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The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will publish the CLAT cut-off 2026 for general category on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Candidates can download the general cut-off from the CLAT 2026 merit list, which is published for each round of counselling. The CLAT 2026 cut-off for general category is usually higher than the cut-offs for other categories as per trends observed in the CLAT cut-offs for previous years. The analysis of the previous year's success rate of CLAT shows that the maximum pass rate in CLAT 2026 is around below 10% for UG and PG which along with the high cut-off marks, makes CLAT tough. Read on to get all the details on the CLAT cut-off for general category including the expected cut-off, good score in CLAT and more.
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The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the CLAT 2026 exam on December 7, 2025. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB programmes of 24 participating NLUs and 60+ affiliated colleges. Whereas through the Common Law Admission Test PG, candidates will be admitted into the LLM programme. Candidates from the general category have to clear the CLAT 2026 expected cut-off for general to obtain CLAT seat allotment in the counselling process.
The CLAT cut-off 2026 for the general category will be available in the CLAT merit list published by the consortium for UG and PG programmes before the start of each round of counselling. Candidates can download the cut off from the consortium’s official website.
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on the CLAT 2026 tab
Next, in the notification section click on the CLAT merit list link for the desired round
On the next page, select the NLU for which the CLAT 2026 general cut-off is required
The CLAT cut-off 2026 for general category pdf will be displayed on the screen
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The CLAT general cut-off 2026 will be determined based on the following factors-
Number of applicants
Difficulty level of the exam
Availability of seats
Reservation criteria followed by the NLU
NLU preferences given by candidates
The CLAT 2026 general category cut-off will be the benchmark for success in the CLAT 2026 exam for general category candidates. As per the CLAT exam analysis of the previous year's CLAT question paper, a good score in CLAT UG 2026 for general category is expected to be 100+. With a score of 100 or more in CLAT 2026 a candidate is expected to achieve a rank within 150 and gain admission into NLSIU Bengaluru or NALSAR Hyderabad. For Tier 1 NLUs such as NLIU Bhopal and GNLU Gandhinagar, a CLAT cut-off rank of 450 is needed for general category candidates.
In 2023, the consortium revised the CLAT exam pattern by reducing the number of questions to make the exam more student-friendly. This change has resulted in higher CLAT cut-off marks for general category. However, the change in CLAT cut off 2026 rank for general category is not expected to be significant. The CLAT general cut-off rank has gone beyond 100 for NLSIU Bengaluru due to the introduction of more seats last year. An understanding of CLAT marks vs rank can help candidates understand how marks in CLAT translate to a particular rank.
Name of Law School | Expected CLAT 2026 cut-off marks for general | Expected CLAT 2026 cut-off rank for general |
|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | 100+ | 100 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 100+ | 150 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 98+ | 250 |
NLU Jodhpur | 95+ | 350 |
NLIU Bhopal | 95+ | 450 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 95+ | 450 |
MNLU Mumbai | 93+ | 600 |
RMNLU Luknow | 91+ | 750 |
HNLU Raipur | 91+ | 800 |
NLU Odisha | 89+ | 1200 |
The success rate in CLAT 2026 for general candidates can be analysed in terms of the number of seats on offer and the candidates that appear for the exam. As per the exam statistics available for last year, 58504 candidates appeared for CLAT UG and 10282 candidates appeared for CLAT PG. In comparison, the number of CLAT seats for the general category is less making CLAT tough for law aspirants. The total number of general category seats in CLAT 2026 is around 1637 seats for 5-year LLB and 699 for LLM. The seat availability is one of the determining factors for the CLAT cut-off 2026 for general. The table given below provides the CLAT 2026 general seat matrix.
