DSNLU Admissions 2026: Courses, Eligibility, Selection Criteria

LATEST UPDATE: CLAT 2026 registration has been extended until November 7, 2025, specifically for the 5-year LLB admission process.

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including B.A. LLB (Hons.), LLB, Master of Laws (LL.M.), PhD. (Law) and LLD.

For BA LLB (Hons) Admissions, applicants must have at least 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 from a recognized board. The Selection Criteria is based on valid CLAT UG Scores.

If you would like to know more about DSNLU Admissions, please take a look at the article below.

DSNLU Admission Highlights 2026

The table below showcased the DSNLU Admission Highlights:

Parameters	Details
Mode of Study	Full Time
Courses Offered	B.A. LLB (Hons.), LLB, Master of Laws (LL.M.), PhD. (Law) and LLD.
Mode of Application	Online
Selection Criteria	Valid Entrance Scores
Official Website	https://dsnlu.ac.in/

DSNLU BA LLB (Hons) Admissions 2026

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University offers a 5-year BA LLB (Hons) program. Refer to the table below for the DSNLU BA LLB (Hons) Admissions followed by their eligibility and selection criteria:

Course	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BA LLB (Hons)	Applicants must have at least 50% aggregate marks in their 10+2 from a recognized board	Valid CLAT Scores.

DSNLU CLAT Cutoff 2025

Check out the DSNLU CLAT Cutoff for the year 2025:

Category	Closing Rank (HS)	Closing Rank (AI)
General	5616 - 7562	1489 - 1682
SC	16027	9240 - 9330
ST	23384	13834 - 15632
OBC	-	3398 - 3813
EWS	9081	1872 - 2571
BC A	6234 - 16550	-
General PwD	-	42139 - 43107
OBC B	11801 - 17399	-
OBC C	7395	-
OBC PwD	-	38119 - 47102
ST PwD	-	38897
BC E	15831	-
EWS PwD	-	45940

DSNLU LLM Admissions 2026

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University offers a 1-year LLM program. Check out the table below for the DSNLU LLM Admissions, followed by their eligibility and selection criteria:

Course	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
LLM	Applicants must have at least 50% aggregate marks in their LL.B. or equivalent degree from a recognized university.	Valid CLAT PG Score.

DSNLU CLAT PG Cutoff 2025

Refer to the table below showcasing the DSNLU CLAT PG Cutoff 2025:

Category	Closing Rank (HS)	Closing Rank (AI)
General	3740 - 5081	1265 - 2215
SC	8270 - 12205	4181 - 5417
ST	11082 - 12882	5944 - 9321
OBC	-	2330 - 3396
EWS	11103	1325 - 3154
General PwD	-	14003 - 14335
OBC B	6256	-
BC A	8283	-
BC B	6316 - 7445	-
BC D	8442	-
BC E	12241	-

DSNLU Admission Process 2026

Check out the DSNLU Admission Process Below:

Go to the official website of DSNLU
After providing your phone number and email address, click "register now."
After registering, you will get an email with login information.
Enter your login credentials to log in.
Fill out the application.
Upload the required files.
To start the admissions process, pay the INR 1000 registration fee.
Send the finished application.
The application will be examined by the admissions committee.
Following the shortlisting process, candidates will get an admission letter outlining their status.

Documents Required

10th and 12th Marksheets
Graduation Marksheets
Entrance exam score cards (if applicable)
Aadhar Card
PAN Card
Migration Certificate
Character certificate
School leaving certificate
Caste Certificates (if applicable)
Category Certificate
Work experience certificate (If any)
Income Proof
Residential Proof
Passport Size Photographs
Signatures
Payment confirmation receipt

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ans. Listed below is a tabular representation of the DSNLU CLAT Cutoff trends for the year 2025 to 2022:

Category	2025	2024	2023	2022
OBC	3813 (AI)	2940 (AI)	–	–
OBC C	7395 (HS)	–	–	–
General	7562 (HS), 1682 (AI)	32019 (HS), 1390 (AI)	6097 (HS), 2080 (AI)	5094 (HS), 1797 (AI)
EWS	9081 (HS), 2571 (AI)	11995 (HS), 2195 (AI)	8141 (HS), 3285 (AI)	10001 (HS), 2248 (AI)
BC E	15831 (HS)	13319 (HS)	–	–
SC	16027 (HS), 9330 (AI)	19820 (HS), 10568 (AI)	17282 (HS), 25302 (HS)	–
BC A	16550 (HS)	15435 (HS)	16077 (HS)	15674 (HS)
OBC B	17399 (HS)	–	–	–
ST	23384 (HS), 15632 (AI)	33942 (HS), 18342 (AI)	13295 (HS), 24160 (HS)	–
ST PwD	38897 (AI)	–	–	–
General PwD	43107 (AI)	2329 (HS), 15419 (HS), 41197 (AI), 45161 (AI)	–	–
EWS PwD	45940 (AI)	–	–	46407 (AI)
OBC PwD	47102 (AI)	37886 (AI)	–	–
BC B	–	11223 (HS)	11779 (HS)	17430 (HS)
BC D	–	10777 (HS)	15143 (HS)	–
SC PwD	–	38137 (HS)	–	–
BC C	–	–	12587 (HS)	8881 (HS)
General Armed Forces	–	–	4564 (HS)	–
SC Armed Forces	–	–	15579 (HS)	–
EWS NCC	–	–	–	8691 (HS)
BCD NCC	–	–	–	10039 (HS)
SC NCC	–	–	–	24775 (HS)

Ans. Given below is a table displaying the DSNLU CLAT PG Cutoff trends for the year 2025 to 2022 for the LLM Course:

Category	2025	2024	2023	2022
OBC	3396 (AI)	3929 (AI)	–	–
General	5081 (HS), 2215 (AI)	5642 (HS), 2033 (AI)	7933 (HS), 2583 (AI)	3990 (HS), 1929 (AI)
OBC B	6256 (HS)	–	–	–
BC B	7445 (HS)	7226 (HS)	7460 (HS)	7613 (HS)
BC A	8283 (HS)	6680 (HS)	6903 (HS)	4436 (HS)
BC D	8442 (HS)	6850 (HS)	5815 (HS)	7362 (HS)
EWS	11103 (HS), 3154 (AI)	2420 (AI), 6327 (HS)	2894 (AI), 5710 (HS)	2301 (AI)
SC	12205 (HS), 5417 (AI)	10294 (HS), 6890 (AI)	8479 (HS), 5413 (HS)	–
BC E	12241 (HS)	11467 (HS)	–	3259 (HS)
ST	12882 (HS), 9321 (AI)	10104 (HS), 9326 (AI)	8177 (HS), 6982 (HS)	–
General PwD	14335 (AI)	–	7472 (AI)	7391 (AI)
SC NCC	–	–	–	7293 (HS)

Ans. Below are the entrances accepted at DSNLU:

Admission to BA, LLB, and LLM programs is based on the national-level entrance test of CLAT (Common Law Admission Test).
DSNLU selects PhD candidates using its own admission exam (or UGC-NET/JRF/SLET) followed by an interview.

Ans. DSNLU adheres to state/central rules on reservation standards for groups such as SC, ST, OBC, and EWS. Some programs include spaces for non-resident Indians, foreign nationals, and international students.

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