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The National Law Universities (NLUs) in CLAT 2026 offering seats under the NRI/NRI sponsored quota will publish the CLAT NRI cut-off 2026 on their respective websites. The CLAT 2026 cut-off for NRI categories is released separately by NLUs after the centralised CLAT counselling is completed. NRI/NRI-sponsored candidates with a valid score in CLAT 2026 are eligible to apply to the respective universities under the CLAT NRI reservation quota. The CLAT cut-off 2026 for NRI rank is around 1200 for top NLUs. The CLAT 2026 NRI cut-off rank can be as low as 30000+ for some lower-ranked NLUs. An understanding of CLAT marks vs rank analysis is also helpful in understanding how many marks an NRI candidate needs to clear the CLAT NRI cut-off 2026. Not all NLUs offer NRI seats. NRI candidates must pick and choose the NLUs in which they seek admission.
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The Consortium of NLUs will not conduct a centralised CLAT 2026 counselling for the NRI seats. Each NLU that has CLAT 2026 seats under NRI/NRI sponsored category as per the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria will notify the schedule for NRI admission on its respective website. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates can gain admission into 5-year LLB programmes of the NLUs. For LLM admissions, candidates have to appear for CLAT PG exam. CLAT 2026 was conducted on December 7, 2025.
Given below are the steps to check the CLAT 2026 NRI cut-off. The CLAT cut-off 2026 data will be available on the respective university’s websites.l
Visit the official website of the respective NLUs
Click on CLAT 2026 admission tab
Visit the notifications tab
Click on the NRI merit list link
The CLAT NRI cut-off 2026 will be displayed on the screen
Download and save the cut-off for future reference
As per the analysis of the past data for the CLAT cut off 2026 for NRI, it is observed that candidates can get admission into an NLU even with a rank of 35000+. A CLAT score of 50+ marks will be enough for admission into NLUs such as NLU Odisha and DSNLU Visakhapatnam for candidates under NRI/NRI sponsored category. At the higher end, the CLAT cut-off rank is around 1200. With a score of 90+, an NRI candidate can enrol into a top NLU such as WBNUJS Kolkata.
A good score in CLAT for an NRI candidate will be 85-90+ for admission into top institutes such as WBNUJS Kolkata and NLU Jodhpur. At the lower end, a CLAT score of 50+ is enough for admission into lower-ranked NLUs. Overall, a good score in CLAT 2026 for an NRI candidate will be in the range of 50-90+ marks.
NLU Name | Marks |
|---|---|
WBNUJS Kolkata | 90+ marks |
NLU Jodhpur | 90+ marks |
NLIU Bhopal | 78+ marks |
NLUO Odisha | 54+ marks |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 50+ marks |
NLU Name | CLAT Cut-off rank | CLAT Cut-Off Marks |
|---|---|---|
Will be updated | Will be updated | Will be updated |
CLAT 2026 NRI Seat Intake
The table given below provides the seat intake at various NLUs under the NRI/NRI sponsored category. The CLAT seat intake for NRI /NRI sponsored category is determined as per the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria prescribed for each NLU.
| NLU Name | Course | NRI/FN Seats |
|---|---|---|
BA LLB (Hons.) | 15 (FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 18 (NRI/ NRI sponsored) | |
BSc LLB (Cyber Security) | 9 (NRI/NRI sponsored) | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 20 (NRI/ NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) | |
B.Sc LLB (Hons.) | 10 (NRI/NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons.) | 16 (NRI / NRI sponsored) | |
BBA LLB (Hons.) | ||
BA LLB (Hons.) | 8 (NRI), 2 (FN) | |
5-year LLB (BA LLB(Hons.); BCom LLB(Hons.); BSc LLB (Hons.); BBA LLB(Hons) and BSW LLB(Hons) | 16 (NRI), 5 (FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 20 (NRI/NRI Sponsored/ FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 5 (NRI) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 5 (NRI) | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | - | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 6 (NRI sponsored), 2 (FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 10 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 4 (FN) | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 5 (NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI ), 2 (FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 12 (NRI / NRI Sponsored/ FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 3 (NRI/OCI guardian) | |
BCom LLB (Hons) | 3 (NRI/OCI guardian) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 20 (NRI/NRI sponsored/ FN) | |
BA LLB (Hons) | 18 (NRI/ FN) | |
BBA LLB (Hons) | 9 (NRI/ FN) |
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The table below provides an overview of the CLAT NRI previous year cut-off for the NLUs for which the data is available. This CLAT NRI cut-off data will enable one to predict the expected CLAT NRI cut-off 2026 and prepare accordingly. The cut-off data include CLAT NRI cut-off as well as CLAT NRI Sponsored Cut Off details.
| NLU | NRI/NRI sponsored cut-off |
| WBNUJS NRI/S BA LLB | 1299 |
| NLIU Bhopal - BA LLB | 15021 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 1570 |
| HNLU Raipur | 34022 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 2326 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 33218 |
| NLUO Odisha - OCI | 9170 |
| NLUO Odisha - NRIS | 9040 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam - NRI | 33023 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam - NRIS | 11446 |
| NLU Name | NRI / NRI Sponsored cut off rank |
|---|---|
WBNUJS Kolkata | 1251 |
NLIU Bhopal - BA LLB | 5758 |
NLU Jodhpur | 1474 |
HNLU Raipur | 33519 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 2831 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 9604 |
NLUO Odisha | 24707 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 39922 |
| NLU | NRI Seats | |
|---|---|---|
Cut Off rank | Score (Out of 150) | |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 2816 | 65 |
GNLU Silvassa | 1427 | 75 |
NLU Jodhpur | 1441 | 75 |
MNLU Mumbai | 4689 | 58 |
NLU Visakhapatnam | 873 | 81 |
NLU Odisha, Cuttack | 6197 | 53 |
HNLU Raipur | 40012 | 9 |
NLU Lucknow* | 37492 (R1)** | 10 |
NLIU Bhopal | 3299 | 63 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, there is an NRI quota in CLAT followed by the National Law Universities as per the CLAT reservation criteria.
50+ marks is a good score in CLAT for NRI category to gain admission into an NLU.
The fee for an NRI-sponsored candidate in an NLU is around $1000 p.a.
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