| Sl. no | NLU Name | UG Seats | PG Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLSIU Bengaluru | 121 | 48 |
| 2 | NALSAR Hyderabad | 66 | 33 |
| 3 | WBNUJS Kolkata | 73 | 69 |
| 4 | NLIU Bhopal | 78 | 30 |
| 5 | NLU Jodhpur | 62 | 24 |
| 6 | HNLU Raipur | 91 | 45 |
| 7 | GNLU Gandhinagar | 79 | 26 |
| 8 | GNLU Silvassa Campus | 31 | 16 |
| 9 | RMLNLU Lucknow | 80 | 20 |
| 10 | RGNUL Patiala | 134 | 44 |
| 11 | CNLU Patna | 56 | - |
| 12 | NUALS Kochi | 36 | 36 |
| 13 | NLUO Odisha | 128 | 34 |
| 14 | NUSRL Ranchi | 60 | 24 |
| 15 | NLUJA Assam | 31 | 20 |
| 16 | DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 78 | 39 |
| 17 | TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | 34 | 18 |
| 18 | MNLU Mumbai | 37 | 17 |
| 19 | MNLU Nagpur | 46 | 23 |
| 20 | MNLU Aurangabad | 46 | 23 |
| 21 | HPNLU Shimla | 92 | 62 |
| 22 | DNLU Jabalpur | 60 | 25 |
| 23 | DBRANLU Haryana | 90 | - |
| 24 | NLU Tripura | 28 | 23 |
| 25 | RPNLU Prayagraj | 24* | - |
| Total | 1637 | 699 |
*not part of centralised counselling
The CLAT cut-off 2026 for General category will be updated in this section. The Consortium will publish the CLAT General cut off 2026 data before commencing each round of CLAT counselling.
NLU | General Category | |
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | TBA | TBA |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | ||
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | ||
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | ||
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | ||
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | ||
| NLU Jodhpur | ||
| HNLU Raipur | ||
| GNLU Gandhinagar | ||
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | ||
| 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 Visakhapatnam | ||
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | ||
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | ||
| MNLU Mumbai | ||
| MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | ||
| MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | ||
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | ||
| MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | ||
| HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | ||
| HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | ||
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | ||
| DBRANLU Sonepat | ||
| NLUT Agartala | ||
| RPNLU Prayagraj | ||
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | ||
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | ||
*state reservation
| NLU | General Category | |
| Opening rank | Closing rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | TBA | TBA |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | ||
| NLIU Bhopal | ||
| WBNUJS Kolkata | ||
| NLU Jodhpur | ||
| HNLU Raipur | ||
| GNLU Gandhinagar | ||
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | ||
| RMLNLU Lucknow | ||
| RGNUL Patiala | ||
| CNLU Patna | ||
| NUALS Kochi | ||
| NLU Odisha | ||
| NUSRL Ranchi | ||
| NLUJA Assam | ||
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | ||
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | ||
| MNLU Mumbai | ||
| MNLU Nagpur | ||
| MNLU Aurangabad | ||
| HPNLU Shimla | ||
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | ||
| DBRANLU Sonepat | ||
| NLUT Agartala | ||
| RPNLU Prayagraj | ||
| IIULER Goa | ||
The tables given below provide the CLAT general cut-off for previous years based on only vertical reservations without considering any horizontal reservations. The CLAT cut-off data for general category for the previous years can help candidates identify trends and make predictions on the CLAT 2026 expected cut-off for general category.
NLU | General Category | |
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 112 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 17 | 159 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 257 | 480 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 486 | 915 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 57 | 327 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 299 | 711 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 159 | 367 |
| HNLU Raipur | 480 | 807 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 236 | 444 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 755 | 1461 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 461 | 780 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 565 | 1279 |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 882 | 1398 |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1215 | 1555 |
| NUALS Kochi | 350 | 1346 |
| NLU Odisha BA LLB | 469 | 1013 |
| NLU Odisha BBA LLB | 552 | 1176 |
| NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 864 | 1667 |
| NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 1164 | 1760 |
| NLUJA Assam | 1163 | 2141 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 957 | 1682 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1231 | 1763 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1259 | 1947 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 443 | 1473 |
| MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 722 | 1529 |
| MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 1214 | 1623 |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1023 | 1949 |
| MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 1361 | 2393 |
| HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 949 | 2555 |
| HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 1298 | 2634 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1371 | 2243 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 626 | 1930 |
| NLUT Agartala | 1964 | 2855 |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | 1446 | 2469 |
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | 1314 | 2784 |
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | 1198 | 2832 |
*state reservation
| NLU | General Category | |
| Opening rank | Closing rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 13 | 145 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 10 | 216 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 161 | 387 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 144 | 608 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 181 | 679 |
