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.
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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.
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 | Minium Rank | Maxium Rank |
| 90 | 555 | 555 |
| 89.75 | 586 | 594 |
| 89.5 | 636 | 636 |
| 89.25 | 669 | 685 |
| 89 | 737 | 737 |
| 88.75 | 748 | 748 |
| 88.5 | 802 | 815 |
| 88.25 | 816 | 816 |
| 88 | 927 | 927 |
| 87.75 | 931 | 943 |
| 87.25 | 1013 | 1013 |
| 87 | 1095 | 1130 |
| 86.75 | 1183 | 1183 |
| 86.5 | 1221 | 1221 |
| 86.25 | 1264 | 1320 |
| 86 | 1325 | 1385 |
| 85.75 | 1421 | 1447 |
| 85.5 | 1505 | 1505 |
| 85.25 | 1616 | 1621 |
| 85 | 1632 | 1686 |
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.
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.
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
| NLU | OBC | |
| Opening rank | Closing rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 151 | 971 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 189 | 1116 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 1191 | 1315 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 1112 | 1959 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
| NLU Jodhpur | 1079 | 1424 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 1284 | 1858 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 1170* | 3613* |
| MNLU Mumbai | 2123* | 6468* |
*state category reservation
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
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
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
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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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.
The CLAT 2026 results will be declared tentatively on December 14, 2025.
Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes through the CLAT admission process 2026.
There will be five rounds of centralised counselling in CLAT 2026 conducted by the consortium.
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.
On Question asked by student community
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If you're sure that you want to pursue law, then CLAT is generally the better option. It is the gateway to most National Law Universities (NLUs), which are among the top law colleges in India.
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You can download the CLAT 2021 question paper with solutions from the link below:
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