National Law University · CLAT
Chanakya National Law University
Patna, Bihar · established 2006 · Chanakya National Law University Act, 2006 (Bihar Act No. 24 of 2006)
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NIRF (Law)
- 2023: Took part, not ranked
- 2024: Rank 31
- 2025: Rank 17
Programmes named in the CLAT 2027 brochure: BA LLB (Hons.), BBA LLB (Hons.).
All UG programmes (one list): closing ranks
After the fifth (final) allotment list of each CLAT cycle; a dash means the category had no seat-holder in that list, and a cycle whose fifth list could not be obtained shows its latest list, labelled.
| Category | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 1,498 | – | – | – | – |
| OBC | – | – | – | – | – |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | – |
| SC | – | – | – | – | – |
| ST | – | – | – | – | – |
General
BA LLB (Hons.): closing ranks
After the fifth (final) allotment list of each CLAT cycle; a dash means the category had no seat-holder in that list, and a cycle whose fifth list could not be obtained shows its latest list, labelled.
| Category | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | – | 1,497after round 4 | 1,358 | 1,398after round 3 | 1,235 |
| OBC | – | – | – | – | – |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | – |
| SC | – | – | – | – | – |
| ST | – | – | – | – | – |
General
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWS of Bihar (EWS-BH) | 1,886added to 1,886 | 2,235added to 2,235 | 2,235none added | 2,235none added | 2,375added to 2,375 | 7 |
| Scheduled Caste of Bihar (SC-BR) | 12,822added to 12,822 | 13,020added to 13,020 | 13,020none added | 13,020none added | 13,020none added | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Bihar (ST-BR) | 18,875added to 18,875 | 18,875none added | 18,875none added | 18,875none added | 18,875none added | 1 |
| Backward Classes of Bihar (BC-BR) | 2,517added to 2,517 | 2,968added to 2,968 | 2,968none added | 2,968none added | 2,980none added | 8 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Bihar (EBC-BR) | 4,592added to 4,592 | 4,819added to 4,819 | 4,907added to 4,907 | 4,907none added | 4,907none added | 12 |
| General (General) | 1,141added to 1,141 | 1,172added to 1,172 | 1,172none added | 1,181added to 1,181 | 1,235added to 1,235 | 28 |
| Women of Backward Classes of Bihar (W-BC-BR) | 2,549added to 2,549 | 3,049added to 3,049 | 3,049none added | 3,049none added | 3,166added to 3,166 | 2 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 26,373 | 31,658 | 33,958 | 36,837 | 36,837 | 3 |
Lists 1 and 2 rest on the CLAT 2026 merit list of 16 December 2025. For lists 3 to 5, see the note on the Allahabad High Court proceedings on the NLUs page.
BBA LLB (Hons.): closing ranks
After the fifth (final) allotment list of each CLAT cycle; a dash means the category had no seat-holder in that list, and a cycle whose fifth list could not be obtained shows its latest list, labelled.
| Category | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | – | 1,938after round 4 | 1,552 | 1,555after round 3 | 1,368 |
| OBC | – | – | – | – | – |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | – |
| SC | – | – | – | – | – |
| ST | – | – | – | – | – |
General
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backward Classes of Bihar (BC-BR) | 3,352added to 3,352 | 3,523added to 3,421 | 3,523none added | 3,523none added | 3,568none added | 8 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Bihar (EBC-BR) | 7,369added to 7,369 | 7,751added to 7,751 | 7,797added to 7,797 | 7,797none added | 7,797none added | 12 |
| EWS of Bihar (EWS-BH) | 2,450added to 2,450 | 2,470added to 2,470 | 2,470none added | 2,470none added | 2,597added to 2,597 | 7 |
| General (General) | 1,287added to 1,287 | 1,339added to 1,339 | 1,339none added | 1,339none added | 1,368added to 1,368 | 28 |
| Scheduled Caste of Bihar (SC-BR) | 17,421added to 17,421 | 17,550added to 17,550 | 17,550none added | 17,550none added | 17,550none added | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Bihar (ST-BR) | 30,407added to 30,407 | 30,407none added | 30,407none added | 30,407none added | 30,407none added | 1 |
| Women of Backward Classes of Bihar (W-BC-BR) | 3,523added to 3,523 | 3,668added to 3,668 | 3,668none added | 3,668none added | 3,756added to 3,756 | 2 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 32,493 | 36,837 | 36,837 | 41,384 | 41,384 | 3 |
Lists 1 and 2 rest on the CLAT 2026 merit list of 16 December 2025. For lists 3 to 5, see the note on the Allahabad High Court proceedings on the NLUs page.
Seats by category, CLAT 2026
From the Seats column of the Cut-Off Rank Table in the Consortium’s first CLAT 2026 list.
BA LLB (Hons.)
| EWS of Bihar (EWS-BH) | 7 |
| Scheduled Caste of Bihar (SC-BR) | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Bihar (ST-BR) | 1 |
| Backward Classes of Bihar (BC-BR) | 8 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Bihar (EBC-BR) | 12 |
| General (General) | 28 |
| Women of Backward Classes of Bihar (W-BC-BR) | 2 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 3 |
BBA LLB (Hons.)
| Backward Classes of Bihar (BC-BR) | 8 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Bihar (EBC-BR) | 12 |
| EWS of Bihar (EWS-BH) | 7 |
| General (General) | 28 |
| Scheduled Caste of Bihar (SC-BR) | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Bihar (ST-BR) | 1 |
| Women of Backward Classes of Bihar (W-BC-BR) | 2 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 3 |
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