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.

LiveCLAT 2026 Answer Key Date (OUT) LIVE: UG, PG provisional key on Dec 10; paper 'moderate' in difficulty levelDec 8, 2025 | 11:36 AM IST

The expected cut-offs for CLAT 2026 at the top NLUs are as follows. 

NLU

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

NLSIU Bengaluru

1

112

NALSAR Hyderabad

17

159

NLU Jodhpur

159

367

HNLU Raipur

480

807

GNLU Gandhinagar

236

444

GNLU Silvassa Campus

755

1461

RMLNLU Lucknow

461

780

RGNUL Patiala

565

1279

NUALS Kochi

350

1346

NLUJA Assam

1163

2141

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

957

1682

MNLU Mumbai

443

1473

MPDNLU Jabalpur

1371

2243

DBRANLU Sonepat

626

1930

NLUT Agartala

1964

2855

RPNLU Prayagraj

1446

2469


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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: 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. 

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.

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