CLAT Seats 2024 Allotment - Check UG & PG Allotment of Seats

📚 Reader's Digest: CLAT seat allotment is an important process for those wishing to pursue a law career. It is the process of assigning seats in a law college to students who have successfully cleared the CLAT. Read this article for an overview of the CLAT seat allotment process for UG & PG courses.

CLAT Seats 2024 Allotment is not just a seat allocation process; it's a gateway to a fulfilling law career. Each step in this journey holds immense importance as it determines the future of aspiring law students.

Recently, the Consortium published the fifth seat allotment list on its official website. The Consortium of NLUs conducts the seat allotment along with the CLAT counselling. 

The seat allotment process is conducted in multiple rounds, depending on the available seats in the CLAT participating institutes. You must pay the course fee and complete the admission formalities to secure your seats.

Here are the steps that you must follow to book your seat:

• Log in to the portal and check whether you are allotted a seat after the counselling round.
• You shall be shortlisted for the seat allotment process based on your merit list and preferences. 
• If your name is on the allotment list, you can either accept the seat, apply for an upgrade or exit from the admission process.

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CLAT Seat Allotment Schedule 2024

Look at the table below for all the important events related to the CLAT Seat Allotment dates:

Particulars	Schedule
Registration for Admissions	TBA
Publication of First Allotment List	TBA
Payment of Confirmation Fee	TBA
Publication of Second Allotment List	TBA
Payment of Confirmation Fee	TBA
Payment of University Fee (Freeze Option)	TBA
Publication of Third Allotment List	TBA
Payment of University Fee	TBA
Publication of Fourth Allotment List	TBA
Payment of University Fee	TBA
Publication of Fifth and Final Allotment List	TBA
Payment of the balance University Fee (Freeze Option)	TBA

CLAT Seat Allotment Process 2024

Generally, the seat allotment process through the Common Law Admission Test includes the steps explained below:

1. Release of Merit List:

• The merit list indicates the All India Rank and category rank based on CLAT scores.
• It also determines seat allocation.
• It is released at the time of the CLAT result declaration.

2. Release of Invite List:

• Shortlisted candidates for counselling and seat allotment are announced.
• The invite list contains the names, and CLAT admit card numbers of selected candidates.

3. CLAT Counselling:

• The CLAT Counselling process is conducted online.
• There is separate counselling for UG and PG programs.
• Counselling letters are issued to candidates on the invite list.
• The call letter can be downloaded from the CLAT official website.
• A registration fee of Rs. 50,000 must be paid, which will be adjusted with the semester fee at the allotted NLU.
• Submission of required documents during counselling is mandatory.

4. Release of CLAT Seat Allotment 2024:

• The seat allotment process takes place in 3 rounds.
• After each round, the Consortium releases the CLAT Provisional List.
• Separate seat allotment lists are published for each NLU.
• Three options are available after seat allotment: accept the allotted seat, apply for an upgrade, or exit the process.

I) Accept/Lock the seat:

• If you choose this option, the allotted NLU is frozen.
• You will not be considered for further allotment rounds.
• Payment of fees and completion of admission formalities are required.

 II) Apply for Upgrade:

• This option allows you to change the allotted NLU.
• In the next round, you may be allowed a seat in your preferred college based on availability.
• Active participation is maintained by selecting the upgrade option.

 III) Exit the Admission Process:

• You can choose this option if you are not interested in joining the allotted NLU.
• Once exited, you will not have another chance to participate in NLU admission counselling.

CLAT Seat Matrix 2024

This year, the total number of seats in CLAT 2024 Admission (UG +PG) is 4000+. The distribution is as follows:

• The All-India Seats for UG programs are 3071 seats.
• The number of seats for CLAT PG is 1249.

Approximate CLAT 2024 Seats - Overview

The table mentions the total seats for UG and PG courses:

Type of seats	UG-CLAT	PG-CLAT	Total
All India seats	3071	1249	4320

Note - This data does not include supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats.

CLAT Seat Distribution 2024 (UG & PG)

Refer to the table below for the college-wise seat distribution for both LLB and LLM courses:

Name of the CLAT Participating Colleges (2024)	UG Seat Intake	PG Seat Intake
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru	240	100
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata	108	100
National Law University, Jodhpur	104	50
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar	172	57
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala	175	58
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi	88	50
National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi	120	40
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam	120	60
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai	100	50
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad	60	60
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur	120	50
National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad	132	66
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal	120	60
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur	170	90
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow	169	24
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna	138	-
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack	180	44
National Law University & Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam	60	40
The Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirapalli	120	60
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	120	60
National Law University Tripura (Nlut), Agartala	106	25
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Silvassa	49	25
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla	180	80
Dr B R Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonipat, Haryana	120	-
Total (not including supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats)	3071	1249

Note - The table only includes the seats for UG and PG programs and does not account for supernumerary, NRI, extra, and FN seats.

