CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs for Top 6 NLUs Based on Past Year’s Cutoff

CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs for Top 6 NLUs Based on Past Year’s Cutoff

Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 08 Dec 2025, 12:22 PM IST

The CLAT 2026 exam is less than a month away, and candidates must score well enough to secure their dream NLUs. When it comes to NLUs, NLSIU Bengaluru is the best NLU and the number one-ranked law college in the country. Normally, general category candidates require more than 95 marks for admission in this college. However, the CLAT 2026 cutoff for NLSIU Bengaluru might slightly come down or go up depending on the difficulty level of the exam. After NLSIU Bengaluru comes NALSAR Hyderabad. The CLAT 2026 cutoff for NALSAR Hyderabad will be slightly less than NLSIU Bengaluru. Closely following NALSAR Hyderabad is WBNUJS Kolkata. In this article, we will discuss in detail the expected CLAT 2026 cutoff for the top six NLUs

LiveCLAT 2026 Answer Key Date (OUT) LIVE: UG, PG provisional key on Dec 10; paper 'moderate' in difficulty levelDec 8, 2025 | 10:40 PM IST

Steps to download CLAT 2026 answer key:

  • Visit the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  • Navigate to the CLAT 2026 section.
  • Click on the link for the CLAT 2026 provisional answer key.
  • Download the PDF of the answer key.
  • Check your responses against the official answers.
  • If required, submit objections through the designated portal before the deadline.
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CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs for Top 6 NLUs Based on Past Year’s Cutoff
CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs for Top 6 NLUs

Top 6 NLUs According to NIRF Rankings 2025

As mentioned above, NLSIU Bengaluru is the top-ranked law school and NLU in the country. In the list of best NLUs in India through CLAT 2026, the second place is taken by NALSAR Hyderabad, followed by WBNUJS Kolkata. The table given below denotes the list of top NLUs that accept admissions through CLAT 2026.

Top 6 NLUs accepting CLAT 2026 Scores - NIRF 2025 Rankings

NIRF 2025 Rank

Name of the NLU

1

NLSIU Bengaluru

3

NALSAR Hyderabad

4

WBNUJS Kolkata

5

GNLU Gandhinagar

15

NLU Odisha

17

CNLU Patna

Top 6 NLUs Based on Past Year’s Cutoff

The NIRF 2025 law rankings have been mentioned by many experts, given that some of the top colleges do not make it to the list. Just for instance, NLIU Bhopal is ranked behind NLU Odisha and CNLU Patna. One good way of ranking colleges is based on how hard it is to get into these NLUs. The list below ranks NLUs based on which ones have the highest cutoffs:

Top 6 NLUs with Highest Cutoffs

Rank

NLU

1

NLSIU Bengaluru

2

NALSAR Hyderabad

3

WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

4

NLU Jodhpur

5

GNLU Gandhinagar

6

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Top 6 NLUs

The CLAT 2026 cutoff will be released in the form of opening and closing ranks. However, candidates can also get a good idea of the CLAT marks vs rank data through our analysis. The top NLUs have cutoff ranks under 500 for the general category. In this section, we will discuss the expected CLAT 2026 cutoffs for the top 6 NLUs for all categories.

CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Top 6 NLUs - General Category


Opening Rank

Closing Rank

NLSIU Bengaluru

1

112

NALSAR Hyderabad

17

159

WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

57

327

NLU Jodhpur

159

367

GNLU Gandhinagar

236

444

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

257

480

CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Top 6 NLUs - Other Categories

NLU

EWS

OBC

SC

ST


Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

NLSIU Bengaluru

119

703

209

1541

182

3133

678

3396

NALSAR Hyderabad

372

546

333

1219

1483

3273

1311

3621

WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

-

-

1359*

4168*

3048

4753

4823

6343

NLU Jodhpur

542

986

1333

1776

3343

5445

4343

5955

GNLU Gandhinagar

819

1118

1396

2303

974

5934

4457

8568

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

787

1377

1658

1757

5077

5763

6166

8243

CLAT 2026 Admission Process

The CLAT admission process will begin soon after the announcement of the results of the exam. In the CLAT 2026 counselling, the consortium will invite 3–5 times the number of candidates as available seats. Candidates who will be invited for CLAT counselling 2026 will first have to complete counselling registration. During this process, candidates must also select their NLU preferences. During the CLAT 2026 seat allotment process, candidates will be allotted seats based on their preferences and ranks.

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It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below

1. Common Law Admission Test

2. All India Law Entrance Test

3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

Thank you. Hope this information helps you.

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The best way to cover the important current affairs is to read the newspaper daily. Then try to analyse the newspaper and remember the trending topics. Practice the previous year's question paper and understand the pattern of the question. Summarise all current affairs topics and understand them in brief. If you want more information about current affairs, then you will read the article How to Prepare for CLAT Current Affairs 2026 .

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Hello,

Yes, you can prepare CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) in Hindi Medium and access syllabus in Hindi from mentioned link below:

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Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level entrance exam for the programs related to engineering. It has two levels known as JEE mains (first level) and JEE advance (second level) . Many colleges from all over India in both government and private sector consider its scores. It is an online computer based test conducted by NTA ( National Testing Agency). Physics , Chemistry and mathematics are the major subjects to be focused in this exam.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about JEE.

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NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a national level examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses. It is also conducted by NTA but in offline mode as in pen and paper test. It includes courses like MBBS, BDS BHMS , BAMS etc. The exam consists of 180 questions in total 45 from each physics , chemistry , zoology and Botany. The total marks for the exam are 720 marks.

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CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a national level entrance examination for the admission in national law colleges of India. The test is taken after 12th grade examination for the 5 years integrated programs in law. It tests students knowledge in legal aptitude. It also serves as a basis for public sector undertakings for legal positions.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with the complete information about the CLAT examination.

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The CLAT PG exam pattern consists of 120 questions and 2-hour MCQ exam with negative marking.

Subjects Covered:

  1. Constitutional Law

  2. Jurisprudence

  3. Criminal Law

  4. Contract Law

  5. Other core law subjects

Here are some tricks which you must follow:

  1. Practice Previous Year Papers & Mock Tests
  2. Focus on Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence
  3. Time Management in Exam
  4. Revision Strategy

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