KLEE Counselling 2026 stray round option registration closes today at 11 AM

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The KLEE Counselling 2026 Stray Round option registration will close on October 3, 2026, at 11 AM.
A total of 221 vacant seats are available across government and self-financing law colleges for 3-year and 5-year LLB courses.
Eligible candidates must submit fresh choices online at cee.kerala.gov.in.
The registration fee is ₹1,000 for general candidates and ₹500 for SC, ST, and OEC candidates.
Candidates who have already secured admission in previous rounds are not eligible for this stray vacancy allotment.

The option registration for the KLEE Counselling 2026 Stray Round will conclude today, October 3, 2026, at 11 AM. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, is conducting this stray vacancy round to fill 221 vacant seats in 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB courses across government and self-financing law colleges.

Official notification screenshot — Screenshot of the official page at cee.kerala.gov.in

Candidates eligible for the stray round must submit fresh choices online via the official portal, cee.kerala.gov.in. This round aims to address seats that remained unfilled after earlier counselling stages, with candidates advised not to assume that choices entered in previous rounds will automatically apply.

Stray Round Eligibility and Application Process

Only candidates whose names appear in the KLEE 2026 Three-Year LLB rank list and meet the specified eligibility conditions are permitted to participate in this stray vacancy round. The option registration process for the Three-Year LLB course commenced on September 30, 2026. Candidates are required to log in with their credentials on the CEE Kerala portal, pay the applicable fee, and enter their fresh college preferences, arranging them in the desired order.

The registration fee is ₹1,000 for general candidates, while SC, ST, and OEC candidates are required to pay ₹500. Candidates who have already secured admission through previous counselling rounds are not eligible for this KLEE 2026 stray vacancy allotment. The final allotment will be determined by candidate merit, eligibility, reservation rules, the order of choices submitted, and the availability of seats. It is mandatory for candidates to save the payment receipt after completing the transaction.

Information	Details
Counselling Authority	CEE Kerala
Counselling Round	Stray Vacancy Round
Courses	3-Year LLB, 5-Year LLB
Vacant Seats	221
Option Registration Deadline	October 3, 2026
Closing Time	11 AM
General Category Fee	INR 1,000
SC/ST/OEC Fee	INR 500
Official Website	cee.kerala.gov.in

Fee Structure and Allotment Rules

The fee for participating in the KLEE 2026 stray round option registration varies based on the candidate’s category. General candidates are required to pay INR 1,000, while candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Eligible Communities (OEC) categories are charged INR 500. This fee is a prerequisite for submitting fresh choices for the available seats.

A key regulation for the stray vacancy round is that seats allotted through this process cannot be changed later. Also, candidates who are allotted a seat in this round will not be eligible for any subsequent allotments. The allotment and college joining schedule for the stray round will be announced separately by the CEE, Kerala, on its official website.

Candidate Category	Option Registration Fee
General	INR 1,000
SC	INR 500
ST	INR 500
OEC	INR 500

Background of KLEE Counselling 2026

The KLEE 2026 counselling process, managed by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, is a multi-stage Centralised Admission Process (CAP) designed for transparency in law admissions. This process typically includes stages such as rank list release, category list publication, web options, provisional seat allotment, final seat allotment, mop-up allotment, and finally, stray vacancy filling.

The KLEE 2026 notification was expected in May 2026, with the examination likely conducted in June 2026. The Kerala LLB 2026 counselling process is anticipated to have commenced in August 2026. Option registration for KLEE 5-year LLB 2026 counselling had previously closed on August 14, 2026. The Entrance Commissionerate, established in 1983, is responsible for conducting entrance examinations and allotments to various professional courses, including Three-Year LLB and Five-Year LLB programs.

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