Amity University, Noida Law Admissions 2025
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Candidates with a low score in CLAT 2025 might be faced with a dilemma of whether to opt for a low-ranked NLU or look for admissions into private law colleges. The good news is that there are plenty of college options to choose from. Candidates can also appear for other law entrance exams accepted by private law colleges to maximise their chances of admission. The quality of education offered by top private law colleges in India is on par with premier NLUs and as per global industry standards. Many of the private law colleges also feature in the NIRF law rankings 2024 alongside top NLUs in the country. In this article find out which are the top private law colleges to look at instead of low-ranked NLUs.
Other than the National Law Universities (NLUs), over 60+ private law colleges are participating in CLAT 2025. Besides, some other entrance exams such as the Symbiosis Law Admission Test, JGLS LNAT UK, and the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Law offer good alternatives for admission into private law colleges.
Candidates with a good score in CLAT will sail through the CLAT 2025 admissions process and secure a seat in the premier NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. A score of 90+ for reserved category candidates and a score of 100+ for general candidates is enough to achieve this.
However, candidates who do not have a high score in the Common Law Admission Test should widen their college options and start looking at private law colleges instead of low-ranked NLUs.
Category | Expected Score range |
General | Below 90 |
EWS | Below 85 |
OBC | Below 80 |
SC | Below 70 |
ST | Below 70 |
Given below is a list of private law colleges that candidates can consider for admission instead of opting for a low-ranked NLU. The table also includes the entrance exams accepted by these colleges, courses offered, and their place in the NIRF rankings.
Sl. no | College Name | Exams Accepted | Courses Offered | NIRF Rank 2024 |
1 | JGLS LNAT | BA LLB Hons, BCom LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons | - | |
2 | SLAT | BA LLB Hons., BBA LLB Hons. | 5 | |
3 | CLAT | BA LLB, BCom LLB, BBA LLB | - | |
4 | MH CET Law | BA LLB, BBA LLB | - | |
5 | BA LLB Hons., BBA LLB Hons. | 15 | ||
6 | NMIMS LAT, CLAT | BA LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons. | - | |
7 | CLAT, CUET law | BA LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons. | 18 | |
8 | CLAT, AILET, LNAT, SLAT, MH CET Law | BA LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons. | - |
With an All India SC category rank of 1561 in CLAT, you have a strong chance of getting admission into several National Law Universities through the counselling rounds. Based on past year trends, this rank can fetch you a seat in NLUs like NLIU Bhopal, HNLU Raipur, RGNUL Patiala, and possibly even higher-ranked ones like WBNUJS Kolkata or NLU Jodhpur depending on how cutoffs move in the later rounds.
SC category cutoffs for top NLUs tend to vary each year, but many of them have admitted students with SC ranks between 1500 and 3000, especially in rounds 2 and 3. Your chances increase further if you list a wide range of NLUs in your preference order during counselling. Also, make sure to complete all required counselling steps, document verification, and preference locking on time to avoid missing out.
With your rank, you're well-positioned to get a seat—just stay active in the admission process and keep checking updates from the CLAT consortium.
Dear student,
For Delhi University’s BA LLB program through CLAT, EWS category admissions last year (2024) typically closed around a rank of 1100 to 1200. This means if you scored around 90–95 marks in CLAT, you had a good chance of getting in. The exact cut-off can change slightly each year depending on competition and seat availability, but staying within the top 1200 is generally safe for EWS candidates.
The cutoff for DU BA LLB for CLAT ews has not been released yet.You can check the cutoff in this website after notification of release of cutoff - https://clat2024.consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2024/
Yes, you can get direct admission into BBA LLB at VIPS (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies) with 82 percent in your Class 12 exams, but not without appearing in CLAT or IPU CET.
VIPS is affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), and admissions to BBA LLB are done strictly through entrance exams. The primary mode of admission is through CLAT UG, as GGSIPU has adopted CLAT scores for law programs in recent years. Previously, the IPU CET was used for law admissions, but that has been phased out for integrated law courses like BBA LLB.
So, even with a good Class 12 score, you cannot get admission into VIPS for BBA LLB without a valid CLAT score. The university does not allow direct management quota admissions outside the entrance process for its law programs. You may need to wait for the next CLAT attempt or consider private universities that allow direct admission based on 12th marks.
All the best!
Hi Akash,
It is good to see institutions like NMIMS have selected you for master of law based on your CLAT PG scores. If we compare the three then to be very clear:
For the best academic value and recognition choose NMIMS, or the Nirma University is also good. The DNLU is newer and can be considered as well but if we choose any one, then it is NMIMS.
ALL THE BEST !
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