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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