CLAT Counselling 2024: Counseling Process Begins, Check List of Top Ranked Law Colleges in India
Now that the CLAT counselling 2024 process begin, check the list of top law colleges of India, as featured in the government’s NIRF Rankings.
CLAT Counselling 2024: Consortium of NLUs has released the CLAT counseling schedule 2024. As per the Revised CLAT Counseling Dates 2024, CLAT Counseling Registration 2024 will be conducted from today December 12 to December 20, 2023.
Now that the CLAT counselling 2024 process begin, check the list of top law colleges of India, as featured in the government’s NIRF Rankings.
This year, 97.03 per cent of CLAT UG 2024 registered candidates appeared for the exam, while 93.92 per cent of CLAT PG 2024 candidates appeared for the exam. According to CNLU, this was the highest recorded attendance in the law entrance examination.
Now that the counseling process has started, check out the list of top ranked law colleges in India as shown in the government’s NIRF rankings 2023.
| Name of College | Location | NIRF Ranking |
| National Law School of India University | Bengaluru | 1 |
| National Law University | Delhi | 2 |
| Nalsar University of Law | Hyderabad | 3 |
| The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | Kolkata | 4 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | 5 |
| Symbiosis Law School | Pune | 6 |
| Gujarat National Law University | Gujarat | 7 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Odisha | 8 |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Kharagpur | 9 |
| Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow | 10 |
According to NIRF rankings, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru has been one of the best ranked law colleges in India since 2018 and since 2018, National Law University (NLU), Delhi has consistently maintained the position of being the second best ranked institution.
In the 2023 NIRF ranking, Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad is at the third position, followed by The West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi at the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
CLAT 2024 Counselling Dates & Schedule:
| Counselling Events | Dates |
| CLAT 2024 Counselling Registration (Begins) | 12 December, 2023 – 20 Dec ’23 |
| CLAT 2024 First Allotment List | 26 December, 2023 |
| CLAT 2024 First Allotment List fee payment | 26 December, 23 – 2 Jan ’24 |
| CLAT Second Allotment List 2024 | 8 January, 2024 – 9 Jan ’24 |
| CLAT Second Allotment List 2024 Fee Payment | 8 January, 2024 – 12 Jan ’24 |
| CLAT Third Allotment List 2024 Fee Submission | 22 January, 2024 – 25 Jan ’24 |
| CLAT Fourth Allotment List 2024 | 20 May, 2024 |
| CLAT Fifth Allotment List 2024 | 20 May, 2024 |
The CLAT 2024 counseling process is completely online, which includes registration, publication of merit list and then seat allotment as per the preferences marked by the candidates. Candidates can accept or upgrade their allotted seat or opt out in any round of counselling.
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