CLAT Seats 2026: Check Latest CLAT Seat Matrix, Reservation Category Wise

The number of CLAT seats changes from year to year as the number of participating universities increases. To obtain a better sense, check the total number of CLAT exam seats offered each year. The National Law Universities (NLUs) CLAT 2026 seat matrix, as well as any CLAT reservation policies, will have a substantial impact on the candidate’s admission chances. As of November 2025, 3,511 undergraduate and 1,271 graduate seats are available, excluding supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats at India’s top law universities via CLAT. Read the full article to check the NLU-wise seat intake.

CLAT Seats 2026

There are 24 participating NLUs this year, and they together offer more than 5000 seats in UG (LLB) and PG (LLM) programs. Through CLAT in this article, we are providing students with vital statistics about the total number of seats in the CLAT 2026 exam for both UG and PG courses at top law schools in India. We will also highlight the seats allocated to different categories due to the reservation policy of the National Law Universities, commonly referred to as NLUs.

CLAT 2026 Seats

Knowing the CLAT 2026 seats is important as it plays an important role in the selection or rejection of the candidates at one of the Indian Law Schools. The higher the number of seats available, the higher the chances for a sincere candidate to get accepted at a prestigious law college. The CLAT 2026 seats available through the CLAT exam for the year 2026 will be used in the process of seat allocation as per the existing policy of the participating NLUs.

As per the latest data released by the Consortium of National Law Universities, there are around 1551 seats (including foreign nationals and supernumerary seats) for LLM programs and 3864 CLAT seats (including foreign nationals and supernumerary seats) for undergraduate law programs. So, in total, there are 5415 seats available in UG (5-Year LLB) and PG (2-Year LLM) programs. The detailed number of available seats at various participating colleges for UG and PG courses is given in the article below.

Total Seats in CLAT 2026

The total seats offered by the CLAT 2026 exam is given below in the table form for better understanding of students. It is to be noted that these total seats are further distributed category-wise.

Total CLAT Seats in India 2026
Specifics Number of Seats
Particulars CLAT UG Seats CLAT PG Seats
CLAT seats 3459 1396
NRI/Foreign National Seats 257 69
Supernumerary seats for various categories 148 86
Total 3864 1551

CLAT Seats 2026 Reservation Categories

The NLU CLAT seats are allocated among several categories in accordance with the institute’s reservation policy. From the entire number of CLAT seats, the majority of colleges provide domicile reservations. This implies that fewer seats will be available for aspirants from all around India. In addition, reservations for OBC and SC/ST are made in CLAT.

Additionally, for those with lower incomes, there is the EWS reservation in CLAT. The list of all the social and geographical categories that the reservation policy of several NLUs accepts are listed hereunder.

  • Scheduled Tribe (ST)
  • Scheduled Caste (SC)
  • Other Backward Categories (OBC)
  • State Quota for candidates in the NLU’s location
  • Physically Disabled Candidates (PwD)
  • Foreign National Candidates/NRI
  • Kashmiri Migrants
  • Candidates from the North Eastern States

CLAT Seat Matrix 2026 for 5-year LLB Course

Before deciding any admission preferences, candidates who have given the CLAT 2026 exam should review the list of prominent universities that accepts the CLAT score, the courses they offer, and the number of seats each law institution offers. To save the time and headache of students, we are providing below the seats available for the 5-year LLB program at different law colleges in India along with the courses offered by them.

NLU Name Course name No. of Seats Supernumerary Seats

 

      NRI / Foreign national seats Other Category Seats
NLSIU Bengaluru BA LLB (Hons.) 300 15 (FN)
NALSAR Hyderabad BA LLB (Hons.) 132
NLIU Bhopal BA LLB (Hons.) 104 18 (NRI/ NRI sponsored), 5 (FN) 12 (EWS)
  BSc LLB (Hons.) 59 9 (NRI/NRI sponsored) 5 (FN)
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.) 90 16 (NRI / NRI sponsored) 12 (EWS)
  BBA LLB (Hons.) 30 16 (NRI / NRI sponsored) 12 (EWS)
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 Luknow BA LLB (Hons) 169 20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) 2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (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 and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants))
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB (Hons) 56 3 (NRI/OCI guardian) 1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants)
  BCom LLB (Hons) 56 3 (NRI/OCI guardian) 1 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (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)
Total   3459 257 148

CLAT 2026 LLM seats

As we know, apart from the UG course, the CLAT examination also offers the PG course known as LLM in different specialization through the CLAT PG entrance exam. The number of seats available through the CLAT PG 2026 exam for the LLM program at different law colleges is given below.

