The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) will publish the CLAT cut-off 2025 for general category on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT 2025 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 expected CLAT cut-off rank 2025 for general category in top NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad will be 150 and higher as per past cut of trends. The analysis of the success rate of CLAT shows that the maximum pass rate in CLAT 2025 is 5.5% for UG and 13.3% for 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 2025 and more.
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The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024. Through the Common Law Admission Test, scores which were declared on December 7, 2024, 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 2025 expected cut-off for general to obtain CLAT 2025 seat allotment in the counselling process.
The consortium will publish the CLAT general cut-off 2025 separately for each participating NLU for each round of round of CLAT 2025 counselling. In all there will be five rounds of CLAT counselling 2025. The table below provides the release dates for the CLAT 2025 cut off general.
Particulars | CLAT UG 2025 General Cut off | CLAT 2025 PG General Cut Off |
|---|---|---|
Round 1 | December 26, 2024 | December 26, 2024 |
Round 2 | January 10, 2025 | January 10, 2025 |
Round 3 | January 24, 2025 | January 24, 2025 |
Round 4 | May 20, 2025 | May 20, 2025 |
Round 5 | May 29, 2025 | May 29, 2025 |
The CLAT cut-off 2025 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 2025 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 2025 general cut-off is required
The CLAT cut-off 2025 for general category pdf will be displayed on the screen
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The CLAT general cut-off 2025 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 2025 general category cut-off will be the benchmark for success in the CLAT 2025 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 2025 for general category is expected to be 100+. With a score of 100 or more in CLAT 2025 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.
Last year, the consortium revised the CLAT exam pattern 2025 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 2025 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 2025 cut-off marks for general | Expected CLAT 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 Consortium of NLUs successfully conducted the CLAT 2025 exam on December 1, 2024 and released the results of the CLAT on December 7, 2024. Candidates can predict the colleges they can get admission to based on their CLAT marks and rank. The CLAT College Predictor by Careers360 provides college suggestions based on a large database of past CLAT cut-off 2025 trends for different colleges. The CLAT college predictor also helps the candidates get insight into the availability of seats, courses, and category-wise expected cut-offs.
The success rate in CLAT 2025 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 2025 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 2025 for general. The table given below provides the CLAT 2025 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 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 2025 expected cut-off for general category.
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 |
Check Category-wise cut-off marks:
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 2025 will be 90+ marks.
Candidates from general category who score 48-50% marks can get admission in lower ranked NLUs such DBRNALU Sonepat or NLU Tripura.
40 is not a good score for the general category in CLAT 2025.
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Exam Pattern:
- Mode: Offline (pen-and-paper test)
- Duration: 2 hours
- Questions:120 multiple-choice questions
- Subjects: English Language, Current Affairs & GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques
- Marking Scheme: 1 mark for correct answers, -0.25 marks for incorrect answers
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- Legal Reasoning (25%): Understanding legal principles and rules
- Logical Reasoning (20%): Logical and analytical reasoning skills
- Quantitative Techniques (10%): Mathematical operations and problem-solving
Preparation Tips:
- Start early to cover all topics thoroughly
- Practice regularly with mock tests to familiarize yourself with the exam format and timing
- Utilize resources like CLAT study materials and online platforms for structured preparation
- Join study groups to share knowledge and stay updated
Coaching and Study Materials:
- Consider joining CLAT coaching after your 12th board exams, unless you're a self-study expert
- Use recommended study materials like "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis for English, "Lucent's General Knowledge" for GK, and "Manorama Yearbook" for current affairs
*Eligibility and Application:*
- Check the official CLAT website for application deadlines and process
- Ensure you meet the minimum percentage requirements and have a valid ID proof
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