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    CLAT 2026 Marks 55 to 60: Expected Rank and NLUs You Are Likely to Get

    CLAT 2026 Marks 55 to 60: Expected Rank and NLUs You Are Likely to Get

    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 07 Dec 2025, 05:22 PM IST

    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.

    CLAT 2026 Marks 55 to 60: Expected Rank and NLUs You Are Likely to Get
    CLAT 2026 Marks 55 to 60:

    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.

    CLAT Score vs Rank: 55 - 60 Marks

    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

    Category-Wise NLU with a 55–60 CLAT 2026 Score

    Reserved category candidates generally have a higher chance of securing an NLU seat with a CLAT score of around 55-60.

    Top NLUs for CLAT 2026 Marks 55 to 60 for SC


    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

    Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 55 to 60 for ST

    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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    Several top law colleges are accepting the CLAT score, other than the NLUs. These include:

    • Siksha ‘O’ Anusadhan University, Bhubaneswar
    • Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai
    • Lovely Professional University
    • Institute of Law, Nirma University

    Candidates can check out the detailed list of non-NLUs accepting CLAT for admission in

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    You can refer to books like AP Bhardwaj for legal aptitude, RS Aggarwal for reasoning, and dedicated guides like CULET Guide by Dipanjan Mitra for best preparation for CULET. Additionally, you can refer to the CULET previous year question papers .

    SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. They admit students based on CLAT scores as well as class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English. Based on these scores, a merit list is published by the university.