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    CLAT Marks 85-90: Expected Rank and Top NLUs You Are Likely to Get

    CLAT Marks 85-90: Expected Rank and Top NLUs You Are Likely to Get

    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 07 Dec 2025, 03:32 PM IST

    With a CLAT 2026 score of 85-90, candidates can land a seat in top National Law Universities. The CLAT cut-off trends can help understand the top NLUs for CLAT scores of 85 to 90 for various categories. With CLAT marks of 85 to 90, candidates from the general category can get into tier 2 and 3 NLUs. However, the gates to the top NLUs for CLAT marks 85-90 will be open for candidates from SC, ST, and OBC categories. Read on to find out which are the best NLUs for CLAT marks 85 to 90.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Rank for CLAT Marks 85 to 90
    2. Is 85-90 a Good Score in CLAT 2026?
    3. Top NLUs for CLAT Marks of 85 to 90: Category-Wise List
    4. Top Non-NLUs for CLAT Marks 85 to 90 Marks
    CLAT Marks 85-90: Expected Rank and Top NLUs You Are Likely to Get
    Top NLUs for CLAT 85 to 90 Marks (Image by katemangostar)

    The CLAT 2026 was successfully conducted on December 7, 2025. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs.

    Rank for CLAT Marks 85 to 90

    As per the CLAT 2026 marks vs rank analysis, a score of 80 to 90 in CLAT 2026 will translate into a rank of between 555–1,700. The CLAT ranks vs marks analysis is useful as the NLU cut-offs are often released in the form of last ranks and not cut-off marks.

    Marks vs Rank Analysis for CLAT score of 85 to 90

    Marks

    Minium Rank

    Maxium Rank
    90555555
    89.75586594
    89.5636636
    89.25669685
    89737737
    88.75748748
    88.5802815
    88.25816816
    88927927
    87.75931943
    87.2510131013
    8710951130
    86.7511831183
    86.512211221
    86.2512641320
    8613251385
    85.7514211447
    85.515051505
    85.2516161621
    8516321686

    Is 85-90 a Good Score in CLAT 2026?

    A good score in CLAT 2026 depends on many factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of applicants, CLAT seats matrix, and CLAT reservation criteria. As per the trends seen last year, a score of 85-90 in CLAT is good for candidates from SC, ST, and OBC categories for admission into top NLUs. However, the CLAT cut-off for general is higher and they can gain admission into tier 2 and 3 NLUs with CLAT marks of 85 to 90.

    Top NLUs for CLAT Marks of 85 to 90: Category-Wise List

    The tables given below provide the best NLUs for CLAT scores of 85 to 90 for different categories. Along with the NLU list, the opening and closing CLAT cut-off ranks are also given.

    Top NLUs for General Category with CLAT Marks 85-90


    NLU

    General

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    187

    1047

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    289

    1010

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    593

    1060

    RGNUL Patiala

    502

    1250

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    790

    1358

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    1051

    1552

    NUALS Kochi

    231

    1136

    NLU Odisha

    591

    1205

    NUSRL Ranchi

    637

    1594

    NLUJA Assam

    1344

    1704

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    656

    1390

    MNLU Mumbai

    99

    590

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    491

    1587

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    611

    1685

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for OBC Category with CLAT Marks 85-90

    NLUOBC

    Opening rankClosing rank
    NLSIU Bengaluru151971
    NALSAR Hyderabad1891116
    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)11911315
    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)11121959
    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)2610*23192*
    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)7619*26986*
    NLU Jodhpur10791424
    GNLU Gandhinagar12841858
    RMLNLU Lucknow1170*3613*
    MNLU Mumbai2123*6468*

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for EWS Category with CLAT Marks 85-90


    NLU

    EWS

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    122

    523

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    175

    564

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    621

    1376

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    1248

    1777

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    603

    1248

    GNLU Silvassa Campus

    1113

    1935

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    1022*

    2326*

    CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

    1378*

    2122*

    CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

    1571*

    2703*

    NUSRL Ranchi

    1468

    2255

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    1242

    2195

    MNLU Mumbai

    811*

    3932*

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for SC with CLAT Marks 85-90


    NLU

    SC

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    372

    3007

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    1604

    3574

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    4573

    5178

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    6497

    7622

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    2056

    4503

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    4663

    8958

    NLU Jodhpur

    3574

    5178

    HNLU Raipur

    3408

    6765

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    4584

    6175

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    5397*

    10340*

    RGNUL Patiala

    3234

    10253

    MNLU Mumbai

    4506*

    11392*

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for ST with CLAT Marks 85-90


    NLU

    ST

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    239

    7487

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    263

    6083

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    8403

    11527

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    13905

    15219

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    5215

    8860

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    10961

    11917

    NLU Jodhpur

    6666

    8960

    HNLU Raipur

    9218

    12035

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    7712

    11580

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    20456*

    34174*

    RGNUL Patiala

    9562

    16875

    MNLU Mumbai

    24593*

    34264*

    *state category reservation

    Top Non-NLUs for CLAT Marks 85 to 90 Marks

    Other than NLU, there is also a long list of top law colleges in India accepting CLAT scores. Candidates from the general category with CLAT marks 85 to 90 can apply for admissions at these colleges. These colleges are a good alternative for candidates who have low scores in CLAT and are unable to enter premier NLUs.

    Non-NLUs for CLAT Marks 85 to 90

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is 85 -90 a good score in CLAT 2026?
    A:

    85 to 90 is a good score in CLAT for OBC, SC, and  ST categories to gain admission into premier NLUs such as NLSIU and NALSAR.

    Q: When is the CLAT 2026 reult?
    A:

    The CLAT 2026 results will be declared tentatively on December 14, 2025.

    Q: What are the courses offered through the CLAT 2026 admission process?
    A:

    Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes through the CLAT admission process 2026.

    Q: How many rounds of CLAT counselling will be there?
    A:

    There will be five rounds of centralised counselling in CLAT 2026 conducted by the consortium.

    Q: How to download CLAT cut-off 2026?
    A:

    Candidates can download the CLAT cut off 2026 through the allotment list published by the consortium of NLUs at the start of each counselling round. 

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