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    CLAT Rank 20,000: NLUs and Non-NLUs You Can Still Apply

    CLAT Rank 20,000: NLUs and Non-NLUs You Can Still Apply

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 16 Dec 2024, 11:13 AM IST

    The National Law Universities are the most prestigious law schools in India. NLSIU Bengaluru has ranked first among the best law colleges in India in the NIRF law rankings 2024. To get admissions in the NLUs, candidates will be required to appear in the CLAT 2025 exam. The Common Law Admission Test is conducted once every year for admissions to 24 participating NLUs and more than 60 private law colleges. Given the competition, it is really important that candidates score good in the entrance exam. A rank of 20,000 in CLAT 2025 cannot be termed as a good rank. However, there are still chances that candidates from reserved categories get admission with this rank. In this article we will talk about the NLUs offering admission to CLAT rankholders above 20000.

    CLAT Rank 20,000: NLUs and Non-NLUs You Can Still Apply
    CLAT Rank 20,000

    CLAT 2025 is to be held in offline mode on December 1, 2024. The CLAT 2025 result will tentatively be announced within a week of the date of exam. The CLAT counselling 2025 will shortly begin after the declaration of the results.

    Can I get admission in NLUs in a CLAT rank above 20000

    The chances of admissions in a CLAT rank above 20000 are very less. However, there are some NLUs that offer admissions to reserved categories with this rank. Below given tables specify the NLUs offering admissions to CLAT ranks above 20,000.

    NLUs offering admission to CLAT ranks above 20000 - Round 1

    NLU Name

    Course Name

    Domicile

    Category

    Closing Rank

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    OBC

    23323

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    23581

    Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    20502

    National Law University, Cuttack

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    24895

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    22728

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    B.Sc LLB Hons Cyber Security

    All India

    General

    22969

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20004

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    21358

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    22746

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    23637

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    23717

    National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    21345

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    23192

    National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    24103

    National Law University, Cuttack

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    22945

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    23022

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    21626

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    EWS

    24021

    National Law University, Cuttack

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    22465

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20113

    NLUs offering admission to CLAT ranks between 20000-25000 - Round 2

    NLU Name

    Course Name

    Domicile

    Category

    Closing Ranks

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    OBC

    23323

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    All India

    ST

    20699

    Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    22335

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    22728

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    B.Sc LLB Hons Cyber Security

    All India

    General

    22969

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20004

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    21358

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20466

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    22746

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    23637

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    23717

    National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    24961

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    23566

    National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    EWS

    24876

    National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    24103

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20720

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    24704

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20073

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    20848

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    23280

    National Law University, Cuttack

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    22465

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20113

    NLUs offering admission to CLAT ranks between 20000-25000 - Round 3

    NLU Name

    Course Name

    Domicile

    Category

    Closing Ranks

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    OBC

    23323

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    All India

    ST

    21225

    Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    22335

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    24895

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    B.Sc LLB Hons Cyber Security

    All India

    General

    22969

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20004

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    21358

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20466

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    22746

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    23637

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    23717

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    23566

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20720

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    24995

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20073

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    21626

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    23928

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    21906

    National Law University, Cuttack

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    22465

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20113

    NLUs offering admission to CLAT ranks between 20000-25000 - Round 4

    NLU Name

    Course Name

    Domicile

    Category

    Closing Ranks

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20004

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    21358

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    22746

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    23637

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BA LLB

    Home State

    N.A

    23637

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    23717

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    23566

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    21185

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    24704

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BA LLB

    Home State

    OBC

    22745

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20073

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BA LLB

    Home State

    SC

    21215

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    21620

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    20242

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20113

    NLUs offering admission to CLAT ranks between 20000-25000 - Round 5

    NLU Name

    Course Name

    Domicile

    Category

    Closing Ranks

    Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa Campus

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    OBC

    21283

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    OBC

    23323

    Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    ST

    23002

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    ST

    20699

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    All India

    ST

    23999

    Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    ST

    21673

    Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    22335

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    All India

    General

    22728

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    B.Sc LLB Hons Cyber Security

    All India

    General

    22969

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    20004

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    ST

    21358

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    N.A

    22746

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BA LLB

    Home State

    N.A

    23637

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    23717

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    23566

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    SC

    21185

    National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    SEBC

    23916

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    24704

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BA LLB

    Home State

    OBC

    22745

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20073

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    BA LLB

    Home State

    SC

    21215

    Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    EWS

    22052

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    21620

    Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla

    BBA LLB Hons

    Home State

    General

    20242

    Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli

    B.Com LLB Hons

    Home State

    OBC

    20113

    What is a good score in CLAT 2025?

    With stakes being so high in the CLAT exam, it is important that candidates score good marks in the CLAT exam. The below given table shows what is a good score in CLAT 2025:

    Category Wise Expected Good Score in CLAT 2025 in Top NLUs

    NLU Name

    General

    EWS

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    NRI

    CLAT score for NLSIU Bengaluru

    100+

    95+

    90+

    83+

    78+

    -

    CLAT score for NALSAR Hyderabad

    100+

    95+

    90+

    82+

    78+

    -

    CLAT score for WBNUJS Kolkata

    98+

    -

    56+*

    80+

    74+

    89+

    CLAT score for NLU Jodhpur

    95+

    -

    88+

    79+

    74+

    88+

    CLAT score for GNLU Gandhinagar

    95+

    90+

    87+

    77+

    70+

    84+

    CLAT score for MNLU Mumbai

    93+

    81+

    77+*

    71+*

    41+*

    43+

    CLAT score for RMLNLU Lucknow

    91+

    85+

    82+*

    53+*

    41+*

    72+

    *state category reservation

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    With a CLAT PG rank of 4649 and CUET PG score of 106 , getting top NLUs or central universities may be difficult. However, you still have good options for pursuing an LLM in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at private and state-affiliated universities.

    Some suitable options include:

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    I have written cbse 12 board exam 2025-26 batch and waiting for the results . I wish to choose my career in law field and for that I would like to take nlu college for further studies . So what can I do to get admission with out clat .

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