Total NLU Seats in India: CLAT 2025 Seat Matix
Candidates seeking admission to 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 2025 seat matrix here.
The total number of NLU seats in India and the CLAT 2025 reservation policy at different National Law Universities (NLUs) will determine the student's chance of admission to the law school. The CLAT 2025 seat matrix for admission to the UG and PG courses in total is 5051. 24 NLUs are participating in the exam and offer 3628 CLAT seats in undergraduate law courses and around 1423 seats in LLM courses. The CLAT 2025 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 who appeared for CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024 should check out the number of seats offered by each NLU and select their preference accordingly. CLAT 2025 result was released on December 7, 2024. Every NLU has separate reservation policies and after the release of the CLAT result, the CLAT seat allotment list will be provided during the counselling round. Find the total NLU seats in India in this article and other important information.
CLAT 2025 Seat Matrix
NLUs segregate the seats as per the category of the candidates. The total number of seats offered for admission in 2025 is around 5051. Mentioned below are the seat categories on which the distribution is done.
- The All India Seats for UG programmes are 3628.
- The number of seats available for the PG course is 1423.
Take a look at the CLAT 2025 seat matrix for LL.B and LL.M programmes.
CLAT 2025 Seat Matrix for 5-year LLB programmes
The seat matrix for the 5-year LLB degree programmes offered by various NLUs through CLAT 2025 exam is as follows:
NLU | Total CLAT Seats |
310 | |
132 | |
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata | 158 |
202 | |
120 | |
170 | |
169 | |
172 | |
159 | |
138 | |
180 | |
60 | |
60 | |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | 180 |
120 | |
112 | |
120 | |
120 | |
180 | |
100 | |
180 | |
120 | |
66 | |
NLUT Agartala | 60 |
RPNLU Prayagraj | 60 |
IIULER Goa | 180 |
Total | 3628 |
CLAT 2025 Seat Matrix for LLM programmes
The LLM seat matrix offered by various NLUs through the CLAT 2025 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 2025
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:
Category | Percentage of Seats | BA LLB | LLM |
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 | ||||
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 has been given below.
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 reservation for both programmes has been 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-B - 3 | |||
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-B - 1 | |||
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-B - 3 | |||
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 reservation of which has been given below.
Category | BA LLB | LLM |
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 seat matrix for the 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. Check the seat reservation 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 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 seats at NLU Kochi.
Category | BA LLB | LLM | ||||
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 |
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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 reservations in all the courses.
Category | BA LLB | BBA LLB | LLM | ||||||||||||
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 reservation of seats 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)
Check the table below for the reservation of seats at NLU Visakhapatnam.
BA LLB | ||||||||||
Category | Reservation | Total | ||||||||
Unreserved | SC (15%) | ST (6%) | BC | EWS Total 10% | ||||||
A 7% | B 10% | C 1% | D 7% | E 4% | ||||||
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% | ||||||
A 7% | B 10% | C 1% | D 7% | E 4% | ||||||
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 reservation statistics for 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) | ||
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 | ||
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 the courses has been given below.
Category | BA LLB | LLM | ||
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)
Here is the reservation of seats 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 seat reservation 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 |
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.
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 | |
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 seats 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
Important Information regarding CLAT 2025 Seat
Candidates who will be appearing in the CLAT should check out some essential information regarding the CLAT 2025 seat.
- 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 seat from the respective NLU and the university will withdraw their name from the merit list of CLAT 2025.
- Candidates should know beforehand that the counselling fee is non-refundable. Hence, candidates 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, candidates 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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Which are some of the NLUs taking part in CLAT 2025?
Some of the NLUs taking part in CLAT 2025 are NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal, NLU Jodhpur, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, NLU Gujarat, NLU Odisha, Chanakya National Law University, Patna, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala, National Law University & Judicial Academy, Guwahati, etc.
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.
What are the documents required during CLAT 2025 seat allotment?
The documents required during CLAT 2025 seat allotment are the CLAT Score Card, CLAT Application Form, CLAT 2025 Admit Card, Class 10th Marks-sheet (Date of Birth proof), Class 12th Marks-sheet (Academic Qualification/ Eligibility Criteria), Caste Certificate, Current passport-size photographs, Sponsored NRI Certificate, Specially-abled certificate, NRI Certificate, Call Letter issued by CLAT authority and Domicile Certificate.
What are the total NLU seats in India?
The CLAT 2025 seat matrix for admission to the UG and PG courses in total is 4616. 24 NLUs are participating in the exam and they offer 3,243 CLAT seats in undergraduate law courses and around 1373 seats in LLM courses.