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    CLAT 2026 Notification Out: How Many Marks You Need for Top NLUs – Full Details Inside
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    CLAT 2026 Notification Out: How Many Marks You Need for Top NLUs – Full Details Inside

    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 21 Jul 2025, 05:06 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has published the CLAT 2026 notification. The CLAT 2026 exam will be held on December 07, from 2 pm to 4 pm. Meanwhile, the registration for CLAT will remain open from August 1 to October 31. CLAT is held annually for admission to 24 national law universities, and several affiliated law schools. With a pass rate of just 5-6%, CLAT is one of the most competitive law entrance exams in India. The top 5-6 NLUs see notoriously infamous competition with less than 1% in the general category finding seats in these.

    CLAT 2026 Notification Out: How Many Marks You Need for Top NLUs – Full Details Inside
    CLAT 2026 Notification Out

    So if the candidates are preparing for CLAT 2026, with 4 months left, it is time to gauge the level of competition and plan accordingly. One aiming for top NLUs has to be extremely calculated and organised not just in study, but also in targeting scores in the CLAT mock tests. A score of 95+ marks can be termed as a really good score in CLAT 2026 and candidates will become contenders for a seat in the top 5 NLUs with this score.

    CLAT 2026 Exam Dates

    Event

    Dates

    Release of CLAT 2026 application form

    August 1, 2025

    Last date of filling application form

    October 31, 2025

    CLAT 2026 Exam Date

    December 7, 2025

    CLAT 2026 - NLUs ranked according to NIRF Data

    When it comes to the best law schools of India, NLSIU Bengaluru definitely tops the chart. NLSIU Bengaluru is the number one ranked law school in India. NLU Delhi is the ranked two law college in India, but admissions to NLU Delhi is not done through CLAT exam. NALSAR Hyderabad is the third ranked law school in India. The below-given table lists down the NLUs based on the NIRF rankings:

    Top NLUs based on NIRF rankings

    NLU Name

    NIRF Ranking 2024

    NLSIU Bangalore

    1

    NLU Delhi

    2

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    3

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    4

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    8

    RMNLU Lucknow

    20

    NLIU Bhopal

    21

    NUSRL Ranchi

    22

    RGNUL Patiala

    24

    NLU Odisha, Cuttack

    26

    NLUJA Kamrup

    27

    CNLU Patna

    31

    MNLU Mumbai

    31

    MNLU Nagpur

    34

    NUALS Kochi

    38

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    39

    NLU Jodhpur

    -

    NLU Trichy

    -

    MNLU Aurangabad

    -

    NLU Shimla

    -

    NLU Jabalpur

    -

    HNLU Raipur

    -

    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University

    -

    GNLU Silvassa

    -

    NLU Tripura

    -

    NLU Meghalaya

    -

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    -

    What is a good score for Top NLUs?

    Generally candidates must score somewhere between 90-100 marks to get admissions in the top 5 NLUs. The CLAT 2025 cutoff is released in terms of opening and closing ranks. However, candidates can collate the ranks with the marks through our analysis. The below-given table gives candidates an idea about the marks and ranks required for admission to top NLUs of India:

    Marks and Ranks Required for Top NLUs

    NLU Name

    General Category Closing Ranks

    Closing marks

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    100

    95+

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    150

    93+

    WBNUJS Kolkata BA LLB

    285

    92+

    WBNUJS BSc LLB

    652

    90+

    NLIU Bhopal BA LLB

    458

    92+

    NLIU Bhopa; BSc. LLB

    821

    89+

    NLU Jodhpur

    357

    93+

    HNLU Raipur

    765

    89+

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    402

    92+

    GNLU Silvassa

    1252

    86+

    RLMNLU Lucknow

    721

    89+

    RGNUL Patiala

    1146

    87+

    CNLU Patna BA LLB

    1278

    86+

    CNLU Patna BA LLB

    1424

    85+

    NUALS Kochi

    1175

    87+

    NLU Odissa BA LLB

    943

    88+

    NLU Odissa BBA LLB

    1034

    88+

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    1476

    85+

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    1504

    85+

    NLUJ Assam

    1643

    84+

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1489

    85+

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    1516

    85+

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    1642

    84+

    MNLU Mumbai

    536

    90+

    MNLU Nagpur BA LLB

    1353

    86+

    MNLU Nagpur BBA LLB

    1375

    86+

    MNLU Aurangabad BA LLB

    1580

    85+

    MNLU Aurangabad BBA LLB

    1850

    84+

    HPNLU Shimla BA LLB

    1951

    83+

    HPNLU Shimla BBA LLB

    1994

    83+

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    1762

    84+

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    1621

    84+

    NLUT Agartala

    2098

    83+

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    1987

    83+

    IIURL Goa BA LLB

    2096

    83+

    IIURL Goa BBA LLB

    2150

    83+

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    Hello Santosh,

    Domicile cut-offs are unpredictable. You can apply and get a seat only if the domicile category is selected. You can apply, but the chances of getting either of them are rare.

    CLAT is an entrance examination conducted for admissions into law colleges. The qualifying marks vary with the colleges. You should check the details on the website to get a clear idea regarding cut offs for the colleges. You will also get the exam pattern through the article shared.