The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is likely to announce the CLAT 2025 revised result soon. Candidates with a CLAT revised rank of 500 have a great chance of securing admission into top National Law Universities (NLUs). The exact chance of admission with CLAT rank of 500 depends on factors, including category and domicile reservation. The cutoff for the general category is typically higher in tier 1 NLUs. A CLAT revised rank of 500 opens the NLU admission doors for general category students to any university except for the top 3-4 universities. Read the article to know the top NLUs for CLAT revised rank 500, including the marks vs rank analysis and cutoff trends.
According to CLAT marks vs rank analysis, the expected marks for CLAT revised rank 500 will be around 92+ marks. With a CLAT revised rank of 500, a good score in CLAT 2025 is more than 92 marks. The CLAT score of 92 translates to 76.66%.
With the help of the CLAT college predictor, candidates can get to know the names of NLUs in which they have a chance of admission based on their marks and rank obtained in CLAT 2025. However, candidates are required to enter details such as rank and category in the CLAT 2025 college predictor to see the list of NLUs in which they can secure a seat. The link to the CLAT College Predictor is mentioned below:
Particulars | Link of the College Predictor |
CLAT College Predictor 2025 by Careers360 |
The table below shows the top NLUs for CLAT revised rank 500 and whether the candidate will get the chance of admission to top NLUs or not. The list of top NLUs for CLAT revised rank 500 is prepared based on the previous year CLAT cut-off trends. The CLAT cut-off for the general category is marginally higher than 93 marks, which is required to get admission into top NLUs like NLSIU and NALSAR. Other candidates, however, can easily secure admission in any NLUs with CLAT revised rank 500.
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | No | - | Yes* | Yes | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | Yes | - | Yes* | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | |
Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
Yes | Yes* | - | Yes* | Yes* | |
Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Yes | - | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | |
Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
*state category reservation
The table given below provides the opening and closing cut-off ranks for top NLUs for CLAT revised rank 500.
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 102 | 122 | 523 | 151 | 971 | 372 | 3007 | 239 | 7487 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 6 | 167 | 175 | 564 | 189 | 1116 | 1604 | 3574 | 263 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 450 | 621 | 1376 | 1191 | 1315 | 4573 | 5178 | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1047 | 1248 | 1777 | 1112 | 1959 | 6497 | 7622 | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 140 | 279 | - | - | 2610* | 23192* | 2056 | 4503 | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | 1010 | - | - | 7619* | 26986* | 4663 | 8958 | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | 379 | - | 1079 | 1424 | 3574 | 5178 | 6666 | 8960 | |
HNLU Raipur | 434 | 791 | - | - | 1841 | 2069 | 3408 | 6765 | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 210 | 464 | 603 | 1248 | 1284 | 1858 | 4584 | 6175 | 7712 | 11580 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 593 | 1060 | 1113 | 1935 | 2225 | 2429 | 8833 | 10735 | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 410 | 764 | 1022* | 2326* | 1170* | 3613* | 5397* | 10340* | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 502 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | 3234 | 10253 | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 790 | 1358 | 1378* | 2122* | 2139* | 2776* | 4522* | 14864* | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1051 | 1552 | 1571* | 2703* | 2560* | 4147* | 13550* | 16714* | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 1136 | 6867* | 14922* | - | - | 12306* | 15245* | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | 591 | 1205 | - | - | - | - | 5997 | 9869 | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 637 | 1594 | 1468 | 2255 | 1837 | 3005 | 5972 | 11124 | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 1344 | 1704 | - | - | 7386* | 37438* | 8824* | 17168* | 17149* | 46899* |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 590 | 811* | 3932* | 2123* | 6468* | 4506* | 11392* | 24593* | 34264* |
*state category reservation
On Question asked by student community
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.
Yes, you can elevate your law entrance journey with Careers360’s CLAT mock test PDF free download link given below:
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