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With a CLAT 2026 score of 65 to 70, candidates can aim for tier 2 National Law Universities for admission into law programmes. The CLAT cut-off trends indicate that with CLAT marks 65-70, candidates from the SC and ST categories can easily get into tier 2 NLUs and other top law colleges accepting CLAT scores. However, general candidates and those from OBC and EWS categories will find it difficult to gain NLU admission and will have to apply for other colleges instead. Read on to find the expected rank for CLAT marks 65 to 70 and the colleges one can secure admission into.
As per the Consortium of NLUs, a total of 92,344 candidates applied for the examination, an increase of 17% over the previous year.
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The NLUs offer 5-year LLB and LLM programmes through the Common Law Admission Test. The Consortium of NLUs has conducted CLAT 2026 on December 7 in offline mode at exam centres across the country.
As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, a CLAT score of 65 to 70 translates into a rank between 9900 to 14100. The NLU cut-offs will be released in the form of the last ranks of candidates admitted into NLUs from various categories. Candidates can make use of the analysis table below to see the corresponding ranks for CLAT marks 65 to 70.
Score | Rank |
65 | 14152 |
66 | 13134-13294 |
66.75 | 12482-12610 |
67 | 12340-12362 |
67.5 | 11889-11906 |
68 | 11409 |
68.25 | 11290 |
68.5 | 11056-11162 |
69.25 | 10507 |
69.75 | 10057 |
70 | 9928 |
65-70 is a good score in CLAT 2026 for SC and ST candidates for admission into tier 2 NLUs. With CLAT marks of 65-70, candidates from the general category, EWS and OBC categories can apply to some of the top private law colleges that accept CLAT scores. The CLAT cut-off 2026 for the general category is expected to be between CLAT marks 90 to 100 for admission into top NLUs.
The general category candidates will not get a seat with this CLAT score. EWS candidates can get into MNLU Nagpur only. Given below are the top NLUs for CLAT scores of 65 to 70 for various categories. The tables have been created for the OBC, SC and ST categories. The CLAT rank range for CLAT 2026 score of 65 to 70 is between 9900 to 14100.
NLU | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
NLUJA Assam | 10753* | 40275* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 11062* | 19813* |
*state category reservation
NLU | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 12269* | 15833* |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 7884* | 12662* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 13180* | 27496* |
9959 | 11065 | |
12017* | 21354* | |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1832* | 11228* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 6291 | 10327 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 6571 | 12470 |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 8641 | 11597 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 9542 | 13886 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 7991 | 12802 |
*state category reservation
NLU | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 10384 | 11901 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 12320 | 15112 |
NLU Odisha BBA LLB | 10921 | 15161 |
NLU Odisha BA LLB | 8920 | 12967 |
NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 10015 | 15023 |
NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 10573 | 13619 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 13506 | 15632 |
MNLU Mumbai | 10288* | 13124* |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 13499 | 18083 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 13674 | 20674 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 12630 | 19973 |
IIULER Goa BA LLB | 12362 | 21325 |
IIULER Goa BBA LLB | 11093 | 22260 |
HNLU Raipur | 9746 | 10507 |
RGNUL Patiala | 7540 | 12742 |
*state category reservation
Given below is a list of top law colleges in India accepting CLAT scores. Candidates from the general category with CLAT marks 65 to 70 can apply to these colleges. These colleges accept low scores in CLAT and are a good alternative to NLUs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes through the CLAT admission process 2026.
There will be five rounds of counselling in CLAT 2026.
Candidates can download the merit list of CLAT 2026 from the consortium’s official website.
65 to 70 is a good score in CLAT for ST categories to gain admission into tier 2 NLUs.
The consortium will declare the CLAT 2026 results tentatively a week after the exam is conducted.
On Question asked by student community
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It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below
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2. All India Law Entrance Test
3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test
4. Common University Entrance Test
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