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CLAT 2025 Counselling: Top NLUs for preference list, NLU predictor
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.
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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Yes, you can switch from one college to another to a CLAT college through the entrance test. However, it is important to note that you will have to start from year 1 rather than transferring directly into the second or third year. Some of the top
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here.
Here you can check out the top
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1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
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3. CNLU Patna
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Yes, you can elevate your law entrance journey with Careers360’s CLAT mock test PDF free download link given below:
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