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A CLAT rank of 8000 to 10000 will make sure the candidates rank among the top 20 percent of the total aspirants. Every year, around 50000+ students appear for the Common Law Admission Test. However, the top NLUs for CLAT rank 8000 to 10000 vary across different categories as per the CLAT cut-off trends. Read ahead to know which are the best NLUs for CLAT rank of 8000-10000, including marks vs rank analysis and more.
CLAT 2025 was conducted on December 1, 2024, offline across 100+ centers across India for admissions into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of CLAT colleges that include 24 NLUs, 1 private university, and 60+ affiliated colleges.
As per the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, the marks for ranks 8000 to 1000 in CLAT is between 72 to 75 marks. The corresponding marks for various ranks between 8000 to 10000 in CLAT are given below.
Rank | Marks |
8000 | 74.75 |
8500 | 74 |
9000 | 73.25 |
9500 | 72.75 |
10000 | 72 |
To ge the top NLUs for CLAT rank 8000 to 1000, candidates can also use the free tool developed by Career360 known as the CLAT College Predictor. By entering details such as the CLAT rank, state, seat type, and category as inputts into the tool, the users will get the list of NLUs in which they have the best chances of NLU admission. Candidates can make use of this tool to fill the right NLU preferences at the time of counselling registration. The link to the predictor tool is given below.
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A good score in CLAT 2025 is a bit higher than what the CLAT rank 8000 to 10000 translates into. However, with CLAT rank 8000-10000, candidates from SC/ST and OBC candidates can stil gain admission into some of the top NLUs in India. However, general and EWS candidates will not be able to secure admission as the NLU cut offs for these categories are higher.
Given below are the best NLUs for CLAT rank of 8000 to 1000 for various categories of candidates. General category has not been incuded in the table as they will not be able to secure admission with CLAT rank 8000 to 10000.
NLU | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | Closing rank | |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | No | No | No | Yes |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | No | No | No | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | - | Yes* | No | Yes |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | - | Yes* | Yes | Yes |
NLU Jodhpur | No | No | Yes | |
HNLU Raipur | - | No | No | Yes |
GNLU Gandhinagar | No | No | No | Yes |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | No | No | Yes | Yes |
RMLNLU Lucknow | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
RGNUL Patiala | - | - | Yes | Yes |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
NUALS Kochi | Yes* | - | Yes* | Yes |
NLU Odisha | - | - | Yes | Yes |
NUSRL Ranchi | No | No | Yes | Yes |
NLUJA Assam | - | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | No | No | Yes | Yes |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | - | No | Yes | Yes* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | - | No | Yes | Yes |
MNLU Mumbai | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | No | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | - | Yes | Yes | |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | - | Yes | Yes | |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | No | No | Yes | Yes |
DBRANLU Sonepat | No | No | Yes | Yes |
NLUT Agartala | - | - | Yes* | Yes* |
*state category reservation
The table given below provides the previous year opening and closing ranks for admission into various NLUs for CLAT rank 8000 to 1000.
