	9
Scheduled Tribes (7½%)	14	5
Foreign Nationals	5	2
Supernumerary Quota
10% Additional seats for Economical Weaker Sections (EWS)	18	6
Additional Seats for Wards of Kashmiri Migrants	9	3
J&K Residents	2	2
Non-Resident Indian (NRI)	5	-

For the UG programme at RGNUL Punjab, here is how the 180 seats for the UG programme are shared as per Horizontal Reservation:

1 Seat is allocated for the Ancestral Resident of Village Sidhuwal
5%, which is equal to 09 seats for Specially Abled Persons (SAP)
10%, which is equivalent to 18 (16+2) slots for Punjab Residents +BC Category

For PG Programme:

Out of 60 seats, 3 seats (or 5%) Horizontal Reservation is allotted for Specially Abled Persons (SAP).

10. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)

The courses offered at NLU Lucknow are BA LLB and LLM. Get to know the CLAT seats 2026 at this institution below:

Category	BA LLB (Hons.) Number of Seats	LLM Number of Seats
Unreserved	80	20
OBC of Uttar Pradesh (27%)	43	13
Schedule Castes of Uttar Pradesh (21%)	34	10
Schedule Tribes of Uttar Pradesh (02%)	3	1
EWS of Uttar Pradesh	9	4
Total	169	48
Supernumerary Seats
Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ NRI Sponsored Candidate	16	5
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)	2	2
Total Seats	187	31
Specially Abled Person (SAP) (5%)	8	-
Dependents of Freedom Fighters of Uttar Pradesh (2%)	3	-

11. Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)

The tabulated data below depicts the number of seats for each category for BA LLB and BBA LLB at NLU Patna.

Category	Percentage	BA LLB Seats
Unreserved Category	40%	28
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)under Unreserved Category	10%	7
SCs of Bihar	16%	11
STs of Bihar	1%	1
Extremely Backward Classes - EBC, (AnnexureI) of Bihar	18%	12
Backward Classes – BC, (Annexure-II) of Bihar	12%	8
Women of Backward Classes (WBC) of Bihar	3%	2
Total	100%	69

Note: All above-mentioned reservations are vertical reservations in nature. A 5% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for PWD.

The total number of CLAT 2026 seats offered for the LLM course is 60 {30 Seats General, 30 Seats Reserved (SC/ST/EBC/BC/WBC/EWS)}.

12. The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)

The table below contains information about the reservation of CLAT seats 2026 at NLU Kochi.

Category	BA LLB			LLM
Category	Percentage	All India category seats	State Merit category seats	Percentage	All India category seats	State Merit category seats
All India Merit	51%	31	-	51%	31	-
State Merit (Kerala)	9%	-	5	9%	-	5
Scheduled Caste (Kerala)	8%	-	5	8%	-	5
Scheduled Tribe (Kerala)	2%	-	1	2%	-	1
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) (Kerala)	30%	-	18	30%	-	18
Total	100%	31	29	100%	31	29

Out of the above, 5% of the total intake of the 60 seats are horizontally reserved for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP).

Seats for various categories under the SEBC Quota for BA LLB

Community	Percentage	Seats
Ezhava, Thiyya, Billava (ETB)	9%	5
Muslims (MU)	8%	4
Other Backward Hindus (OBH)	3%	2
Latin Catholic & Anglo Indian (LCAI)	3%	2
Other Backward Christian (OBX)	1%	1
Kudumbi (KU)	1%	1
Kusavan and related communities (KN)	1%	1
Dheevara and related communities (DV)	2%	1
Viswakarma and related communities (VK)	2%	1
Total	30%	18

Also Read: Colleges Accepting CLAT 2026 Score and Seat Matrix

13. National Law University Odisha (NLUO)

NLU Odisha offers BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law, and LLM in Constitution and Administrative Law. Check the table below for CLAT 2026 seats in all the courses.

Category	BA LLB					BBA LLB					LLM
Category	AI	AI SAP	OD	OD SAP	Total	AI	AI SAP	OD	OD SAP	Total	AI	AI SAP	OD	OD SAP	Total
General	61	3	20	1	85	31	1	10	1	43	24	1	8	1	34
SC	5	1	2	0	8	4	0	2	0	6	2	0	2	0	4
ST	9	1	3	0	13	3	0	1	0	4	4	0	2	0	6
NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	4
Foreign National (FN)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
Total	120					60					50

25% seats shall be reserved horizontally for candidates under General, ST & SC categories under State Domicile Reservation.
5% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the All India level according to the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

14. National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)

Here is the category-wise CLAT seats 2026 at NLU Ranchi.

