The revised rules introduce separate reservation provisions for transgender candidates and orphans in both undergraduate and postgraduate law courses. The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has revised the reservation rules and seat matrix for Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai, for admission through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2027.
Applicants should check the updated rules and confirm their eligibility before making changes. Candidates who are eligible under these categories can update their reservation details in the CLAT 2027 application form by October 31, 2026.
These provisions apply to the five-year BA LLB (Honours) programme and the one-year LLM programme at MNLU Mumbai. T he seat distribution is as follows: The Maharashtra State reservation categories include Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), denotified tribes, nomadic tribes, the Specially Backward Class, Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC). Candidates should read the revised MNLU Mumbai admission brochure and check the official Consortium website for complete details about the new reservation provisions and eligibility requirements.
Under the revised criteria, 1 per cent of the total sanctioned seats will be reserved for transgender candidates and another 1 for orphans. MNLU Mumbai offers 100 seats in the BA LLB (Honours) programme and 50 seats in the LLM programme through CLAT, subject to the applicable reservation rules. The university also has horizontal reservation provisions, including 30 per cent for women, 5 per cent for persons with disabilities and 5% for wards of ex-servicemen or defence personnel, subject to the prescribed eligibility conditions. Candidates who have already registered for CLAT 2027 should review the revised reservation rules and update their category details, if eligible, through the official Consortium website. The last date to make these changes is October 31, 2026. The CLAT 2027 examination will be held offline on December 6, 2026, from 2 pm to 4 pm. The examination is conducted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law courses at participating National Law Universities for the 2027-28 academic session.
