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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 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

    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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