CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS: Cutoff Marks for EWS Category

CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS: Cutoff Marks for EWS Category

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 01 Sep 2025, 12:37 PM IST

CLAT Cut off 2026 for EWS - The Consortium of NLUs will publish the CLAT EWS cutoff 2026 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in for all rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling. The CLAT 2026 EWS cut-off will be available in the CLAT merit list 2026. There will be five rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025. Candidates who have a valid score in the Common Law Admission Test and have received counselling invites will be 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 will be done through the Common Law Admission Test PG. The Consortium will declare the CLAT UG 2026 result tentatively one week after the exam.

This Story also Contains

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

The consortium releases the CLAT cut-off 2026 for 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

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First CLAT EWS cut-off 2026

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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

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.

CLAT 2026 EWS Cut-Off Details

The CLAT cut-off 2026 for EWS will be updated 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 Cut Off 2026 Details



NLU
EWS Category
Opening RankClosing Rank
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CLAT PG EWS Cut Off 2026 Details

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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
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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

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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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