In India, National law universities (NLU) or National law schools are law schools founded
pursuant to the second-generation reforms for legal education sought to be implemented by
the Bar Council of India. These universities are public institutions established by the
government and are regulated by the Bar Council of India and the Ministry of Law and Justice
(India).
Admission to LLB and LLM in the National law schools in India is based on performance in
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). There are 21 National Law Universities that will offer seats
through CLAT.
At present, there are around 2538 seats in undergraduate CLAT 2021, while, around 724 seats
are available in CLAT PG. The total CLAT seats will get divided into several categories depending
upon the reservation policy of NLUs. To get an overview of CLAT, candidates must know how
many seats will be filled through CLAT 2021 and how many seats are available in top NLUs such
as NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, MNLU, Mumbai, etc.
CLAT participating institutes include not only the NLUs but also the 53 private colleges and
several other colleges, which also offer CLAT seats depending upon their intake capacity.
The CLAT seats will be segregated into different categories such as Gen, SC, ST, OBC, EWS and
the seat distribution will be governed by the reservation policy of the participating institutes.
CLAT 2021 participating institutes and seats (Undergraduates courses)
1.
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
( Now no longer a part of CLAT 2021 )
General category seats – 53
Total seats – 80
2.
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad
General category seats – 81
Total seats – 105
3.
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
General category seats – 65
Total seats – 122
4.
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata
General category seats – 74
Total seats – 115
5.
National Law University, Jodhpur
General category seats – 75
Total seats – 104 + 16 seats for NRI/ NRI sponsored candidates
6.
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
General category seats – 62
Total seats – 180
7.
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
General category seats – 115
Total seats – 180
8.
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
General category seats – 80
Total seats – 178
9.
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala
General category seats – 133
Total seats – 180
10.
Chanakya National Law University, Patna
General category seats – 60
Total seats – 120
11.
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
General category seats – 31
Total seats – 60
12.
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
General category seats – 114
Total seats – 180
13.
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
General category seats – 60
Total seats – 140 (including 20 special category seats)
14.
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati
General category seats – 47
Total seats – 60
15.
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam
General category seats – 72
Total seats – 120 (including 12 seats for Foreign Citizens / Non-Resident Indians.)
16.
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy
General category seats – 62
Total seats – 120 (including 6 seats for NRI/OCI quota)
17.
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
General category seats – 69
Total seats – 100
18.
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
General category seats – 39
Total seats – 130
19.
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
General category seats – 19
Total seats – 60
20.
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU)
General category seats – 76
Total seats – 120
21.
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
General category seats – 46
Total seats – 60
22.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University
General category seats – 77
Total seats – 120
CLAT 2021 participating institutes and seats (Postgraduates courses)
1.
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
General Category Seats – 38
Total seats – 50
2.
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad
General Category Seats – 38
Total seats – 50
3.
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
General Category Seats – 35
Total seats – 60
4.
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata
General Category Seats – 31
Total seats – 42
5.
National Law University, Jodhpur
General Category Seats – 37
Total seats – 50
6.
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
General Category Seats – 35
Total seats – 45
7.
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
General Category Seats – 38
Total seats – 60
8.
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
General Category Seats – 10
Total seats – 27
9.
Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala
General Category Seats – 29
Total seats – 40
10.
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
General Category Seats – 20
Total seats – 40
11.
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
General Category Seats – 32
Total seats – 50
12.
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
General Category Seats – 20
Total seats – 50 (10 Special category seats)
13.
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati
General Category Seats – 23
Total seats – 30
14.
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam
General Category Seats – 16
Total seats – 24 (including 2 seats for Foreign Citizens / Non-Resident Indians)
15.
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Trichy
General Category Seats – 10
Total seats – 18
16.
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
General Category Seats – 10
Total seats – 50
17.
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur
General Category Seats – 6
Total seats – 20
18.
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
General Category Seats – 15
Total seats – 20
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