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    CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS (Out): Cutoff Marks for EWS Category

    CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS (Out): Cutoff Marks for EWS Category

    JasmineUpdated on 09 May 2026, 02:51 PM IST

    The Consortium of NLUs has published the CLAT EWS cutoff 2026 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in for the fourth round of CLAT 2026 counselling. They will publish the CLAT 2026 final merit list on May 20, 2026. The CLAT 2026 EWS cut-off is available in the CLAT merit list 2026. There will be five rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling. The Consortium of NLUs conducted the CLAT 2026 exam on December 7, 2025. Candidates who have a valid score in the Common Law Admission Test and have received counselling invites were allowed to register for CLAT 2026 counselling to secure admission into 5-year LLB programmes of 24 participating NLUs and 60+ affiliated colleges. The admissions into the LLM programme are done through the Common Law Admission Test PG. The Consortium has declared the CLAT UG 2026 result on December 16, 2025.

    This Story also Contains

    1. CLAT EWS Cut-Off 2026 Release Date
    2. CLAT 2026 EWS Cut-Off Details
    3. How to Check CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS?
    4. Good Score in CLAT 2026 for EWS Category
    5. Previous Year CLAT 2026 EWS Cut-Off
    CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS (Out): Cutoff Marks for EWS Category
    CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS (Image by freepik)

    CLAT EWS Cut-Off 2026 Release Date

    The consortium releases the CLAT cut-off 2026 for the EWS category before commencing each counselling round. Only those EWS candidates who clear the CLAT 2026 cut off EWS will be eligible to participate in the counselling rounds.

    CLAT 2026 EWS Cut-Off Dates

    Allotment round Release date (CLAT UG and PG 2026)
    First CLAT EWS cut-offJanuary 7, 2026 (released at 10:00 AM)
    Second CLAT EWS cut-offJanuary 22, 2026 (released at 10:00 AM)
    Third CLAT EWS cut-offFebruary 5, 2026
    Fourth CLAT EWS cut-offMay 2, 2026
    May 9, 2026
    Fifth and Final CLAT EWS cut-offMay 15, 2026
    May 20, 2026

    CLAT 2026 EWS Cut-Off Details

    The CLAT cut-off 2026 for EWS has been updated for the four rounds in the section below. The CLAT EWS cut-off 2026 will be released in five rounds of counselling. The CLAT EWS cut-off 2026 is expressed in terms of the rank of the last EWS candidate admitted into a particular NLU.

    CLAT EWS First Round Cut Off 2026 Details
    NLU / ProgramEWS Closing Rank Cut-Off
    NALSAR Hyderabad630
    NLSIU Bengaluru702
    NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB Hons)868
    NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB Hons)970
    GNLU Gandhinagar1167
    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB Hons)1315
    GNLU Silvassa1836
    NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB Hons)2000
    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB Hons Cyber Security)2056
    NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB Hons)2189
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam2217
    DNLU Jabalpur2575
    NLU Sonepat (DBRANLU)2594
    NLUJA Assam2597
    HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB Hons)2692
    HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB Hons)2937
    IIULER Goa (BA LLB Hons)3148
    IIULER Goa (BBA LLB Hons)3236
    MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB Hons)9418
    MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB Hons)10620
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BA LLB Hons)13387
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BBA LLB Hons)15627
    CLAT EWS Second Round Cut Off 2026
    NLUEWS
    NLSIU Bengaluru740
    NALSAR Hyderabad713
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB)-
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB)-
    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)1380
    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)2283
    NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB)942
    NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB)1167
    GNLU Gandhinagar1261
    GNLU Silvassa1817
    HNLU Raipur-
    MNLU Mumbai6334*
    RMLNLU Lucknow2381*
    RGNUL Patiala-
    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)1950*
    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)2470*
    NUALS Kochi-
    NLU Odisha (BA LLB)-
    NLU Odisha (BBA LLB)-
    NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB)2193
    NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB)2217
    NLUJA Assam2717
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam2343
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB)-
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB)-
    MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB)-
    MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB)10802*
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)17108*
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)-
    HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB)2845
    HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB)3083
    MPDNLU Jabalpur2937
    RPNLUP, Prayagraj3088*
    IIULER Goa (BA LLB)3492
    IIULER Goa (BBA LLB)3510
    DBRANLU Sonepat3208*
    NLUT, Agartala-

    *state reservation

    CLAT EWS Third Round Cut Off 2026

    NLU

    EWS

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    740

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    713

    NLIU Bhopal - BA LLB (Hons.)

