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The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, is the top-ranked law school in India. Since the inception of the National Institutional Framework Rankings for law, NLSIU Bengaluru has been consistently ranked number one for the last 8 years. Getting admission to NLSIU Bengaluru is no easy feat. NLSIU Bengaluru is the most preferred NLU in CLAT counselling, and candidates must cut all the competition to get admission here. Last year, the NLSIU Bengaluru CLAT cutoff for the General category closed at 108 rank, which roughly translates to 103+ marks.
CLAT cutoffs are a very good way to get an idea about how difficult it is to get admission at NLSIU Bengaluru. The law school sees the highest CLAT cutoff every year. Last year, general category admissions at NLSIU Bengaluru closed at rank 108. The NLSIU Bengaluru CLAT general closing rank was 83 in 2021, but this was due to fewer seats. Since the increased seat matrix, NLSIU Bengaluru sees a closing rank a little above 100 every year. The table below shows the CLAT cutoff for NLSIU Bengaluru from the last six years.
Year | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
2021 | 1 – 83 | – | – | 549 – 3042 | 486 – 3042 |
2022 | 1 – 85 | – | 88 – 638 | 431 – 2224 | 554 – 3428 |
2023 | 1 – 114 | 129 – 510 | 171 – 923 | 181 – 2674 | 1781 – 2835 |
2024 | 1 – 102 | 122 – 523 | 151 – 971 | 372 – 3007 | 239 – 7487 |
2025 | 1 – 112 | 119 – 703 | 209 – 1541 | 182 – 3133 | 678 – 3396 |
2026 | 2 – 108 | 154 – 740 | 150 – 1177 | 384 – 3072 | 1390 – 5000 |
Candidates aiming for admission at NLSIU Bengaluru must target 100+ marks for strong chances of admission. The CLAT marks candidates need to score for admission to NLSIU Bengaluru keep changing every year as per the difficulty level. While the ranks required for NLSIU Bengaluru are stable around the 110-120 ranks, the marks keep on changing. For example, last year, candidates needed a minimum of 103+ marks in the CLAT exam for admissions to NLSIU Bengaluru. In 2025, candidates had to score a minimum of 98+ marks for admission to NLSIU Bengaluru. The table given below shows category-wise CLAT 2027 marks required for NLSIU Bengaluru admission based on past year’s analysis
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 |
Admissions to NLSIU Bengaluru are done through the CLAT exam. Candidates who appear for the CLAT 2027 exam will be eligible for the next admission cycle. The detailed NLSIU Bengaluru admission process has been mentioned below:
Register for CLAT 2027: The CLAT 2027 registration window opened from August 3 to November 7, 2026. Candidates who register during the specified deadline will be able to take the exam.
Take the CLAT 2027 exam: The CLAT 2027 exam will be conducted on December 6, 2026, in offline mode. Candidates must take the exam and make sure they perform their best. The CLAT 2027 results will be declared around a week after the conclusion of the exam.
Complete Counselling Registration: Around 5x candidates of the number of seats will be invited for CLAT counselling. Candidates who got an invitation via email from the consortium will be required to complete counselling registration.
Add NLSIU Bengaluru as First Preference: While completing counselling registration, candidates will be required to add their NLU preferences. During this step, candidates must ensure they add NLSIU Bengaluru as their first preference.
Allotted Candidates must Accept Seat: Candidates who are allotted seats during any of the five allotment rounds of CLAT must accept the seat from the candidate login and complete all admission formalities for confirmed admission.
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The full form of the CLAT exam is the Common Law Admission Test. You can check the link related to the CLAT exam
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Here are the Careers360 CLAT 2027 Mock Test Resources for your exam preparation.
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CLAT 2027 aspirants can access these monthly current affairs compilations for regular revision. Use these resources to stay updated with important events and topics for CLAT 2027.
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If you have only two months, use a highly structured plan: daily current affairs, English reading, legal reasoning practice, logical reasoning sets, basic quantitative practice and regular full-length mocks. Spend as much time analysing incorrect questions as taking the mock itself. Consistency during these two months can make a substantial
You can download the CLAT previous years' question papers from here:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-previous-year-question-papers
https://law.careers360.com/download/clat-sample-papers-previous-years
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