A score of 40 to 45 marks can be considered a very low score in CLAT. With 40-45 CLAT marks, only candidates from ST categories and candidates having domicile reservation will be able to secure NLU admission. Candidates have to aim for non-NLUs which accept scores in CLAT 2025. Past NLU cut-off trends indicate that a score of 40 to 45 marks in CLAT will translate into a rank between 32000 to 36000. In this article, let’s look at which are the best NLU and Non-NLU options for candidates with 40 to 45 marks in CLAT.
Through the Common Law Admission Test candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating universities. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct a centralised CLAT counselling process for seat allotment.
The CLAT marks vs rank comparison shows that, a candidate with CLAT marks between 40-45 is likely to obtain a rank between 32000 to 36000. Given below is the expected corresponding rank for scores around the CLAT mark 40-45.
Marks | Rank |
40 | 35000 - 36000 |
41 | 34000 - 35000 |
42 | 33500 - 34000 |
43 | 33000 - 33500 |
44 | 32500-33000 |
45 | 32000-32500 |
The CLAT College Predictor is a free tool developed by Careers360 that candidates can use to predict the NLUs and the programmes in which they have good chances of admission based on their ranks. Candidates have to enter details such as their rank, state, category, seat type, and gender. Based on these inputs, the predictor will come up with the NLU recommendations. The direct link to the predictor is given below.
Particulars | Details |
CLAT 2025 College Predictor |
The CLAT cut-off trends show that only ST category candidates will have a realistic chance of admission at NLUs with a score of 40-45 marks. The list of NLUs is given below.
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
MNLU Mumbai | 24593* | 34264* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 29470* | 50326* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 42740* | 46480* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 41238* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 47604* | - |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
Since 40-45 marks is a low score in CLAT 2025, candidates must consider Non-NLUs. There are over 60+ law colleges accepting CLAT scores. They are good alternatives to pursue law. The table given below provides a list of some of the non-NLUs that accept CLAT scores.
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