A CLAT score of 40-45 marks out of 120 may not most of the candidates secure admission to national law universities. However, the ST candidates with domicile reservations can still have chances to secure admission to NLUs such as NLU Assam, NLU Trichy and some newly established NLUs.
CLAT marks 40-45 will translate to a percentage score of around 33.33% to 37.5%. A score of 40 to 45 in CLAT translates into a rank between approximately 3000 - 36000. It is difficult for candidates from OBC, or general categories to clear the CLAT cut-off with 40-45 marks as the expected rank is low. With this rank, only the ST candidates can clear the CLAT cut-off for some of the participating NLUs. Read on to find out the expected rank for CLAT marks 40 to 45 and the top NLUs for admission.
As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, a candidate with CLAT marks 40-45 will obtain a rank between 31400 and 36000. The CLAT cut-off for ST candidates in tier 3 NLUs often falls in this range. Mentioned below is the corresponding rank for scores around the CLAT mark 40-45 after the revised result.
Marks | Rank |
40 | 35000 - 36000 |
41 | 34000 - 35000 |
42 | 33500 - 34000 |
43 | 33000 - 33500 |
44 | 32000 - 33000 |
45 | 31400 - 32000 |
A CLAT score of 40 to 45 is not a good score. The NLU cutoff for most universities is way more than the CLAT marks of 40 to 45. However, ST candidates with domicile reservations will be able to get admission to some of the participating NLUs with this score. The tier 3 NLUs and a few tier 2 NLUs with domicile reservation offer admission with CLAT marks of 40 to 45.
Candidates can see the CLAT 2025 college predictor by Careers360 which will provide candidates with the list of NLUs in which they have the chance of admission as per their rank in CLAT. This tool is free and candidates just need to put their rank, seat type, special category status, gender and caste status to predict the colleges where they have a realistic chance of admission.
Particulars | Rank |
College predictor |
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
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* | - |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
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Several top law colleges are accepting the CLAT score, other than the NLUs. These include:
Candidates can check out the detailed list of non-NLUs accepting CLAT for admission in
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You can download the CLAT PG previous year question papers here .
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