College-wise CLAT Seat Distribution 2024

The seat distribution is decided by the Consortium of NLUs, which is the governing body for the CLAT exam. We will provide information on the number of seats available in each college.

1. NLSIU Bangalore Seats 

Last year, NLSIU had a different reservation criterion for admission. There will be a new entrance examination for students applying to NLSIU. The new examination is National Law Admission Test (NLAT).

The total number of BA LLB (Hons) seats has increased from 120 to 240. Also, in NLSIU Bangalore, a new category for "Karnataka Students" has been added.

• 12 seats comprising 5% of the total intake is reserved horizontally for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
• 58 seats, comprising 24% of the total intake, is reserved horizontally for Women.
• 60 seats comprising 25% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Karnataka Students.

LLB Seats

Category	LLB Seats
General	115
SC (Scheduled Caste)	36
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	18
OBC - NCL	52
EWS	19
Grand Total	240

LLM Seats

The university will reserve 5 seats for the PWD category, comprising 5% of the total intake. 24 seats comprising 24% of the total intake shall be reserved horizontally for Women.

Up to 25% of the total seats in the horizontal reservation category, subject to a maximum of 25 seats, shall be admitted under the horizontal preference of “Karnataka Students”.

Category	LLM Seats
SC (Scheduled Caste)	15
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	8
Other Backward Classes NCL	23
Economically Weaker Section	8
General	46
Grand Total	100

2. Total Seats in CLAT for NALSAR Hyderabad

As per the Horizontal reservation for Female candidates, 39 seats are reserved for B.A. LL.B (Hons.) course and 19 seats for the LL.M. course. 

As per the Horizontal reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWD), 6 seats are reserved for B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) course and 03 seats for the LL.M. course.

Here is the reservation of CLAT seats at NALSAR (NLU Hyderabad).

LLB Seats

Category	BA LLB (Hons.)
	All India Students	Residents of Telangana
General	66	15
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	19	5
Scheduled Caste (15%)	08	1
OBC - Non-Creamy	26	9
EWS	13	3
Grand Total	132	33

LLM Seats

Category	LLM
	All India Candidates	Residents of Telangana
General	33	8
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	9	2
Scheduled Caste (15%)	4	1
OBC - Non-Creamy	14	4
EWS	6	1
Grand Total	66	16

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3. NLIU Bhopal CLAT Seat Reservation

50% of Seats are horizontally reserved for candidates with domicile State of Madhya Pradesh certificates in the respective category.

Out of the 52 seats for all India General candidates, 26 seats are reserved for the aspirants possessing a domicile certificate of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

The reservation of CLAT seats at NLU Bhopal for BA LLB, B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) [Cyber Security] and LLM have been given below. 

LLB Seats

Category	No. of Seats
General	52
SC	16
ST	20
OBC	14
NRI/NRI Sponsored	18
Supernumerary Quota (EWS)	12
Supernumerary Quota (J&K)	02
Grand Total	134

LLM Seats

Three seats are horizontally reserved for candidates of the Persons with Disability category. 18 seats are horizontally reserved for women candidates.

NLIU shall admit students to its LL.M. Course as per the following table:

Category	No. of Seats
General	30
SC	10
ST	12
OBC	8
Total	60

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4. Total Seats in CLAT for WBNUJS Kolkata

NLU Kolkata offers courses in BA-LLB and LLM. The CLAT reservation for both programs has been tabulated below.

LLB Seats

Category	BA LLB
	All India Seat	West Bengal Domicile LLB	Total
General	51	22	73
Scheduled Caste	10	10	20
Scheduled Tribe	6	2	8
Foreign Nationals	2	0	2
OBC-A	0	4	4
OBC-B	0	3	3
NRI	20	0	20
PWD (Horizontal)	3	1	4
JK [supernumerary seats]	2	0	2
Grand Total	91	41	132

LLM Seats

The University shall allot seats for specialization after admission based on CLAT Rank on the following basis:

• 30 seats for Corporate and Commercial Law
• 15 seats for International Law
• 25 seats for Criminal and Security Law
• 17 seats for Law & Technology
• 15 seats for IPR law 

Refer to the table below for seat allocation to the LLM course:

Category	BA LLB
	All India Seats	WB Domicile	Total
General	54	15	69
Scheduled Caste	11	7	18
Scheduled Tribe	5	2	7
Foreign Nationals	0	0	2
OBC-A	0	3	3
OBC-B	0	3	3
PWD (Horizontal)	3	2	5
Grand Total	70	30	102

5. NLUJ Jodhpur CLAT Seat Allotment

A UG program will be conducted only if a minimum of 20 students opt for it. A PG program will be conducted only if a minimum of 10 students opt for it.

