70 Marks in CLAT 2025 - Know which top NLUs you can get

70 Marks in CLAT 2025 - Know which top NLUs you can get

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 17 Jan 2025, 11:34 AM IST

A law student securing 70 marks in CLAT 2025 out of 120 with reservation may get a seat in NLU, but it is difficult to secure an NLU seat for general category candidates. There are various NLU and non-NLU colleges in which candidates can aim to gain admission with 70 marks in CLAT. Candidates from the general category can opt for an alternative college that accepts the CLAT 2025 score for admission other than NLU. The SC and ST candidates will have wider options as they prefer to go to NLUs or other law colleges with 70 marks in CLAT 2025.

70 Marks in CLAT 2025 - Know which top NLUs you can get
70 Marks in CLAT 2025 - Know which top NLUs you can get

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) was conducted on December 1 2024, and is the gateway for admissions to UG and PG law courses at National Law Universities across the country. The Consortium of NLUs declared the results on December 7, however, with various cases filed by students against the NLU Consortium, the counselling has been delayed and subsequently, the first CLAT 2025 merit list.

Rank for 70 Marks in CLAT

According to the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, a CLAT 2025 score of 70 marks translates into a rank between 10700-11500. Candidates must analyse CLAT cut-off 2025 trends to find out which are the top NLU colleges for CLAT marks 70. The below table shows the corresponding rank for CLAT marks 70.

CLAT Marks 70 and Rank

Marks

Rank

70 marks

10700 - 11500

Is 70 marks a good score in CLAT 2025?

The CLAT mark of 70 is a good score for reserved category candidates but may not be a good score in CLAT 2025 for candidates from the general category. A score of 70 marks in CLAT translates to a percentage of around 58.33%. This score is good for the reserved category candidates to secure a seat in most of the top NLUs but not for the general category candidates. Meanwhile, candidates from general, OBC and EWS categories may find it difficult to get a seat for admission to the top NLUs with 70 marks in CLAT.

Top NLUs for 70 Marks in CLAT

As mentioned above, with a CLAT score of 70 marks range between 10700-11500 rank. There is no chance a candidate from the general category, OBC, and EWS into a top NLUs. Candidates from SC or ST may clear the cutoff to gain admission into top NLUs with CLAT scores of 70 marks. The table below provides the top NLUs from various categories with 70 marks in CLAT.

Top NLUs for OBC with CLAT score of 70 marks

NLU

OBC

Opening rank (2024)

Closing rank (2024)

WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB)

2610*

23192*

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

7619*

26986*

NLUJA Assam

7386*

37438*

MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

3089*

17245*

MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

4790*

14814*

MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

14714*

18004*

MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

7755*

19003*

*state category reservation

Top NLUs for SC with CLAT 70 mark

NLU

SC

Opening rank (2024)

Closing rank (2024)

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

6497

7622

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

4663

8958

GNLU Silvassa Campus

8833

10735

RMLNLU Lucknow

5397*

10340*

RGNUL Patiala

3234

10253

CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

4522*

14864*

CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

13550*

16714*

NUALS Kochi

12306*

15245*

NLU Odisha

5997

9869

NUSRL Ranchi

5972

11124

NLUJA Assam

8824*

17168*

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

8057

10568

MNLU Mumbai

4506*

11392*

*state category reservation

Top NLUs for ST with CLAT 70 marks

NLU

ST

Opening rank (2024)

Closing rank (2024)

NLSIU Bengaluru

239

7487

NALSAR Hyderabad

263

6083

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

8403

11527

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

13905

15219

WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB)

5215

8860

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

10961

11917

NLU Jodhpur

6666

8960

HNLU Raipur

9218

12035

GNLU Gandhinagar

7712

11580

GNLU Silvassa Campus

11291

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RMLNLU Lucknow

20456*

34174*

NLU Odisha

11580

16676

NLUJA Assam

17149*

46899*

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

11917

18342

MNLU Mumbai

24593*

34264*

Top Non-NLUs with CLAT Marks 70

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Questions related to CLAT

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Have a question related to CLAT ?

Hello aspirant,

The Gujarat domicile rank is useful only for seats reserved under the domicile quota at GNLU Gandhinagar. However, even for domicile candidates, GNLU cutoffs usually close at much better All India Ranks. With an AIR of 19000, the chances are quite low, but since counselling invitation is received, it is still worth participating as some movement can happen in later rounds. Do not rely only on domicile rank final allotment depends on AIR, category and seat availability.

FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/gnlu-gandhinagar-admission

Hope the details will help you.

THANK YOU

Hello,

Based on previous year CLAT cutoff trends , your chances for NLSIU Bangalore are very low .

NLSIU Bangalore has the highest cutoff among all NLUs . In recent years, the final closing rank for General category has been around AIR 100–120 only.

You have:

  • General category AIR: 658

  • Women category rank: 313

  • No Karnataka domicile

Women reservation in NLUs is horizontal , not a separate quota. This means it does not add extra seats . It only helps when candidates are very close to the general cutoff. At a rank of 313 , the gap is too large.

Even in spot or final rounds, NLSIU does not go beyond ~120 rank for General category candidates without domicile.

However, with these ranks, you have good chances in other top NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, GNLU Gandhinagar, and NLIU Bhopal, depending on counselling rounds.

You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.

Hope it helps !

Good afternoon,

With 86.7 marks and 1906 rank in CLAT 2026, you have a chance to get admission in mid-tier and the newest NLUs. The list of probable NLUs where you can get admission is mentioned below.

1. RMLNLU Lucknow

2. MNLU Mumbai

3. DSNLU Visakhapatnam

4. NLU Odisha

5. CNLU Patna

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes, a student with CLAT 2026 rank around 12,000 can register for counselling.

However, chances of getting a seat in the top NLUs (like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal) are very low, as their closing ranks are usually below 4,000 for the general category.

For mid-tier NLUs (like NLU Jodhpur, HNLU Raipur, GNLU Gandhinagar, RMLNLU Lucknow), closing ranks generally go up to 5,000–8,000, so it will still be difficult.

Lower-tier NLUs (like NLU Odisha, NUALS Kochi, NUSRL Ranchi, NLUJA Assam, DSNLU Vizag, TNNLU, HPNLU Shimla) sometimes admit candidates with ranks in the 10,000–30,000 range , especially in later counselling rounds or if there are vacancies. State quota reservations can also improve chances.

You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.

Hope it helps !

Hello,

A CLAT score of 81.25 places you in the moderate range, where admission to top NLUs becomes difficult, but opportunities may still remain in newer and mid-tier NLUs, depending on your category, seat movement, and round wise cutoffs.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-college-predictor

Hope you understand.