CLAT Marks 80 to 85: Expected Rank and Top NLUs

CLAT Marks 80 to 85: Expected Rank and Top NLUs

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 08 Dec 2024, 07:48 PM IST

The expected rank for CLAT marks 80 to 85 is around 1630 to 3505. The CLAT cut-off data for last year shows that a CLAT marks of 80 to 85 is enough for admission into top NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad for SC and ST categories. General and EWS candidates can gain admission into tier 3 NLUs with CLAT marks 80 to 85. Read on to find out what is the expected rank for marks between 80 to 85 and top universities to gain admission.

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The expected CLAT marks vs ranks 2026, as per trends, are as follows.

98+ marks

200 and above

92+ marks

500 and above

90+ marks

1000 and above

88+ marks

1500 and above

86+ marks

2000 and above

85+ marks

2500 and above

83+ marks

3000 and above

82+ marks

3500 and above

80+ marks

5000 and above

77+ marks

6000 and above

74+ marks

8000 and above

72+ marks

10000 and above

The expected CLAT marks vs ranks 2026 are as follows.

98+ marks

200 and above

92+ marks

500 and above

90+ marks

1000 and above

88+ marks

1500 and above

86+ marks

2000 and above

85+ marks

2500 and above

83+ marks

3000 and above

82+ marks

3500 and above

80+ marks

5000 and above

77+ marks

6000 and above

74+ marks

8000 and above

72+ marks

10000 and above

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  1. Expected Rank for CLAT Marks 80 to 85
  2. Is 80 to 85 a Good Score in CLAT 2026?
  3. Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 80 to 85
CLAT Marks 80 to 85: Expected Rank and Top NLUs
CLAT Marks 80 to 85

With scores in the Common Law Admission Test, candidates can gain admission into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating CLAT colleges. The consortium has conducted CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025, in offline mode at centers across the country.

Expected Rank for CLAT Marks 80 to 85

As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, an expected rank for CLAT marks of 80 to 85 is between 1630 and 3505. The CLAT marks vs rank analysis helps predict the rank their CLAT score will convert into as the NLU cut-off is released in the form of a cut-off rank and not cut-off marks.

Marks Vs Rank for CLAT Score 80 to 85

Score

Min rank

85

1632 - 1686

84.75

1707 - 1729

84.5

1802

84

1925 - 1955

83.75

2003

83.5

2100

83

2248 - 2323

82.75

2355

82.5

2445

82.25

2522 - 2534

82

2610 - 2654

81.75

2788

81.5

2809 - 2879

81.25

2923 - 2979

81

2994

80.75

3086 - 3176

80.5

3204 - 3288

80.25

3347 - 3379

80

3457 - 3506

Is 80 to 85 a Good Score in CLAT 2026?

80 to 85 marks is a good score in CLAT 2026 for candidates from the SC and ST categories as it can enable them to secure admission into premier NLUs like NLSIU and NALSAR. The CLAT cut-off for OBC is low enough for candidates to secure admission under the domicile quota in some of the top NLUs such as WBNUJS Kolkata. However, the CLAT cut-off for the general category is higher, so with a CLAT score of 80 to 85 marks, candidates can gain admission into tier 3 NLUs such as NLU Tripura and DBRANLU Sonepat.

Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 80 to 85

Given below are the top National Law Universities for admission into various categories for CLAT scores of 80 to 85 marks.

Top NLUs for CLAT Score 80 to 85 for General Category

NLU

General (closing rank)

NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB)

1667

NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB)

1760

NLUJA Assam

2141

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

1682

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB)

1763

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB)

1947

MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB)

1623

MNLU Aurangabad (BA LLB)

1949

MNLU Aurangabad (BBA LLB)

2393

HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB)

2555

HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB)

2634

MPDNLU Jabalpur

2243

DBRANLU Sonepat

1930

NLUT Agartala

2855

RPNLU Prayagraj

2469

IIULER Goa (BA LLB)

2784

IIULER Goa (BBA LLB)

2832

Top NLUs for CLAT Score 80 to 85 for EWS Category

NLU

EWS (closing rank)

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

1997

GNLU Silvassa Campus

2620

RMLNLU Lucknow (BA LLB)

2088*

CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

1950*

CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

2316*

NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB)

2551

NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB)

2714

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

2571

MPDNLU Jabalpur

2922

DBRANLU Sonepat

2727

*state category reservation

Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 80 to 85 for OBC

NLU

OBC (closing rank)

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

1757

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

2464

NLU Jodhpur

1776

HNLU Raipur

2408

GNLU Gandhinagar

2303

GNLU Silvassa Campus

2620

Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 80 to 85 for SC & ST

NLU

SC (closing rank)

ST (closing rank)

NLSIU Bengaluru

3133

3396

NALSAR Hyderabad

3273

3621

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

5763

8243

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

8625

11901

WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB)

4753

6343

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB)

6987

9739

NLU Jodhpur

5445

5955

HNLU Raipur

7660

10507

GNLU Gandhinagar

5934

8568

GNLU Silvassa Campus

8826

15112

RMLNLU Lucknow (BA LLB)

11228*

-

RGNUL Patiala

7540

12742

CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

12662*

-

CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

15833*

-

NUALS Kochi

15029*

-

NLU Odisha (BA LLB)

7247

12967

NLU Odisha (BBA LLB)

7891

15161

*state category reservation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is 80 a good score in CLAT 2025?
A:

80 is a good score in CLAT 2025 for SC/ST categories for admission into the top 10 NLUs.

Q: Is 85 a good score in CLAT 2025?
A:

85 is a good score in CLAT for the  SC and ST categories for entry into premier NLUs. 

Q: How to check the NLU cut-off?
A:

Candidates can check the NLU cut-off through the CLAT merit list released for each round of counseling.

Q: What is the top-ranked NLU in NIRF rankings 2024?
A:

NLSIU Bengaluru is the top-ranked NLU in the NIRF rankings in 2024.

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