CLAT 2025 Rank List: What an AIR of 15,000 Means for Your NLU Chances

CLAT 2025 Rank List: What an AIR of 15,000 Means for Your NLU Chances

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 20 Mar 2025, 09:24 AM IST

A CLAT rank of 15000 is considered a low rank that is likely to diminish a candidate’s chances of getting into premier NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. The NLU admissions chances for reserved categories are limited to tier 2 and 3 NLUs with a CLAT rank of 15000 while General and EWS candidates will have almost no chance of admission with this rank unless it permits under the domicile category. In this article, get the list of NLUs into which one can gain admission with a 15000 rank in CLAT.

CLAT 2025 Rank List: What an AIR of 15,000 Means for Your NLU Chances
CLAT 2025 Rank List: What an AIR of 15,000 Means for Your NLU Chances

How Many Marks for CLAT Rank 15000?

Candidates can check the CLAT marks vs rank comparison to see how many marks are needed to obtain a rank of around 15000 in the Common Law Admission Test. The marks vs rank comparison provide the expected corresponding marks for a particular rank as per last year's trends.

Expected Marks for 15000 Rank in CLAT

Rank

Marks

14000

66.75

14500

66.25

15000

65.50

15500

65

16000

64.25

Careers360 College Predictor for CLAT Rank 15000

Candidates can use Careers360’s CLAT college predictor, a free tool to predict the NLUs into which they can seek admission. The tool uses the candidate’s rank in the Common Law Admission Test, category, and domicile state as inputs to develop a list of NLUs in which they can seek admission. The link to the college predictor tool is given below.

College Predictor Link

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Details

Access link

Careers360’s CLAT 2025 College Predictor

Top NLUs for CLAT Rank 15000

The tables given below provide the list of NLUs in which candidates from various categories can take admission with 15000 rank in CLAT. The list of NLUs has been prepared as per the CLAT cut-off trends observed last year. The trends show that only OBC, SC and ST candidates have a chance of admission into NLUs through the CLAT counselling process.

NLUs for CLAT Rank 15000 for OBC


NLU

OBC

Opening rank

Closing rank

WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

2610*

23192*

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

7619*

26986*

NLUJA Assam

7386*

37438*

MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

3089*

17245*

MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

4790*

14814*

MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

14714*

18004*

MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

7755*

19003*

*state category reservation

NLUs for CLAT Rank 15000 for SC


NLU

SC

Opening rank

Closing rank

CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

13550*

16714*

NUALS Kochi

12306*

15245*

NLUJA Assam

8824*

17168*

MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

11235*

25115*

MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

12722*

29474*

MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

8281*

28813*

MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

21344*

29975*

NLUT Agartala

32520*

-

*state category reservation

NLUs for CLAT Rank 15000 for ST


NLU

ST

Opening rank

Closing rank

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

13905

15219

RMLNLU Lucknow

20456*

34174*

RGNUL Patiala

9562

16875

CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

23802*

-

NUALS Kochi

13117

-

NLU Odisha

11580

16676

NUSRL Ranchi

16161

19635

NLUJA Assam

17149*

46899*

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

11917

18342

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

38376*

-

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

16910

21607

MNLU Mumbai

24593*

34264*

MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

29470*

50326*

MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

42740*

46480*

MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

41238*

-

MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

47604*

-

HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

13213

20412

HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

16386

23188

MPDNLU Jabalpur

16830

23145

DBRANLU Sonepat

17161

23000

NLUT Agartala

31488*

-

*state category reservation

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Questions related to CLAT

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Have a question related to CLAT ?

Hello,

Based on previous year CLAT cutoff trends , your chances for NLSIU Bangalore are very low .

NLSIU Bangalore has the highest cutoff among all NLUs . In recent years, the final closing rank for General category has been around AIR 100–120 only.

You have:

  • General category AIR: 658

  • Women category rank: 313

  • No Karnataka domicile

Women reservation in NLUs is horizontal , not a separate quota. This means it does not add extra seats . It only helps when candidates are very close to the general cutoff. At a rank of 313 , the gap is too large.

Even in spot or final rounds, NLSIU does not go beyond ~120 rank for General category candidates without domicile.

However, with these ranks, you have good chances in other top NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, GNLU Gandhinagar, and NLIU Bhopal, depending on counselling rounds.

You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.

Hope it helps !

Good afternoon,

With 86.7 marks and 1906 rank in CLAT 2026, you have a chance to get admission in mid-tier and the newest NLUs. The list of probable NLUs where you can get admission is mentioned below.

1. RMLNLU Lucknow

2. MNLU Mumbai

3. DSNLU Visakhapatnam

4. NLU Odisha

5. CNLU Patna

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes, a student with CLAT 2026 rank around 12,000 can register for counselling.

However, chances of getting a seat in the top NLUs (like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal) are very low, as their closing ranks are usually below 4,000 for the general category.

For mid-tier NLUs (like NLU Jodhpur, HNLU Raipur, GNLU Gandhinagar, RMLNLU Lucknow), closing ranks generally go up to 5,000–8,000, so it will still be difficult.

Lower-tier NLUs (like NLU Odisha, NUALS Kochi, NUSRL Ranchi, NLUJA Assam, DSNLU Vizag, TNNLU, HPNLU Shimla) sometimes admit candidates with ranks in the 10,000–30,000 range , especially in later counselling rounds or if there are vacancies. State quota reservations can also improve chances.

You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.

Hope it helps !

Hello,

A CLAT score of 81.25 places you in the moderate range, where admission to top NLUs becomes difficult, but opportunities may still remain in newer and mid-tier NLUs, depending on your category, seat movement, and round wise cutoffs.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-college-predictor

Hope you understand.

Hello there first of all congratulations on scoreing so well in your CLAT examination

With general AIR 33490 and clat score nearby 96 or 95 , getting admission in RGNUL Patiala under punjab domicile is POSSIBLE but NOT GUARANTEED