CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
The CLAT 2025 cut-off for popular National Law Universities (NLUs) becomes very competitive due to the higher number of student preferences for these universities. On April 23, the Delhi High Court directed the Consortium of NLUs to publish the CLAT 2025 revised result within four weeks for CLAT 2025 UG due to the errors in the answer key. This change could affect the candidates’ scores in CLAT 2025 and their chances of getting into top NLUs. However, the CLAT 2025 revised result will not impact the CLAT 2025 cutoff. The general category candidates typically need around 95 to 100 marks in CLAT 2025 to secure a spot in the leading NLUs. The expected CLAT cutoff 2025 will differ significantly across categories for the popular NLUs. Read on to know the CLAT 2025 expected cutoffs for the popular National Law Universities.
Candidates who clear the CLAT cut-off will be able to get admission into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating universities. Programmes such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSW LLB, BSc LLB, and LLM are offered at the top National Law Schools in India.
Based on the NIRF 2024 rankings, here are some of the popular NLUs in India. These NLUs are popular among candidates for their infrastructure, faculty and placements.
Sl. no | Name | State | NIRF 2024 Rank |
1 | Karnataka | 1 | |
2 | Delhi | 2 | |
3 | Telangana | 3 | |
4 | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | West Bengal | 4 |
5 | Gujarat | 8 |
The CLAT 2025 cutoff is determined by various factors such as:
Number of aspirants who appeared for the CLAT 2025 exam
Number of Applications Received
The difficulty level of the CLAT 2025 exam
Total number of seats available
Reservation Criteria
Given below are the expected cut-offs for the popular NLUs. The estimates are based on previous years' trends.
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 83+ | 78+ | |
100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 82+ | 78+ | |
98+ | - | 56+* | 80+ | 74+ | |
95+ | - | 88+ | 79+ | 74+ | |
95+ | 90+ | 87+ | 77+ | 70+ |
*state category reservation
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
NLSIU Bengaluru CLAT cut-off rank 2025 | 100 | 500 | 950 | 3000 | 6000 |
NALSAR Hyderabad cut-off rank 2025 | 150 | 550 | 1100 | 3500 | 6000 |
WBNUJS Kolkata CLAT cut-off rank | 250 | - | 23000* | 4500 | 8000 |
NLU Jodhpur cut-off rank 2025 | 350 | - | 1400 | 5000 | 8000 |
GNLU Gandhinagar cut-off rank 2025 | 450 | 1200 | 1850 | 6000 | 11000 |
*state category reservation
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
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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Hi dear candidate,
Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.
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Hi dear candidate,
You can easily register yourself for CLAT exam by visiting the Consortium of NLUs official website and follow these steps:
Know the complete process at:
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