The CLAT 2025 was conducted with a total of 120 marks. With a CLAT 2025 score of 85 to 90, candidates can secure admission to top National Law Universities. For CLAT 2025 revised results, 85 to 90 marks in CLAT offers general category candidates a good chance at tier 2 and 3 NLUs. Candidates from the SC, ST, and OBC categories target top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata. Read the article to find out which are the top NLUs for CLAT marks 85 to 90 in revised results.
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2025) was conducted on December 1, 2024. Candidates can gain admission to 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs through their scores in the CLAT 2025 exam.
Below is the analysis of marks vs rank of CLAT for revised marks 85 to 90. As seen from the marks vs rank comparison, the rank of 85 to 90 marks in CLAT range from 900 to 2600. The CLAT score of 85 to 90 translates to approximately 70.83% to 75% of the total marks. The rank range for this score can vary yearly due to competition and the number of candidates.
Marks | Ranks |
85 | 2250-2600 |
86 | 1900-2250 |
87 | 1650-1900 |
88 | 1400-1650 |
89 | 1100-1400 |
90 | 900-1100 |
Candidates can use the CLAT 2025 college predictor, which is a free tool developed by Careers360. The tool used the candidate's information, including rank, home state, seat type, category, and gender, to give a list of NLUs in which they have the chance of admission and course recommendations. The link to the CLAT 2025 college predictor is provided below.
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CLAT 2025 College Predictor |
Candidates can find out the top NLUs for CLAT scores of 85 to 90 for different categories. According to last year's CLAT cutoff trends, 85-90 is good in CLAT for candidates of SC, ST, and OBC categories to get admitted to top NLUs. For general candidates, the cut-off of CLAT is higher, and they can get a seat in tier 2 and tier 3 NLUs with CLAT marks of 85 to 90. The NLU list and opening and closing CLAT cut-off ranks are mentioned below.
NLU | General | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1047 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | 1010 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 593 | 1060 |
RGNUL Patiala | 502 | 1250 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 790 | 1358 |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1051 | 1552 |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 1136 |
NLU Odisha | 591 | 1205 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 637 | 1594 |
NLUJA Assam | 1344 | 1704 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 656 | 1390 |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 590 |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 491 | 1587 |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 611 | 1685 |
*state category reservation
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 151 | 971 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 189 | 1116 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 1191 | 1315 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 1112 | 1959 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
NLU Jodhpur | 1079 | 1424 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 1284 | 1858 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1170* | 3613* |
MNLU Mumbai | 2123* | 6468* |
*state category reservation
NLU | EWS | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 122 | 523 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 175 | 564 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 621 | 1376 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 1248 | 1777 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 603 | 1248 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1113 | 1935 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1022* | 2326* |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1378* | 2122* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1571* | 2703* |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1468 | 2255 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1242 | 2195 |
MNLU Mumbai | 811* | 3932* |
*state category reservation
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 372 | 3007 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 1604 | 3574 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 4573 | 5178 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 6497 | 7622 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2056 | 4503 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 4663 | 8958 |
NLU Jodhpur | 3574 | 5178 |
HNLU Raipur | 3408 | 6765 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 4584 | 6175 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 5397* | 10340* |
RGNUL Patiala | 3234 | 10253 |
MNLU Mumbai | 4506* | 11392* |
*state category reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 239 | 7487 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 263 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB) | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | 6666 | 8960 |
HNLU Raipur | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 7712 | 11580 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 9562 | 16875 |
MNLU Mumbai | 24593* | 34264* |
*state category reservation
Besides NLU, there is a list of top law colleges in India that accept CLAT scores. General category candidates with CLAT marks of 85 to 90 are eligible for admission in such colleges. These colleges provide an alternative option for those who have low scores in CLAT and cannot get into top NLUs.
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