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CLAT marks of 45 to 50 is not a very high score. Candidates from the SC and ST categories with CLAT domicile reservations might get a seat at NLUs with CLAT Marks 45-50. The expected rank for a CLAT score of 45 to 50 is low for candidates from OBC, or general categories to clear the CLAT cut-off. Such candidates may have to look at colleges that accept CLAT scores other than NLUs. Read on to find out the expected rank for CLAT marks 45 to 50 and the top NLUs for admission.
Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM courses offered by participating NLUs through the CLAT admission process. The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025, at 130+ exam centres nationwide.
The CLAT marks vs rank analysis indicates that a score of 45 to 50 translates into a rank between 28000 to 32000. As per the NLU cut-off trends observed in earlier years, this is a very low-rank range and not a very good score.
Score | Rank |
46 | 32811 |
47 | 31706 - 31722 |
47.25 | 31588 |
47.5 | 31398 |
47.75 | 31168 |
48.75 | 30069 - 30201 |
49.25 | 29621 |
49.5 | 29408 |
50 | 28879 - 28986 |
Candidates can make use of the CLAT 2026 rank predictor, a free tool developed by Careers360 to predict the rank that their score in CLAT 2026 will translate into. Click on the link given below and input your score to know your estimated CLAT rank. The tool has been developed based on data obtained from last year’s cut-off trends.
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A score of 45 to 50 is not a good score in CLAT. Only candidates from the SC and ST categories can gain admission into some of the lower-ranked NLUs with this score. The cut-off trends indicate that candidates from the general, OBC and EWS categories will not be able to secure NLU admission with this score.
NLU | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
29955* | 49197* | |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 7378* | 30029* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 22029* | 31652* |
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As an alternative, candidates can also look at colleges accepting low scores in CLAT for admission into law programmes. Several colleges across India conduct their admissions based on marks obtained in CLAT. Given below is a list of such colleges.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good score in CLAT 2026 is around 100+ marks for admission into top NLUs.
The courses offered through CLAT include 5 year LLB and LLM.
Candidates can download the CLAT cut-off through the CLAT merit list published for each round of counselling.
45 to 50 marks is not a good score in CLAT. Only SC and ST candidates will be able to secure NLU admission.
On Question asked by student community
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You can check NLU wise marks required in CLAT PG for admissions here .
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You can download the CLAT PG previous year question papers here .
SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. They admit students based on CLAT scores as well as class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English. Based on these scores, a merit list is published by the university.
SASTRA Deemed University accepts CLAT scores for admission. The eligibility criteria require class 12 marks, with an aggregate score of 50% in English, CLAT scores, and a maximum age limit of 19 years as of August 1, 2025.
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