CLAT Rank 1000 will translate to around 91 marks. The top NLUs for 1000 rank in CLAT will vary across categories. Candidates from OBC, SC, and ST categories can aim for premier NLUs. The CLAT cut-off for the general category is higher for top NLUs, so such candidates have to look at tier 2 and tier 3 universities for NLU admission. In this article, find out the expected NLUs for a CLAT rank of 1000, marks vs rank analysis, and more.
Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs. The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024.
The CLAT marks vs rank analysis for 1000 rank in CLAT shows that candidates will need between 90 to 91 marks. The table given below provides the corresponding marks for CLAT rank 1000.
Particulars | Details |
900 | 91 |
950 | 90.75 |
1000 | 90.50 |
1050 | 90.25 |
1100 | 90 |
Candidates can predict the NLUs in which they have a good chance of admission using the CLAT 2025 college predictor tool developed by Careers360. It is free to use. Candidates have to enter details such as their overall rank, seat type, state, and category. Based on the inputs, the college predictor will display a list of NLUs where candidates can obtain admission. This tool enables candidates to submit the best NLU preferences at the time of counselling registration. The link to the predictor tool is given below.
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Whether 1000 is a good rank in CLAT depends on the category of the candidate. 1000 is a good rank for candidates from OBC, SC, and ST categories for admission into the top-ranked NLUs such as NLSIU and NALSAR. For general and EWS candidates a rank of 1000 is good for admission into tier 2 and 3 NLUs.
The table below lists the NLUs for CLAT rank 1000 and whether candidates from different categories have a chance of admission into them or not.
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NALSAR Hyderabad | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | No | - | Yes* | Yes | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | Yes | - | Yes* | Yes | Yes |
NLU Jodhpur | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
HNLU Raipur | No | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GNLU Gandhinagar | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RMLNLU Lucknow | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
RGNUL Patiala | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
NUALS Kochi | Yes | Yes* | - | Yes* | Yes |
NLU Odisha | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
NUSRL Ranchi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NLUJA Assam | Yes | - | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MNLU Mumbai | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
*state category reservation
Given below are the opening and closing CLAT cut-off ranks for various NLUs for CLAT rank 1000. Only those candidates who clear the NLU cut-off will be offered admission to the particular university.
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 102 | 122 | 523 | 151 | 971 | 372 | 3007 | 239 | 7487 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 6 | 167 | 175 | 564 | 189 | 1116 | 1604 | 3574 | 263 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 450 | 621 | 1376 | 1191 | 1315 | 4573 | 5178 | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1047 | 1248 | 1777 | 1112 | 1959 | 6497 | 7622 | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 140 | 279 | - | - | 2610* | 23192* | 2056 | 4503 | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | 1010 | - | - | 7619* | 26986* | 4663 | 8958 | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | 379 | - | 1079 | 1424 | 3574 | 5178 | 6666 | 8960 | |
HNLU Raipur | 434 | 791 | - | - | 1841 | 2069 | 3408 | 6765 | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 210 | 464 | 603 | 1248 | 1284 | 1858 | 4584 | 6175 | 7712 | 11580 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 593 | 1060 | 1113 | 1935 | 2225 | 2429 | 8833 | 10735 | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 410 | 764 | 1022* | 2326* | 1170* | 3613* | 5397* | 10340* | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 502 | 1250 | - | - | - | - | 3234 | 10253 | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 790 | 1358 | 1378* | 2122* | 2139* | 2776* | 4522* | 14864* | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1051 | 1552 | 1571* | 2703* | 2560* | 4147* | 13550* | 16714* | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 1136 | 6867* | 14922* | - | - | 12306* | 15245* | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | 591 | 1205 | - | - | - | - | 5997 | 9869 | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 637 | 1594 | 1468 | 2255 | 1837 | 3005 | 5972 | 11124 | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 1344 | 1704 | - | - | 7386* | 37438* | 8824* | 17168* | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 656 | 1390 | 1242 | 2195 | 2068 | 2940 | 8057 | 10568 | 11917 | 18342 |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 590 | 811* | 3932* | 2123* | 6468* | 4506* | 11392* | 24593* | 34264* |
*state category reservation
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