CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
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
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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