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NLSIU vs NALSAR

National Law School of India University and NALSAR University of Law, 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.

In short

What the documents show

  • In NIRF 2025 (Law), NLSIU is ranked 1 and NALSAR 3.

  • In CLAT 2026 the General all-India seats closed at rank 120 at NLSIU and 168 at NALSAR. A lower closing rank means the seats went to higher scorers.

Side by side

The two universities

 NLSIUNALSAR
LocationBengaluru, KarnatakaHyderabad, Telangana
EstablishedCheck with the university1998Act 34 of 1998
Admits throughCLAT (Consortium of NLUs)CLAT (Consortium of NLUs)
NIRF 2025 (Law)Rank 1Rank 3
NIRF 2024 (Law)Rank 1Rank 3
NIRF 2023 (Law)Rank 1Rank 3
Five-year intake310 seatsBA LLB (Hons.), 2027-28Check with the university
Fees₹5,38,000 in the first yearBA LLB (Hons.), 2027-28 · Total fee (including refundable deposits), General category; subject to approval₹1,70,000 tuition a year; user charges (room rent, electricity, water, internet): ₹67,000BA LLB (Hons.) · Indian nationals
Domicile seats25% of the intake horizontally (compartmentalised) for Karnataka Students, plus 10 seats for Karnataka Students in additionSeats for Resident Students of Telangana
CLAT closing ranks

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.

NLSIUBA LLB (Hons.)

CategoryCLAT 2024CLAT 2025CLAT 2026
General102112after list 3120
OBC9711,541after list 31,177
EWS523703after list 3740
SC3,4653,133after list 33,142
ST7,4874,343after list 35,227

NALSARBA LLB (Hons.)

CategoryCLAT 2024CLAT 2025CLAT 2026
General167after list 4162after list 3168
OBC1,1161,250after list 3915
EWS621546after list 3713
SC3,5743,273after list 33,370
ST6,9334,088after list 35,810

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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