The Common Law Admission Test is the biggest entrance exam for admission to top law schools in India. The exam is conducted once every year for 5-year LLB and LLM admissions to 24 participating NLUs and more than 60+ private law schools. Given the importance of the exam in securing a seat at the reputed National Law Universities, students must make sure they get a good rank in the CLAT exam. A rank between 3000 to 3500 is a good rank and gets students admission to some top NLUs. Candidates in this CLAT rank range can go through the complete article to check out the top NLUs offering admissions in a CLAT rank range from 3000-3500. CLAT 2026 is being conducted on December 7, 2025.
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The below given tables show the NLUs that might offer candidates admissions in a rank range of 3000-3500. The tables for each of the three CLAT counselling rounds have been given below:
NLU Name | Course | Category | Closing Rank |
| Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa | BA LLB Hons | OBC | 3356 |
| National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi | BA LLB Hons | OBC | 3025 |
BA LLB Hons | OBC | 3083 | |
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | BA LLB Hons | OBC | 3354 |
| BA LLB | OBC | 3090 | |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | BA LLB Hons | ST | 3396 |
BA LLB Hons | SC | 3177 |
NLU Name | Course | Category | Closing Rank |
| National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi | BA LLB Hons | OBC | 3445 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam | BA LLB Hons | OBC | 3398 |
India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa | BA LLB Hons | EWS | 3257 |
| India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa | BBA LLB | EWS | 3448 |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | BA LLB Hons | SC | 3251 |
NLU Name | Course | Category | Closing Rank |
National Law School of India University, Bangalore | BA LLB Hons | SC | 3133 |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | BA LLB Hons | SC | 3273 |
The CLAT exam is a highly competitive exam and it is important for candidates to score well in the entrance test. A score of 90+ can be termed as a really good score in the CLAT exam. The table below explains what is a good score in CLAT 2026.
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 100 | 700 | 1540 | 3130 | 3400 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 150 | 550 | 1220 | 3273 | 3600 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 300 | - | 4200* | 4750 | 6350 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 350 | 980 | 1770 | 5450 | 5950 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 440 | 1120 | 2300 | 5900 | 8570 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 480 | 1370 | 1750 | 5760 | 8250 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 1470 | 7500* | 8000* | 15600* | 13120* |
| HNLU Raipur | 800 | - | 2400 | 7660 | 10500 |
*state category reservation
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A score of 90+ can be termed as a good score in CLAT 2026.
A rank in hundreds can be termed as a good rank in CLAT 2026.
The CLAT 2026 counselling will begin tentatively a day after the results are declared.
NLSIU Bengaluru is the best NLU in this rank range, but it only offers seats to EWS Karnataka category candidates in a CLAT rank of 3000-3500.
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