BA LLB (Total 134 Seats)				LLM (Total 60 Seats)
Jharkhand		All India		Jharkhand		Other State
Category	Number of Seats	Category	Number of Seats	Category	Number of Seats	Category	Number of Seats
General (50%)	30	General	30	General	12	General	12
ST (26%)	16	ST (7.5%)	5	EWS	3	EWS	3
SC (10%)	6	SC (15%)	9	ST	8	ST	3
Backward Classes (6%)	3	OBC (27%)	16	SC	3	SC	4
EBC (8%)	5	-	-	EBC	2	OBC	8
Specially Abled Person (SAP)	3	Specially Abled Person (SAP)	3	BC	2	-	-
Over and Above Supernumerary Quota (EWS)	6	Over and Above Supernumerary Quota (EWS)	6	Total	30	Total	30
Supernumerary Quota (J&K)	2	-	-	Specially Abled Persons (SAP)	3	Specially Abled Persons (SAP)	3
-	-	-	-	Supernumerary seats for J & K Residents			1

50% of Seats are horizontally reserved for candidates having a domicile certificate of the State of Jharkhand in the respective category.
Reserved for candidates from the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
3 Seats are horizontally reserved for Persons with Disability (supernumerary quota).

15. National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA)

NLU Assam follows the reservation of seats given in the table below.

BA LLB (Total Seats 60)		LLM (Total Seats 40)
Category	No. of Seats	Category	No. of Seats
Schedule Caste of Assam (7%)	4	Schedule Caste of Assam (7%)	3
Schedule Tribe (Plains) of Assam (10%)	6	Schedule Tribe (Plains) of Assam (10%)	4
Schedule Tribe (Hills) of Assam (5%)	3	Schedule Tribe (Hills) of Assam (5%)	2
OBC(NCL)/ MOBC (NCL) of Assam (27%)	16	OBC(NCL)/ MOBC (NCL) of Assam (27%)	11
All India Unreserved	31	All India Unreserved	20

3 numbers of the total seats are reserved horizontally for SAP.
5 out of the seats available for the All India Unreserved Category is reserved horizontally for Permanent Residents of Assam (UR).

16. Damodaran Sanjivayya National Law University Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (DSNLU)

Find out the total number of CLAT seats 2026 available at NLU Visakhapatnam.

BA LLB
Category	Reservation									Total
	Unreserved	SC (15%)	ST (6%)	BC					EWS Total 10%
	Unreserved	SC (15%)	ST (6%)	A 7%	B 10%	C 1%	D 7%	E 4%	EWS Total 10%
AP State	30	9	4	4	6	1	4	2	6	66
All India	25	7	3	13					6	54
Foreign Citizens / Non-Resident Indians/ Non-Resident Indians Sponsored	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) (extra seats)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Total										138

5% Horizontal reservation applicable for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) All India
2% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Children of Armed Personnel (CAP) of Andhra Pradesh
1% Horizontal reservation for the National Cadet Corps (NCC) of Andhra Pradesh
0.5% Horizontal reservation applicable for Eminent Sports Persons of Andhra Pradesh
33.33% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for Women of Andhra Pradesh
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits /Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) living in Kashmiri Valley- 5% extra seats or at least one seat in the merit quota
10% extra seats under EWS

LLM
Category	Reservation									Total
	Unreserved	SC (15%)	ST (6%)	BC					EWS Total 10%
	Unreserved	SC (15%)	ST (6%)	A 7%	B 10%	C 1%	D 7%	E 4%	EWS Total 10%
AP State	15	5	2	2	3	-	2	1	3	33
All India	12	4	2	6					3	27
Foreign Citizens / Non-Resident Indians/ Non-Resident Indians Sponsored	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) (extra seats)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Total										69

17. Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLU)

NLU Tiruchirappalli or TNNLU offers B.Com LLB and BA LLB both in the law undergraduate course. Mentioned below are the CLAT seats 2026 offered to the candidates.

