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CLAT Marks 40 to 45: Top NLUs and Best Non-NLU Options for You
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.
Ranks for CLAT Marks 40-45
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 vs Rank for CLAT Marks 40-45
Marks | Rank |
40 | 35000 - 36000 |
41 | 34000 - 35000 |
42 | 33500 - 34000 |
43 | 33000 - 33500 |
44 | 32500-33000 |
45 | 32000-32500 |
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Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 40-45
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.
Top NLUs for 40-45 Marks
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
Best Non NLUs for CLAT Marks 40
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.
Non-NLUs for CLAT Marks 40-45
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