| HNLU Raipur | 468 | 1304 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 303 | 565 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 599 | 2004 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 27 | 268 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 43 | 1310 |
| CNLU Patna | 273 | 1380 |
| NUALS Kochi | 541 | 2114 |
| NLU Odisha | 571 | 1828 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 868 | 1597 |
| NLUJA Assam | 995 | 2311 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1123 | 2215 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 871 | 2169 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 470 | 740 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 896 | 1849 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 1219 | 2513 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 665 | 2461 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1314 | 2581 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | - | - |
| NLUT Agartala | 1138 | 2799 |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | 469 | - |
| IIULER Goa | 443 | 2524 |
*state reservation
NLU | General | |
|---|---|---|
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 102 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 6 | 167 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 450 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1047 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 140 | 279 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | 1010 |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | 379 |
HNLU Raipur | 434 | 791 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 210 | 464 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 593 | 1060 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 410 | 764 |
RGNUL Patiala | 502 | 1250 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 790 | 1358 |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1051 | 1552 |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 1136 |
NLU Odisha | 591 | 1205 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 637 | 1594 |
NLUJA Assam | 1344 | 1704 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 656 | 1390 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 806 | 1628 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 821 | 1711 |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 590 |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 491 | 1587 |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 611 | 1685 |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 945 | 1832 |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 681 | 2115 |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 885 | 2102 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 284 | 2150 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1060 | 1824 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 503 | 2050 |
NLUT Agartala | 1716 | 2243 |
NLU | General | |
|---|---|---|
Open rank | Closing rank | |
14 | 239 | |
119 | 298 | |
300 | 651 | |
158 | 620 | |
290 | 638 | |
564 | 1094 | |
125 | 627 | |
634 | 1267 | |
19 | 261 | |
90 | 987 | |
486 | 1707 | |
494 | 1358 | |
827 | 1623 | |
1321 | 2195 | |
754 | 2033 | |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate and Securities law) | 660 | 1578 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Intellectual Property law) | 641 | 1011 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Natural Resources Law) | 1006 | 2246 |
242 | 727 | |
1 | 1808 | |
924 | 2250 | |
623 | 2132 | |
1216 | 2278 | |
1619 | 2530 | |
NLU Name | General | |
|---|---|---|
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 114 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 25 | 177 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 136 | 260 |
NLIU Bhopal | 186 | 463 |
NLU Jodhpur | 70 | 383 |
HNLU Raipur | 481 | 805 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 147 | 462 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 432 | 749 |
RGNUL Patiala | 563 | 1307 |
628 | 1541 | |
NUALS Kochi | 638 | 1461 |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 504 | 1207 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 939 | 1895 |
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | 704 | 2045 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 538 | 2080 |
MNLU Mumbai | 325 | 590 |
MNLU Nagpur | 878 | 2102 |
MNLU Aurangabad | 1824 | 2655 |
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati | 1375 | 2569 |
HPNLU Shimla | 822 | 2816 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1696 | 2698 |
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana | 767 | 2713 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 810 | 1820 |
NLU Name | General | |
|---|---|---|
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 8 | 200 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 19 | 230 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 175 | 787 |
NLIU Bhopal | 274 | 494 |
NLU Jodhpur | 236 | 909 |
HNLU Raipur | 719 | 1606 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 37 | 766 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 12 | 101 |
RGNUL Patiala | 239 | 1645 |
NUALS Kochi | 545 | 1799 |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 369 | 1997 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 529 | 1513 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | ||
LLM: Corporate and Securities Laws | 968 | 1918 |
LLM: | 1582 | 1830 |
LLM: Natural Resources Laws | 769 | 2757 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 766 | 2583 |
MNLU Mumbai | 202 | 679 |
MNLU Nagpur | 643 | 2488 |
MNLU Aurangabad | 2169 | 2780 |
NLUJA Assam,Guwahati | 1594 | 2621 |
HPNLU Shimla | 698 | 2362 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 1629 | 2815 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1628 | 2179 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A score of 70 in CLAT may not be a good score for the general category to gain admission in top NLUs. A good score in CLAT 2026 will be 90+ marks.
There are no minimum qualifying marks in CLAT 2026. However, only those candidates are eligible for admissions who have received the CLAT 2026 counselling invite.
No, 40 is not a good score for the general category in CLAT 2026.
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While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
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It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
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