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With CLAT rank 25000 candidates have some good NLU choices in tier 2 and 3 universities. Even top NLUs admit students with CLAT rank of 25000 under domicile reservation. However, the CLAT cut-offs are high for the general and EWS categories, so these candidates will not be able to secure NLU admission with a 25000 rank in CLAT. In this article, get the complete list of NLUs for CLAT rank 25000 for various categories, marks vs rank comparison, and cut-off trends.
Candidates with a CLAT rank of 25000 must also look at colleges that accept CLAT 2025 scores other than NLUs. There are good alternatives for low scores in CLAT. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates can secure admission into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes. The Consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024.
The table given below provides the CLAT marks vs rank analysis for CLAT rank 25000. As per the ranks vs marks comparison, the marks for CLAT rank of 25000 are between 52 to 55 marks. The corresponding marks for CLAT rank 25000 are given in the table below.
Rank | Marks |
24000 | 54.75 |
24500 | 54.25 |
25000 | 53.75 |
25500 | 53.25 |
26000 | 52.50 |
A simple yet effective tool to predict the NLUs for CLAT rank 25000 is the CLAT 2025 college predictor developed by Careers360. The predictor is free to use. Candidates have to enter their CLAT 2025 rank along with other details such as the state they belong to, seat type, and category. Based on the inputs, the list of NLUs where the candidates have good chances of admission will be displayed. The link to the college predictor is given below.
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25000 rank in CLAT is a good rank for SC and ST candidates for admission into tier 2 and 3 NLUs. The NLU cut-off for a few top NLUs with domicile reservations is lower than the CLAT rank 25000. However, the CLAT cut-off for general and the CLAT cut off for EWS is higher than the CLAT rank of 25000. A good score in CLAT 2025 for these candidates is 95-100+ marks, and these candidates will not be able to secure admission into any NLUs with 25000 rank. Instead, they have to look at non-NLUs for law admission.
The tables provide below the list of best NLUs for CLAT rank 25000 for different categories. The list does not include general and EWS categories. The data is given in the form of opening and closing NLU cut-off ranks for the NLUs.
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
*state category reservation
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
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 | |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
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* | - |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
Candidates can also look at non-NLU colleges that accept CLAT scores. Candidates with a valid score in the Common Law Admission Test have to separately apply to these colleges. Given below is the list of a few such colleges.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
I hope it will clear your query!!
It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
For CLAT, the most important topics are from Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics
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Hi dear candidate,
Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.
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