Now that the CLAT 2026 exam has been conducted, many students must be wondering which National Law University they can aim for. For those who are speculating that their CLAT marks range to be around 55 - 60 must know, they do not have many options for top NLUs. Instead, these students can primarily aim for admission into tier-three NLUs. The CLAT cut-off trends suggest that reserved category candidates with CLAT marks 55-60 can easily get into tier 3 NLUs and other top law colleges accepting CLAT scores.
However, general candidates and those from OBC and EWS categories will find it very difficult to gain NLU admission and will have to apply for other colleges instead. There are no NLUs for the General Category till 3 counselling rounds. The Common Law Admission Test was held on December 7, 2025, in offline mode. Read the complete article to find out the expected rank for CLAT 55 to 60 and the top NLU choices for the rank.
Score | Rank |
55 | 23,960 |
55.5 | 22,938 |
56 | 21,916 |
56.5 | 20,894 |
57 | 19,872 |
57.5 | 18,850 |
58 | 17,828 |
58.5 | 16,806 |
59 | 17,784 |
59.5 | 17,062 |
60 | 18,330 |
Reserved category candidates generally have a higher chance of securing an NLU seat with a CLAT score of around 55-60.
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 11235* | 25115* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 12722* | 29474* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 8281* | 28813* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 21344* | 29975* |
NLUT Agartala | 32520* | - |
*state category reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 13117 | - |
NUSRL Ranchi | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 16910 | 21607 |
MNLU Mumbai | 24593* | 34264* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 29470* | 50326* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 42740* | 46480* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 41238* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 47604* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 13213 | 20412 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 16386 | 23188 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 16830 | 23145 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 17161 | 23000 |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
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Yes, an OBC candidate scoring around 60 marks can get admission into specific National Law Universities (NLUs) like MNLU Aurangabad and MNLU Nagpur, as general closing trends place a score of 60 roughly around a rank of 14,000 to 18,000.
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Based on the information you have shared, you are eligible to appear for the CLAT exam if you have met the minimum percentage requirement prescribed by the Consortium of NLUs. However, for admission, you must have passed Class 12 without any pending compartment/RT (result to be declared or
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