CLAT 2026 Toppers: Geetali Gupta AIR 1, State Wise and Category Wise Toppers List

CLAT 2026: AIR 1 to 10 Toppers

Geetali Gupta from Rajasthan leads the CLAT 2026 UG All India Merit List with 112.75 marks out of 120. Parv Jain (AIR 2) and Rohan Joshi (AIR 3) follow, both associated with LegalEdge coaching. Manvi Yadav secured AIR 9 with 110 marks, making her the highest-ranked female topper below AIR 1. The top rankers as confirmed through official results and coaching institute records are listed below.

Note: Marks for AIR 2 to 8 and AIR 10 have not been publicly confirmed at the individual level. Names for AIR 5–8 and AIR 10 are available on the official All India Merit List at consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Coaching institute data is sourced from institutional announcements and is not part of the official Consortium release.

CLAT 2026 PG: Highest Score

CLAT 2026 was simultaneously conducted for LLM admissions at the National Law Universities. The highest score in the PG category was 104.25 out of 120, reflecting strong but more contained performance at the top end compared to the UG paper. The official PG merit list with all candidate names and ranks is available at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

CLAT 2026 Top 100 Rankers: City-Wise Distribution

The Consortium of NLUs does not publish a named state-wise or city-wise toppers list as a separate official document; however, data compiled from the All India Merit List and coaching institute records reveals the geographic spread of the top 100 UG rankers. Bengaluru dominated with 15 candidates in the UG top 100 — a likely reflection of the city’s concentration of dedicated CLAT coaching infrastructure and its proximity to NLSIU Bengaluru, the premier NLU consistently attracting the top rankers.

UG Top 100 — City-Wise Representation

PG Top 100 — City-Wise Representation

For CLAT 2026 PG, New Delhi emerged as the runaway leader with 22 candidates in the PG top 100 — nearly three times the count of the next-best city. This reflects Delhi’s large population of practising lawyers and law graduates who pursue LLM programmes at NLUs.

In the UG top 100, gender distribution showed 64 male and 36 female candidates. Despite women comprising 57% of the overall CLAT 2026 candidate pool, their representation in the top 100 stood at 36% — indicating that while female enrolment is strong and growing, targeted preparation in competitive percentile bands remains an area of opportunity for women aspirants.

CLAT Result 2026: Date and Statistics

Combined across UG and PG, 92,344 candidates registered for CLAT 2026 — the highest total in CLAT history. The UG attendance rate of 96.83% is particularly strong for a once-a-year national entrance exam, where absenteeism typically increases in the final weeks due to competing board exam preparation. The result was declared just nine days after the exam, continuing the Consortium’s recent trend of fast turnaround on result processing.

Source: Consortium of National Law Universities — Official Result Notification

How to Check CLAT Result 2026

The CLAT 2026 result, individual scorecard, and category-wise merit lists are all available on the Consortium of NLUs official portal. Candidates can access their marks and All India Rank by following the steps below:

1. Visit the official Consortium of NLUs website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
2. Click on the CLAT 2026 Candidate Login or the Result / Scorecard link on the homepage.
3. Enter your registered email address and password created at the time of CLAT 2026 application.
4. Your CLAT 2026 scorecard — showing total marks, section-wise scores, and All India Rank — will appear on screen.
5. Download and save the scorecard as a PDF; this document is required for online counselling and NLU document verification.

The overall General and category-wise merit lists (SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS, PwBD) are accessible from the same portal without login, allowing candidates to cross-check their rank position within each category before counselling begins.

CLAT Toppers: Previous Year Trends

CLAT’s exam format shifted significantly from 2024, reducing total marks from 150 to 120 and replacing straightforward factual questions with comprehension passages across all sections. The table below places CLAT 2026’s topper performance in historical context — including the last year under the old format — showing how the AIR 1 benchmark has evolved.

What to Do After CLAT 2026 Result

• Download your CLAT 2026 scorecard from consortiumofnlus.ac.in and verify your All India Rank and section-wise marks carefully — both determine your NLU eligibility.
• Review the category-wise merit lists (General, SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS, PwBD) published on the official portal to understand your rank within your applicable reserved category, since NLU seat allotment uses category ranks, not only the overall All India Rank.
• Register for the Consortium of NLUs online counselling when the window opens — a centralised process that covers seat allotment across all 24 NLUs in order of candidate preference and rank.
• Build a prioritised NLU preference list using your expected rank band; top-tier NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, and NUJS Kolkata typically require ranks in the top 300 for general category candidates.
• Gather all mandatory documents for online verification during counselling: Class 10 and 12 marksheets, CLAT 2026 scorecard, category certificate if applicable, domicile certificate, and passport-size photograph.
• Candidates whose ranks fall outside NLU cutoffs should explore private law universities that accept CLAT scores, as several participate in the Consortium’s counselling alongside the 24 NLUs.