Category	BA LLB (60 Seats)	B.Com LLB (60 Seats)
AI - General (UR)	9	9
AI - SC	6	5
AI - ST	0	1
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-migrants)	1	1
AI - OBC	14	14
TN - GENERAL (UR)	8	8
TN - ST	1	0
TN - SC (A)	0	1
TN - GSSQ - SC (A)	1	0
TN - SC (O)	4	3
TN - GSSQ - SC (O)	0	1
TN - MBC & DNC	5	5
TN - GSSQ - MBC & DNC	0	1
TN - BC (M)	0	1
TN - GSSQ - BC (M)	1	0
TN - BC (O)	7	7
NRI Parent/ Guardian or OCI Parent/ Guardian	3	3
Categories for Horizontal Reservation
TN SAP	1	1+1
AI SAP	1+1	1
Eminent Sports Persons under TN Quota	1	1
Sons/ Daughters of Ex-Servicemen under TN Quota	1	1

Note: TNNLU Seat Conversion Policy shall be applied if seats are vacant.

Category	LLM (60 + 3 Seats)
Category	Corporate and Securities Law	Intellectual Property Laws	Natural Resources Law
TN General	3	3	3
TN ST	1	0	0
TN SC (A)	0	1	0
TN SC (O)	2	2	2
TN MBC & DNC	2	2	2
TN BC (M)	0	0	1
TN BC	3	3	3
AI - General	3	3	3
AI - OBC	5	5	5
AI SC	2	2	2
AI ST	0	0	0
Horizontal Reservation
AI SAP	-	1	-
TN SAP	1	-	1
Total	20+1	20+1	20+1
Grand Total	60+3

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18. Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU)

Here is the reservation of seats at NLU Mumbai for BA LLB and LLM.

Category	Seats
Category	Percentage	BA LLB	LLM
All India General Category	-	37	17
Maharashtra State Reserved Category	-	63	33
Maharashtra State - Schedule Caste	13	13	7
Maharashtra State - Schedule Tribe	7	7	4
Maharashtra State
Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) (A)	3	3	2
Nomadic Tribes (B)	2.5	3	1
Nomadic Tribes (C)	3.5	4	2
Nomadic Tribes (D)	2	2	1
MH - Specially Backward Class	2	2	1
MH - Other Backward Class	19	19	10
MH - Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	10	10	5
Total Seats		100	50

19. Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur (MNLU)

The number of seats offered by BA LLB (Hons.) is 120, BA LLB (Honours in Adjudication and Justicing) is 60, BBA LLB is 60 and LLM is 60. NLU Nagpur offers BA LLB and LLM and the reservation of seats for both courses has been given below.

Category	BA LLB		LLM
Category	Percentage	No. of Seats	Percentage	No. of Seats
Scheduled Castes of Maharashtra	13	16	13	8
Scheduled Tribes of Maharashtra	7	8	7	4
De-notified Tribes (A) of Maharashtra	3	4	3	2
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra	2.5	3	2.5	2
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra	3.5	4	3.5	2
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra	2	2	2	1
Special Backward Class of Maharashtra	2	2	2	1
Other Backward Classes (OBC) of Maharashtra	19	23	19	11
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of Maharashtra	10	12	10	6
Unreserved Seats	-	46	-	23
Total Seats	-	120	-	60

20. Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLU)

Check out the CLAT seats 2026 at NLU Aurangabad.

For BA LLB and LLM
Category	Percentage	Vertical Seat Reservation
Maharashtra Reserved Categories
SC	13%	8
ST	7%	4
OBC	19%	11
SBC	2%	1
De-Notified Tribe (A)	3%	2
Nomadic Tribes (B)	2.50%	2
Nomadic Tribes (C)	3.50%	2
Nomadic Tribes (D)	2%	1
Economically Weaker Section	10%	6
Total of Maharashtra Category	62%	37
All India General Category
Unreserved Category	38%	23
Grand Total	100%	60

21. Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur

For BA LLB, the NLU offers 120 Seats + 14 Supernumerary seats and for LLM, it offers 50 Seats + 7 Supernumerary Seats. Check the breakdown of the seat reservation at DNLU Jabalpur:

Category	BA LLB (Hons.) Number of Seats	LLM Number of Seats
Scheduled Caste (16%)	20	8
Scheduled Tribe (20%)	24	10
Other Backward Classes (14%)	16	7
Supernumerary Quota (J&K)	2	2
General	60	25
Supernumerary Quota (EWS) 10%	12	5

22. National Law University Tripura (NLUT), Agartala

Check out the total CLAT seats 2026 offered for National Law University Tripura (NLUT), Agartala below:

Category	BA LLB	LLM
Foreign National	2	2
NRI/NRIS	5	4
General	28	23
Schedule Tribe	16	14
Schedule Castes	9	7
Total	60	50

23. Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla

In HPNLU Shimla, the students are offered 60 seats each for BA LLB and BBA LLB and 80 seats for LLM.

