NLU comparison
NALSAR vs WBNUJS
NALSAR University of Law and The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, side by side. Every figure is read from an official document (a Consortium allotment list, the CLAT brochure, the university’s own notice or NIRF) and links to it. Where no document states a figure, the page says so rather than guess.
What the documents show
In NIRF 2025 (Law), NALSAR is ranked 3 and WBNUJS 4.
In CLAT 2026 the General all-India seats closed at rank 168 at NALSAR and 343 at WBNUJS. A lower closing rank means the seats went to higher scorers.
NALSAR is the older of the two: established 1998, against 1999.
The two universities
| NALSAR | WBNUJS | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Established | 1998Act 34 of 1998 | 1999West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Act, 1999 (West Bengal Act IX of 1999) |
| Admits through | CLAT (Consortium of NLUs) | CLAT (Consortium of NLUs) |
| NIRF 2025 (Law) | Rank 3 | Rank 4 |
| NIRF 2024 (Law) | Rank 3 | Rank 4 |
| NIRF 2023 (Law) | Rank 3 | Rank 4 |
| Five-year intake | Check with the university | 120 seatsBA LLB (Hons.) |
| Fees | ₹1,70,000 tuition a year; user charges (room rent, electricity, water, internet): ₹67,000BA LLB (Hons.) · Indian nationals | ₹1,60,000 tuition a yearBA LLB (Hons.), 2026-27 · General/SC/ST/OBC/PwD/J&K students: 80,000 per semester, 1,60,000 annual as printed |
| Domicile seats | Seats for Resident Students of Telangana | 30 of 120 BA LLB seats and 18 of 60 BSc LLB seats for West Bengal domicile students |
Closing ranks, final list
The all-India rank of the last candidate allotted a seat after the fifth (final) Consortium list. A lower number means the seats went to higher scorers. Where the fifth list could not be obtained, the latest list is shown and labelled.
NALSARBA LLB (Hons.)
WBNUJSBA LLB (Hons.)
Tap a rank for the allotment list it was read from. For every round and earlier cycles, open each university’s profile.
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