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    CLAT 2026 SC Category Cut-Off After First Counselling

    CLAT 2026 SC Category Cut-Off After First Counselling

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    JasmineUpdated on 13 Jan 2026, 04:07 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) released the CLAT 2026 first merit list on its official website. Candidates from the Scheduled Caste (SC) category can understand the CLAT 2026 cut-off after the first counselling round. It is calculated based on several factors, like the difficulty level of the CLAT 2026 exam, the total number of applicants, and the state governments’ seat reservation policies. The CLAT 2026 SC category cut-off gives an idea of the rank at which seats have been allotted in the first round and the possible chances in the upcoming counselling rounds. This article details the CLAT 2026 SC cut-off after CLAT 2026 counselling and more related details.

    CLAT 2026 SC Category Cut-Off After First Counselling
    CLAT 2026 SC Category Cut-Off After First Counselling

    CLAT 2026 SC Category Cut-Off

    Candiates can check the CLAT 2026 SC cut-off in the first round in the table mentioned below. It also details the previous year’s CLAT cut-off from round 1. This helps candidates understand where they stand and decide whether to freeze, float, or wait for the next counselling rounds.

    CLAT SC Round 1 Cut-Off

    NLU

    SC Closing Rank - CLAT 2026 Round 1

    SC Closing Rank - CLAT 2025 Round 1

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    3072

    2881

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    3259

    3177

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB Hons)

    5407

    5763

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB Hons Cyber Security)

    7996

    7200

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB Hons)

    3833

    3952

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB Hons)

    6186

    6584

    NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB Hons)

    4042

    4659

    NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB Hons)

    4985

    -

    HNLU Raipur

    6464

    7350

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    5340

    5796

    GNLU Silvassa

    9215

    8676

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    -

    -

    RGNUL Punjab

    9118

    8126

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB Hons)

    -

    -

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB Hons)

    -

    -

    NUALS Kochi

    -

    -

    NLUO Cuttack (BA LLB)

    7833

    -

    NLUO Cuttack (BBA LLB)

    9202

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB Hons)

    9826

    9324

    NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB Hons)

    10338

    9515

    NLUJA Assam

    11539

    -

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    10433

    9240

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB Hons)

    11222

    9564

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB Hons)

    11652

    11547

    MNLU Mumbai

    -

    -

    MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB Hons)

    18014

    -

    MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB Hons)

    21508

    -

    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BA LLB Hons)

    20072

    -

    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BBA LLB Hons)

    23626

    -

    HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB Hons)

    10935

    11003

    HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB Hons)

    12188

    12439

    DNLU Jabalpur

    11792

    11784

    NLU Sonepat (DBRANLU)

    11562

    11377

    NLUT Agartala

    -

    -

    RPNLUP Prayagraj

    -

    -

    IIULER Goa (BA LLB Hons)

    13475

    12539

    IIULER Goa (BBA LLB Hons)

    13737

    12730

    CLAT 2026 SC Category Seat Matrix

    The seat distribution differs between All India SC seats and state-domicile SC seats. The seat matrix for SC candidates for the top 10 NLUs is listed below.

    CLAT 2026 SC Seats in Top 10 NLUs

    NLU Name

    UG Seats

    PG Seats

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    45

    18

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    19

    9

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    20

    18

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    23

    8

    RMNLU Lucknow

    34

    10

    NLIU Bhopal

    24

    10

    NUSRL Ranchi

    15

    7

    RGNUL Patiala

    27

    9

    NLUO Cuttack

    12

    4

    NLUJA Assam

    4

    3

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    CLAT 2026 Round 2 Counselling

    The consortium is set to publish the CLAT 2026 second merit list on January 22, 2026. SC candidates who did not get a seat in the first round must wait for the upcoming counselling rounds. The second list is prepared after re-evaluating the remaining seats from round 1 counselling. The table below details the expected CLAT 2026 cut-off based on the previous year’s round 2 cut-off.

    CLAT 2026 Expected Round 2 Cut-Offs

    NLU

    SC Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    -

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    3251

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    -

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    8625

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    4753

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    6987

    NLU Jodhpur

    5445

    HNLU Raipur

    7660

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    5934

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    8826

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    11228*

    RGNUL Patiala

    8785

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    11590*

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    12662*

    NUALS Kochi

    -

    NLU Odisha BA LLB

    7247

    NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    7891

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    9716

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    11351

    NLUJA Assam

    25783*

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    9330

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    10327

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    12470

    MNLU Mumbai

    -

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    21810*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    26619*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    26434*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    26619*

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    11597

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    13181

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    12539

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    12802

    NLUT Agartala

    51553*

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    21354*

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    13346

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    13793

    *state reservation

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