Candidates taking the Common Law Admission Test must look to score above 100 marks for good chances at the top 5 National Law Universities - NLSIU Bengaluru, WBNUJS Kolkata, NALSAR Hyderabad, NLU Jodhpur and GNLU Gandhinagar. With the increasing number of candidates taking the CLAT exam each year, the competition is getting intense at every step. Candidates must ensure they are well prepared to achieve maximum marks and, eventually, rank. CLAT 2027 admissions will be based on ranks, but candidates can get a good idea of the marks they require for each NLU through the marks-vs-rank analysis.
NLSIU Bengaluru is the best law school in India, consistently being ranked 1st ever since the inception of NIRF Law rankings. Every year, NLSIU Bengaluru records the highest cutoff every year given the highest preference it gets from CLAT candidates. Last year, the CLAT closing cutoff for NLSIU Bengaluru for the general category was 108, which means only the top 108 students had a chance to get admission at the law school in this category. This year, candidates must target around 105 marks for the strongest admission chances at NLSIU Bengaluru.
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 2 | 108 | 103.5 |
EWS | 154 | 740 | 93.25 |
OBC | 150 | 1,177 | 90.25 |
SC | 384 | 3,072 | 82.75 |
ST | 1,390 | 5,000 | 78 |
NALSAR Hyderabad is a tier 1 NLU that is also highly preferred among CLAT aspirants. The law school in Hyderabad sees very high cutoffs each year. Last year, the CLAT cutoff for NALSAR Hyderabad opened at AIR 17 and closed at AIR 168. Candidates targeting NALSAR Hyderabad through CLAT 2027 must look to score above 101 marks for strong admission chances.
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 17 | 168 | 100.5 |
EWS | 225 | 713 | 93.5 |
OBC | 407 | 831 | 92.5 |
SC | 712 | 3,259 | 82.25 |
ST | 5,716 | 5,810 | 76.5 |
As per the NIRF 2026 data, WBNUJS Kolkata posted median salary figures even higher than NLSIU Bengaluru. WBNUJS Kolkata gets very good preference among CLAT students. WBNUJS Kolkata offers two courses - BA LLB and BSc LLB (Criminology and Forensic). Among these, the cutoffs of BA LLB are more competitive than BSc LLB. Candidates must target above 98 marks for BA LLB and above 95 marks for BSc LLB.
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 102 | 343 | 97.75 |
SC | 2,878 | 3,833 | 80.5 |
ST | 4,338 | 8,937 | 71 |
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 305 | 598 | 94.75 |
SC | 5,383 | 7,138 | 73.75 |
ST | 8,797 | 13,759 | 65 |
NLU Jodhpur is also counted as one among the tier 1 NLUs accepting CLAT 2027 scores. This NLU is also equally competitive as WBNUJS Kolkata. NLU Jodhpur also offers two courses - BA LLB and BBA LLB. For general category, last year admissions closed at AIR 364 for BA LLB course. General candidates must target scoring more than 98+ marks in CLAT 2027 for admissions chances in BA LLB course at NLU Jodhpur. The table below shows the ranks and marks required for admissions to NLU Jodhpur through CLAT 2027.
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 118 | 364 | 97.5 |
EWS | 711 | 942 | 91.75 |
OBC | 1,026 | 1,427 | 89 |
SC | 1,801 | 4,281 | 79.5 |
ST | 6,042 | 6,042 | 76 |
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 172 | 406 | 96.75 |
EWS | 734 | 1,167 | 90.5 |
OBC | 1,206 | 1,657 | 88 |
SC | 4,144 | 5,541 | 77 |
ST | 6,042 | 9,220 | 70.75 |
GNLU Gandhinagar is a relatively new NLU in the tier 1 list for law schools accepting CLAT scores. The law school, situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, closed admission at 398 rank for general category. This year, candidates must target CLAT 2027 scores above 98 marks for strong chances of admission at GNLU Gandhinagar.
Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Closing Marks (est.) |
General | 163 | 398 | 97 |
EWS | 821 | 1,261 | 89.75 |
OBC | 1,138 | 1,952 | 86.5 |
SC | 4,071 | 5,343 | 77.25 |
ST | 5,850 | 8,797 | 71.25 |
To understand how many marks candidates need to score to get admission to top NLUs through CLAT 2027, they must understand the marks vs rank analysis. According to last year’s data, candidates scoring marks above 105 got ranks in the top 50. Similarly, candidates scoring marks above 100 got ranks under 180, opening admission chances in tier 1 NLUs. Candidates scoring above 95 marks also got ranks under 600, which paved the way for some tier 1 NLUs and all tier 2 and tier 3 NLUs. The table below shows CLAT marks vs rank analysis in detail.
Marks band | Rank range |
110-115 | 1 - 9 |
105-110 | 10 - 43 |
100-105 | 43 - 180 |
95-100 | 180 - 552 |
90-95 | 569 - 1,228 |
85-90 | 1,285 - 2,413 |
80-85 | 2,444 - 4,092 |
75-80 | 4,138 - 6,567 |
70-75 | 6,620 - 9,729 |
65-70 | 9,861 - 13,726 |
60-65 | 13,849 - 18,578 |
55-60 | 18,651 - 23,358 |
50-55 | 24,352 - 29,464 |
45-50 | 30,082 - 35,287 |
40-45 | 35,626 - 40,787 |
35-40 | 41,300 - 47,000 |
30-35 | 47,502 - 52,462 |
25-30 | 52,500 - 57,700 |
20-25 | 57,937 - 62,123 |
15-20 | 62,300 - 66,500 |
10-15 | 66,500 - 68,000+ |
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