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    CLAT 2026 Rank 15000-20000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!

    CLAT 2026 Rank 15000-20000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!

    Isha GargUpdated on 16 Dec 2025, 05:33 PM IST

    A CLAT 2026 rank between 15,000-20,000 offers limited NLU access for General category students, as even lower-tier NLUs like MNLU Aurangabad close below 2,500 for General. Unreserved students should prefer non-NLUs via CLAT or separate entrances. However, reserved candidates can get NLUs in this rank range due to reservations. EWS students can aim for NUALS Kochi, MNLU Nagpur, MNLU Aurangabad, and NLUJA Assam. OBC ranks in this range target MNLU Nagpur and NLUJA Assam. SC and ST candidates can secure seats at MNLU Nagpur, MNLU Aurangabad, NLUJA Assam, and NUSRL Ranchi.

    NLUs for OBC Category (CLAT Rank 15,000-20,000)

    CLAT 2026 Rank 15000-20000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!
    CLAT 2026 Rank 15000-20000

    NLU

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    2,230*

    15,059*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    9041*

    16794*

    NLUJA Assam

    10,753*

    40,275*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BA LLB

    11,062*

    19,813*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    15,631*

    21,108*

    NLUs for SC Category (CLAT Rank 15,000-20,000)

    NLU

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    MNLU Mumbai

    7180*

    15,622

    NUALS Kochi

    9871*

    15029*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    13,180*

    27,496*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    17024*

    26619*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BA LLB

    7,378*

    30,029*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    22029*

    31652*

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    12,269*

    15,833*

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    8,493

    38622*

    NLUJA Assam

    4020*

    26413*

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    12017*

    21354*

    NLUT Agartala

    29955*

    49197*

    NLUs for ST Category (CLAT Rank 15,000-20,000)

    NLU

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    10,921

    15,161

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    -

    16829*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    43425*

    57657*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    41775*

    59008*

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    14,211

    15,384

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    12,630

    19,973

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    12,320

    15,112

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    10,015

    15,023

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    13,506

    15,632

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    55196*

    58448*

    NLUJA Assam

    8513*

    39689*

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    13,674

    20,674

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    56594*

    59056*

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    -

    25539*

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    13,499

    18,083

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    15,632

    19,910

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    12,362

    21,325

    IIULER Goa BBA LLB

    11093

    22260

    NLUT Agartala

    25887*

    -

    NLU CLAT 2026 Preference List for Rank under 2000

    While choosing the preference list, candidates with CLAT 2026 rank under 2000 can choose amongst the following NLUs.

    1. NLSIU Bengaluru

    2. NALSAR Hyderabad

    3. WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    4. NLU Jodhpur

    5. GNLU Gandhinagar

    6. NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    7. MNLU Mumbai

    8. WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    9. RMLNLU Lucknow

    10. HNLU Raipur

    11. NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    12. NLU Odisha BA LLB

    13. NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    14. RGNUL Patiala

    15. NUALS Kochi

    16. CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    17. GNLU Silvassa Campus

    18. MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    19. CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    20. MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    21. NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    22. DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    23. NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    24. TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    25. DBRANLU Sonepat

    26. TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    27. MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    28. NLUJA Assam

    29. MPDNLU Jabalpur

    30. MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    31. RPNLU Prayagraj

    32. HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    33. HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    34. IIULER Goa BA LLB

    35. IIULER Goa BBA LLB

    36. NLUT Agartala

    Non-NLUs Accepting at CLAT Ranks 15,000-20,000

    Institution

    Location

    Alliance School of Law, Alliance University

    Bangalore

    Apex University

    Jaipur

    Kalinga University

    Chhattisgarh

    Arka Jain University

    Jharkhand

    Lloyd Law College

    Greater Noida

    Aryans College of Law

    Rajpura, Punjab

    Maharshi Law School, MUIT

    Lucknow

    Asian Law College

    Noida

    Manipal University

    Jaipur

    Fairfield School of Law, FIMT

    Delhi

    GITAM School of Law

    Visakhapatnam

    IFIM Law School

    Bangalore

    SRM University Delhi-NCR

    Sonepat

    UPES School of Law

    Dehradun

    Symbiosis Law School

    Pune/Hyderabad/Noida

    Christ University

    Bangalore

    NMIMS School of Law

    Mumbai

    OP Jindal Global University

    Sonipat

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