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    CLAT Rank 5000-10000 vs NLUs: Top NLUs and Expected Cut-Offs in Revised Merit List
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    CLAT Rank 5000-10000 vs NLUs: Top NLUs and Expected Cut-Offs in Revised Merit List

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    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 20 May 2025, 08:57 AM IST

    The Consortium of NLUs has declared the CLAT 2025 revised result on May 17, 2025. Candidates with CLAT rank 5000 to 10000 can aim for tier 2 and 3 NLUs. However, with CLAT rank 5000 to 10000 ST candidates and those with domicile reservation can also get into premier NLUs. Already registered candidates are allowed to edit their NLU preference list while newly invited candidates can submit fresh NLU preferences as per the revised CLAT 2025 counselling instructions. In this article, get the list of top NLUs for CLAT rank 5000 to 10000 and the expected cut-offs.

    CLAT Rank 5000-10000 vs NLUs: Top NLUs and Expected Cut-Offs in Revised Merit List
    CLAT Rank 5000-10000 vs NLUs: Top NLUs and Expected Cut-Offs in Revised Merit List

    The CLAT 2025 revised result is likely to cause a significant shift in candidate’s rank in the CLAT 2025 revised merit list. Candidates must therefore submit their NLU preferences in a way which maximises their chances of admission. The first CLAT 2025 merit list will be published on May 26, 2025.

    Is 5000 to 10000 a Good Rank in CLAT 2025?

    A rank of 5000 to 10000 is not a good rank in CLAT. General candidates may not be able to secure NLU admission with this rank as the NLU cut-off are much higher than this range. Candidates from SC and OBC can only obtain a seat in tier 2 or tier 3 NLUs. However, ST c

    Given below is the CLAT marks vs rank comparison which shows the expected corresponding marks for ranks between 5000 to 10000. A rank of 5000 to 10000 translates into 70-80 marks which cannot be considered a good score in CLAT 2025 for most candidates.

    Rank Vs Marks for CLAT Rank 5000-10000

    Rank

    Expected Marks

    5000

    78

    6000

    76

    7000

    75

    8000

    74

    9000

    73

    10000

    72

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    An easy-to-use free tool developed by Careers360 is the CLAT 2025 College Predictor which candidates with CLAT rank 5000 to 10000 can use to predict the NLUs and the courses into which they can secure admission based on their rank in CLAT 2025. The tool uses inputs such as the candidate’s rank, home state, gender, seat type and category to provide the NLU recommendations The link to the college predictor is given below.

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    Top NLUs for CLAT 2025 Revised Rank 5000 to 10000

    The CLAT cut-off trends indicate that 5000 to 10000 is a low rank in CLAT for general candidates. They will not be able to secure admission. Candidates from OBC,SC and ST have the best chances of NLU admission with CLAT rank 5000 to 10000. The tables below provide the top NLUs for CLAT ranks 5000 to 10000 for various categories including opening and closing ranks.

    Top NLUs for EWS for CLAT Revised Rank 5000 to 10000

    NLU

    Opening Rank

    Closing Rank

    NUALS Kochi

    6867*

    14922*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    3974*

    6285*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    6100*

    16730*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    4220*

    18008*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    8662*

    18056*

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for OBC for CLAT Revised Rank 5000 to 10000


    NLU

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

    2610*

    23192*

    WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

    7619*

    26986*

    NLUJA Assam

    7386*

    37438*

    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*

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for SC for CLAT Revised Rank 5000 to 10000


    NLU

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

    4573

    5178

    NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

    6497

    7622

    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*

    NUALS Kochi

    12306*

    15245*

    NLU Odisha

    5997

    9869

    NUSRL Ranchi

    5972

    11124

    NLUJA Assam

    8824*

    17168*

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    8057

    10568

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    9853

    11289

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

    10130

    12418

    MNLU Mumbai

    4506*

    11392*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    11235*

    25115*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    12722*

    29474*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    8281*

    28813*

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    21344*

    29975*

    HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

    9061

    12158

    HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

    9789

    12740

    MPDNLU Jabalpur

    10083

    12556

    DBRANLU Sonepat

    9107

    12447

    NLUT Agartala

    32520*

    -

    *state category reservation

    Top NLUs for ST for CLAT Revised Rank 5000 to 10000

    Candidates from the ST categories can secure admission into all NLUs with a CLAT revised rank of 5000 to 10000 including NLS Banglore, NALSAR and NUJS Kolkata. The cut-off trends show that the ST closing rank for NLSIU is expected to be around 7000 with the cut-offs progressively lower for other NLUs down the ranking order.

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