    1380

    NLIU Bhopal - BSc LLB (Hons.) Cyber Security

    2283

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    N/A

    WBNUJS Kolkata - BSc LLB (Hons.) Crim & For

    N/A

    NLU Jodhpur

    942

    NLU Jodhpur - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    1167

    HNLU Raipur

    N/A

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    1261

    GNLU Silvassa

    1836

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    2381

    RGNUL Punjab

    N/A

    CNLU Patna - BA LLB (Hons.)

    N/A

    CNLU Patna - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    2470

    NUALS Kochi

    28372

    NLUO - BA LLB

    N/A

    NLUO - BBA LLB

    N/A

    NUSRL Ranchi - BA LLB (Hons.)

    2193

    NUSRL Ranchi - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    N/A

    NLUJA Assam

    2717

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    2343

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli - BA LLB (Hons.)

    N/A

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli - BCom LLB (Hons.)

    N/A

    MNLU Mumbai

    6334

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB (Hons.)

    10000

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    13172

    MNLU Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) - BA LLB (Hons.)

    17121

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    16479

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB (Hons.)

    2845

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    3083

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    2937

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    2608

    NLUT Agartala

    N/A

    RPNLUP Prayagraj

    3436 (EWS-UP)

    IIULER Goa - BA LLB (Hons.)

    3492

    IIULER Goa - BBA LLB (Hons.)

    3533

    CLAT EWS Fourth Round Cut Off 2026
    NLUEWS
    NLSIU Bengaluru-
    NALSAR Hyderabad-
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB)-
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB)-
    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)-
    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)-
    NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB)-
    NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB)-
    GNLU Gandhinagar-
    GNLU Silvassa-
    HNLU Raipur-
    MNLU Mumbai-
    RMLNLU Lucknow-
    RGNUL Patiala-
    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)-
    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)-
    NUALS Kochi-
    NLU Odisha (BA LLB)-
    NLU Odisha (BBA LLB)-
    NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB)-
    NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB)
    NLUJA Assam-
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam8367*
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB)-
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB)-
    MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB)-
    MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB)-
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)-
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)-
    HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB)39239*
    HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB)40483*
    MPDNLU Jabalpur-
    RPNLUP, Prayagraj-
    IIULER Goa (BA LLB)-
    IIULER Goa (BBA LLB)-
    DBRANLU Sonepat-
    NLUT, Agartala-
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    *state reservation

    CLAT PG EWS Cut Off 2026 Details

    NLURound 1 closing rankRound 2 closing rank
    Round 3 closing rank
    Round 4 closing rank
    NLSIU Bengaluru474611-783
    NALSAR Hyderabad2641275*--
    NLIU Bhopal----
    WBNUJS Kolkata----
    NLU Jodhpur94910181125
    -
    HNLU Raipur----
    GNLU Gandhinagar8981082--
    GNLU Silvassa16381832-1953
    RMLNLU Lucknow947*1073*--
    RGNUL Patiala----
    CNLU Patna1832*2011*--
    NUALS Kochi14642*---
    NLU Odisha----
    NUSRL Ranchi14635*-1541
    -
    NLUJA Assam19532022-2888
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam19222508-2693
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli----
    MNLU Mumbai3252*---
    MNLU Nagpur5303*5686*--
    MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar9390*10022*--
    HPNLU Shimla22542883-3165
    MPDNLU Jabalpur25552638-3184
    DBRANLU Sonepat28273170-3343
    NLUT, Agartala----
    RPNLUP, Prayagraj2072*2613*3246*
    -
    IIULER Goa288833433718
    3900
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    *state reservation

    How to Check CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS?

