MNLU Mumbai ranked 31st in the NIRF law rankings 2024 among India's top law colleges. Even though, it is a relatively new university, entry to MNLU Mumbai is challenging as it is among the top preferences among candidates appearing for the Common Law Admission Test. In this article, find out how many marks are required for MNLU Mumbai admission and how challenging entry to MNLU Mumbai is.
Trends suggest that general candidates need a high CLAT 2025 rank, preferably higher than 600, as the university is popular among law aspirants. The university offers domicile reservations for other categories of candidates, which takes the MNLU Mumbai CLAT cut-off lower for these categories. Entry to MNLU Mumbai is less challenging for SC/ST candidates as the cut-off is below that of many other tier 2 NLUs such as NLU Odisha and NUSRL Ranchi.
The CLAT 2025 cut-off will be available for each round of counselling. As per the NLU cut-off trends observed in the past, general candidates will find it more challenging. The table below shows the expected CLAT cutoff for MNLU Mumbai.
Category | MNLU Mumbai Cut-Off 2025 marks | MNLU Mumbai Cut off 2025 rank |
General | 93 | 600 |
EWS | 81 | 3900* |
OBC | 77 | 6400* |
SC | 71 | 10000* |
ST | 41 | 34000* |
The seat availability and reservation policy followed by the university are important determinants of how challenging MNLU Mumbai admissions will be. The CLAT 2025 reservation criteria for MNLU Mumbai are given in the table below.
Categories | Percentage% | Seats | |
B.A.,LL.B, (Hons.)Programme - 5Years | LL.M. | ||
All India General Category–[A] | 27 | 12 | |
Maharashtra State ReservedCategory –[B] | 73 | 38 | |
Maharashtra State- ScheduleCaste | 13 | 13 | 07 |
Maharashtra State -ScheduleTribe | 07 | 07 | 04 |
Maharashtra State:- | |||
DenotifiedTribes(VimuktaJatis)(A) | 03 | 03 | 02 |
NomadicTribes (B) | 2.5 | 03 | 01 |
NomadicTribes(C) | 3.5 | 04 | 02 |
NomadicTribes(D) | 02 | 02 | 01 |
MH-SpeciallyBackward Class | 02 | 02 | 01 |
MH–OtherBackwardClass | 19 | 19 | 10 |
MH- Economically Weaker Section(EWS) | 10 | 10 | 05 |
MH- Socially and Educationally Backward Classes(SEBC) *(refer note) | 10 | 10 | 05 |
Total Seats | 100 | 50 | |
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On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
You should prepare for CLAT if your goal is to get admission into a top National Law University (NLU) for a 5-year integrated law course like BA LLB or BBA LLB.
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Hi,
Yes, you should appear for the compartment/improvement exam in the subject where you got RT (Reappear in Theory).
Even though your 72% overall marks are enough for Common Law Admission Test 2027 eligibility, clearing the RT is still very important because your Class 12 marksheet should officially show “PASS.”
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
CLAT participating colleges
here.
Here you can check out the top
NLUs offering admission into 3-year LLB
with and without CLAT exam:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
2. NLU Odisha and NLU Visakhapatnam offer admission into the 3-year LLB course through their own admission process.
3. CNLU Patna
Yes, for CLAT preparation, building a reading habit daily is a good approach. You can read the daily newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express. While going for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Word power Made Easy by Norma Lewis for novel comprehension.
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