CLAT 2026 final answer keys and results have been published for both UG and PG on December 16. Unlike last year’s CLAT, this year, the provisional answer key for UG was clean with no revision required in the final answer key. Students with their CLAT ranks can now compare with previous NLU-wise cutoff trends to know the chances of their qualification.
Meanwhile, the CLAT cut-offs for five NLUs are likely to be closed within AIR 500. These NLUs are NLSIU, NALSAR, WBNUJS, NLU Jodhpur and GNLU Gandhinagar.
NLIU Bhopal will also see a very competitive admission for BA LLB this year. The BSc LLB admission at the university might close at an AIR 1000. This also applies to the BSc LLB of WBNUJS Kolkata, where BA LLB seats will be locked at around AIR 350.
While this is a general admission trend in national law universities, the NLU preference order will play a crucial role during the allotments. A well-informed preference order will help the students get admission as per their merit rank. Last year, several candidates created a preference order without proper research, and they ended up getting mid or low-tier NLUs, while higher-ranked universities were open to accept them, as indicated by lower cutoffs.
After NLIU Bhopal, MNLU Mumbai, RMNLU Lucknow, CNLU Patna, HNLU Raipur and NLU Kochi are prominent options for students. CLAT cutoffs in these NLUs are likely to close below AIR 1500 for the general category. Candidates can check the previous year's cutoff for each NLU below in the table.
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 112 | 119 | 703 | 209 | 1,541 | 182 | 3,133 | 678 | 3,396 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 17 | 159 | 372 | 546 | 333 | 1,219 | 1,483 | 3,273 | 1,311 | 3,621 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 57 | 327 | - | - | 1359* | 4168* | 3,048 | 4,753 | 4,823 | 6,343 |
NLU Jodhpur | 159 | 367 | 542 | 986 | 1,333 | 1,776 | 3,343 | 5,445 | 4,343 | 5,955 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 236 | 444 | 819 | 1,118 | 1,396 | 2,303 | 974 | 5,934 | 4,457 | 8,568 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 257 | 480 | 787 | 1,377 | 1,658 | 1,757 | 5,077 | 5,763 | 6,166 | 8,243 |
MNLU Mumbai | 443 | 558 | 2524* | 7523* | 4161* | 8067* | 7180* | 15,622 | 10288* | 13124* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 299 | 711 | - | - | 4168* | 4596* | 4,244 | 6,987 | 8,994 | 9,739 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 461 | 780 | 1327* | 1064* | 3769* | 1832* | 11228* | 19305* | - | |
HNLU Raipur | 480 | 807 | - | - | 2,156 | 2,408 | 6,232 | 7,660 | 9,746 | 10,507 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 486 | 915 | 1,338 | 1,997 | 2,217 | 2,464 | 6,764 | 8,625 | 10,384 | 11,901 |
NLU Odisha BA LLB | 469 | 1,013 | - | - | - | - | 3,196 | 7,247 | 8,920 | 12,967 |
NLU Odisha BBA LLB | 552 | 1,176 | - | - | - | - | 7,630 | 7,891 | 10,921 | 15,161 |
RGNUL Patiala | 565 | 1,279 | - | - | - | 2,067 | 8,625 | 7,540 | 12,742 | |
NUALS Kochi | 350 | 1,346 | 4238* | 22632* | - | - | 9871* | 15029* | 32306* | - |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 882 | 1,398 | 1420* | 1950* | 1861* | 7359* | 7884* | 12662* | - | 16829* |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 755 | 1,461 | 1,447 | 2,620 | 2,745 | 2,620 | 8,584 | 8,826 | 12,320 | 15,112 |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 722 | 1,529 | 7863* | 16868* | 2230* | 15059* | 13180* | 27496* | 43425* | 57657* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1,215 | 1,555 | 1928* | 2316* | 3106* | 8364* | 12269* | 15833* | - | 27043* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 1,214 | 1,623 | 13166* | 19846* | 9041* | 16794* | 17024* | 26619* | 41775* | 59008* |
NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 864 | 1,667 | 1,501 | 2,551 | 1,671 | 3,597 | 8,542 | 9,902 | 10,015 | 15,023 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 957 | 1,682 | 1,506 | 2,571 | 2,472 | 3,813 | 8,198 | 9,330 | 13,506 | 15,632 |
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 1,164 | 1,760 | 2,052 | 2,714 | 1,845 | 4,096 | 8,493 | 38622* | 10,573 | 13,619 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1,231 | 1,763 | - | - | 2,045 | 4,082 | 6,291 | 10,327 | 14,211 | 15,384 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 626 | 1,930 | 1,768 | 2,727 | 2,173 | 4,210 | 7,991 | 12,802 | 12,630 | 19,973 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1,259 | 1,947 | - | - | 3,432 | 4,987 | 6,571 | 12,470 | - | - |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1,023 | 1,949 | 8328* | 23203* | 11062* | 19813* | 7378* | 30029* | 55196* | 58448* |
