What if I don't get an NLU through CLAT 2025
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) conducts the Common Law Admission Test for admission to 24 NLUs and other participating law colleges. The CLAT 2025 will be conducted tentatively in December 2024. Every year, thousands of candidates appear in CLAT exam to get admission to top National Law Universities. There are limited seats available in the NLUs, therefore only the top ranking candidates get the opportunity to get admission. Candidates who are not able to get an NLU through CLAT exam get disheartened. Such candidates should understand that there are many good alternatives. There are several CLAT affiliated colleges and other top private universities that are offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in law. To know more about other good options and information regarding other top law schools, read the full article.
What should I do if I don't get admission to NLU after CLAT 2025?
Candidates shouldn't get disheartened upon failing to get admitted to the National Law University. There are several good options for such candidates. A few of them are listed below:
Apply for Affiliated Colleges: Apart from 24 National Law Universities, there are 65 CLAT affiliated colleges that grant admission to various law courses. Candidates with lower ranks can apply to these colleges.
Appear for other law entrance exams: There are many popular law entrance tests that are held for admissions to law schools. Candidates should look into the details of exams such as AILET, LSAT—India, SLAT, CUET Law, etc. The syllabus of the law entrance tests are mostly similar which puts the candidates in an advantageous position to prepare for the exams.
Top Law Entrance Exams Other Than CLAT
Exam Name | Courses offered | Details |
|---|---|---|
AILET | BA LLB, LLM | The National Law University Delhi conducts the All India Law Entrance Test once a year, in offline mode. |
LSAT—India | 3-year LLB, 5-year LLB, LLM | Pearson VUE conducts the Law School Admission Test for India in online mode. It is conducted twice in a year. |
SLAT | BA LLB, BBA LLB | The Symbiosis Law School Admission Test is conducted by Symbiosis International University Pune in online mode. |
ULSAT | 3-year LLB, B.Com LLB, BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun conducts the ULSAT. The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Law Studies Aptitude Test once a year in online mode. Its is a university level exam. |
Apply for state universities: Almost every state in India has their own law universities. There are some state-level entrance exams such as MH CET, TS LAWCET, etc, which can help candidates get admission in best law universities and colleges of respective state
Private universities: There are several private universities that are offering admissions in law courses such as 3-year LLB, integrated LLB, LLM, and Diploma in law. Generally, admissions to such universities are granted either based on merits or through a university-level entrance exam.
CLAT 2025 and other participating colleges
Apart from 24 National Law Universities, 65 other participating law universities will accept CLAT 2025 scores. Candidates can visit the respective college’s website to learn more about the admission process.
Other CLAT participating universities
Sl. No | Institute Name | Courses Offered |
|---|---|---|
1 | Aurobindo Institute of Law, Indore | BA LLB, LLB LLM |
2 | AAFT University, Noida | BBA LLB |
3 | ABBS School of Law, Bengaluru | BBA LLB |
4 | Alliance University, Bengaluru | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM |
5 | Amity University, Noida | BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB, LLM |
6 | Apex University Jaipur | BA LLB, LLB, LLM |
7 | Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur | BBA LLB |
8 | ASBM University, Bhubaneshwar | BA LLB, BBA LLB |
9 | Asian Law College, Noida | BA LLB, LLB |
10 | BITS Law School, Mumbai | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) |
11 | BML Munjal University, Gurgaon | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, |
12 | BRCM Law College, Bhiwani, Haryana | BA LLB, LLB, LLM |
13 | DME Law School, Noida | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) |
14 | SGT University, Gurgaon | BA LLB,BBA LLB, LLB, LLM |
15 | Fairfield School of Law, Delhi | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM |
16 | Galgotias University, Noida | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons) |
17 | GD Goenka University, Gurgaon | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
18 | Gitam School of Law, Visakhapatnam | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM, |
19 | GLA University, Mathura | BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLM, |
20 | GLS University, Ahmedabad | BA LLB, BBA LLB (Hons), LLM |
21 | Gopal Narayan Singh University, Rohtas, Bihar | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM |
22 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM |
23 | Harlal School of Law, Noida | BA LLB |
24 | IAMR Law College, Ghaziabad | BA LLB, LLB |
25 | IILM University, Gurgaon | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM, |
26 | IIM, Rohtak | 5 Year Integrated Programme in LAW (IPL) |
27 | Indore Institute of Law, Indore | BBA LLB (Hons) with Global and Transnational Studies, BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
28 | Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad | BA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLM |
29 | IPEM Law Academy, Ghaziabad | BA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB |
30 | ISBR Law College, Bangalore | BBA LLB, LLB |
31 | ITM University, Raipur | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM |
32 | JECRC University, Jaipur | BA LLB(Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Sc (Forensic Science) LLB (Hons) |
33 | JIMS Engineering Management Technical Campus School of Law, Noida | BA LLB, BBA LLB |
34 | Kalinga University, Naya Raipur | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM |
35 | Karnavati University, Gandhinagar | BA LLB(Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM |
36 | K R Mangalam University, Gurugram | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons) |
37 | LLoyd Law College, Greater Noida | BA LLB, LLB |
38 | Mahindra University, Hyderabad | BA LLB(Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons) |
39 | Mangalayatan University, Beswan UP | BA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB, LLM |
40 | Manipal Law School, Bengaluru | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons),LLM |
41 | Manipal University, Jaipur | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons), B.Sc (Hons), LLB |
42 | Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat | BA LLB (Hons), B.Com LLB (Hons) |
43 | Mewar University, Gangrar Rajasthan | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM, |
44 | MIT World Peace University, Pune | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM, |
45 | Mody University, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan | BA LLB , BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM |
46 | National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar | B.Sc LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
47 | Oriental University, Indore | BA LLB, LLB, LLM |
48 | Presidency University, Bangalore | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com (Hons), LLM |
49 | Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons) |
50 | Raffles University, Neemrana | BA LLB (Hons),BBA LLB (Hons), LLB, LLM |
51 | Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat | LLM |
52 | Renaissance Law College, Indore | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com (Hons), LLB (Hons) |
53 | Reva University, Bengaluru | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLM |
54 | RNB Global University, Bikaner | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM |
55 | Sai University, Chennai | BA LLB (Hons), LLM |
56 | Sanskriti University, Mathura | BA LLB (Hons), LLM |
57 | Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun | BA LLB, BBA LLB, LLB, LLM |
58 | SRM University, Delhi | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
59 | SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLM |
60 | Techno India University, Kolkata | BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLB, LLM |
61 | Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad | BA LLB, BBA LLB, B.Com LLB, LLM |
62 | Teri School of Advanced Studies, Delhi | LLM |
63 | ICFAI University, Dehradun | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
64 | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), B.Com (Hons), LLB |
65 | Uttaranchal University, Dehradun | BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM |
Reappearing for CLAT
There is no limit to the number of attempts in CLAT. Candidates who don't get into NLU can also take a drop and appear for the exam again next year. Candidates should make sure that they analyse their past year’s mistakes to make a better strategy. The primary focus of the candidates should be on building the right strategy, solving CLAT previous year papers and taking a lot of mocks.