    Candidates can check the CLAT cut-off for the EWS category by following the steps given below:

    • Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in

    • Click on CLAT 2026

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

    • The CLAT EWS cutoff will be displayed on the screen

    • Download and save the EWS cut-off CLAT for future reference

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    Good Score in CLAT 2026 for EWS Category

    An analysis of the past EWS cut-off CLAT trends suggests that a good CLAT score in CLAT 2026 for EWS category will be around 95 marks. A score above 95 will enable candidates to get a CLAT rank of 500 and above which is required for admission into NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. On the other hand, with a CLAT 2026 score of 90 marks, EWS candidates can get into NLUs such as GNLU Gandhinagar and NLIU Bhopal. A score above 90 will translate to a CLAT 2026 rank of 1200 and above which was the CLAT cut-off rank for EWS last year in GNLU and NLIU.

    Previous Year CLAT 2026 EWS Cut-Off

    The table given below provides the CLAT EWS cut-off for previous years. Going through the previous year's CLAT EWS cut-off data can help candidates understand the trends and prepare accordingly. Students can check the data of the EWS cutoff for CLAT of NLU's in the table given below.

    CLAT EWS Cut Off 2025



    NLU
    EWS Category
    Opening RankClosing Rank
    NLSIU Bengaluru119703
    NALSAR Hyderabad372546
    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)7871377
    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)13381997
    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)--
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)--
    NLU Jodhpur542986
    HNLU Raipur--
    GNLU Gandhinagar8191118
    GNLU Silvassa Campus14472620
    RMLNLU Lucknow1327*2088*
    RGNUL Patiala--
    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)1420*1950*
    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)1928*2316*
    NUALS Kochi4238*22632*
    NLU Odisha BA LLB--
    NLU Odisha BBA LLB--
    NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB15012551
    NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB20522714
    NLUJA Assam3740*18701*
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam15062571
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB--
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB--
    MNLU Mumbai2524*7523*
    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB7863*16868*
    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB13166*19846*
    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB8328*23203*
    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB8244*19846*
    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB--
    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB--
    MPDNLU Jabalpur21122922
    DBRANLU Sonepat17682727
    NLUT Agartala--
    RPNLU Prayagraj2636*3726*
    IIULER Goa BA LLB24463623
    IIULER Goa BA LLB27273751

    *state reservation

    CLAT PG EWS Cut Off 2025

    NLUEWS Category
    Opening rankClosing rank
    NLSIU Bengaluru190684
    NALSAR Hyderabad217845
    NLIU Bhopal--
    WBNUJS Kolkata--
    NLU Jodhpur5232106
    HNLU Raipur--
    GNLU Gandhinagar6992172
    GNLU Silvassa Campus11963030
    RMLNLU Lucknow496*833*
    RGNUL Patiala--
    CNLU Patna1148*2999*
    NUALS Kochi-11929*
    NLU Odisha--
    NUSRL Ranchi11533352
    NLUJA Assam7508*10426*
    DSNLU Visakhapatnam12883154
    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli--
    MNLU Mumbai2563*4025*
    MNLU Nagpur3459*7877*
    MNLU Aurangabad4563*13460*
    HPNLU Shimla--
    MPDNLU Jabalpur15373439
    DBRANLU Sonepat
    -
    NLUT Agartala--
    RPNLU Prayagraj1224*2250*
    IIULER Goa16213520

