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    CLAT 2026 Rank 10000-15000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!

    CLAT 2026 Rank 10000-15000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!

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    JasmineUpdated on 16 Dec 2025, 07:49 PM IST

    The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a competitive entrance exam held at the national level. Candidates take this exam to get admitted to 26 NLUs, IIULER Goa, or other 60+ private law schools. CLAT 2026 was conducted on December 7, 2025. Those who score a CLAT 2026 rank between 10000 and 15000 will have an equivalent score of around 60 to 70 in the exam. This article details the NLUs offering admissions for candidates with CLAT ranks between 10000 to 15000.

    CLAT 2026 Rank 10000-15000: NLUs & Non-NLUs You Can Get Admission To!
    CLAT 2026 Rank 10000-15000

    NLUs for SC Category at CLAT Rank 10000 - 15000

    Candidates from the general, EWS and OBC categories have limited options with a CLAT rank of 10000 - 15000. Whereas candidates from the SC category have comparatively higher chances of getting a seat at an NLU. The table below details the possible NLU options for SC candidates with a CLAT rank of 10000 - 15000.

    CLAT Rank for SC Category

    NLUs

    SC Opening Rank

    SC Closing Rank

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    12269*

    15833*

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    7884*

    12662*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    13180*

    27496*

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    12017*

    21354*

    IIULER Goa BBA LLB

    11230

    14867

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    6774

    14412

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    1832*

    11228*

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    6291

    10327

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    6571

    12470

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    8641

    11597

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    9542

    13886

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    9959

    11065

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    7991

    12802

    *state reservation

    NLUs for ST Category at CLAT Rank 10000 - 15000

    ST category candidates have the highest chances of securing a seat at one of the NLUs with this CLAT 2026 rank. They must smartly fill the CLAT 2026 preference list. The table below details the NLUs that might admit candidates with 10000 - 15000 CLAT 2026 rank.

    CLAT Rank for ST Category

    NLUs

    ST Opening Rank

    ST Closing Rank

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    10384

    11901

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    12320

    15112

    NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    10921

    15161

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    10015

    15023

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    10573

    13619

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    13506

    15632

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    14211

    15384

    MNLU Mumbai

    10288

    13124

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    13499

    18083

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    13674

    20674

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    12630

    19973

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    12362

    21325

    IIULER Goa BBA LLB

    11093

    22260

    HNLU Raipur

    9746

    10507

    RGNUL Patiala

    7540

    12742

    NLU Odisha BA LLB

    8920

    12967

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    NLU CLAT 2026 Preference List

    Candidates can add the following NLUs while filling out their CLAT 2026 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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    Non-NLUs Accepting CLAT Rank 10000 - 15000

    As 10000 - 15000 is not a very good rank to get into top NLUs, candidates can get into non-NLUs that accept low CLAT scores. These private law colleges include:

    Private Law Colleges

    Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak

    Apex University, Jaipur

    Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh

    Arka Jain University, Jharkhand

    Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida

    Aryans College of Law, Rajpura, Punjab

    Maharshi Law School, Maharshi University of Information Technology

    Asian Law College, Noida

    Manipal University, Jaipur

    Fairfield School of Law, FIMT, Delhi

    MIT World Peace University, Pune

    GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam

    National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat

    IFIM Law School, Bangalore

    SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat

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    UPES, Dehradun

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