National Law University, Jodhpur is counted among the top law colleges in India. Although NLU Jodhpur does not feature in the NIRF law rankings 2024, the university ranks high in the candidate’s NLU preference list. As per the past NLU cut-off data, a general category candidate may need around 95+ marks in the Common Law Admission Test for an NLU Jodhpur seat. In this article, let’s look at what will be a good rank in CLAT 2025 to secure a seat at NLU Jodhpur.
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NLU Jodhpur offers 90 seats for BA LLB and 30 seats for BBA LLB. The university also offers 80 seats for its LLM programme.
The following factors will influence the expected good rank for an NLU Jodhpur seat
Number of Competing Applicants: The higher the number of candidates preferring NLU Jodhpur, higher will the CLAT rank required for admissions.
Seat Intake and Reservation: The NLU Jodhpur seats will be filled as per the university’s seat intake and CLAT 2025 reservation criteria. A higher number of seats will decrease the cut-off required for NLU Jodhpur. Also, the admission requirements may be relaxed for candidates from reserved category and those under domicile reservation.
CLAT Exam Difficulty: A more difficult exam generally increases the CLAT cut-off required for NLU admissions. A relatively easier exam this year can increase the good rank required to obtain a seat at NLU Jodhpur.
A good score in CLAT 2025 for NLU Jodhpur is expected to be around 95+ marks for general category. The score required for other categories will be relatively lower. The table below provides the expected good score and good rank required for NLU Jodhpur.
Category | Good Score | Good Rank |
General | 95 | 350 |
OBC | 88 | 1400 |
SC | 79 | 5000 |
ST | 74 | 8000 |
The data in the table above indicates that it is difficult to get a seat at NLU Jodhpur. The minimum rank a candidate from any category will need is around 8000 (from ST category) which means candidates must be within the top 10-15 percentile to obtain an NLU Jodhpur seat. A general candidate needs to have a CLAT rank within 300-400 to secure the seat.
The table below shows the NLU cut-off 2024 for NLU Jodhpur for various categories.
NLU | General | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | 379 | 1079 | 1424 | 3574 | 5178 | 6666 | 8960 |
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The CLAT 2027 application form will open in the first week of August 2026. While the exam will be held on the first or second Sunday of December 2026.
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