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.
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*
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* |
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* |
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 |
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* | - |
While choosing the preference list, candidates with CLAT 2026 rank under 2000 can choose amongst the following NLUs.
NLSIU Bengaluru
NALSAR Hyderabad
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)
NLU Jodhpur
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)
MNLU Mumbai
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)
RMLNLU Lucknow
HNLU Raipur
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)
NLU Odisha BA LLB
NLU Odisha BBA LLB
RGNUL Patiala
NUALS Kochi
CNLU Patna (BA LLB)
GNLU Silvassa Campus
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB
NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB
DSNLU Visakhapatnam
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB
DBRANLU Sonepat
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB
NLUJA Assam
MPDNLU Jabalpur
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB
RPNLU Prayagraj
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB
IIULER Goa BA LLB
IIULER Goa BBA LLB
NLUT Agartala
Institution | Location |
Bangalore | |
Jaipur | |
Kalinga University | Chhattisgarh |
Arka Jain University | Jharkhand |
Greater Noida | |
Aryans College of Law | Rajpura, Punjab |
Maharshi Law School, MUIT | Lucknow |
Asian Law College | Noida |
Manipal University | Jaipur |
Delhi | |
GITAM School of Law | Visakhapatnam |
Bangalore | |
SRM University Delhi-NCR | Sonepat |
Dehradun | |
Pune/Hyderabad/Noida | |
Bangalore | |
Mumbai | |
Sonipat |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
You should prepare for CLAT if your goal is to get admission into a top National Law University (NLU) for a 5-year integrated law course like BA LLB or BBA LLB.
You should choose CUET UG if you want admission into:
Hi,
Yes, you should appear for the compartment/improvement exam in the subject where you got RT (Reappear in Theory).
Even though your 72% overall marks are enough for Common Law Admission Test 2027 eligibility, clearing the RT is still very important because your Class 12 marksheet should officially show “PASS.”
Yes, you can switch from one college to another to a CLAT college through the entrance test. However, it is important to note that you will have to start from year 1 rather than transferring directly into the second or third year. Some of the top
CLAT participating colleges
here.
Here you can check out the top
NLUs offering admission into 3-year LLB
with and without CLAT exam:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
2. NLU Odisha and NLU Visakhapatnam offer admission into the 3-year LLB course through their own admission process.
3. CNLU Patna
Yes, for CLAT preparation, building a reading habit daily is a good approach. You can read the daily newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express. While going for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Word power Made Easy by Norma Lewis for novel comprehension.
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