A CLAT rank of 15000 places a candidate around the 30 percentile range as around 50000 candidates appear for the Common Law Admission Test every year. A CLAT rank 15000 may not be a very high rank, but it still provides a strong chance of NLU admission for SC and ST candidates in tier 2 and 3 NLUs. In this article get the list of top NLUs to consider for CLAT rank of 15000, ranks vs marks comparison, cut-off trends, and more.
CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024. This year around 75000 candidates had registered for the exam further reinforcing the general belief that the CLAT exam is tough. Candidates will be able to secure admissions into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes through this law entrance exam.
To obtain a rank of 15000 in CLAT, candidates may need around 65 to 66 marks out of 120. This translates to around 51% percentage marks. The CLAT marks vs rank comparison are derived from the data observed in the CLAT admission process last year. The table given below provides the corresponding marks for various ranks around CLAT rank 15000.
Rank | Marks |
14500 | 66.25 |
14750 | 66 |
15000 | 65.50 |
15250 | 65.25 |
15500 | 65 |
To know which are the top NLUs for admission for CLAT rank 15000, candidates can also make use of CLAT College Predictor, a free tool developed by Careers360. Click on the link given below and enter details such as overall rank, state, seat type, and category. Based on the inputs, the tool will display the list of NLUs in which the candidate can clear the CLAT cut-off and has a strong chance of admission.
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To obtain a 15000 rank, candidates need around 65 to 66 marks in CLAT. A score of 66 marks may not be considered a good score in CLAT. A CLAT rank of 15000 is not enough for admission into premier universities such as NLSIU and NALSAR. However, SC and ST candidates can secure admission into tier 2 and tier 3 universities. Even top NLUs that offer domicile reservations will accept candidates from the reserved category with a CLAT rank 15000.
The tables below provide the list of best NLUs for CLAT rank 15000 for various categories. General and EWS categories are not included in the tables below. The data is given in the form or opening and closing NLU cut-off rank for various categories.
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
7386* | 37438* | |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3089* | 17245* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 4790* | 14814* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 14714* | 18004* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 7755* | 19003* |
*state category reservation
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 13550* | 16714* |
12306* | 15245* | |
8824* | 17168* | |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 11235* | 25115* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 12722* | 29474* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 8281* | 28813* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 21344* | 29975* |
NLUT Agartala | 32520* | - |
*state category reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 13905 | 15219 |
20456* | 34174* | |
RGNUL Patiala | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 23802* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 11917 | 18342 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 16910 | 21607 |
MNLU Mumbai | 24593* | 34264* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 29470* | 50326* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 42740* | 46480* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 41238* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 47604* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 13213 | 20412 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 16386 | 23188 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 16830 | 23145 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 17161 | 23000 |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
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