Around 50000 candidates appear for CLAT every year. Getting a CLAT rank of 3500 to 4000 will ensure one is in the top 10 percent. With 3500 to 4000 rank in CLAT, candidates from reserved categories have strong chances of admission into top NLUs as shown by the trends in CLAT cut-off. Read on to find out which are the best NLUs for CLAT rank 3500 to 4000, marks vs rank analysis, and more.
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CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024, in offline mode at centers across India. Candidates can gain admission into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating NLUs through the Common Law Admission Test.
As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, candidates must score between 81 to 83 marks for CLAT rank 3500-4000. The table given below provides the corresponding marks for various ranks between 3000 and 4000 in CLAT. The data is based on the trends observed last year.
Rank | Marks |
3500 | 82.50 |
3550 | 82.50 |
3600 | 82.50 |
3650 | 82.25 |
3700 | 82 |
3750 | 82 |
3800 | 82 |
3850 | 81.75 |
3900 | 81.75 |
3950 | 81.75 |
4000 | 81.5 |
Careers360 has developed a free tool for candidates known as the CLAT College Predictor. It provides candidates with the list of NLUs in which they have the best chance of admission based on their CLAT rank. The tool has been developed based on the NLU cut-off trends observed in past years. Click on the link below to access the college predictor.
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A rank of 3500 to 4000 is a good rank in CLAT for SC, ST, and OBC candidates as they can secure NLU admission at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Jodhpur. However, the CLAT general cut-off is high, and such candidates will not be able to secure NLU admission with CLAT ranks 3500 to 4000.
The table given below lists out which are the NLUs for admission for CLAT rank 3500 to 4000 and where admission is not possible. The data is provided for each category.
NLU | Gen | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | |
No | No | No | No | Yes | |
No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | No | - | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | No | - | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
No | - | No | Yes | Yes | |
No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
No | No | No | No | Yes | |
No | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | |
RGNUL Patiala | No | - | - | Yes | Yes |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | No | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
NUALS Kochi | No | Yes* | - | Yes* | Yes* |
NLU Odisha | No | - | - | Yes | Yes |
NUSRL Ranchi | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NLUJA Assam | No | - | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | No | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | No | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MNLU Mumbai | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | No | - | Yes | Yes | |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | No | - | Yes | Yes | |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DBRANLU Sonepat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NLUT Agartala | No | - | - | Yes | Yes |
*state category reservation
Other than NLUs, several other colleges accept CLAT scores. Candidates who have a valid score in CLAT can separately apply to these colleges. These law schools are also a good alternative for candidates who have low scores in CLAT but wish to pursue law.
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