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    CLAT 2025 Counselling: Top NLUs for preference list, NLU predictor

    CLAT 2025 Counselling: Top NLUs for preference list, NLU predictor

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    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 19 May 2025, 12:32 PM IST

    The CLAT 2025 revised results are finally available on the NLU Consortium's website. The scorecards and rank list have several changes. While many of the students have improved CLAT ranks, some have also slipped in the rank list. So, what next now? There is a CLAT counselling followed by seat allotments in national law universities. It's all centralized.

    CLAT 2025 Counselling: Top NLUs for preference list, NLU predictor
    CLAT 2025 Counselling: Top NLUs for preference list, NLU predictor

    But before that, the good news is that the NLU preference window is open until May 21. Several new students have received the counselling invite. All such students must fill out the NLU preferences before May 21. Previously registered candidates can edit the NLU preference list.

    NLU choice filling is one of the most crucial parts of CLAT counselling and ultimately determines your admission chances to NLUs, so we suggest students fill out the preference order very carefully.

    Regarding the cut-offs, they are likely to remain similar to previous years and are good indicators of admission trends in NLUs. Just for a common understanding, students can refer to the CLAT cut-offs of previous years if they want to know which are the popular NLUs and the closing ranks.

    If we talk about preference order, In fact, for the top 12-13 NLUs, it is very much a straightforward preference order, starting with tier 1 NLUs such as NLS Bangalore, NALSAR, NUJS, NLU Jodhpur, NLU Bhopal, and GNLU Gandhinagar.

    This is followed by tier 2 NLUs such as MNLU Mumbai, RMLNLU, NLU Raipur, NLU Odisha, NLU Kochi, NLU Patiala and CNLU Patna.

    With regard to tier 3 NLUs, we recommend students compare these with non-NLUs like GLC Mumbai, ILS Pune, Jindal, BITs Law School and Nirma University before arriving at a conclusion. In case of any confusion or doubts, it is good to do extensive research on NLUs placements, courses and fees.

    Recommended NLU Preference List 2025

    NLUs

    Opening rank General Category

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    1

    102

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    6

    167

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    140

    279

    NLU Jodhpur

    170

    379

    NLIU Bhopal

    311

    450

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    210

    464

    MNLU Mumbai

    99

    590

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    410

    764

    HNLU Raipur

    434

    791

    NLU Odisha

    591

    1205

    NUALS Kochi

    231

    1136

    RGNUL Patiala

    502

    1250

    CNLU Patna

    790

    1358

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    656

    1,390

    MNLU Nagpur

    491

    1587

    NUSRL Ranchi

    637

    1,594

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    593

    1,060

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

    806

    1628

    NLUJA Assam

    1,344

    1704

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    1,060

    1,824

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    503

    2,050

    MNLU Aurangabad

    681

    2115

    HPNLU Shimla

    885

    2102

    India International University of Legal Education and Research

    -

    -

    Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University

    -

    -

    NLUT Agartala

    1,716

    2243

    Finally, based on the CLT rank; if students are curious to know which NLU they are likely to get in the seat allotment process, we have a free tool - NLU predictor by Careers360. It uses historical cutoff data, seat availability, trends and various other parameters for suggesting the NLUs for a given rank. So, do consider using it before creating an NLU preference list. The first CLAT merit list will be published on May 26. Seat allotments will be based on candidates’ rank, NLU preferences and seat availability in NLUs.

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