A CLAT 2025 score in the range of 65 to 85 marks can get a candidate a seat in the top National Law Universities such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad, and at the same time make it difficult for some candidates to obtain NLU admission into any university. 65 to 85 is a good score in CLAT for SC/ST candidates even helping them to secure a seat at the elite universities. In this article check out the expected rank and top NLUs for CLAT marks 65 to 85 marks.
Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB programmes of CLAT colleges that include 24 NLUs and 60+ private affiliated colleges.
The table below provides CLAT marks vs rank analysis for scores 65 to 85 listing out the corresponding rank of marks between 65 to 85. The rank for 65 to 85 marks in CLAT will span between 2250 to 14600.
Marks | Ranks |
65 | 14600-15500 |
70 | 10700- 11500 |
75 | 7200-7900 |
80 | 4300-4800 |
85 | 2250-2600 |
Careers360 has developed a free tool known as the CLAT 2025 College Predictor which candidates can use to predict the NLUs and the courses into which they can get admission based on their rank. Candidates have to provide as input their rank, home state, seat type, category, and gender. Based on the inputs the predictor tool will provide the list of NLUs.
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The tables given below provide the list of NLUs for marks 65 to 85 that candidates can aim for. The broad score range of 65 to 85 marks has been divided into smaller ranges of 65-70, 70-75, 75-80, and 80-85 marks. The list of NLUs has been given for each of the ranges along with opening and closing ranks as per the CLAT cut-off trends observed last year for each category.
For marks 65 to 70, only OBCs with domicile reservation, SC and ST candidates have a chance to obtain admission into NLUs. Other candidates will not be able to clear the NLU cut-off with these marks. The category-wise list of NLUs for CLAT marks 65-70 is given below.
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3089* | 17245* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 4790* | 14814* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 14714* | 18004* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 7755* | 19003* |
*state category reservation
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 4522* | 14864* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 13550* | 16714* |
NUALS Kochi | 12306* | 15245* |
NLUJA Assam | 8824* | 17168* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 9853 | 11289 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 10130 | 12418 |
MNLU Mumbai | 4506* | 11392* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 11235* | 25115* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 12722* | 29474* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 8281* | 28813* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 21344* | 29975* |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 9061 | 12158 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 9789 | 12740 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 10083 | 12556 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 9107 | 12447 |
NLUT Agartala | 32520* | - |
*state category reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 10961 | 11917 |
HNLU Raipur | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 7712 | 11580 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 11917 | 18342 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 16910 | 21607 |
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* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 13213 | 20412 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 16386 | 23188 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 16830 | 23145 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 17161 | 23000 |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
For marks 70 to 75, only OBCs with domicile reservation, SC and ST candidates have a chance to obtain admission into NLUs. ST candidates can get admission even into NLSIU Bengaluru with this score. The category-wise list of NLUs for CLAT marks 70 to 75 is given below.
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank (2024) | Closing rank (2024) | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3089* | 17245* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 4790* | 14814* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 14714* | 18004* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 7755* | 19003* |
*state category reservation
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 6497 | 7622 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 4663 | 8958 |
8833 | 10735 | |
5397* | 10340* | |
3234 | 10253 | |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 4522* | 14864* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 13550* | 16714* |
12306* | 15245* | |
5997 | 9869 | |
5972 | 11124 | |
8824* | 17168* | |
8057 | 10568 | |
4506* | 11392* |
*state category reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank (2024) | Closing rank (2024) | |
239 | 7487 | |
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 |
6666 | 8960 | |
9218 | 12035 | |
7712 | 11580 | |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
NLU Odisha | 11580 | 16676 |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 11917 | 18342 |
MNLU Mumbai | 24593* | 34264* |
*state category reservation
The category-wise list of NLUs for CLAT marks 75 to 80 is given below. The ranks for 75 to 80 marks will range between 4300 to 7900. Candidates from the ST category can obtain admission into any NLUs at this mark range. SC candidates can obtain admission into all NLUs except NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. The list of NLUs for the OBC category for marks 75 to 80 is given below. Candidates from EWS and the general category will not be able to secure admission.
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
MNLU Mumbai | 2123* | 6468* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3089* | 17245* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 4790* | 14814* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 14714* | 18004* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 7755* | 19003* |
*state category reservation
The CLAT marks 80 to 85 translates into a rank range of 2250 to 4800. At this range, admissions to all NLUs are open for SC and ST candidates. OBC and EWS candidates can secure admissions into several tier 2 and 3 NLUs. General candidates are not expected to secure admission into any NLUs at this range. The tables given below provide the list of top NLUs for EWS and OBC candidates for marks 80 to 85.
NLU | EWS | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1022* | 2326* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1571* | 2703* |
NUALS Kochi | 6867* | 14922* |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1468 | 2255 |
MNLU Mumbai | 811* | 3932* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3974* | 6285* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 6100* | 16730* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 4220* | 18008* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 8662* | 18056* |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1935 | 2769 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1887 | 2687 |
*state category reservation
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1170* | 3613* |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 2139* | 2776* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 2560* | 4147* |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1837 | 3005 |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 2068 | 2940 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1634 | 3135 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 2178 | 3800 |
MNLU Mumbai | 2123* | 6468* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3089* | 17245* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 4790* | 14814* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 14714* | 18004* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 7755* | 19003* |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 2677 | 3445 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 2273 | 3861 |
*state category reservation
On Question asked by student community
Hello Santosh,
Domicile cut-offs are unpredictable. You can apply and get a seat only if the domicile category is selected. You can apply, but the chances of getting either of them are rare.
CLAT is an entrance examination conducted for admissions into law colleges. The qualifying marks vary with the colleges. You should check the details on the website to get a clear idea regarding cut offs for the colleges. You will also get the exam pattern through the article shared.
The exact number for students appeared for CLAT has not been revealed yet. About 88,657 students appeared Nationwide for CLAT examination.
Hello, it is highly unlikely to get admission to the GGSIPU Main Campus or VIPS. However, you can target other colleges affiliated with GGSIPU through the counselling process.
Hi,
You can get the CLAT section-wise mock test, previous year question papers and comprehensive study material here .
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