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
Yes, you can switch from one college to another to a CLAT college through the entrance test. However, it is important to note that you will have to start from year 1 rather than transferring directly into the second or third year. Some of the top
CLAT participating colleges
here.
Here you can check out the top
NLUs offering admission into 3-year LLB
with and without CLAT exam:
1. NLSIU Bengaluru for LLB programme through NLSAT.
2. NLU Odisha and NLU Visakhapatnam offer admission into the 3-year LLB course through their own admission process.
3. CNLU Patna
Yes, for CLAT preparation, building a reading habit daily is a good approach. You can read the daily newspapers like The Hindu and The Indian Express. While going for Animal Farm by George Orwell, Word power Made Easy by Norma Lewis for novel comprehension.
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