Here is the reservation policy followed by NLU Jodhpur. The university will offer LLB courses to a minimum of 20 students.

LLB Seats

Category	LLB
General	77
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	8
Scheduled Caste (15%)	15
PWD (5%)	5
Total	104
NRI Sponsored/NRI	16

LLM Seats

Category	LLB
General	37
Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)	3
Scheduled Caste (15%)	7
PWD (5%)	3
Total	50

6. HNLU Raipur CLAT Reservation of Seats

Using the CLAT College Predictor, you can easily predict the chances of admission to the Law College of your choice. 

5% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the All India level according to The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Suppose a Chhattisgarh domicile candidate qualifies for admission in the regular merit under the All India category. In that case, he/she shall be considered against the All-India seat only and not against Chhattisgarh domicile seats.

The reservation of seats at NLU Raipur has been explained in the table below.

LLB Seats

The intake capacity for the B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) program shall ordinarily be 180 with the following reservations:

Category	BA LLB
	All India Seats	State Domicile Seats
General	66	42
SC	13	14
ST	06	17
OBC	11	12
Total	85	85
Kashmiri Migrant’s Wards	5
Students from J&K	2
Foreign Nationals	2
NRI/NRI Sponsored	8

LLM Seats

The intake capacity for the LL.M. Program shall ordinarily be 90 with the following reservations.

Category	No. of Seats
General	45
SC	14
ST	7
OBC	24
Total	90
Supernumerary Seats for the Wards of Kashmiri Migrants	2
Students from Jammu & Kashmir	2

7. Total Seats in CLAT for GNLU Gandhinagar

NLU Gandhinagar provides admission to BA LLB and LLM, the reservation of which has been given below.

LLB Seats

Category	BA LLB
General	79
SC	23
ST	12
OBC	42
EWS	16
Total	172
NRI Sponsored/NRI	16
Foreign Nationals	5
J&K Residents	2
North East India	5
Sports Quota	4

LLM Seats

Category	LLM
General	26
SC	8
ST	4
EWS	5
OBC	14
Total	57
NRI Sponsored/NRI	5
Foreign Nationals	2
J&K Residents	1
North East India	2

8. RGNUL Punjab CLAT Reservation of Seats

Here is the reservation of seats at NLU Punjab.

LLB Seats

Category	BA LLB
General	134
SC	27
ST	13
Foreign Nationals	05
Total	180
Kashmiri Migrants	9
Quota Seats for J&K Residents	2
NRI	5
EWS	18

LLM Seats

Category	BA LLM
General	44
SC	09
ST	05
Foreign Nationals	02
Total	60
Kashmiri Migrants	3
Quota Seats for J&K Residents	2
EWS	6

9. RMLNLU Lucknow CLAT Seat Allotment

The CLAT courses offered at NLU Lucknow are BA LLB and LLM. Check the CLAT Seat reservation for these courses here.

LLB Seats

The intakes of students for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme is 169 and 18 supernumerary seats per year with the following breakup:

Category	BA LLB (Hons.)
General	80
OBC from UP	43
SC from UP	34
ST from UP	3
EWS of UP	9
Total	169
NRI/NRI Sponsored/Foreign Nationals	16
Residents of J&K	2
Specially Abled Person	8
Dependents of Freedom Fighters of UP	3
Female	32

LLM Seats

The intake is 24 and 07 supernumerary seats per year with the following breakup:

Category	LLM
General	10
OBC from UP	5
SC from UP	4
ST from UP	1
EWS	2
Total	24
NRI/NRI Sponsored/Foreign Nationals	5
Residents of J&K	2

10. CNLU Patna CLAT Seat Allotment

The selection for 138 students shall strictly be based on merit-cum-preference as determined by the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023.

A 5% Horizontal reservation shall be applicable for PWD, which will be 07 seats.

