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National Law School of India University
Bengaluru, Karnataka
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Admission
- Admits through: CLAT
- Member of the Consortium of NLUs
- On the CLAT 2027 participating list
- Address: Nagarbhavi, Bangalore – 560 072
Seats and fees
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 | 85 | 118 | 102 | 112after round 3 | 120 |
| OBC | 733 | 923 | 971 | 1,541after round 3 | 1,177 |
| EWS | 206 | 510 | 523 | 703after round 3 | 740 |
| SC | 2,503 | 2,732 | 3,465 | 3,133after round 3 | 3,142 |
| ST | 3,831 | 5,001 | 7,487 | 4,343after round 3 | 5,227 |
General
OBC
EWS
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CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (General) | 101added to 101 | 108added to 108 | 108none added | 120added to 120 | 120none added | 121 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 3,072added to 3,072 | 3,142added to 3,142 | 3,142none added | 3,142none added | 3,142none added | 45 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5,000added to 5,000 | 5,227added to 5,227 | 5,227none added | 5,227none added | 5,227none added | 23 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 1,018added to 1,018 | 1,111added to 1,111 | 1,111none added | 1,177added to 1,177 | 1,177none added | 81 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 702added to 702 | 740added to 740 | 740none added | 740none added | 740none added | 30 |
| Seats for Karnataka Students in addition to Clause (c) (KA- Students) | 427added to 427 | 427none added | 427none added | 427none added | 427none added | 10 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 8,756 | 9,430 | 9,430 | 9,998 | 9,998 | 15 |
| General Category of Karnataka (GC-KA) | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 30 |
| Scheduled Caste of Karnataka (SC-KA) | 9,719 | 9,719 | 9,719 | 9,719 | 9,719 | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Karnataka (ST-KA) | 16,879 | 21,681 | 21,681 | 21,681 | 21,681 | 6 |
| OBC of Karnataka (OBC-KA) | 3,536 | 3,536 | 3,536 | 3,536 | 3,536 | 20 |
| EWS of Karnataka (EWS-KA) | 10,063 | 10,063 | 10,063 | 10,063 | 10,063 | 8 |
| Women (W) | 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 | 90 |
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) | 121 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 45 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 23 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 81 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 30 |
| Seats for Karnataka Students in addition to Clause (c) (KA- Students) | 10 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 15 |
| General Category of Karnataka (GC-KA) (horizontal) | 30 |
| Scheduled Caste of Karnataka (SC-KA) (horizontal) | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Karnataka (ST-KA) (horizontal) | 6 |
| OBC of Karnataka (OBC-KA) (horizontal) | 20 |
| EWS of Karnataka (EWS-KA) (horizontal) | 8 |
| Women (W) (horizontal) | 90 |
Supernumerary: International students (NLSAT-International), supernumerary seats in the UG programme
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