CLAT 2025 Cut offs for Lowest Ranked NLUs

CLAT 2025 Cut offs for Lowest Ranked NLUs

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 11 Jun 2025, 06:22 PM IST

The Consortium of National Law Universities has published the second CLAT 2025 cut-off on June 4, 2025. With the release of the CLAT 2025 cut-off for the first and second rounds, candidates are eagerly awaiting the NLU cut-off 2025 for the lower-ranked National Law Universities (NLUs). While the premier NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, and WBNUJS Kolkata demand ranks within 100 to 200, the lowest-ranked NLUs offer a lifeline for candidates with moderate scores and ranks. In this article, let’s look at the CLAT 2025 cut-offs for lowest lowest-ranked NLUs where candidates can secure NLU admission despite having a low score in the revised CLAT 2025 result, which was declared on May 17, 2025.

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CLAT 2025 Cut offs for Lowest Ranked NLUs
CLAT 2025 Cut offs for Lowest Ranked NLUs

The CLAT 2025 cut-off is an important requirement that candidates need to clear to secure NLU admission. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates are admitted into the law programmes of 24 participating NLUs and 60+ affiliated colleges.

CLAT 2025 Cut-offs for Lowest Ranked NLUs

The lowest-ranked NLUs with cutoffs have been selected based on the NIRF Law Rankings 2024. The CLAT general cut-off for the lowest-ranked NLUs serves as a reliable measure for determining whether a cutoff is high or low. For other categories, CLAT cutoffs exhibit considerable variation across NLUs due to domicile-based reservation policies. However, for other categories, the CLAT cutoff indicates considerable variation across NLU, primarily due to the domicile reservation.

Lowest Ranked NLUs

CLAT 2025 Cut-Off Ranks for Lowest NLUs

The table below provides the CLAT 2025 cut-off trends observed for the lowest NLUs.

CLAT 2025 Cut-off (Round 2) for Lowest-Ranked NLUs: General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS

NLU

Closing rank (General)

Closing rank (OBC)

Closing rank (SC)

Closing rank (ST)

Closing rank (EWS)

RGNUL Patiala

1260

-

8785

11901

-

CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

1398

7359*

11590*

-

1950*

CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

1547

8139*

12662*

-

2316*

NUALS Kochi

1341

-

-

-

-

NLU Odisha BA LLB

1007

-

7247

12211

-

NLU Odisha BBA LLB

1170

-

7891

13134

-

NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

1643

3445

9716

15006

2446

NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

1729

3855

11351

-

2551

NLUJA Assam

2051

40275*

25783*

39689*

-

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

1623

3398

9330

15023

2180

MNLU Mumbai

558

-

-

-

-

*state category reservation

CLAT 2025 Cut-off (Round 1) for Lowest-Ranked NLUs: General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS

NLU Name

Closing rank (General)

Closing rank (OBC)

Closing rank (SC)

Closing rank (ST)

Closing rank (EWS)

RGNUL Patiala

1146

-

8126

11761

-

CNLU Patna BA LLB

1278

3083 (BC-Bihar)

11577 (SC-Bihar)

16829 (ST-Bihar)

1922 (EWS-Bihar)

CNLU Patna BBA LLB

1424

3905 (BC-Bihar)

15604 (SC-Bihar)

27043 (ST-Bihar)

3905 (EWS-Bihar)

NUALS Kochi

1175

-

15029 (SC-Kerala)

32306 (ST-Kerala)

22632 (EWS-Kerala)

NLU Odisha BA LLB

943

-

6557

11889

-

NLU Odisha BBA LLB

1034

-

7711

12684

-

NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

1476

3025

9324

13373

1911

NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

1504

3634

9515

13619

2088

NLUJ Assam

1643

32829 (OBC-Assam)

25640 (SC-Assam)

26581 (STP-Assam)

18701 (EWS-Assam)

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

1489

3612

9240

13834

1872

MNLU Mumbai

536

7008 (OBC-Maharashtra)

12388 (SC-Maharashtra)

13124 (ST-Maharashtra)

7523 (EWS-Maharashtra)

*state category reservation

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Questions related to CLAT

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If you are expecting around 80 marks in CLAT 2026, your chances will mainly depend on that year’s overall difficulty level and how the marks translate into ranks. In most years, a score around 80 usually places candidates somewhere in the mid-rank range, which means that the top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad or WBNUJS Kolkata are generally difficult to get at this score. However, some of the newer or mid-tier NLUs may still be possible depending on cut-offs, reservation category, and seat availability during later rounds. Students with similar scores in past years have sometimes received calls from NLUs such as NLU Jabalpur, NLU Assam, NLU Tripura, NLU Aurangabad, or NLU Shimla, but the exact possibilities shift every year. Treat this score as competitive but not in the top bracket, and wait for the official ranks to get a clearer picture of which options are realistically open. All the best!

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Hello aspirant,

With 64.5 marks in CLAT 2026 and EWS+UP domicile, getting a top NLU may be difficult because EWS cutoffs are usually high. However, you may still have chances in the newer or mid-tier NLUs, depending on this year's overall scoring trend. NLUs like NLU Tripura, NLU Shimla or NLU Jabalpur sometimes open seats for EWS candidates at lower scores. It's best to wait for the official ranks and counselling lists, as seats shift during later rounds.

FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-cutoff

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Hello aspirant,

Getting 43 in CLAT can feel disappointing, but it doesn't define your ability. You still have AILET, and many students improve sharply in their second attempt. For AILET, focus more on English, logical reasoning and GK. In static GK, study important books, monuments, national parks, constitutional facts and major awards. For current affairs, revise the last 6-8 months covering national events, government schemes, appointments, sports and major international news. Make short notes and revise daily. With a clear plan and claim mind, you can perform much better in AILET.

FOR GUIDANCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/ailet-preparation-tips

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Hello,

Here are the Expected SC Category Cut-offs (CLAT UG 2026):

  • NLSIU Bangalore: 85-87
  • NALSAR Hyderabad: 82-84
  • WBNUJS Kolkata: 80-82
  • NLU Jodhpur: 78-80
  • GNLU Gandhinagar: 76-78
  • RMLNLU Lucknow: 74-76

For more details access below mentioned link.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-cut-off-2026-for-sc-category

Hope it helps.

Good Morning, Candidate,

It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below

1. Common Law Admission Test

2. All India Law Entrance Test

3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

Thank you. Hope this information helps you.