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    CLAT 2026: Rank 2000-5000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!

    CLAT 2026: Rank 2000-5000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 16 Dec 2025, 07:34 PM IST

    The Consortium of NLUs will declare the CLAT 2026 results before Decmeber 17, 2025. With the declaration of the results, candidates will also get to know what ranks they have secured in CLAT 2026. The CLAT 2026 scorecard comprises of candidates AIR and the further admission process is conducted based on the same ranks. In this article we will discuss what NLUs will be available for admission in CLAT 2026 rank between 2000 to 5000. NLUJ Assam is the best NLUs available in CLAT 2026 rank 2000-5000 for general category. Other NLUs available in CLAT 2026 ranks 2000 to 5000 are MPDNLU Jabalpur, MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB, RPNLU Prayagraj, HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB, IIULER Goa BA LLB and NLUT Agartala. Also, along with the NLUs available in the rank range, candidates can also check the CLAT 2026 preference list to use in counselling registration.

    CLAT 2026: Rank 2000-5000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!
    CLAT 2026: Rank 2000-5000

    NLUs available in CLAT 2026 Rank 2000-5000 - General Category

    NLU Name



    NLUJA Assam

    1,163

    2,141

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    1,371

    2,243

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    1,361

    2,393

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    1,446

    2,469

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    949

    2,555

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    1,298

    2,634

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    1,314

    2,784

    IIULER Goa BBA LLB

    1198

    2832

    NLUT Agartala

    1,964

    2,855

    NLUs available in CLAT 2026 Rank 2000-5000 - OBC Category

    NLU Name

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    HNLU Raipur

    2,156

    2,408

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    2,217

    2,464

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    2,745

    2,620

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    2,472

    3,813

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    2,045

    4,082

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    2,173

    4,210

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    3,432

    4,987

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    3,766

    4,228

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    2,721

    5,597

    IIULER Goa BBA LLB

    4440

    5892

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    1,396

    2,303

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    1,671

    3,597

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    1,845

    4,096

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    CLAT 2026 NLU Preference List for Ranks 1000-2000

    Candidates with rank 1000 to 2000 can follow this preference list:

    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

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