While a rank of 2800 to 3000 in CLAT may not be enough for a general candidate, the chances of obtaining NLU admission for SC, ST, and OBC candidates in top NLUs are very high. To obtain a CLAT rank of 2800 to 3000 candidates need a score of around 83 to 85. As per the available CLAT cut-off data, this score is far less than the CLAT general cut-off and CLAT EWS cut-off in top NLUs such as NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. Read on to find out the top NLUs for CLAT rank 2800 to 3000, and clat marks vs rank analysis.
CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024 offline. Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of CLAT colleges that include NLUs and other affiliated colleges.
The CLAT marks vs rank analysis given below provides the corresponding marks for ranks between 2800 and 3000. The difference between marks is very narrow across different ranks. Candidates have to obtain a score between 83 to 85 marks as per the comparison for marks vs rank. The table given below has been prepared based on data and trends observed last year.
CLAT 2025 Rank | CLAT 2025 Marks |
2800 | 84.25 |
2850 | 84.25 |
2900 | 84.25 |
2950 | 84 |
3000 | 83.75 |
An important tool to identify which are the top NLUs for a particular rank is Careers360’s CLAT college predictor. It is a free tool and candidates have to only enter their overall rank, state, seat type, and special category. With these inputs, the predictor will provide a list of NLUs where the candidate has the best chance of admission. The link to the college predictor is given below.
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A rank of 2800 to 3000 in CLAT is a good rank only for SC and ST candidates. For these candidates, 83-85 marks is a good score in CLAT 2025 that will get them a seat in the top 10 NLUs. However, general candidates may not be able to secure NLU admission with CLAT rank 2800 to 3000. Candidates from EWS and OBC categories can clear the NLU cut-off for the tier 3 NLUs with this rank.
The tables given below provide the best NLUs for 2800 to 3000 rank in CLAT. The data given below provides the category-wise opening and closing rank for top NLUs for CLAT rank 2800 to 3000.
NLU | EWS | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NUALS Kochi | 6867* | 14922* |
MNLU Mumbai | 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* |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | - | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | - | - |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1935 | 2769 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1887 | 2687 |
NLUT Agartala | - | - |
*state category reservation
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 2610* | 23192* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 7619* | 26986* |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 2225 | 2429 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1170* | 3613* |
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
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
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* | - |
*state category reservation
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