NLU | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 621 | 1376 | 1191 | 1315 | 4573 | 5178 | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 1248 | 1777 | 1112 | 1959 | 6497 | 7622 | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | - | - | 2610* | 23192* | 2056 | 4503 | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | - | - | 7619* | 26986* | 4663 | 8958 | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | - | 1079 | 1424 | 3574 | 5178 | 6666 | 8960 | |
HNLU Raipur | - | - | 1841 | 2069 | 3408 | 6765 | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 603 | 1248 | 1284 | 1858 | 4584 | 6175 | 7712 | 11580 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1113 | 1935 | 2225 | 2429 | 8833 | 10735 | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1022* | 2326* | 1170* | 3613* | 5397* | 10340* | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | - | - | - | - | 3234 | 10253 | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1378* | 2122* | 2139* | 2776* | 4522* | 14864* | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1571* | 2703* | 2560* | 4147* | 13550* | 16714* | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 6867* | 14922* | - | - | 12306* | 15245* | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | - | - | - | - | 5997 | 9869 | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 1468 | 2255 | 1837 | 3005 | 5972 | 11124 | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | - | - | 7386* | 37438* | 8824* | 17168* | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1242 | 2195 | 2068 | 2940 | 8057 | 10568 | 11917 | 18342 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | - | - | 1634 | 3135 | 9853 | 11289 | 38376* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | - | - | 2178 | 3800 | 10130 | 12418 | 16910 | 21607 |
MNLU Mumbai | 811* | 3932* | 2123* | 6468* | 4506* | 11392* | 24593* | 34264* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 3974* | 6285* | 3089* | 17245* | 11235* | 25115* | 29470* | 50326* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 6100* | 16730* | 4790* | 14814* | 12722* | 29474* | 42740* | 46480* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 4220* | 18008* | 14714* | 18004* | 8281* | 28813* | 41238* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 8662* | 18056* | 7755* | 19003* | 21344* | 29975* | 47604* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | - | - | - | 9061 | 12158 | 13213 | 20412 | |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | - | - | - | 9789 | 12740 | 16386 | 23188 | |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1935 | 2769 | 2677 | 3445 | 10083 | 12556 | 16830 | 23145 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1887 | 2687 | 2273 | 3861 | 9107 | 12447 | 17161 | 23000 |
NLUT Agartala | - | - | - | - | 32520* | - | 31488* | - |
*state category reservation
Hello Vaishali
A CLAT score of 46.25 is considered low for top NLUs (National Law Universities), but you can still get a lower NLU (if reserved category) or a private college like:
1. UPES Dehradun
2. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad
3. Alliance University, Bangalore
4. VIT School of Law
5. Amity Law School, Noida
For more information about CLAT: CLAT 2025
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Hi dear candidate,
Your rank of 4032 in CLAT exam with EWS appears to be insufficient for admission in IP University colleges as the category wise cut off for IPU colleges is lower than your rank at least for the top tier colleges like VIPS and MAIMS.
The majority of seats are reserved for students with Delhi domicile in IPU colleges and if you belong to outside Delhi then, it's slightly difficult.
However, some colleges like Trinity (TIIPS) in Dwarka accepted admissions for Law at higher rank of around 8,000 so you might also have a chance there.
Otherwise, you can find top Law colleges in Delhi NCR at our official website:
Law Colleges in Delhi NCR 2025 – Courses, Fees, Admission, Rank
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Hello Aspirant,
The CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) exam consists of five subjects which are given below:-
1. English Language
2. Current Affairs, including General Knowledge
3.Legal Reasoning
4. Logical Reasoning
5. Quantitative Techniques (Basic Mathematics)
And
These subjects are tested in one single paper with 120 multiple-choice questions for UG CLAT (as per the latest pattern from 2024 onwards). Each question carries 1 mark, and there's a 0.25 negative mark for every incorrect answer.
With an All India SC category rank of 1561 in CLAT, you have a strong chance of getting admission into several National Law Universities through the counselling rounds. Based on past year trends, this rank can fetch you a seat in NLUs like NLIU Bhopal, HNLU Raipur, RGNUL Patiala, and possibly even higher-ranked ones like WBNUJS Kolkata or NLU Jodhpur depending on how cutoffs move in the later rounds.
SC category cutoffs for top NLUs tend to vary each year, but many of them have admitted students with SC ranks between 1500 and 3000, especially in rounds 2 and 3. Your chances increase further if you list a wide range of NLUs in your preference order during counselling. Also, make sure to complete all required counselling steps, document verification, and preference locking on time to avoid missing out.
With your rank, you're well-positioned to get a seat—just stay active in the admission process and keep checking updates from the CLAT consortium.
Dear student,
For Delhi University’s BA LLB program through CLAT, EWS category admissions last year (2024) typically closed around a rank of 1100 to 1200. This means if you scored around 90–95 marks in CLAT, you had a good chance of getting in. The exact cut-off can change slightly each year depending on competition and seat availability, but staying within the top 1200 is generally safe for EWS candidates.
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