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CLAT 2026 First Round Cut-offs Released for All NLUs
The Consortium of NLUs has released the first merit list for CLAT 2026 on January 7, 2026. The CLAT cut-offs are presented as NLU allotment lists during the counselling process. This round 1 merit list includes the names of candidates along with their assigned NLUs. For round 1, the CLAT 2026 cut-off was anticipated to be quite competitive, especially for the top NLUs. Those aiming for NLSIU Bengaluru need to secure a rank of around 101 in the general category. Likewise, for other prestigious NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, and NLU Jodhpur, candidates should aim for a rank within the 300-400 range. This article discusses the CLAT 2026 first round cut-offs for all NLUs and live updates.
CLAT 2026 First Seat Allotment
The consortium has published the CLAT 2026 1st seat allotment in online mode on the official website consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Additionally, candidates can access the seat allotment order through their candidate login portal. Candidates can exercise the Freeze, Float and Exit options.
Freeze: Candidate accepts the allotted NLU and course, and their seat is confirmed. They cannot participate in any other rounds.
Float: The candidate accepts the current seat but wishes to be considered for a higher-preferred NLU or course in the next round.
Exit: The candidate does not wish to continue in the CLAT 2026 counselling rounds and exits from the entire process.
CLAT 2026 Counselling Dates
Event | Date |
Release of the first allotment list | January 7, 2026 (10:00 AM) |
Payment of the seat confirmation fee | January 7 - January 15, 2026 |
Deadline for document upload | January 15, 2026 (1:00 PM) |
Release of the second allotment list | January 22, 2026 |
Expected CLAT 2026 Cut-Off
The expected cut-off for the CLAT 2026 exam is detailed in the table below.
CLAT 2026 Expected Cut-Off Rank for Top 10 NLUs
NLU | General | EWS | OBC |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 112-115 | 700 | 1540 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 160-165 | 550 | 1220 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 300-350 | - | 4200* |
NLU Jodhpur | 350-360 | 980 | 1770 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 430-450 | 1120 | 2300 |
NLIU Bhopal | 480-500 | 1370 | 1750 |
MNLU Mumbai | 550-600 | 7500* | 8000* |
HNLU Raipur | 800–830 | - | 2400 |
*state category reservation
CLAT 2026 Round 1 Cut-Off
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 |
CLAT First Round Cut-Off (Previous Year)
Candidates can check the previous year’s CLAT first round cut-off from the table given below to analyse the trends.
Previous Year’s CLAT Cut-Off
NLU Name | General Category Closing Ranks | OBC Category Closing Ranks | SC Category Closing Ranks | ST Category Closing Ranks | EWS Category Closing Ranks |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 100 | 1302 | 2881 | 3396 | 694 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 150 | 1219 | 3177 | 3621 | 513 |
WBNUJS Kolkata BA LLB | 285 | 10297 (OBC-A-WB) | 3952 | 6343 | - |
WBNUJS BSc LLB | 652 | 13417 (OBC-A-WB) | 6584 | 9739 | - |
NLIU Bhopal BA LLB | 458 | 1757 | 5763 | 8243 | 1261 |
NLIU Bhopa; BSc. LLB | 821 | 2453 | 7200 | 11901 | 1890 |
NLU Jodhpur | 357 | 1699 | 4659 | 5232 | 910 |
HNLU Raipur | 765 | 2385 | 7350 | 9973 | - |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 402 | 2138 | 5796 | 7639 | 1118 |
GNLU Silvassa | 1252 | 3356 | 8676 | 12880 | 1921 |
RLMNLU Lucknow | 721 | 3354 (OBC-UP) | 11064 (SC-UP) | 19305 (ST-UP) | 1370 (EWS-UP) |
RGNUL Patiala | 1146 | - | 8126 | 11761 | - |
CNLU Patna BA LLB | 1278 | 3083 (BC-Bihar) | 11577 (SC-Bihar) | 16829 (ST-Bihar) | 1922 (EWS-Bihar) |
CNLU Patna BA LLB | 1424 | 3905 (BC-Bihar) | 15604 (SC-Bihar) | 27043 (ST-Bihar) | 3905 (EWS-Bihar) |
NUALS Kochi | 1175 | - | 15029 (SC-Kerala) | 32306 (ST-Kerala) | 22632 (EWS-Kerala) |
NLU Odissa BA LLB | 943 | - | 6557 | 11889 | - |
NLU Odissa BBA LLB | 1034 | - | 7711 | 12684 | - |
NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 1476 | 3025 | 9324 | 13373 | 1911 |
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 1504 | 3634 | 9515 | 13619 | 2088 |
NLUJ Assam | 1643 | 32829 (OBC-Assam) | 25640 (SC-Assam) | 26581 (STP-Assam) | 18701 (EWS-Assam) |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1489 | 3612 | 9240 | 13834 | 1872 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1516 | 3090 | 9564 | 14211 | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1642 | 4096 | 11547 | - | - |
MNLU Mumbai | 536 | 7008 (OBC-Maharashtra) | 12388 (SC-Maharashtra) | 13124 (ST-Maharashtra) | 7523 (EWS-Maharashtra) |
MNLU Nagpur BA LLB | 1353 | 10946 (OBC-Maharashtra) | 19874 (SC-Maharashtra) | 43425 (ST-Maharashtra) | 13040 (EWS-Maharashtra) |
MNLU Nagpur BBA LLB | 1375 | 14912 (OBC-Maharashtra) | 23556 (SC-Maharashtra) | 51639 (ST-Maharashtra) | 16868 (EWS-Maharashtra) |
MNLU Aurangabad BA LLB | 1580 | 15068 (OBC-Maharashtra) | 21432 (SC-Maharashtra) | 55196 (ST-Maharashtra) | 18424 (EWS-Maharashtra) |
MNLU Aurangabad BBA LLB | 1850 | 15631 (OBC-Maharashtra) | 25614 (SC-Maharashtra) | 56594 (ST-Maharashtra) | 20039 (EWS-Maharashtra) |
HPNLU Shimla BA LLB | 1951 | - | 11003 | 15816 | - |
HPNLU Shimla BBA LLB | 1994 | - | 12439 | 18083 | - |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1762 | 3926 | 11784 | 18330 | 2321 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1621 | 3856 | 11377 | 16128 | 2292 |
NLUT Agartala | 2098 | - | 51262 (SC-Tripura) | 57030 (ST-Tripura) | - |
RPNLU Prayagraj | 1987 | 4773 (OBC-UP) | 13293 (SC-UP) | - | 2636 (EWS-UP) |
IIURL Goa BA LLB | 2096 | 4411 | 12539 | 19667 | 2817 |
IIURL Goa BBA LLB | 2150 | 4866 | 12730 | 19819 | 2940 |
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