With a CLAT rank of 2000 to 2400, there are ample chances to obtain NLU admission. Candidates need to score in the range of 85 to 87 marks to obtain a CLAT rank of 2000 - 2400. As per the available CLAT cut-off data, OBC, SC, and ST candidates have good chances for admission into top NLUs. Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of 24 participating NLUs and other affiliated colleges. The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024.
The CLAT marks vs rank analysis provide the corresponding marks for ranks between 2000 and 2400. The comparison shows that candidates need a CLAT score of around 85 to 87 marks for CLAT rank 2000 to 2400. The data is based on the trends observed last year.
Rank | Marks |
2000 | 86.75 |
2050 | 86.50 |
2100 | 86.25 |
2150 | 86.25 |
2200 | 86 |
2250 | 85.75 |
2300 | 85.75 |
2350 | 85.50 |
2400 | 85.50 |
To know the NLUs in which candidates have a good chance of admission, candidates can make use of a free tool developed by Careers360 called the CLAT College Predictor. Candidates have to enter details such as overall rank, state, seat type- All India or domicile, and any special category details. The link to the CLAT college predictor is given below.
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A rank of 2000 to 4000 in CLAT is a good rank in CLAT for the SC and ST categories. With this rank, they can gain admission into most of the NLUs. However, the CLAT cut-off for the general and the CLAT cut-off for EWS are likely to be much higher. A good score in CLAT 2025 for these candidates will be around 89 to 100+ marks. They can aim for admission into tier 2 and tier 3 NLUs.
The tables given below provide CLAT rank 2000 to 4000 for various categories. The NLU cut-off data in the table indicates the category-wise opening and closing ranks for the NLUs for CLAT rank 2000 to 2400.
NLU | General | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 681 | 2115 |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 885 | 2102 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 284 | 2150 |
503 | 2050 | |
1716 | 2243 | |
NLUs for CLAT Rank 2000 to 2400 for EWS
NLU | EWS | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
1022* | 2326* | |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1378* | 2122* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1571* | 2703* |
6867* | 14922* | |
1468 | 2255 | |
1242 | 2195 | |
811* | 3932* | |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3974* | 6285* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 6100* | 16730* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 4220* | 18008* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 8662* | 18056* |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1935 | 2769 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1887 | 2687 |
*state category reservation
NLUs for CLAT Rank 2000 to 2400 for OBC
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
HNLU Raipur | 1841 | 2069 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 2225 | 2429 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1170* | 3613* |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 2139* | 2776* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 2560* | 4147* |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1837 | 3005 |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 2068 | 2940 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1634 | 3135 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 2178 | 3800 |
MNLU Mumbai | 2123* | 6468* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3089* | 17245* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 4790* | 14814* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 14714* | 18004* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 7755* | 19003* |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 2677 | 3445 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 2273 | 3861 |
*state category reservation
Top 10 NLUs for CLAT Rank 2000 to 2400 for SC
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 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 8833 | 10735 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 5397* | 10340* |
RGNUL Patiala | 3234 | 10253 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 4522* | 14864* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 13550* | 16714* |
*state category reservation
Top 10 NLUs for CLAT Rank 2000 to 2400 for ST
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 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1339* | - |
*state category reservation
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