    *state reservation

    CLAT UG 2024 EWS Cut Off


    NLU

    EWS

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    122

    523

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    175

    564

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    621

    1376

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    1248

    1777

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    -

    -

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    -

    -

    NLU Jodhpur

    -


    HNLU Raipur

    -

    -

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    603

    1248

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1113

    1935

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    1022*

    2326*

    RGNUL Patiala

    -

    -

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    1378*

    2122*

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    1571*

    2703*

    NUALS Kochi

    6867*

    14922*

    NLU Odisha

    -

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi

    1468

    2255

    NLUJA Assam

    -

    -

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1242

    2195

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    -

    -

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    -

    -

    MNLU Mumbai

    811*

    3932*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    3974*

    6285*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    6100*

    16730*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    4220*

    18008*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    8662*

    18056*

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    -

    -

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    -

    -

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    1935

    2769

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    1887

    2687

    NLUT Agartala

    -

    -

    *state category reservation

    CLAT LLM EWS Cut Off 2024


    EWS

    NLU

    Open rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    302

    940

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    884

    990

    NLIU Bhopal

    -

    -

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    -

    -

    NLU Jodhpur

    -

    -

    HNLU Raipur

    -

    -

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    851

    1205

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1083

    2237

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    562*

    1307*

    RGNUL Patiala



    NUALS Kochi

    4815

    9708

    NLU Odisha

    -

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi

    1343

    3062

    NLUJA Assam

    -

    -

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1700

    2420

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate and Securities law)

    -

    -

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Intellectual Property law)

    -

    -

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Natural Resources Law)

    -

    -

    MNLU Mumbai

    2705*

    4227*

    MNLU Nagpur -

    6366*

    9403*

    MNLU Aurangabad

    2833*

    8514*

    HPNLU Shimla

    -

    -

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    1618

    2532

    NLUT Agartala

    -

    -

    *state category reservation

    CLAT 2023 EWS Cut-Off

    NLU Name

    EWS

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    129

    510

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    365

    680

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    -

    -

    NLIU Bhopal

    796

    1290

    NLU Jodhpur

    -

    -

    HNLU Raipur

    -

    -

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    488

    1210

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    1432 *

    1845*

    RGNUL Patiala

    -

    -

    CNLU Patna

    2002*

    2501*

    NUALS Kochi

    5660*

    41647*

    NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack

    -

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi

    2332

    2688

    TNNLU Tiruchirapalli

    -

    -

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    2477

    3285

    MNLU Mumbai

    2034*

    4878*

    MNLU Nagpur

    2710*

    14738

    MNLU Aurangabad

    13589*

    -

    NLUJA Assam, Guwahati

    -

    -

    HPNLU Shimla

    -

    -

    DNLU Jabalpur

    2969

    3513

    DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana

    2584

    3412

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1863

    2984

    *state category reservation

    CLAT LLM 2023 EWS Cut-Off

    NLU Name

    EWS

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    269

    469

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    566

    710

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    -

    -

    NLIU Bhopal

    -

    -

    NLU Jodhpur

    -

    -

    HNLU Raipur

    -

    -

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    864

    1478

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    1002*

    1335*

    RGNUL Patiala

    -

    -

    NUALS Kochi

    -

    -

    NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack

    -

    -

    NUSRL Ranchi

    2209

    2536

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli


    LLM: Corporate and Securities Laws

    -

    -

    LLM:
    Intellectual Property Laws

    -

    -

    LLM:

    Natural Resources Laws

    -

    -

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    2268

    2894

    MNLU Mumbai

    1781*

    4380*

    MNLU Nagpur

    5242*

    6435*

    MNLU Aurangabad

    -

    -

    NLUJA Assam, Guwahati

    -

    -

    HPNLU Shimla

    -

    -

    DNLU Jabalpur

    2554

    3008

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    2154

    2969

    Check Category-wise cut-off marks:

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is EWS applicable for CLAT?
    A:

    Yes, as per the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria, there is an EWS quota in most of the participating NLUs.

    Q: Is 70 a good score for EWS category in CLAT 2026?
    A:

    No, a score of 70 in CLAT may not be enough for the EWS category for admission into top NLUs.

    Q: What is the lowest EWS rank to get into an NLU?
    A:

    The lowest rank to get into an NLU is around 18000 under the state reservation category for NLUs such as MNLU Aurangabad.

    Q: What is the EWS rank in CLAT?
    A:

    The EWS rank in CLAT refers to the specific ranking assigned to candidates belonging to the EWS category. 

    Q: What is the expected EWS cutoff for CLAT 2026?
    A:

    An analysis of the past EWS cut off CLAT trends suggests that the expected EWS cutoff for CLAT 2026 will be around 95 marks.

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