Around 75000 candidates have registered for CLAT 2025. In this context, a CLAT rank of 300-400 will be considered a good performance for most candidates appearing in CLAT 2025. The analysis of past CLAT cut-off trends suggests that all the top National Law Universities for CLAT rank 300 to 400 are within reach except for the general seats in premier NLUs such as NLSIU and NALSAR. An awareness of which NLUs are best for CLAT ranks 300 to 400 can help candidates submit the right NLU preference list as per their marks and rank in CLAT 2025 after the CLAT results are declared. In this article, we will look at the best NLUs for CLAT rank of 300 to 400 including category-wise cut-off rank, and more.
Candidates can submit objections to the CLAT 2026 provisional answer key till 5 pm on December 12. Each objection requires a fee of Rs 500, which will be refunded if the objection is found valid. Subject experts will review all submitted objections and make necessary corrections before releasing the final answer key.
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The Consortium of NLUs conducted the Common Law Admission Test on December 1, 2024, in offline mode. Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating CLAT colleges through a centralised counselling process.
The method applied to filter the best NLUs for CLAT rank 300 -400 the opening and closing CLAT cut-off ranks have been analysed. The best NLUs for CLAT rank of 300 - 400 have been selected based on the following factors.
The CLAT cut-off for the general category has been considered as it is the highest among all the categories and accurately reflects which NLUs are preferred over others
Those NLUs have been considered where the opening general cut-off lies around the CLAT rank of 300-400, and the closing general cut-off is more than 400.
Lower-ranked NLUs and universities where the closing general cut-off extends significantly beyond the 400 ranks have not been considered, as such NLUs not be the best NLUs for CLAT ranks 300 to 400.
Given below is the list of the best NLUs for 300 to 400 rank in CLAT based on the CLAT cut-off data. Along with the NLU cut-off, their ranks as per the NIRF law rankings 2024 are also provided in the table. Among the NLUs given below, only NLU Jodhpur does not find a place in the NIRF rankings. However, it is also equally popular among law aspirants. Candidates can refer to this list of NLUs when submitting the NLU preference list.
NLU | NIRF Rank 2024 | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
1 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
4 | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
- | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
31 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
38 | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
As can be seen in the table above, the best NLUs for CLAT rank 300 to 400 are NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, RMNLU Lucknow, NLIU Bhopal, MNLU Mumbai and NUALS Kochi.
A good score in CLAT 2025 for a rank of 300-400 is expected to be around 95+ marks. A score of 95 out of 120 translates to a percentage score of just below 80%. The percentage score of 80 percent is significantly higher than what has been observed in earlier years. The higher cut-off is on account of the revised CLAT 2025 exam pattern where the number of questions has been reduced to 120 while keeping the time unchanged, to make the exam more student-friendly
Check out the video below to know which are the top NLUs for admission for CLAT rank 1 to 1200.
The table given below provides the opening and closing cut-off ranks for the best NLUs for CLAT ranks 300 to 400 for the last two years. The cut-off data is available for each category.
