A CLAT Rank of 30000 puts one in the lower half of the competition, considering that around 50-60 thousand candidates appear for the exam. With a rank of 30000 in CLAT, most candidates have to look at colleges other than NLUs that accept scores in the Common Law Admission Test. In this article, get the list of law schools for CLAT rank 30000, including marks vs rank analysis, and category-wise NLU cut-off trends.
CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024, in offline mode at centers across the country. Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes through the law entrance exam.
As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, the marks for 30000 rank in CLAT will be in the range of 47 to 49 marks. Given below are the corresponding marks for various ranks around CLAT rank 30000.
Rank | Marks |
29000 | 49 |
29500 | 48.25 |
30000 | 47.75 |
30500 | 47.25 |
31000 | 46.25 |
The CLAT 2025 college predictor by Careers360 is a free tool that will help candidates predict the NLUs into which they can gain admission. The tool uses the overall CLAT rank, state, seat type, and category as inputs to provide the user with the list of NLUs where the candidate has a good chance of admission based on the above parameters. The link to the CLAT 2025 college predictor is given below.
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A good score in CLAT ranges from 85 to 100+ marks across various categories. A rank of 30000 in CLAT is therefore considered to be a low rank as candidates have limited chances of obtaining NLU admission as the CLAT cut-offs will be higher. Candidates from ST categories can gain admission into tier 3 NLus with a CLAT rank of 30000. Law aspirants with a 30000 rank in CLAT have greater chances of admission at colleges that accept low CLAT scores.
The tables below provide the best NLUs for 30000 rank in CLAT for various categories. The data provided below are the opening and closing ranks for OBC, SC, and ST categories at various NLUs that admit candidates with CLAT rank of 30000.
NLU | OBC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLUJA Assam | 7386* | 37438* |
*state category reservation
NLU | SC | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 12722* | 29474* |
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
With a CLAT rank of 30000, candidates have to look at colleges other than NLUs for admission. These colleges are not part of the centralized CLAT counseling process.
On Question asked by student community
HELLO,
With your OBC rank of 2716 and AIR 14780 , your chances at NUALS Kochi are possible , potentially even in earlier rounds , as NUALS often closes around 10000 - 15000 for general and even higher for OBC , but you should definitely aim for it and consider other NLUs like NLUJA , MNLU Nagpur in the 15K - 20K AIR range for OBC.
As your AIR of 14780 falls within the range where lower tier NLUs like NUALS Kochi often admit candidates, in later rounds or through state reservation and your OBC rank is strong for this category.
Visit the link for more such information :- https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-rank-15000-20000
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Hello,
With a CLAT AIR of 7410 and EWS 662, you have a strong chances in these institutes.
Here in this link you can predict your college.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Hello
With a CLAT 2026 score, you can apply to several good private law colleges in South India apart from NLUs.
In Tamil Nadu, strong options include SASTRA University (Thanjavur) and Saveetha School of Law (Chennai).
In Karnataka, colleges like Christ University (Bangalore) and Alliance School of Law are well-reputed.
In Telangana, ICFAI Law School (Hyderabad) is a popular choice through CLAT scores. These colleges offer good academics, decent placements, and are among the best non-NLU law options in South India.
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Hello,
Here are the Colleges Accepting CLAT (Law Admissions):
Unlike CLAT, which is used by 24 NLUs, AILET is conducted exclusively for admission to National Law University, Delhi (NLU D).
For more details you can access given mentioned links below:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/top-colleges-other-nlus-accepting-clat-scores
https://university.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-degree-colleges-in-india-accepting-ailet
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With an AIR around 7930 in CLAT and general women category, top NLUs may not be possible, but you still have chances in newer and lower-ranked NLUs, especially in later rounds or spot counselling. Based on previous trends, you can consider the following preference order:
NLU Tripura (Agartala)
NLU Manipur
NLU Meghalaya (Shillong)
NLU Sikkim
HPNLU Shimla
DSNLU Visakhapatnam (very limited chance, only if cut-offs drop)
Apart from NLUs, you should also apply to reputed private law colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as UPES Dehradun, Alliance University Bengaluru, Amity Law School, and NMIMS School of Law. Since you are from Lucknow, also explore state universities and private law colleges in Uttar Pradesh as backup options.
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