National Law University · CLAT
National University of Study and Research in Law
Ranchi, Jharkhand · established 2010 · Jharkhand Act No. 4 of 2010
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Admission
- Admits through: CLAT
- Member of the Consortium of NLUs
- On the CLAT 2027 participating list
Seats and fees
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 | 1,729 | 1,821after round 4 | 1,594 | – | – |
| OBC | 2,642 | 2,748after round 4 | 3,005 | – | – |
| EWS | 2,094 | 2,688after round 4 | 2,255 | – | – |
| SC | 10,818 | 9,503after round 4 | 11,124 | – | – |
| ST | 18,195 | 18,477after round 4 | Check the Consortium’s list | – | – |
General
OBC
EWS
SC
ST
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 | – | – | – | 1,667after round 3 | 1,440 |
| OBC | – | – | – | 3,597after round 3 | 2,829 |
| EWS | – | – | – | 2,551after round 3 | 2,459 |
| SC | – | – | – | 9,902after round 3 | 11,301 |
| ST | – | – | – | 15,023after round 3 | 18,632 |
General
OBC
EWS
SC
ST
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (General) | 1,297added to 1,297 | 1,353added to 1,353 | 1,353none added | 1,373added to 1,373 | 1,440added to 1,440 | 30 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 9,826added to 9,826 | 10,623added to 10,623 | 10,664added to 10,664 | 10,930added to 10,930 | 11,301added to 11,301 | 9 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 15,765added to 15,765 | 17,433added to 17,433 | 17,433none added | 17,623added to 17,445 | 18,632none added | 5 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 2,585added to 2,585 | 2,669added to 2,669 | 2,705none added | 2,784added to 2,784 | 2,829added to 2,829 | 16 |
| J & K Residents (JKRES) | 1,717added to 1,717 | 1,717none added | 1,717none added | 2,074added to 2,074 | 2,074none added | 2 |
| General Category of Jharkhand (GC-JD) | 4,950added to 4,950 | 5,279added to 5,279 | 5,279added to 3,705 | 5,326added to 5,326 | 5,339added to 5,339 | 30 |
| Scheduled Caste of Jharkhand (SC-JD) | 20,491added to 20,491 | 21,085added to 21,085 | 21,085none added | 21,085none added | 21,085none added | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Jharkhand (ST-JD) | 34,664added to 34,664 | 35,606added to 35,606 | 35,606none added | 35,703added to 35,703 | 36,345added to 36,345 | 16 |
| Backward Classes of Jharkhand (BC-JD) | 7,436added to 7,436 | 7,436none added | 7,436none added | 7,436none added | 7,436none added | 3 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Jharkhand (EBC-JD) | 8,072added to 8,072 | 11,214added to 11,214 | 11,214none added | 11,214none added | 11,214none added | 5 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 2,000added to 2,000 | 2,193added to 2,193 | 2,193none added | 2,193none added | 2,459added to 2,459 | 6 |
| EWS of Jharkhand (EWS-JD) | 8,219added to 8,219 | 8,219none added | 8,219none added | 8,219none added | 8,219none added | 6 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 28,318 | 33,422 | 33,422 | 40,350 | 40,350 | 3 |
| Person With Disability of Jharkhand (PWD-JD) | 58,645 | 58,645 | 58,645 | 58,645 | 58,645 | 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 | – | – | – | 1,760after round 3 | 1,543 |
| OBC | – | – | – | 4,096after round 3 | 2,963 |
| EWS | – | – | – | 2,714after round 3 | 2,217 |
| SC | – | – | – | 11,351after round 3 | 11,863 |
| ST | – | – | – | 13,619after round 3 | 22,575 |
General
OBC
EWS
SC
ST
CLAT 2026, list by list
| Category | List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 | List 5 | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (General) | 1,356added to 1,356 | 1,437added to 1,437 | 1,446added to 1,446 | 1,453added to 1,453 | 1,543added to 1,543 | 15 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 10,338added to 10,338 | 11,301added to 11,301 | 11,628added to 11,628 | 11,628none added | 11,863added to 11,863 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 17,445added to 17,445 | 20,246added to 20,246 | 20,414added to 20,414 | 22,061added to 22,061 | 22,575added to 22,575 | 2 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 2,653added to 2,653 | 2,761added to 2,761 | 2,710added to 2,382 | 2,893added to 2,893 | 2,963added to 2,963 | 8 |
| J & K Residents (JKRES) | 1,449added to 1,449 | 1,449none added | 1,449none added | 2,239added to 2,239 | 2,613added to 2,613 | 1 |
| General Category of Jharkhand (GC-JD) | 6,274added to 6,274 | 7,017added to 7,017 | 7,017none added | 7,017none added | 7,308added to 7,308 | 15 |
| Scheduled Caste of Jharkhand (SC-JD) | 23,611added to 23,611 | 23,611none added | 23,611none added | 23,611none added | 23,611none added | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Jharkhand (ST-JD) | 36,407added to 36,407 | 38,892added to 38,892 | 38,892none added | 40,749added to 40,749 | 44,859added to 44,859 | 8 |
| Backward Classes of Jharkhand (BC-JD) | 8,059added to 8,059 | 8,064added to 8,064 | 8,160added to 8,160 | 8,160none added | 8,160none added | 2 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Jharkhand (EBC-JD) | 10,674added to 10,674 | 11,465added to 11,465 | 11,465none added | 11,465none added | 11,465none added | 2 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 2,189added to 2,189 | 2,217added to 2,217 | 2,217none added | 2,217none added | 2,217none added | 3 |
| EWS of Jharkhand (EWS-JD) | 10,954added to 10,954 | 10,954none added | 10,954none added | 10,954none added | 10,954none added | 3 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) | 25,544 | 41,384 | 41,384 | 42,302 | 42,302 | 1 |
| Person With Disability of Jharkhand (PWD-JD) | 48,536 | 48,536 | 48,536 | 48,536 | 48,536 | 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) | 30 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 9 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 16 |
| J & K Residents (JKRES) | 2 |
| General Category of Jharkhand (GC-JD) | 30 |
| Scheduled Caste of Jharkhand (SC-JD) | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Jharkhand (ST-JD) | 16 |
| Backward Classes of Jharkhand (BC-JD) | 3 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Jharkhand (EBC-JD) | 5 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 6 |
| EWS of Jharkhand (EWS-JD) | 6 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 3 |
| Person With Disability of Jharkhand (PWD-JD) (horizontal) | 3 |
BBA LLB (Hons.)
| General (General) | 15 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 2 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 8 |
| J & K Residents (JKRES) | 1 |
| General Category of Jharkhand (GC-JD) | 15 |
| Scheduled Caste of Jharkhand (SC-JD) | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe of Jharkhand (ST-JD) | 8 |
| Backward Classes of Jharkhand (BC-JD) | 2 |
| Extremely Backward Classes of Jharkhand (EBC-JD) | 2 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 3 |
| EWS of Jharkhand (EWS-JD) | 3 |
| Person With Disability (PWD) (horizontal) | 1 |
| Person With Disability of Jharkhand (PWD-JD) (horizontal) | 1 |
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