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    CLAT Cut Off 2026 For OBC: Expected Cut-Off for Top NLUs

    CLAT Cut Off 2026 For OBC: Expected Cut-Off for Top NLUs

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    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 07 Dec 2025, 07:06 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities will release the CLAT OBC Cut-off 2026 on its official website - consoritumofnlus.ac.in. The cut-off will be available in the CLAT 2026 merit list published at the start of each counselling round. There will be five rounds of CLAT counselling 2026. The CLAT 2026 OBC cut-off is basically the rank of the last OBC category candidate admitted in an NLU in a particular round of counselling.

    CLAT Cut Off 2026 For OBC: Expected Cut-Off for Top NLUs
    CLAT Cut Off 2026 For OBC

    The expected CLAT 2026 cut-off rank for OBC is around 1000 or higher for the top two NLUs. Understanding the dynamics of CLAT marks vs rank comparison will enable one to understand the CLAT cut-off marks corresponding to the rank. The consortium conducted the CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025. Candidates who meet the CLAT 2026 OBC cut-off will be eligible for admission into the CLAT participating NLUs and affiliated colleges. Read the complete article to know the details regarding the CLAT cut-off 2026 for OBC, including steps to download, and more.

    CLAT OBC Expected Cut-Off 2026 for Top NLUs

    NLU Name

    CLAT OBC cut-off marks

    CLAT OBC cut-off rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    90+

    950

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    90+

    1100

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    56+*

    23000*

    NLU Jodhpur

    88+

    1400

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    87+

    1850

    MNLU Mumbai

    77+*

    6400*


    RMLNLU Lucknow

    82+*

    3600*

    How to Check CLAT Cut-Off 2026 for OBC Category?

    The consortium will publish the CLAT 2026 OBC cut-off in online mode. Given below are the steps to check the CLAT OBC cut-off 2026.

    • Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in

    • Click on CLAT 2026

    • Scroll down to the notification section

    • Click on the CLAT 2026 merit list for the desired round of counselling

    • Next, click on the desired NLU for which the CLAT 2026 OBC cut-off is required

    • The CLAT cut-off 2026 for OBC will be displayed on the screen

    • Download and save the PDF for future reference

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    Factors Determining the CLAT Cut-Off 2026 for OBC

    The CLAT OBC cut-off 2026 will be influenced by the following factors

    • Number of applicants in the exam

    • Number of available seats

    • Reservation policy of the participating NLU

    • Difficulty level of the exam

    • NLU preferences given by the candidate

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    Previous Year CLAT OBC Cut Off

    The tables given below provide the CLAT OBC cut off for previous years. The previous year's CLAT cut-off data will help candidates to estimate the cut-off trends.

    NLU-Wise CLAT UG 2025 Cutoff for OBC Category



    NLU

    OBC Category

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    209

    1541

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    333

    1219

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    1658

    1757

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    2217

    2464

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    1359*

    4168*

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    4168*

    4596*

    NLU Jodhpur

    1333

    1776

    HNLU Raipur

    2156

    2408

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    1396

    2303

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    2745

    2620

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    1064*

    3769*

    RGNUL Patiala


    -

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    1861*

    7359*

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    3106*

    8364*

    NUALS Kochi

    -

    -

    NLU Odisha BA LLB

    -

    -

    NLU Odisha BBA LLB

    -

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

    1671

    3597

    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

    1845

    4096

    NLUJA Assam

    10753*

    40275*

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    2472

    3813

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    2045

    4082

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    3432

    4987

    MNLU Mumbai

    4161*

    8067*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    2230*

    15059*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    9041*

    16794*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    11062*

    19813*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    15631*

    21108*

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    -

    -

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    -

    -

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    3766

    4228

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    2173

    4210

    NLUT Agartala

    -

    -

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    3454*

    5559*

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    2721

    5597

    IIULER Goa BA LLB

    4440

    5892

    *state reservation

    NLU-Wise CLAT PG 2025 Cutoff for OBC Category

    NLU

    OBC Category

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    297

    1113

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    262

    814

    NLIU Bhopal

    878

    1178

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    1490*

    9607*

    NLU Jodhpur

    567

    1619

    HNLU Raipur

    1249

    2986

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    955

    1838

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1413

    3626

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    342*

    848*

    RGNUL Patiala

    -

    -

    CNLU Patna

    1319*

    5495*

    NUALS Kochi

    -

    -

    NLU Odisha

    -

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi

    1169

    2777

    NLUJA Assam

    5002*

    13461*

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1513

    3675

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli

    1497

    3835

    MNLU Mumbai

    2096*

    5504*

    MNLU Nagpur

    6381*

    8397*

    MNLU Aurangabad

    5395*

    109698

    HPNLU Shimla

    -

    -

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    2112

    3550

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    -

    -

    NLUT Agartala

    -

    -

    RPNLU Prayagraj

    848*

    1187*

    IIULER Goa

    1570

    3951

    *state reservation

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