The National Law Universities: every NLU, and what is verified about it
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The Consortium lists 26 member universities that admit through CLAT. NLU Delhi is the twenty-seventh entry here: it is not a CLAT member and admits through AILET, but leaving it out of a list of National Law Universities would misrepresent the field.
A closing rank appears only where the figure has been read off that university's own allotment list on the Consortium's site, with the round recorded. That is currently 4 of 27. Every other cell says so rather than carrying a number from an aggregator.
| University | City | Admits through | NIRF 2025 (Law) | Latest verified General closing rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLSIU | Bengaluru | CLAT | 1 | 120 (2026, Round 5 (final)) |
| NALSAR | Hyderabad | CLAT | 3 | 168 (2026, Round 5 (final)) |
| NLIU | Bhopal | CLAT | 27 | Being verified |
| WBNUJS | Kolkata | CLAT | 4 | 343 (2026, Round 5 (final)) |
| NLU Jodhpur | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| HNLU | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| GNLU | Gandhinagar | CLAT | 5 | 398 (2026, Round 5 (final)) |
| RMLNLU | Lucknow | CLAT | 21 | Being verified |
| RGNUL | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| CNLU | Patna | CLAT | 17 | Being verified |
| NUALS | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| NLUO | Cuttack | CLAT | 15 | Being verified |
| NUSRL | Ranchi | CLAT | 30 | Being verified |
| NLUJA | Kamrup, Assam | CLAT | 35 | Being verified |
| DSNLU | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| TNNLU | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| MNLUM | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| MNLUN | Nagpur | CLAT | 28 | Being verified |
| MNLUA | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| HPNLU | Shimla (the NIRF row shows "Select City") | CLAT | 34 | Being verified |
| DNLU | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| DBRANLU | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| NLUT | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| RPNLUP | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| IIULER | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| NLUM | Being verified | CLAT | — | Being verified |
| NLU Delhi (not a Consortium member) | New Delhi | AILET | 2 | Being verified |
Why most of this table is empty
Because filling it honestly is slow. Each fee figure has to come off that university's own fee notification, each intake off the seat matrix, each closing rank off the allotment PDF for the right round. Copying them from a coaching site takes ten minutes and is how a wrong number ends up on thirty websites at once.
Where the coverage currently stands: 4 universities with at least one year of verified closing ranks, 1 with a verified fee, 1 with a verified intake, and 15 with a profile page built.
A profile page is indexed only once its name, city, seats, fees and at least one year of closing ranks are all verified. On that test, 1 of 27 currently qualify, which is why the profile pages that do exist carry a visible "being verified" banner and stay out of the index until the gaps close.
What to use instead, in the meantime
- CLAT cutoff tableEvery verified closing rank, filterable by university, category and round, each linked to the document it came from.
- College predictorMatch a rank against the verified closing ranks. It says plainly how few universities it can currently answer for.
- NLU cutoffs 2026The 2026 allotment figures, round by round.
- Top NLUs in IndiaThe NIRF 2025 ranking beside the closing ranks, and how to choose by career goal.
- CLAT 2027 cycle hubRegistration, exam day, result and counselling in order.
Frequently asked questions
How many NLUs are there?
The Consortium's own CLAT 2027 instructions page states 26 member universities admitting through CLAT. NLU Delhi makes 27 National Law Universities in total, but it runs its own test, AILET.
Which NLU has the lowest closing rank?
Of the universities with a verified figure, NLSIU Bengaluru closes highest — that is, at the lowest rank number. Compare the closing ranks in the table above, and note the round each belongs to: a round 1 number and a round 5 number for the same university can differ by twenty ranks or more.
Why does this page not show fees for every NLU?
Because the fee notifications have not all been read. A fee figure here would have to come from the university’s own notification, with the academic year it applies to. Until that has been done for a university, the cell says it is being verified.
Is NLU Delhi part of CLAT?
No. It admits through AILET, its own entrance test. It is listed here because it is a National Law University and most people comparing NLUs want it in the comparison.
Where do the closing ranks come from?
From the allotment lists each university publishes on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Each row on the cutoff table links to the exact PDF and names the page the figure was read from.
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