Category	BA LLB	LLM
Category	No. of Seats	No. of Seats
General	92	62
SC (15%)	18	12
ST (7.5%)	10	6
Total	120	80
Horizontal Reservation
PwD (5%)	6	4
Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel – 5%	6	4
Himachal Pradesh Domiciled Candidates (25%)	30	20
Women (20%)	-	16
Supernumerary Seats
Kashmiri Migrants (5%)	6	4
Residents of J&K	2	2
NRI & Foreign Nationals (15%)	18	12
BC/ OBC (27%) (All India basis)	-	22
EWS (10%) (All India basis)	-	8

24. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonepat

The total sanctioned intake for the BA LLB (Hons.) course, excluding Supernumerary seats shall be 120. Find out the CLAT seats 2026 from the table below:

Category	No. of Seats
Sanctioned Intake	120
All India Category (AIC) (75% of sanctioned intake)	90
All India Category (AIC) (75% of sanctioned intake)	30
Ward of Land Owners of RGEC (WL) (1/5 of sanctioned intake i.e. 20% under State Quota)	6
Domicile of Haryana (80% under State Quota)	24
All India Category
General	37
SC	13
ST	7
OBC	24
Haryana Category
Ward of Land Owners of RGEC (WL)	6
Domicile of Haryana
General	10
SC	2
DSC	3
BC-A	3
BC-B	3
EWS	12
3% Horizontal Reservation to PWD students under State Quota (1% each in General, SC/DSC and BC-A/BC-B Categories)	0

25. Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj (RPNLUP)

Take a look at the number of seats available in RPNLUP here:

Category	BA LL.B	LLM	Horizontal Reservation
Category	Seats	Seats	Category	Seats
Unreserved	24	4	Female	20%
EWS	6	1	PwD of UP	5%
OBC-NCL	17	3	Dependent of Freedom Fighters of UP	2%
SC	12	2	Sons, Daughters of Defence Personnel	5%
ST	1	-	-	-
Total	60	10	-	-

26. India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa

Find below the number of CLAT seats 2026 available in NLU Goa:

Course	Seats
B.A. LL.B (Hons.)	120
B.B.A. LL.B (Hons.)	60
LLM	40

Categories for Reservation of Seats at NLUs

Listed ahead are the domains that fall under the reservation category. Candidates need to take a look at the list to adhere to the reservation policies of the NLUs.

Scheduled Tribe (ST)
Scheduled Caste (SC)
Other Backward Categories (OBC)
State Quota for the candidates in which NLU is located
Physically Disable Candidates (PwD)
Foreign National Candidates/NRI
Kashmiri Migrants
Candidates belonging from the North Eastern States

General Category Total Seats in NLU 2026

For the general category total seats in NLU 2026 are given in the below table.

NLU Name	General Seats (UG)	General Seats (PG)
NLSIU Bangalore	121	24
NALSAR Hyderabad	66	33
NLIU Bhopal	78	30
NUJS Kolkata	99	67
NLU Jodhpur	85	41
HNLU Raipur	91	45
GNLU Gandhinagar	79	26
GNLU Silvassa	31	16
RMLNLU Lucknow	80	20
RGNUL Punjab	134	60
CNLU Patna	56	26
NUALS Kochi	20	20
NLU Odisha (NLUO)	128	34
NUSRL Ranchi	90	30
NLUJA Assam	60	20
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	55	27
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	34	18
MNLU Mumbai	27	12
MNLU Nagpur	51	17
MNLU Aurangabad	34	17
HPNLU Shimla	138	46
DNLU Jabalpur	60	30
DBRANLU Haryana	40	20
NLUT Agartala	31	25
RPNLUP Prayagraj	24	4
IIULER Goa	40	15
Total General Seats	1752	723

Top 10 NLUs with Highest No of Seats

Here is the breakup for top 10 NLUs having the highest no of seats for CLAT 2026.

NLU Name	UG Seats	PG Seats	Total Seats
NLSIU	310	60	370
MNLU Nagpur	240	60	300
NLIU Bhopal	202	60	262
NUSRL Ranchi	201	69	270
NLU Jodhpur	196	88	284
RMLNLU Lucknow	191	55	246
NUJS Kolkata	182	100	282
RGNUL Punjab	180	80	260
HNLU Raipur	180	90	270
IIULER Goa	180	60	240

CLAT 2026 Lowest No of NLU Seats

Here are the NLUs having the lowest no of seats in CLAT 2026 exam.

