Top Law Colleges in India Accepting CLAT Scores

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to Undergraduate (BA LLB) and Postgraduate (LLM) degree programs. The exam is primarily conducted for admissions to the NLUs in India, however, many private colleges and universities also accept CLAT exam scores for admission to law courses. So in order to crack any of the leading law colleges in India, a law aspirant must get good scores in CLAT. 

List of CLAT Accepting NLUs

Here is the list of 22 National Law Universities accepting CLAT scores that offer admission to UG courses of law. 

S.No.	Name of the University	Location	UG Seats
	National Law School of India University, Bangalore	Bangalore, Karnataka	120
	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	Kolkata, West Bengal	127
	National Law Institute University Bhopal	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	80
	National Law University Jodhpur	Jodhpur, Rajasthan	104
	NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad	Hyderabad, Telangana	60
	Gujarat National Law University	Gandhinagar, Gujarat	187
	Hidayatullah National Law University Raipur	Raipur, Chattisgarh	187
	National University of Advanced Legal Studies Kochi	Kochi, Kerala	68
	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	178
	Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala	Patiala, Punjab	196
	Chanakya National Law University Patna	Patna, Bihar	140
	National Law University Odisha Cuttack	Cuttack, Odisha	180
	National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi	Ranchi, Jharkhand	140
	National Law University and Judicial Academy Guwahati	Guwahati, Assam	60
	Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh	120
	Tamil Nadu National Law University Tiruchirapalli	Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu	120
	Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai	Mumbai, Maharashtra	122
	Maharashtra National Law University Nagpur	Nagpur, Maharashtra	120
	Himachal Pradesh National Law University Shimla	Shimla, Himachal Pradesh	148
	Maharashtra National Law University Aurangabad	Aurangabad, Maharashtra	60
	Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	120
	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Rai, Sonepat	Sonepat, Haryana	120

Also Read: List of 23 NLUs in India 2022

List of Private Colleges Accepting CLAT Scores 

Apart from NLUs, 48 private colleges and universities also accept CLAT scores and offer admission to the CLAT aspirants. The private colleges that accepted CLAT scores in 2021 are listed below: 

Name of the College	State/City
Alliance School of Law	Bangalore, Karnataka
Amity Law School	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Apex University	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Arka Jain University	Mohanpur, Jharkhand
Aryans College of Law	Chandigarh, Punjab
Asian Law College	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Delhi Institute of Rural Development	Delhi
Fairfield School of Law	FIMT, Delhi
GITAM School of Law	Visakhapatnam
IFIM Law School	Bangalore
IMS Unison University,	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)	Rohtak, Haryana
Indore Institute of Law	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Nirma University	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
ITM University	Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Jaipur National University	Rajasthan
JIMS Engineering and Management Technical Campus	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Kalinga University	Chhattisgarh
United world School of Law, Karnavati University	Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Lloyd Law College	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Maharshi University of Information Technology	Delhi
Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Manipal University	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Mangalayatan University	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Marwadi University	Rajkot, Gujrat
Mewar University	Rajasthan
MIT World Peace University	Pune, Maharashtra
Nancy College of Law	Patiala, Punjab
National Forensic Sciences University	Gujarat
Oriental University	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
School of Law, Presidency University	Bengaluru, Karnataka
The Raffles University	Alwar Rajasthan
Raksha Shakti University	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
RNB Global University	Bikaner, Rajasthan
SAI University	Chennai
Sanskriti University	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Law	Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Siddharth Law College	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
SRM University Delhi-NCR	Sonepat, Haryana
Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University)	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Techno India University	Kolkata, West Bengal
ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University,	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Universal Law College	Chandigarh, Punjab
UPES	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Usha Martin University	Ranchi, Jharkhand

Also Read: NLUs & Non-NLU Colleges Accepting CLAT 2021 Score

Public Sector Undertaking Accepting CLAT Scores

Apart from the admission in NLUs, private universities and private colleges, some public sector units or organizations also consider CLAT scores for recruitment purposes. Check out more details on recruitment through CLAT scores below:

• PGCIL Recruitment 
• ONGC Recruitment 
• IOCL Recruitment 
• NTPC Recruitment 
• BHEL Recruitment 
• PSU Recruitment 

The Last Word

CLAT is a centralized law exam that every law aspirant wants to crack to build a strong career in law. Acing the law exam will not only help in providing admission to top law schools/universities of India but also gives a kick to the professional world.