The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) has amended the reservation criteria and seat matrix for MNLU Mumbai. According to the amendment made in the criteria, separate reservation criteria have been provided for transgender candidates and orphans for all undergraduate and postgraduate law programs in the university.
The eligible candidates can change their category details in the CLAT 2027 application form till October 31, 2026. Candidates are recommended to go through the new rules carefully and make sure that they are eligible to make the changes.
What Has Changed in the Reservation Rules?
Under the revised criteria, 1 per cent of the total sanctioned seats will be reserved for transgender candidates, and another 1 per cent for orphans. These provisions apply to the five-year BA LLB (Honours) programme and the one-year LLM programme at MNLU Mumbai.
MNLU Mumbai Seat Matrix:
MNLU Mumbai offers 100 seats in BA LLB (Honours) and 50 seats in LLM through CLAT, subject to reservation rules.
BA LLB (Honours): 27 seats under the All India General Category and 73 under Maharashtra State categories
LLM: 12 seats under the All India General Category and 38 under Maharashtra State categories
The Maharashtra State categories include SC, ST, denotified tribes, nomadic tribes, Special Backward Class, OBC, EWS and SEBC.
Horizontal Reservation Provisions:
The university also follows horizontal reservation: 30 per cent for women, 5 per cent for persons with disabilities, and 5 per cent for wards of ex-servicemen or defence personnel, subject to the prescribed eligibility conditions.
CLAT 2027 Deadline and Exam Date:
Candidates who are already registered need to go through the updated rules and register their categories, if applicable, through the official Consortium website by October 31, 2026.
The CLAT 2027 exam will be conducted offline on December 6, 2026, between 2 pm and 4 pm, for admission into UG and PG programs in law at the participating NLUs in the session of 2027-28. Candidates must read the updated brochure of MNLU, Mumbai.