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 102 | 122 | 523 | 151 | 971 | 372 | 3007 | 239 | 7487 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 6 | 167 | 175 | 564 | 189 | 1116 | 1604 | 3574 | 263 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 450 | 621 | 1376 | 1191 | 1315 | 4573 | 5178 | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1047 | 1248 | 1777 | 1112 | 1959 | 6497 | 7622 | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 140 | 279 | - | - | 2610* | 23192* | 2056 | 4503 | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | 1010 | - | - | 7619* | 26986* | 4663 | 8958 | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | 379 | - | 1079 | 1424 | 3574 | 5178 | 6666 | 8960 | |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 210 | 464 | 603 | 1248 | 1284 | 1858 | 4584 | 6175 | 7712 | 11580 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 410 | 764 | 1022* | 2326* | 1170* | 3613* | 5397* | 10340* | 20456* | 34174* |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 590 | 811* | 3932* | 2123* | 6468* | 4506* | 11392* | 24593* | 34264* |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 1136 | 6867* | 14922* | - | - | 12306* | 15245* | 13117 |
*state category reservation
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Ran | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 114 | 129 | 510 | 171 | 923 | 181 | 2674 | 1781 | 2835 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 25 | 177 | 365 | 680 | 931 | 1116 | 702 | 3388 | 3375 | 6174 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 136 | 260 | - | - | 1397* | 7119* | 588 | 4217 | 6121 | 7792 |
NLIU Bhopal | 186 | 463 | 796 | 1290 | 591 | 1268 | 4505 | 5311 | 8143 | 10960 |
NLU Jodhpur | 70 | 383 | - | - | - | - | 2360 | 4457 | 6689 | 8076 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 147 | 462 | 488 | 1210 | 1150 | 1878 | 3680 | 5683 | 8790 | 10837 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 432 | 749 | 1432 * | 1845* | 772* | 3088* | 6014* | 9582* | 18980* | 27764* |
MNLU Mumbai | 325 | 590 | 2034* | 4878* | 3078* | 9880* | 5963* | 8923* | 17578* | 32870* |
NUALS Kochi | 638 | 1461 | 5660* | 41647* | - | - | 6498* | 26009* | 27055* | 28147* |
*state category reservation
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The result of CLAT 2025 was declared on December 7, 2024.
Candidates can submit the NLU preference list after the declaration of CLAT result 2025.
A good score in CLAT 2025 for a CLAT rank of 300 to 400 is around 95+ marks
Candidates can check the CLAT NLU cut-off through the CLAT 2025 merit list published on the consortium’s website.
24 National Law Universities, 1 private university, and 60+ affiliated colleges are participating in CLAT 2025.
On Question asked by student community
If you are expecting around 80 marks in CLAT 2026, your chances will mainly depend on that year’s overall difficulty level and how the marks translate into ranks. In most years, a score around 80 usually places candidates somewhere in the mid-rank range, which means that the top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad or WBNUJS Kolkata are generally difficult to get at this score. However, some of the newer or mid-tier NLUs may still be possible depending on cut-offs, reservation category, and seat availability during later rounds. Students with similar scores in past years have sometimes received calls from NLUs such as NLU Jabalpur, NLU Assam, NLU Tripura, NLU Aurangabad, or NLU Shimla, but the exact possibilities shift every year. Treat this score as competitive but not in the top bracket, and wait for the official ranks to get a clearer picture of which options are realistically open. All the best!
Hello aspirant,
With 64.5 marks in CLAT 2026 and EWS+UP domicile, getting a top NLU may be difficult because EWS cutoffs are usually high. However, you may still have chances in the newer or mid-tier NLUs, depending on this year's overall scoring trend. NLUs like NLU Tripura, NLU Shimla or NLU Jabalpur sometimes open seats for EWS candidates at lower scores. It's best to wait for the official ranks and counselling lists, as seats shift during later rounds.
FOR REFERENCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-cutoff
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Hello aspirant,
Getting 43 in CLAT can feel disappointing, but it doesn't define your ability. You still have AILET, and many students improve sharply in their second attempt. For AILET, focus more on English, logical reasoning and GK. In static GK, study important books, monuments, national parks, constitutional facts and major awards. For current affairs, revise the last 6-8 months covering national events, government schemes, appointments, sports and major international news. Make short notes and revise daily. With a clear plan and claim mind, you can perform much better in AILET.
FOR GUIDANCE : https://law.careers360.com/articles/ailet-preparation-tips
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Hello,
Here are the Expected SC Category Cut-offs (CLAT UG 2026):
For more details access below mentioned link.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-cut-off-2026-for-sc-category
Hope it helps.
Good Morning, Candidate,
It entirely depends on the university whether the admission for the BA LLB will be based on the 12th board or the national-level entrance exam, or both. The admission exams are below
1. Common Law Admission Test
2. All India Law Entrance Test
3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test
4. Common University Entrance Test
Thank you. Hope this information helps you.
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