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    CLAT 2026 Expected Cut-off for Round 2 Based on First Seat Allotment

    CLAT 2026 Expected Cut-off for Round 2 Based on First Seat Allotment

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    JasmineUpdated on 07 Jan 2026, 05:41 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities will publish the CLAT 2026 second allotment list on January 22, 2026. Candidates can visit the official website, consortiumofnlus.ac.in.to access the merit list. Shortlisted candidates in the CLAT 2026 second allotment list must pay the confirmation fee between January 22, 2026 (10:00 am) and January 29, 2026 (1:00 pm). CLAT cut-offs are released in the form of NLU allotment lists during the counselling. The NLU cut-offs are available for round 1 through the CLAT 2026 first merit list. This article discusses the expected cut-off for CLAT 2026 round 2 counselling and more related details.

    CLAT 2026 Expected Cut-off for Round 2 Based on First Seat Allotment
    CLAT 2026 Expected Cut-off for Round 2 Based on First Seat Allotment

    CLAT 2026 Round 1 Cut-Off

    The consortium released the CLAT 2026 first allotment list on January 7, 2026. The table below details the CLAT 2026 cut-offs for the first round of counselling for all NLUS.

    CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs - Round 1

    NLU / Program

    General

    OBC

    EWS

    SC

    ST

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    101

    1018

    702

    3072

    5000

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    148

    915

    630

    3259

    5200

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB Hons)

    432

    1714

    1315

    5407

    9461

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB Hons Cyber Security)

    684

    2326

    2056

    7996

    10429

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB Hons)

    284

    -

    -

    3833

    6010

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB Hons)

    550

    -

    -

    6186

    9615

    NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB Hons)

    310

    1273

    868

    4042

    5907

    NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB Hons)

    386

    1427

    970

    4985

    8113

    HNLU Raipur

    736

    1994

    -

    6464

    11239

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    376

    1834

    1167

    5340

    7913

    GNLU Silvassa

    1259

    2541

    1836

    9215

    14278

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    747

    -

    -

    -

    -

    RGNUL Punjab

    1059

    -

    -

    9118

    13152

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB Hons)

    1141

    -

    -

    -

    -

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB Hons)

    1287

    -

    -

    -

    -

    NUALS Kochi

    1076

    -

    -

    -

    -

    NLUO Cuttack (BA LLB)

    800

    -

    -

    7833

    14196

    NLUO Cuttack (BBA LLB)

    828

    -

    -

    9202

    17986

    NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB Hons)

    1297

    2585

    2000

    9826

    15765

    NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB Hons)

    1356

    2653

    2189

    10338

    17445

    NLUJA Assam

    1764

    3527

    2597

    11539

    17399

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1281

    2508

    2217

    10433

    15199

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB Hons)

    1370

    2713

    -

    11222

    -

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB Hons)

    1517

    3419

    -

    11652

    19158

    MNLU Mumbai

    481

    -

    -

    -

    -

    MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB Hons)

    1225

    12425

    9418

    18014

    52882

    MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB Hons)

    1307

    13711

    10620

    21508

    66593

    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BA LLB Hons)

    1518

    14588

    13387

    20072

    60165

    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BBA LLB Hons)

    1770

    17523

    15627

    23626

    55620

    HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB Hons)

    1824

    -

    2692

    10935

    19833

    HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB Hons)

    1871

    -

    2937

    12188

    21090

    DNLU Jabalpur

    1740

    3056

    2575

    11792

    21749

    NLU Sonepat (DBRANLU)

    1665

    3409

    2594

    11562

    20080

    NLUT Agartala

    2015

    -

    -

    -

    -

    RPNLUP Prayagraj

    1930

    -

    -

    -

    -

    IIULER Goa (BA LLB Hons)

    2127

    4093

    3148

    13475

    22702

    IIULER Goa (BBA LLB Hons)

    2236

    4289

    3236

    13737

    23793

    Expected CLAT 2026 Round 2 Cut-Off

    Based on the previous year’s cut-offs and the CLAT 2026 first seat allotment, the expected round 2 CLAT 2026 cut-off is detailed in the table below.

    CLAT 2026 Expected Round 2 Cut-Offs

    NLU

    General Closing Rank

    OBC Closing rank

    EWS Closing rank

    SC Closing rank

    ST Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    112

    1396

    703

    -

    -

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    159


    546

    3251


    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    480

    -

    1377

    -

    -

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    915

    2464

    1997

    8625


    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    327

    4168*

    -

    4753

    -

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    692

    4596*

    -

    6987

    -

    NLU Jodhpur

    367

    1761

    986

    5445

    5955

    HNLU Raipur

    807

    2408


    7660

    10507

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    443

    2230

    -

    5934

    8568

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1372

    2620

    2620

    8826

    15112

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    755

    3769*

    2088*

    11228*

    -

    RGNUL Patiala

    1260

    -

    -

    8785

    11901

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    1398

    7359*

    1950*

    11590*

    -

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    1547

    8139*

    2316*

    12662*

    -

    NUALS Kochi

    1341

    -

    -

    -

    -

    NLU Odisha BA LLB

    1007

    -

    -

    7247

    12211

    NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    1170

    -

    -

    7891

    13134

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    1643

    3445

    2446

    9716

    15006

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    1729

    3855

    2551

    11351

    -

    NLUJA Assam

    2051

    40275*

    -

    25783*

    39689*

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1623

    3398

    2180

    9330

    15023

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    1736

    4081

    -

    10327

    15384

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    1838

    4866

    -

    12470

    -

    MNLU Mumbai

    558

    -

    -

    -

    -

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    1473

    14830*

    16868*

    21810*

    -

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    1555

    15059*

    19846*

    26619*

    58982*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    1831

    -

    23203*

    26434*

    58389*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    1555

    15059*

    19846*

    26619*

    58,982*

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    2320

    -

    -

    11597

    17192

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    2395

    -

    -

    13181

    18531

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    2215

    4228

    2714

    12539

    20038

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    1886

    4186

    2669

    12802

    19698

    NLUT Agartala

    2518

    -

    -

    51553*

    -

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    2326

    5097*

    -

    21354*

    -

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    2541

    5350

    3257

    13346

    20461

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    2562

    5444

    3448

    13793

    20846

    *state reservation

    CLAT

    CLAT Counselling

    DU LLB 5 Year Counselling

    How to Download CLAT 2026 Second Merit List?

    Candidates can access the allotment results through the official website. They can follow the steps mentioned below to access the CLAT 2026 merit lists.

    • Visit the official website of the Consortium of NLUs

    • Click on the "CLAT 2026" section on the homepage

    • Enter the registered mobile number and password in the login box

    • Click on the 'Allotment Status' or 'Consolidated Merit List' link

    • The screen will display the university assigned to the candidate based on their rank

    • Download the allotment letter and take a printout for future reference

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