NLU Name	UG Seats	PG Seats	Total Seats
RPNLUP Prayagraj	60	10	70
NUALS Kochi	60	60	120
NLUT Agartala	60	50	110
MNLU Mumbai	100	50	150
GNLU Silvassa	66	33	99

Important Information regarding CLAT 2026 Seat

Those who will be appearing in the CLAT exam should check out some essential information regarding the CLAT seat 2026.

Candidates will be allotted seats in different NLUs in five rounds of the counselling process.
After you have been allotted a seat in an NLU, you need to submit the counselling fee of Rs 30,000 to lock your seat at the NLU.
Aspirants who will not deposit the counselling fee will lose their seat from the respective NLU, and the university will withdraw their name from the merit list of CLAT 2026.
Test-takers should know beforehand that the counselling fee is non-refundable. Hence, those who want to withdraw their names from the NLU allotted list will not get a refund of the counselling fee.
On the other hand, the test-takers whose names are on the waiting list but did not get a seat due to the unavailability of vacant seats will get their deposited counselling fee refunded.
After completing the final allocation of seats, they need to report to the respective NLU and complete the admission formalities by paying the rest of the fees and submitting the required documents to complete the admission process.

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FAQs

Which NLUs offer the lowest number of seats?

Newer or smaller NLUs like HPNLU Shimla, MNLU Nagpur, and NLU Tripura tend to have comparatively lower seat intake.

Are there supernumerary seats in NLUs?

Yes, some NLUs offer supernumerary seats for categories like NRI/NRI-Sponsored, Foreign Nationals, Kashmiri Migrants, PwD, etc.

Do NLUs reserve seats for state domicile candidates?

Yes, most NLUs provide state domicile reservations, usually ranging from 25% to 50%

Which NLU has the highest number of seats?

Large NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, NLU Jodhpur, WBNUJS Kolkata, and NLU Bhopal typically have higher seat intake.

Do all NLUs accept CLAT scores for admissions?

All NLUs except NLU Delhi accept CLAT scores. NLU Delhi conducts its own exam AILET.

What guidelines should be followed during CLAT seat reservation?

Candidates will be allotted seats in different NLUs in five rounds of the counselling process. After a candidate has been allotted a seat in an NLU, he/ she needs to submit the counselling fee of INR 30,000 to lock their seat at the NLU. Aspirants who will not deposit the counselling fee will lose their seats from the respective NLU.

Which domains fall under the reservation policy during NLU seat allotment?

The domains that fall under the reservation policy are Scheduled Tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), Other Backward Categories (OBC), State Quota for the candidates in which NLU is located, Physically Disable Candidates (PwD), Foreign National Candidates/NRI, Kashmiri Migrants and candidates belonging from the North Eastern States.

When to pay the course fee after the release of the CLAT seat allotment?

Students can obtain fee payment information by contacting the designated university. Each NLU sets its admission costs for its courses. A part of the course fee is adjusted from the CLAT counselling registration fee. Applicants will only be considered for admission if they have paid the required fee and uploaded all the necessary documentation if their names appear on the seat allotment list and if they have accepted their allotted NLU.

Which are the other top private law colleges in India?

Apart from NLUs, the other top private law colleges in India are Symbiosis Law School (SLS), Rai University, O.P. Jindal Global University - JGU, Amity Law School (ALS), Apex University, K.L.E. Society Law College, Army Institute of Law, Christ University Law School, etc.

How can I check the CLAT seat allotment list?

To check the CLAT seat allotment list, students need to visit the official website. They need to click on CLAT 2025 and the seat allotment lists will be posted on the website. Candidates can review the seat allotment lists for the courses for which they have applied by downloading them.

What are the details mentioned in the CLAT seat allotment?

The details mentioned in the CLAT seat allotment list are the names of the candidates shortlisted for NLU, the All India Rank of the shortlisted candidates, Category; Vertical and Horizontal and admit card number and application number of such candidates.

What happens after the CLAT seat allotment?

Candidates can accept their allotted seats by paying the fees at this time. The upgrade choice is available to those candidates who do not want to join the allotted NLU. Candidates who accept their allotment or apply for an upgrade must complete the admission process by submitting the required documents and course fees to the assigned university.