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CLAT Marks 90-100: Expected Rank and NLUs You Are Likely to Get
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) releases the CLAT final answer key 2026 tentatively a week after the exam. Candidates can check their CLAT 2026 scores on the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. When it comes to knowing the admission chances in national law universities (NLUs), aspirants need to know the rank they are likely to get and the cut-offs for different participating universities. CLAT marks 90-100 are among the best scores one is likely to get. The score is good enough to ensure candidates get one of the NLUs during the CLAT counselling process. However which NLU they are likely to get depends on factors such as their CLAT preference list, reservation criteria and availability of seats. Read the complete article below to know about NLUs you are likely to get with CLAT marks 90-100, cut-offs and more.
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- CLAT marks 90-100: How good is the score?
- Important benchmarks for CLAT marks vs rank: Score 90-100
- Top NLUs with CLAT rank up to 100
- Other NLUs offering admission with CLAT marks 90-100
CLAT marks 90-100: How good is the score?
If you look at the previous years' cut-off trends, the tier 1 NLUs especially NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata fill their general category seats with candidates scoring 95+.
Competition for these NLUs remains super stiff and a majority of seats are filled in the initial rounds of counselling.
From the remaining top-ranked NLUs, NLU Jodhpur, and GNLU Gandhinagar come fifth and sixth respectively. Candidates with the general category getting 90-95 CLAT marks should aim for these NLUs. In this range of CLAT marks, the corresponding CLAT rank will go 301-600.
Upon comparing the CLAT marks with the previous year’s cut-off data, we can see around 90 marks translating into a CLAT rank of 1176, and the candidate secured admission to NLU Odisha.
In conclusion, CLAT marks 90-100 should translate roughly into rank 1-1100, with 1100 rank indicating a CLAT score close to 90.
Important benchmarks for CLAT marks vs rank: Score 90-100
Based on the available data and simple interpolation of data, the CLAT rank for various ranges of marks has been calculated below. The same has been compared to the available NLUs cutoffs and given above.
CLAT marks 90-100 and corresponding rank
CLAT marks | Corresponding rank |
CLAT marks 95+ | 1-300 |
CLAT marks 90-95 | 301-600 |
CLAT marks 85-90 | 601-1700 |
Considering that the top-ranked NLUs are the most sought-after among all universities, candidates are advised to look for the chances of getting into these NLUs over the tier 3 NLUs.
Top NLUs with CLAT rank up to 100
Now, the second part of our analysis is knowing the CLAT cut-offs which should bring clarity to the question of NLUs offering admission with CLAT marks 90-100. The CLAT cutoff 2025 shows at least 14 top NLUs offering admission within a CLAT rank 1-1100, or 90+ CLAT marks. Check the details below.
Top NLUs offering admission with CLAT score 90-100 or above
NLU | Opening rank | Closing rank | Approximate CLAT Marks |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 112 | 98+ |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 17 | 159 | 95+ |
NLU Jodhpur | 159 | 367 | 92+ |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 257 | 480 | 91+ |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 236 | 444 | |
MNLU Mumbai | 443 | 558 | 90 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 461 | 780 | 85-90 |
HNLU Raipur | 480 | 807 | |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 299 | 711 | |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 486 | 915 | |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 755 | 1461 | |
NUALS Kochi | 350 | 1348 | |
NLU Odisha | 469 | 1013 |
Other NLUs offering admission with CLAT marks 90-100
The NLU cut-offs for the remaining NLUs are given below. Candidates with CLAT marks 90-100 can secure admission to these NLUs more easily. However, it is recommended to choose the top NLUs over others in the preference list.
CLAT NLUs and cut-offs
Name of NLU | Opening rank | Closing rank |
RGNUL Patiala | 565 | 1279 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 882 | 1398 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 957 | 1682 |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1215 | 1555 |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 722 | 1529 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 864 | 1667 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1231 | 1763 |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 1214 | 1623 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1259 | 1947 |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1023 | 1949 |
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