The CLAT 2025 counselling is yet to begin and has been postponed indefinitely due to a consolidated list of 15 cases being heard in the Delhi HC. The Delhi HC has reserved its judgement on the UG cases and it is expected that the CLAT 2025 counselling for UG courses will begin shortly. Going by the timeline of the case, the consortium of NLUs will most likely revise the CLAT 2025 results. Amid all the confusion, candidates are worried about their chances of admissions in top NLUs like NALSAR Hyderabad.
The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law (NALSAR) Hyderabad is ranked 3rd by NIRF in the latest NIRF law rankings 2025. The college is counted among the top law institutes in India and it is very hard to get into NALSAR Hyderabad. Only cream of the cream students manage to get admission in this college each year. In this article, we will discuss how hard it is to get into NALSAR Hyderabad by analysing previous years cutoff data.
Category | NALSAR Hyderabad Cut-Off Marks |
General | 100+ |
EWS | 95+ |
OBC | 90+ |
SC | 82+ |
ST | 78+ |
Category | NALSAR Hyderabad Cut-Off Rank |
General | 150 |
EWS | 550 |
OBC | 1100 |
SC | 3500 |
ST | 6000 |
The NALSAR Hyderabad seat matrix 2025 has officially been released on the Consortium of NLUs. The prestigious NLU offers a total 132 seats in BA LLB course. Coming to PG courses, NALSAR Hyderabad offers 66 seats for admission in LLM course. The detailed NALSAR Hyderabad seat matrix has been given below.
Course | Seats |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 132 |
LLM | 66 |
Candidates aiming for NALSAR Hyderabad must note that the CLAT 2025 cutoff for the college is different for different categories. Candidates belonging to the state of Hyderabad get good relaxation in terms of cutoff as every NLU mostly has a home state quota. The detailed NALSAR Hyderabad reservation criteria applicable for CLAT 2025 has been given below:
Category | BA LLB | LLM | ||||
Category-wise Total Seats | No. of Seats for All India Candidates (75%) | Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana (25%) | Category-wise Total Seats | No. of Seats for All India Candidates (75%) | Number of Seats for Resident Students of Telangana (25%) | |
Unreserved | 66 | 51 | 15 | 33 | 25 | 08 |
Scheduled Caste | 19 | 14 (15%) | 05 (15%) | 09 | 07 (15%) | 02 (15%) |
Scheduled Tribe | 8 | 7 (7.5%) | 01 (6%) | 04 | 03 (7.5%) | 01 (6%) |
OBC / BC (Non Creamy Layer) | 26 | 17 (18%) | 09 (29%) (A(7%)-02; B(10%)-03 C(1%)-01; D(7%)-02; E(4%)-01) | 14 | 10 (20%) | 04 (29%) (A(7%)-01; B(10%)-01; C(1%)-00; D(7%)-01; E(4%)-01) |
EWS | 13 | 10 (10%) | 03 (10%) | 06 | 05 (10%) | 01 (10%) |
Total | 132 | 99 | 33 | 66 | 50 | 16 |
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You can check NLU wise marks required in CLAT PG for admissions here .
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You can refer to books like AP Bhardwaj for legal aptitude, RS Aggarwal for reasoning, and dedicated guides like CULET Guide by Dipanjan Mitra for best preparation for CULET. Additionally, you can refer to the CULET previous year question papers .
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You can download the CLAT PG previous year question papers here .
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