NLUJA Assam | 1,163 | 2,141 | 3740* | 18701* | 10753* | 40275* | 4020* | 26413* | 8513* | 39689* |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1,371 | 2,243 | 2,112 | 2,922 | 3,766 | 4,228 | 9,959 | 11,065 | 13,674 | 20,674 |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 1,361 | 2,393 | 8244* | 19846* | 15631* | 21108* | 22029* | 31652* | 56594* | 59056* |
RPNLU Prayagraj | 1,446 | 2,469 | 2636* | 3726* | 3454* | 5559* | 12017* | 21354* | - | 25539* |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 949 | 2,555 | - | - | - | - | 8,641 | 11,597 | 13,499 | 18,083 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 1,298 | 2,634 | - | - | - | - | 9,542 | 13,886 | 15,632 | 19,910 |
IIULER Goa BA LLB | 1,314 | 2,784 | 2,446 | 3,623 | 2,721 | 5,597 | 6,774 | 14,412 | 12,362 | 21,325 |
IIULER Goa BBA LLB | 1198 | 2832 | 2727 | 3751 | 4440 | 5892 | 11230 | 14867 | 11093 | 22260 |
NLUT Agartala | 1,964 | 2,855 | - | - | - | - | 29955* | 49197* | 25887* | - |
The CLAT counselling has also started on December 16. The registration will close on December 27. NLU allotments will be done in three rounds, with the final rounds to be announced in January 2026.
On Question asked by student community
Hello aspirant,
The Gujarat domicile rank is useful only for seats reserved under the domicile quota at GNLU Gandhinagar. However, even for domicile candidates, GNLU cutoffs usually close at much better All India Ranks. With an AIR of 19000, the chances are quite low, but since counselling invitation is received, it is still worth participating as some movement can happen in later rounds. Do not rely only on domicile rank final allotment depends on AIR, category and seat availability.
FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/gnlu-gandhinagar-admission
Hope the details will help you.
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Hello,
Based on previous year CLAT cutoff trends , your chances for NLSIU Bangalore are very low .
NLSIU Bangalore has the highest cutoff among all NLUs . In recent years, the final closing rank for General category has been around AIR 100–120 only.
You have:
General category AIR: 658
Women category rank: 313
No Karnataka domicile
Women reservation in NLUs is horizontal , not a separate quota. This means it does not add extra seats . It only helps when candidates are very close to the general cutoff. At a rank of 313 , the gap is too large.
Even in spot or final rounds, NLSIU does not go beyond ~120 rank for General category candidates without domicile.
However, with these ranks, you have good chances in other top NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, GNLU Gandhinagar, and NLIU Bhopal, depending on counselling rounds.
You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.
Hope it helps !
Good afternoon,
With 86.7 marks and 1906 rank in CLAT 2026, you have a chance to get admission in mid-tier and the newest NLUs. The list of probable NLUs where you can get admission is mentioned below.
1. RMLNLU Lucknow
2. MNLU Mumbai
3. DSNLU Visakhapatnam
4. NLU Odisha
5. CNLU Patna
Thank you.
Hello,
Yes, a student with CLAT 2026 rank around 12,000 can register for counselling.
However, chances of getting a seat in the top NLUs (like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal) are very low, as their closing ranks are usually below 4,000 for the general category.
For mid-tier NLUs (like NLU Jodhpur, HNLU Raipur, GNLU Gandhinagar, RMLNLU Lucknow), closing ranks generally go up to 5,000–8,000, so it will still be difficult.
Lower-tier NLUs (like NLU Odisha, NUALS Kochi, NUSRL Ranchi, NLUJA Assam, DSNLU Vizag, TNNLU, HPNLU Shimla) sometimes admit candidates with ranks in the 10,000–30,000 range , especially in later counselling rounds or if there are vacancies. State quota reservations can also improve chances.
You can also use our CLAT College Predictor Tool to predict which colleges you can get based on your score and rank.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
A CLAT score of 81.25 places you in the moderate range, where admission to top NLUs becomes difficult, but opportunities may still remain in newer and mid-tier NLUs, depending on your category, seat movement, and round wise cutoffs.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-college-predictor
Hope you understand.
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