The tabulated data below depicts the number of CLAT seats for each category for PG and UG courses at NLU Patna:

Category	Seats Available
General	55
EWS under Unreserved Category	14
SC of Bihar	22
ST of Bihar	1
Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) of Bihar	25
Backward Class	17
Women of Backward Class	4
Total	138

11. NUALS Kochi CLAT Seat Allotment

The intake for the B. A. LL. B. (Hons.) degree Course for the academic year 2023-24 shall be 120. Out of the above, 5% of the total intake of the 120 seats are horizontally reserved for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP).

The table below contains information about the reservation of seats at NLU Kochi.

LLB Seats

Category	BA LLB
	All India Seats	State Merit
General	61	0
State Merit	0	11
SC of Kerala	0	10
ST of Kerala	0	2
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes	0	36
Total	61	59

LLM Seats

Out of the above, 5% of the total intake of the 60 seats are horizontally reserved for the Specially Abled Persons (SAP).

Category	LLM
	All India Seats	State Merit
General	31	0
State Merit	0	5
SC of Kerala	0	5
ST of Kerala	0	1
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes	0	18
Total	31	29

12. NLUO Odisha CLAT Seat Allotment

NLU Odisha offers BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law, and LLM in Constitution and Administrative Law.

25% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Applicants under General, ST & SC Candidates under State Domicile Reservation.

5% seats shall be reserved horizontally for Specially Abled Persons (SAP) at the all-India level according to the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Check the table below for CLAT reservations in all the courses.

LLB Seats

Category	BA LLB	BBA LLB
General	85	43
SC	08	4
ST	13	6
NRI/NRI Sponsored	10	5
Foreign Nationals	4	2

LLM Seats

Category	LLM (Corporate Law & Commercial Law)	LLM (Constitution Law & Administrative Law)
General	17	17
SC	2	2
ST	3	3
NRI/NRI Sponsored	2	2
Foreign Nationals	1	1

13. NUSRL Ranchi CLAT Seat Allotment

As per NUSRL Act 2010, 50% of Seats are reserved for students from Jharkhand.

The 120 seats of the Undergraduate shall be reserved as follows:

Category	BA LLB
	Domicile	Other States
General	27	27
SC	6	9
ST	16	5
OBC	0	16
EBC	5	0
BC	3	0
SAP	3	3
Total	60	60
SRI Sponsored/NRI/Foreign Nationals	18
Supernumerary Seats for J & K Residents	0

14. Total Seats in CLAT for NLUJA Assam

NLU Assam follows the reservation of CLAT seat allotment given in the table below.

Category	LLB
General	31
SC of Assam	4
ST (Hills)	3
ST (Plains)	6
OBC	16
Total	60

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15. DSNLU Andhra Pradesh CLAT Seat Allotment

Check the table below for the reservation of total seats in CLAT at NLU Visakhapatnam.

Category	BA LLB
General	78
NRI/Foreign Nationals	12
SC of Andhra Pradesh	9
ST of Andhra Pradesh	4
BC of Andhra Pradesh	17
EWS	6
Total	138

16. TNNLS Tiruchirappalli CLAT Seat Allotment

NLU Tiruchirappalli or TNNLS offers B.Com LLB and BA LLB, both in the law undergraduate course.

The total intake for the 2023-2024 academic year is 120 seats. The maximum intake per programme is as follows:

• B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) : 60 Seats
• B.Com. LL.B.(Hons.) : 60 Seats

Out of which 6 seats [3 seats in B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) and 3 seats in B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.)] are reserved for NRI/OCI category candidates.

Mentioned below are the reservation statistics for the candidates.

Category	Bachelor’s
	BA LLB	B.Com LLB
General	9	9
ST	5	6
SC (O and A)	1	0
OBC	15	14
BC (Muslim)	6	7
BC (Others)	15	0
NRI	3	3
Total	60	60

17. MNLU Mumbai CLAT Seat Reservation

The total intake via CLAT 2024 to the undergraduate B.A., LL.B (Hons.) programme is 100, and that of LL.M. is 50 students.

Here is the reservation of CLAT seat allotment at NLU Mumbai for LLB and LLM:

Category	LLB	LLM
General/Open	37	17
SC	13	7
ST	7	4
Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) (A)	3	2
Nomadic Tribes (B)	3	1
Nomadic Tribes (C)	4	2
Nomadic Tribes (D)	2	1
Special Backward Classes	2	1
Other Backward Classes	19	10
EWS	10	5
Total	100	50

18. MNLU Nagpur CLAT Seat Reservation

NLU Nagpur offers LLB and LLM, and the reservation of CLAT seats for both courses has been given below.

