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

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

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CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25

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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While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.

I hope it will clear your query!!

It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.

For CLAT, the most important topics are from  Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics

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