The CLAT marks 45 to 50 can enable candidates to get admissions into low-ranked NLUs. However, 45-50 marks is a low score in CLAT; therefore, only candidates from reserved categories have a good chance of securing NLU admissions. Candidates from the general category can look at top private law colleges instead of low-ranked NLUs. In this article, know the expected rank and NLUs that candidates can gain admission into for CLAT marks 45 to 50.
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Given below are the expected rank as per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis for marks 45 to 50.
Marks | Expected Rank |
45 | 32000-33000 |
46 | 31200-32000 |
47 | 30500-31200 |
48 | 30000-30500 |
49 | 29000-30000 |
50 | 28000-29000 |
Candidates can also check out the CLAT 2025 college predictor developed by Careers360, which will provide the candidates with a list of NLUs in which they have the best chance of admission as per their rank. Candidates only have to enter their rank, home state, seat type, gender, and category. The free tool will come up with the list of NLUs along with the courses and also how strong the chances of admission are.
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Given below is a list of NLUs for various categories along with the opening and closing CLAT cut-off ranks. The trends in NLU cut-off suggest that only SC and ST categories will be able to gain admission with a CLAT score of 45 to 50.
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 12722* | 29474* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 8281* | 28813* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 21344* | 29975* |
NLUT Agartala | 32520* | - |
*state category reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
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* | - |
*state category reservation
Candidates can look at other law entrance exams and private law colleges that are good alternatives to NLUs. A list of a few colleges is given below.
College Name | Entrance Exams | Courses Offered |
JGLS LNAT | BA LLB Hons, BCom LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons | |
CLAT | BA LLB, BCom LLB, BBA LLB | |
MH CET Law | BA LLB, BBA LLB | |
BA LLB Hons., BBA LLB Hons. | ||
NMIMS LAT, CLAT | BA LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons. | |
CLAT, CUET law | BA LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons. | |
CLAT, AILET, LNAT, SLAT, MH CET Law | BA LLB Hons, BBA LLB Hons. |
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You can check NLU wise marks required in CLAT PG for admissions here .
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You can refer to books like AP Bhardwaj for legal aptitude, RS Aggarwal for reasoning, and dedicated guides like CULET Guide by Dipanjan Mitra for best preparation for CULET. Additionally, you can refer to the CULET previous year question papers .
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You can download the CLAT PG previous year question papers here .
SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. They admit students based on CLAT scores as well as class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English. Based on these scores, a merit list is published by the university.
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