NLU Name Course Name CLAT Seats Supernumerary Seats
      NRI/ Foreign Nationals Other category Seats
NLSIU Bengaluru LLM 120 6 (FN)
NALSAR Hyderabad LLM 66
NLIU Bhopal LLM 60 5 (FN)
WBNUJS Kolkata LLM 100 2 (FN)
NLU Jodhpur LLM 80
HNLU Raipur LLM 90 2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Students from J&K)
GNLU Gandhinagar LLM 57 5 (NRI), 2 (FN) 1 (J&K residents), 2 (North East India),
GNLU Silvassa Campus LLM 33
RMLNLU Lucknow LLM 48 5 (NRI / NRI sponsored / FN) 2 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants))
RGNUL Patiala LLM 58 2 (FN) 6 (EWS), 3 (Wards of Kashmir Migrants), 2 (J&K residents)
NUALS Kochi LLM 60   6 (EWS), 2 (Transgenders), 2 (J&K Migrants)
NLUO Cuttack LLM 44 4 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN)  
NUSRL Ranchi LLM 60 6 (EWS), 1 (J&K)
NLUJA Kamrup LLM 40
DSNLU Visakhapatnam LLM 60 6 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) 3 (Wards of Kashmiri Migrants and Kashmiri Pandits / Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants))
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli LLM Corporate and Securities Laws 20   1 (TN ST)
  LLM Intellectual Property Law 20   1 (TN SC A)
  LLM (Natural Resources Law) 20   1 (TN BC M)
MNLU Mumbai LLM 50 20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) 2 (Permanent Residents of J&K)
MNLU Nagpur LLM 60
MNLU Aurangabad LLM 60
HPNLU Shimla LLM 80 12 (NRI/FN) 4 (Kashmiri Migrants), 2 (Residents of J&K), 22 (BC/OBC), 8 (EWS)
DNLU Jabalpur LLM 50 5 (EWS), 2 (J&K)
NLU Tripura LLM 50
RPNLU Prayagraj LLM 10    
Total   1396 69 86

CLAT 2026 Seat Allotment Process

Some of the key information regarding the CLAT 2026 seat allotment process is given below.

  • In CLAT 2026, the seat allotment process will be don in three rounds.
  • Candidates who receive an NLU allotment are required to pay a counseling fee of Rs. 30,000 in order to guarantee their place.
  • Names of the allotted candidates will be struck from the CLAT 2026 merit list and his/her candidacy will be forfeited in case of failure to pay the counseling fee.
  • NLUs do not return the amount deposited by the candidate against their seat allotment in the event that a withdrawal occurs after the designated date.
  • The application cost is reimbursed to candidates who are on the waiting list but are unable to gain a seat because of availability.
  • Candidates must report to the appropriate NLU upon final seat allocation, finish the admissions process by paying the outstanding fees, and provide original certifications.

CLAT 2026 State Quota Seats for LLB Program

The NLUs assign the available seats through a coordinated counselling process following the announcement of the CLAT 2026 results. In addition, there is a state quota for CLAT seats, which takes the form of domicile reservations for candidates from the state where a specific NLU is situated. The NLU-wise domicile reservation given in the 5-year LLB program through CLAT 2026 is tabulated hereunder.

Law College Name Domicile Quota Seats in percentage
NLSIU Bengaluru 25%
NALSAR Hyderabad 25%
WBNUJS Kolkata 33%
NLIU Bhopal 50%
NLU Jodhpur 25%
HNLU Raipur 50%
GNLU Gandhinagar 25%
GNLU Silvassa Campus 25%
RMLNLU Lucknow 45%
RGNUL Patiala 10%
CNLU Patna 50%
NUALS Kochi 49%
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack 25%
NUSRL Ranchi 50%
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati 50%
DSNLU Visakhapatnam 48%
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli 48%
MNLU Mumbai 62%
MNLU Nagpur 62%
MNLU Aurangabad 62%
HPNLU Shimla 25%
DNLU Jabalpur 50%
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana 25%
NLUT Agartala 30%

CLAT 2026 Domicile Reservation Seats for LLM

The Domicile reservation is also offered in the LLM (PG) course through the CLAT exam. Those who possess the domicile of a particular state are eligible to avail the seats reserved for the state quota in a particular NLU. The CLAT LLM seats reserved for state quota through domicile is tabulated below.

Law College Name Domicile Quota Seats in percentage
NLSIU Bengaluru 25%
NALSAR Hyderabad 25%
WBNUJS Kolkata 33%
NLIU Bhopal 50%
NLU Jodhpur 25%
HNLU Raipur
GNLU Gandhinagar 25%
GNLU Silvassa Campus 25%
RMLNLU Lucknow 50%
RGNUL Patiala
NUALS Kochi 49%
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack 25%
NUSRL Ranchi 50%
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati 50%
DSNLU Visakhapatnam
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli 50%
MNLU Mumbai 66%
MNLU Nagpur 62%
MNLU Aurangabad 62%
HPNLU Shimla 25%
DNLU Jabalpur 50%
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana
NLUT Agartala 30%

CLAT Seats Allotment 2026

The allocation of seats for CLAT 2026 is carried out through a structured counseling procedure. Seat allocation is determined by the number of CLAT 2026 seats, scores in the CLAT entrance exam, and the quantity of applicants. The National Law Universities (NLUs) consortium will call for five times as many candidates as there are available seats for CLAT 2026. The counseling sessions will occur over five rounds. After the counseling process, colleges will fill the remaining seats on their own. Candidates will be assigned seats based on their list of preferences.

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FAQs

How many total CLAT 2026 seats are there in India?

There are around 5,415 CLAT seats offered at different National Law Universities in India for both UG and PG programs.

How many seats are there for LLB program through CLAT 2026?

CLAT 2025 offers about 3,864 seats for the LLB program at different National Law Universities.

How many CLAT LLM seats are available in 2026?

There are around 1,551 LLM seats at different CLAT-participating NLUs in India.

Is there a state quota in CLAT exam?

Yes, there is a state quota in the CLAT exam which is reserved for candidates possessing the domicile of the state where the NLU is located.

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