Category	LLB	LLM
Unreserved	46	18
SC of Maharashtra	16	6
ST of Maharashtra	8	3
De-notified Tribes (A) of Maharashtra	4	1
Nomadic Tribes (B) of Maharashtra	3	1
Nomadic Tribes (C) of Maharashtra	4	2
Nomadic Tribes (D) of Maharashtra	2
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of Maharashtra	12	50
OBC of Maharashtra	23	9
Total	120	45

19. Total Seats in CLAT for MNLU Aurangabad

Here is the reservation of CLAT seats at NLU Aurangabad.

Category	LLB	LLM
Unreserved	23	23
SC of Maharashtra	8	8
ST of Maharashtra	4	4
De-notified Tribes of Maharashtra	2	2
Nomadic Tribes (B)	2	2
Nomadic Tribes (C)	2	2
Nomadic Tribes (D)	1	1
OBC of Maharashtra	11	11
Special Backward Class (SBC)	1	1
Total	60	60

20. Total Seats in CLAT for HPNLU Shimla

Here is the reservation of CLAT seats for various categories at MNLU Aurangabad.

Category	BA LLB	BBA LLB
General	93	46
SC	18	9
ST	9	5
PWD	6	3
Wards of Serving/Retired/Defence Personnel	6	3
Himachal Pradesh Domicile Candidates	30	15
Kashmiri Migrants	6	3
Residents of J&K	2	2
NRI & Foreign Nationals	18	9
Total	120	60

21. Total Seats in CLAT for DNLU Jabalpur

The University offers B.A. (Hons.) with Political Science as a major subject and an LL.B (Hons.) with specialisation in the area of Business Law, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law.

Check out the table below to know the number of seats available for each category at DNLU Jabalpur.

Category	BA LLB
General	60
M.P. State SC	20
M.P. State ST	24
M.P. State OBC	16
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	12
J & K Residents	2
Total	120
Supernumerary	14

22. Total Seats in CLAT for DBRANLU Haryana

The following table shows the number of CLAT seats available for each category at  DBRANLU Haryana.

Category	All India Category	Haryana Category
General	63	12
SC	13	2
ST	7	0
EWS	7	1
BC-A	0	4
BC-B	0	2
DSC	0	2

23. NLUT Agartala

Refer to the table to see the course-wise seat allocation:

Category	BA LLB
General	55
SC	18
ST	33
Foreign Nationals	4
NRI	10
Total	120

Documents Required for CLAT Seat Allotment 2024

If you get shortlisted for the seat allotment process, you must keep the following documents ready:

• CLAT 2024 Application Form
• CLAT 2024 Admit Card
• CLAT Score Card
• Date of Birth Proof Required (Class 10th Mark sheet)
• Class 12th Mark sheet required for Academic Qualification /Eligibility Criteria.
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Specially-Able Certificate (if applicable)
• NRI Certificate (if applicable)
• Sponsored NRI certificate (if applicable)
• Domicile Certificate (if applicable)
• Call letter issued by CLAT authority
• Current passport-size photographs.

Categories for Seat Distribution in CLAT 2024

The total seats in CLAT are distributed based on the reservations of categories.

NLU will reserve seats based on these categories in each CLAT Participating College. Reserved category students will be given first preference over others if they secure a better rank on the merit list.

Have a look at the list of categories for CLAT Seat Allotment 2023 :

• General 
• Scheduled Tribe (ST)
• Scheduled Caste (SC)
• Other Backward Categories (OBC)
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
• State Quota for the candidates in which NLU is located
• Physically Disable Candidates (PwD)
• Women
• Foreign National Candidates/NRI
• Kashmiri Migrants
• Candidates belonging to the North Eastern States

Important Information of CLAT Seat Allotment 2024

National Law University Odisha will conduct the CLAT 2024 Seat Allotment for undergraduate and postgraduate law programs.

• There will be three rounds in which the CLAT Committee will hold CLAT Seat Allotment 2024.
• If you have allotted an NLU, you must deposit a counselling fee of Rs. 50,000 for locking the allotted seat in the NLU.
• If you do not deposit the counselling fee, you will forfeit your candidature, while NLUs will also drop your names from CLAT 2024 merit list.
• If you wish to withdraw and do that after the withdrawal date, NLUs will not refund the deposited amount.
• If you are on the waiting list and do not get the seat because of vacant seat unavailability, you will get your fee refunded.
• On final allocation, report to the respective NLU and fulfil the admission formalities by paying the balance fees and submitting the original certificates.