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    Top NLUs offering admission for CLAT Rank 1800-2000: List of NLUs, Cut-Offs

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 08 Dec 2025, 05:33 PM IST

    The National Law Universities are the most prestigious law schools in India. Every year CLAT exam is conducted for admission to 26 NLUs and IIULER Goa. Students are shortlisted based on their ranks and Common Law Admission Test scores. Usually, the top NLUs give admissions to students scoring ranks under 1000. However, as the counselling rounds move ahead, the cut-off relaxes a little based on many factors like upgradation, withdrawal of admissions, etc. While entering the NLU preferences, candidates must have a good idea of which colleges to target according to their ranks. In this article, we will discuss the NLU options available to students who score CLAT ranks between 1800 to 2000.

    Top NLUs offering admission for CLAT Rank 1800-2000: List of NLUs, Cut-Offs
    Top NLUs to offer admission for CLAT Rank 1800-2000

    The CLAT 2026 has been conducted offline on December 7, 2025. The Consortium of NLUs will declare the CLAT 2026 result tentatively a week after the exam day. The CLAT counselling 2026 will commence shortly after the results are declared.

    Top NLUs offering admissions in CLAT rankings 1800-2000

    Here are the top NLUs offering admissions to candidates getting ranks between 1800-2000 for all rounds.

    NLUs offering admissions between ranks 1800-2000 - Round 1

    NLU Name

    Course

    Category

    Closing Rank

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    General

    1850

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BA LLB Hons

    General

    1951

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    General

    1994

    Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj

    BA LLB Hons

    General

    1987

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    B.Sc LLB Hons

    EWS

    1890

    Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa Campus

    BA LLB Hons

    EWS

    1921

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    EWS

    1922

    National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi

    BA LLB Hons

    EWS

    1911

    Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam

    BA LLB Hons

    EWS

    1872

    NLUs offering admissions between ranks 1800-2000 - Round 2

    NLU Name

    Course

    Category

    Closing Rank

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    BCom LLB

    General

    1838

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    General

    1831

    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat

    BA LLB Hons

    General

    1886

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    B.Sc LLB Hons

    EWS

    1997

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    EWS

    1950

    NLUs offering admissions between ranks 1800-2000 - Round 3

    NLU Name

    Course

    Category

    Closing Rank

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    BCom LLB

    General

    1947

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    General

    1949

    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat

    BA LLB Hons

    General

    1930

    What is a good score in CLAT 2026?

    88,657 students appeared for CLAT exam 2026 and around 4,000 seats are available for admissions in NLUs through CLAT exam. Candidates must aim at getting a rank of less than 5,000 to be able to get into any NLU. A rank less than 1000 is considered a very good rank in CLAT 2026. Coming to the score, the maximum marks in CLAT 2026 are 120. Given the difficulty level of the exam, a score above 100 can be termed as a really good score in the CLAT exam. If candidates are wondering what is a good score in CLAT is, the below given table below will give them some clarity.

    Category Wise Expected Good Score in CLAT 2026 in Top NLUs

    NLU

    General Rank

    General Marks

    EWS Rank

    EWS Marks

    OBC Rank

    OBC Marks

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    112-115

    98+

    700

    89

    1540

    85

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    160-165

    95+

    550

    90

    1220

    86

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    300-350

    93+

    -

    -

    4200*

    78

    NLU Jodhpur

    350-360

    92+

    980

    88

    1770

    84

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    430-450

    91+

    1120

    87

    2300

    83

    NLIU Bhopal

    480-500

    91+

    1370

    86

    1750

    84

    MNLU Mumbai

    550-600

    90

    7500*

    73

    8000*

    72

    HNLU Raipur

    800–830

    89

    -

    -

    2400

    83

    *state category reservation

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is a good score in CLAT 2026?
    A:

    A score above 100 can be termed as a really good score in CLAT 2026.

    Q: When will the CLAT 2026 counselling begin?
    A:

    The CLAT 2026 counselling after the results are declared in the third week of December 2025. 

    Q: Can I get admission to NLIU Bhopal in B.Sc LLB Hons Cyber Security under a rank between 1800-2000?
    A:

    According to past year trends, only OBC category candidates can get admission in the BSc LLB Hons Cyber Security programme in a rank range of 1800-2000.

    Q: Is a rank under 2000 enough to get admission in NALSAR?
    A:

    Candidates must have a rank less than 500 to get admission in NALSAR Hyderabad in General category. A rank of 1800 can also get candidates admission in NALSAR Hyderabad given that they belong to the Home State - OBC - BC-B category.

    Q: What is the best NLU I can get with a CLAT rank between 1800-2000?
    A:

    There are many good NLUs candidates can get in a rank between 1800-2000 like RMNLU Lucknow, GNLU Gandhinagar, CNLU Patna, DSNLU VIsakhapatnam etc.

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