National Law University · CLAT
Himachal Pradesh National Law University
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · established 2016 · Himachal Pradesh National Law University Act (Act 16 of 2016)
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Admission
- Admits through: CLAT
- Member of the Consortium of NLUs
- On the CLAT 2027 participating list
- Address: District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - 171014
Seats and fees
NIRF (Law)
- 2023: Did not take part
- 2024: Did not take part
- 2025: Rank 34
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.
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 | – | 2,558after round 4 | 2,102 | 2,555after round 3 | 2,108 |
| OBC | – | – | – | – | – |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | 3,188 |
| SC | – | 11,639after round 4 | 12,158 | 11,597after round 3 | 12,661 |
| ST | – | 20,514after round 4 | 20,412 | 18,083after round 3 | 22,118 |
General
EWS
SC
ST
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (General) | 1,824added to 1,824 | 1,972added to 1,972 | 1,988added to 1,988 | 1,999added to 1,999 | 2,108added to 2,108 | 92 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 10,935added to 10,935 | 11,422added to 11,422 | 11,422none added | 12,622added to 12,622 | 12,661added to 12,661 | 18 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 19,833added to 19,833 | 20,346added to 20,346 | 20,346none added | 21,247added to 21,247 | 22,118added to 22,118 | 10 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 2,692added to 2,692 | 2,845added to 2,845 | 2,845none added | 2,845none added | 3,188added to 3,188 | 9 |
| EWS of Himachal Pradesh (EWS-HP) | 25,694added to 25,694 | 38,756added to 38,756 | 38,756none added | 39,239added to 39,239 | 39,239none added | 3 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 42,309 | 42,309 | 43,788 | 49,037 | 52,142 | 6 |
| Himachal Pradesh Domicile (GC-HP) | 10,637 | 11,506 | 11,859 | 12,336 | 12,336 | 23 |
| Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel (WSRD-HP) | 1,936 | Check the Consortium’s list | Check the Consortium’s list | 2,505 | 2,762 | 6 |
| SC of Himachal Pradesh (SC-HP) | 20,008 | 20,008 | 22,230 | 22,230 | 22,230 | 5 |
| ST of Himachal Pradesh (ST-HP) | 29,286 | 29,286 | 29,286 | 29,286 | 42,966 | 2 |
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 | – | 2,639after round 4 | 2,150 | 2,634after round 3 | 2,275 |
| OBC | – | – | – | – | – |
| EWS | – | – | – | – | 3,271 |
| SC | – | 12,213after round 4 | 12,740 | 14,126after round 3 | 13,896 |
| ST | – | 21,711after round 4 | 23,188 | 19,910after round 3 | 23,985 |
General
EWS
SC
ST
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (General) | 1,871added to 1,871 | 2,048added to 2,048 | 2,077added to 2,077 | 2,127added to 2,127 | 2,275added to 2,275 | 46 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 12,188added to 12,188 | 13,130added to 13,130 | 13,532added to 13,532 | 13,532none added | 13,896added to 13,896 | 9 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 21,090added to 21,090 | 22,580added to 22,580 | 22,701added to 22,701 | 23,605added to 23,605 | 23,985added to 23,985 | 5 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 2,937added to 2,937 | 3,083added to 3,083 | 3,083none added | 3,083none added | 3,271added to 3,271 | 5 |
| EWS of Himachal Pradesh (EWS-HP) | 33,628added to 33,628 | 33,628none added | 33,628none added | 40,483added to 40,483 | 40,483none added | 1 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 45,668 | 47,647 | 47,814 | 50,506 | 50,604 | 3 |
| Himachal Pradesh Domicile (GC-HP) | 14,157 | 16,167 | 16,167 | 16,712 | 16,712 | 12 |
| Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel (WSRD-HP) | 2,359 | 2,505 | 2,505 | 2,762 | 2,850 | 3 |
| SC of Himachal Pradesh (SC-HP) | 22,230 | 23,638 | 26,764 | 29,722 | 36,836 | 2 |
| ST of Himachal Pradesh (ST-HP) | 40,103 | 40,103 | 40,103 | 40,103 | 40,103 | 1 |
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) | 92 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 18 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 10 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 9 |
| EWS of Himachal Pradesh (EWS-HP) | 3 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 6 |
| Himachal Pradesh Domicile (GC-HP) (horizontal) | 23 |
| Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel (WSRD-HP) (horizontal) | 6 |
| SC of Himachal Pradesh (SC-HP) (horizontal) | 5 |
| ST of Himachal Pradesh (ST-HP) (horizontal) | 2 |
BBA LLB (Hons.)
| General (General) | 46 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 9 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 5 |
| EWS of Himachal Pradesh (EWS-HP) | 1 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 3 |
| Himachal Pradesh Domicile (GC-HP) (horizontal) | 12 |
| Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel (WSRD-HP) (horizontal) | 3 |
| SC of Himachal Pradesh (SC-HP) (horizontal) | 2 |
| ST of Himachal Pradesh (ST-HP) (horizontal) | 1 |
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