The Common Law Admission Test is the biggest law entrance exam in India. The exam is conducted once a year for admissions to 25 NLUs, one off-campus centre of GNLU Gandhinagar in Silvassa, and IIULER Goa, as well as more than 60 private law schools. Given the competitiveness of the CLAT exam, it is really important that candidates secure a good rank in the entrance exam. A rank of 7000-8000 in the CLAT exam cannot be termed as a good rank in the exam, however, it can open plenty of options for candidates depending on their category. In this article, we will list out the top NLUs where candidates can get admission with a CLAT rank ranging between 7000 to 8000.
The below given tables will list out the NLUs that offer admissions to candidates with ranks ranging between 7000-8000. The data is indicative and has been derived from the previous years counselling. The list of NLUs offering admission to CLAT rankholders between 7000 to 8000 is given for each of the five rounds.
Name of NLU | Course | Category | Closing Rank |
MNLU Mumbai | BA LLB Hons | OBC | 7008 |
BA LLB Hons | SC | 7200 | |
BA LLB Hons | SC | 7350 | |
BA LLB Hons | SC | 7711 | |
GNLU Gandhinagar | BA LLB Hons | ST | 7639 |
MNLU Mumbai | BA LLB Hons | EWS | 7523 |
Name of NLU | Course | Category | Closing Ranks |
BA LLB Hons | OBC | 7359* | |
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur | BA LLB Hons | SC | 7660 |
National Law University, Cuttack | BA LLB Hons | SC | 7247 |
National Law University, Cuttack | BBA LLB Hons | SC | 7891 |
*state reservation
It is very crucial that candidates score well to get admission to the top NLUs. A score of 90+ can be termed as a very good score in the CLAT exam. Students can get admission in some top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata etc in this score. The below given table gives a complete analysis of what is a good score in CLAT:
NLU Name | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | NRI |
100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 83+ | 78+ | - | |
100+ | 95+ | 90+ | 82+ | 78+ | - | |
98+ | - | 56+* | 80+ | 74+ | 89+ | |
95+ | - | 88+ | 79+ | 74+ | 88+ | |
95+ | 90+ | 87+ | 77+ | 70+ | 84+ | |
93+ | 81+ | 77+* | 71+* | 41+* | 43+ | |
91+ | 85+ | 82+* | 53+* | 41+* | 72+ |
*state category reservation
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A score of 90+ is a very good score in the CLAT exam.
Candidates can get admission to NLUs like NLIU Bhopal, CNLU Patna, HNLU Raipur etc in a rank of 7000-8000.
A score of 80 can be termed as an average score in CLAT. It might not get them admissions in top NLUs, but they can get admission in many decent NLUs.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
No, with a CLAT rank of 9515, it does not offer any admission to the University School of Law and Legal Studies.
As per the stats provided, USLLS BA LLB (Hons) lists the OBC category entries from 4600 to 5600 ranks.
For further clarifications visit
https://www.careers360.com/colleges/university-school-of-law-and-legal-studies-new-delhi/cut-off
Hope it helps with your query. Good luck.
Hello,
For your mentioned rank, the top elite law universities are constrained to be limited, especially when the chance is fairly divided among reserved category people.
But apart from CLAT rank, NRI admissions have some different processes.
Some NLUs handle counselling with required eligibility and quotas. The counselling registration window is open until December 27, 2025. You can apply to know through them. Because even missing application deadlines will lessen your eligibility.
NRI admissions regarding CLAT can be applied directly with the major required document proofs.
Cutoffs to 10,000 are being allotted after regular rounds for counselling, but the course fee for this will be 10-20 lakhs per annum only if the candidate is either of these: NRI, OCI, or PIO.
For further clarifications check the official portal
Consortium of (https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2026/) NLUs.
Hope it helps with your query. Good luck.
Hello,
Here is your CLAT 2026 Rank-Wise College List - Available NLUs in your rank range. I am providing you the link. Kindly open and check it out.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-2026-rank-wise-college-list
I hope it will help you. For any further query please let me know.
Thank you.
Hello,
With an OBC category rank of 2796 and All India Rank (AIR) 15163 in CLAT 2026, your chances of admission into a National Law University (NLU) are moderate too low for the top NLUs, but you may still secure a seat in some of the newer or lower-ranked NLUs depending on the cutoffs and counselling rounds.
For more access mentioned link below:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/nlu-cutoff
Hope it helps.
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
Hope this will help!
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