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.

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A score above 95+ in CLAT 2026 is considered excellent. Achieving 95+ can help candidates secure admission to leading NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal, GNLU Gandhinagar, and others.

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

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Good Morning, Candidate,

It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below

1. Common Law Admission Test

2. All India Law Entrance Test

3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

Thank you. Hope this information helps you.

Hello

The best way to cover the important current affairs is to read the newspaper daily. Then try to analyse the newspaper and remember the trending topics. Practice the previous year's question paper and understand the pattern of the question. Summarise all current affairs topics and understand them in brief. If you want more information about current affairs, then you will read the article How to Prepare for CLAT Current Affairs 2026 .

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes, you can prepare CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) in Hindi Medium and access syllabus in Hindi from mentioned link below:

https://law.careers360.com/hi/articles/clat-syllabus

Hope it helps.

Hello there!

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level entrance exam for the programs related to engineering. It has two levels known as JEE mains (first level) and JEE advance (second level) . Many colleges from all over India in both government and private sector consider its scores. It is an online computer based test conducted by NTA ( National Testing Agency). Physics , Chemistry and mathematics are the major subjects to be focused in this exam.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about JEE.

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main

NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a national level examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses. It is also conducted by NTA but in offline mode as in pen and paper test. It includes courses like MBBS, BDS BHMS , BAMS etc. The exam consists of 180 questions in total 45 from each physics , chemistry , zoology and Botany. The total marks for the exam are 720 marks.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with complete information about NEET examination:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-full-form

CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is a national level entrance examination for the admission in national law colleges of India. The test is taken after 12th grade examination for the 5 years integrated programs in law. It tests students knowledge in legal aptitude. It also serves as a basis for public sector undertakings for legal positions.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with the complete information about the CLAT examination.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/what-is-clat-full-form-all-about-nlus-entrance-exam

thank you! Hope it helps!


Hello,

The CLAT PG exam pattern consists of 120 questions and 2-hour MCQ exam with negative marking.

Subjects Covered:

  1. Constitutional Law

  2. Jurisprudence

  3. Criminal Law

  4. Contract Law

  5. Other core law subjects

Here are some tricks which you must follow:

  1. Practice Previous Year Papers & Mock Tests
  2. Focus on Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence
  3. Time Management in Exam
  4. Revision Strategy

To know more access below mentioned link:

https://law.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-clat-pg-exam

Hope it helps.