CLAT 2026 LLB cut-off trends for national law universities

CLAT 2026 LLB cut-off trends for national law universities

Shubham BhakuniUpdated on 16 Dec 2025, 08:59 PM IST

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.

CLAT 2026 LLB cut-off trends for national law universities
CLAT 2026 LLB cut-off trends for national law universities

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.

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Questions related to CLAT

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Have a question related to CLAT ?

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.

THANK YOU

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.