National Law University · CLAT
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh · established 2008 · DSNLU Act 32 of 2008 (Andhra Pradesh)
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DSNLU in figures
Admission
- Admits through: CLAT
- Member of the Consortium of NLUs
- On the CLAT 2027 participating list
- Address: Sabbavaram, Visakhapatnam- 531035 A.P., India
Seats and fees
NIRF (Law)
- 2023: Took part, not ranked
- 2024: Rank 39
- 2025: Took part, not ranked
Programmes named in the CLAT 2027 brochure: BA LLB (Hons.).
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 | 1,797 | 1,914after round 4 | 1,390 | 1,682after round 3 | 1,400 |
| OBC | – | – | 2,940 | 3,610after round 2 | 2,731 |
| EWS | 2,248 | 2,984after round 4 | 2,195 | 2,571after round 3 | 2,478 |
| SC | – | – | 10,568 | 9,330after round 3 | 11,482 |
| ST | – | – | 18,342 | 15,632after round 3 | 16,344 |
General
OBC
EWS
SC
ST
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (General) | 1,281added to 1,281 | 1,351added to 1,351 | 1,351none added | 1,360added to 1,360 | 1,400added to 1,400 | 25 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 2,217added to 2,217 | 2,343added to 2,343 | 2,343none added | 2,343none added | 2,478added to 2,478 | 6 |
| General Category of Andhra Pradesh (GC-AP) | 4,808added to 4,808 | 5,592none added | 5,814added to 5,814 | 5,833none added | 6,187added to 6,187 | 30 |
| Economically Weaker Section of Andhra Pradesh (EWS-AP) | 7,467added to 7,467 | 7,763added to 7,763 | 7,763none added | 8,367added to 8,367 | 8,367none added | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Andhra Pradesh (ST-AP) | 24,637added to 24,637 | 28,015added to 28,015 | 28,015none added | 31,372added to 31,372 | 31,372none added | 4 |
| BC (Group-A) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-A-AP) | 7,781added to 7,781 | 9,374added to 9,374 | 9,374none added | 9,374none added | 10,639added to 10,639 | 4 |
| BC (Group-B) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-B-AP) | 9,380added to 9,380 | 10,681added to 10,681 | 10,681none added | 10,681none added | 10,681none added | 6 |
| BC (Group-C) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-C-AP) | 15,482added to 15,482 | 15,482none added | 15,482none added | 15,482none added | 15,482none added | 1 |
| BC (Group-D) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-D-AP) | 7,967added to 7,967 | 7,967none added | 7,967none added | 7,967none added | 7,967none added | 4 |
| BC (Group-E) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-E-AP) | 6,598added to 6,598 | 6,598none added | 6,598none added | 6,598none added | 10,993added to 10,993 | 2 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 10,433added to 10,433 | 10,790added to 10,641 | 10,813added to 10,813 | 11,094added to 11,094 | 11,482added to 11,482 | 7 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 15,199added to 15,199 | 16,344none added | 16,344none added | 16,344none added | 16,344none added | 3 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 2,508added to 2,508 | 2,731added to 2,731 | 2,731none added | 2,731added to 2,382 | 2,731none added | 13 |
| SC-AP (Group 1) (SC-AP-G1) | 17,196added to 17,196 | 37,142added to 37,142 | 54,174added to 54,174 | – | – | 1 |
| SC-AP (Group 2) (SC-AP-G2) | 20,390added to 20,390 | 24,442added to 24,442 | 24,442none added | 26,781added to 26,781 | 26,781none added | 4 |
| SC-AP (Group 3) (SC-AP-G3) | 15,491added to 15,491 | 16,006added to 16,006 | 19,074added to 19,074 | 19,074none added | 19,074none added | 4 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 32,776 | 32,776 | 32,776 | 32,776 | 43,433 | 6 |
| Children of Armed Personnel (CAP) of Andhra Pradesh (CAP- AP) | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | 1 |
| National Cadet Corps (NCC) of Andhra Pradesh (NCC-AP) | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | 1 |
| Eminent Sports Persons of Andhra Pradesh (ESP-AP) | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | 1 |
| Women of Andhra Pradesh (W-AP) | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | 22 |
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.)
| General (General) | 25 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 6 |
| General Category of Andhra Pradesh (GC-AP) | 30 |
| Economically Weaker Section of Andhra Pradesh (EWS-AP) | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Andhra Pradesh (ST-AP) | 4 |
| BC (Group-A) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-A-AP) | 4 |
| BC (Group-B) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-B-AP) | 6 |
| BC (Group-C) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-C-AP) | 1 |
| BC (Group-D) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-D-AP) | 4 |
| BC (Group-E) of Andhra Pradesh (BC-E-AP) | 2 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 7 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 3 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 13 |
| SC-AP (Group 1) (SC-AP-G1) | 1 |
| SC-AP (Group 2) (SC-AP-G2) | 4 |
| SC-AP (Group 3) (SC-AP-G3) | 4 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 6 |
| Children of Armed Personnel (CAP) of Andhra Pradesh (CAP- AP) (horizontal) | 1 |
| National Cadet Corps (NCC) of Andhra Pradesh (NCC-AP) (horizontal) | 1 |
| Eminent Sports Persons of Andhra Pradesh (ESP-AP) (horizontal) | 1 |
| Women of Andhra Pradesh (W-AP) (horizontal) | 22 |
Domicile: 50% of seats filled under Andhra Pradesh rules, 40% all-India, 10% foreign/NRI
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