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    CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Female Candidates - Expected Opening & Closing Ranks for Top NLUs

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 15 Oct 2025, 12:51 PM IST

    The Common Law Admission Test is the biggest law entrance in India. Like other entrance exams, CLAT 2026 also has a reservation criterion where seats are reserved for different categories both vertically and horizontally. When it comes to reservations, many NLUs reserve seats for female candidates through the CLAT exam. While the consortium has not specified any fixed reservation criteria for women candidates, many NLUs reserve seats for women candidates. For example, NLSIU Bengaluru has 90 seats reserved for women candidates. Admissions to these seats are done based on the CLAT cutoff. In this article, we will discuss in detail the CLAT 2026 cutoff for female candidates, previous years’ CLAT cutoff for women candidates and more.

    CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Female Candidates - Expected Opening & Closing Ranks for Top NLUs
    CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Female Candidates

    CLAT 2026 Expected Cutoff for Female Candidates

    NLU

    Sub-category

    Opening Ranks

    Closing Ranks

    National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

    W

    5

    105

    NALSAR University of Law (NALSAR), Hyderabad

    W

    93

    155

    Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar

    W

    207

    403

    National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

    W

    229

    697

    The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal - B.A.LL.B (Hons.)

    W

    336

    455

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai

    W

    418

    528

    The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal - B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) [Cyber Security]

    W

    438

    843

    Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow

    W

    460

    710

    Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur

    W

    463

    761

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur - B.A.LL.B.(Hons.)

    W

    680

    1341

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur - B.B.A.LL.B. (Honours)

    W

    681

    1293

    Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Silvassa

    W

    772

    1248

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad - B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

    W

    1249

    1667

    National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

    PWD*,W

    1522

    4021

    Dharmashastra National Law University (MPDNLU), Jabalpur

    W

    1577

    1769

    The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal - B.A.LL.B (Hons.)

    W

    1680

    1761

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad - B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

    W

    1764

    1858

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur - B.A.LL.B.(Hons.)

    W

    5933

    13114

    Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur

    PWD*,W

    23190

    23190

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur - B.A.LL.B.(Hons.)

    PWD*,W

    24206

    39034

    Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur - B.B.A.LL.B. (Honours)

    PWD*,W

    42167

    42167

    *The data is based on the first round of counselling of CLAT 2025.

    Factors that affect CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Female Candidates

    Below are some of the factors that will influence the CLAT 2026 women category cutoffs:

    • Total number of female category candidates who appeared in CLAT 2026

    • Difficulty level of the CLAT 2026 exam

    • Number of seats available for admissions in the NLUs

    • Seats reserved for female category candidates in NLUs

    • Preferences entered by the candidates

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    CLAT 2026 Expected Cutoff

    Apart from the female category cutoffs, candidates can also see the expected CLAT 2026 cutoffs for other categories. Typically, top NLUs, such as NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, and WBNUJS Kolkata, require candidates to score more than 95 marks or rank under 500. The cutoffs for tier 2 and 3 NLUs are relaxed when compared to these top NLUs. The table below shows expected CLAT 2026 cutoffs for some of the top NLUs.

    CLAT 2026 Expeced Cut-Off Ranks for Top 10 NLUs

    NLU

    General

    EWS

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    100

    700

    1540

    3130

    3400

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    150

    550

    1220

    3273

    3600

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    300

    -

    4200*

    4750

    6350

    NLU Jodhpur

    350

    980

    1770

    5450

    5950

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    440

    1120

    2300

    5900

    8570

    NLIU Bhopal

    480

    1370

    1750

    5760

    8250

    MNLU Mumbai

    1470

    7500*

    8000*

    15600*

    13120*

    HNLU Raipur

    800

    -

    2400

    7660

    10500

    CLAT 2026 Admission Process

    The CLAT admission process for female category candidates has been mentioned below:

    • Register for the CLAT 2026 exam through the official website of the consortium - consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

    • Next, appear for the CLAT 2026 examination. The exam will be conducted on December 8, 2025, in offline mode.

    • Roughly one-third of the total candidates will be invited for the CLAT 2026 counselling. Candidates invited for the counselling must complete their CLAT counselling registration 2026.

    • The consortium of NLUs will then issue an allotment list for various rounds of counselling.

    • Candidates allotted seats must pay the required admission confirmation fee and report to the allotted college.

    • Finish all the admission formalities and join the commencement of classes.

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