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National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU Bhopal) is among the top-ranked NLU in India. NLIU Bhopal secured the 27th spot in the NIRF law rankings 2025 and a high CLAT 2026 score is required for NLIU Bhopal admission. As per the past year’s CLAT cut-off data, the CLAT 2026 score for NLIU Bhopal admissions will be around 91+ marks for the general category. Read on to get all the NLIU Bhopal CLAT cut-off details including the rank, marks, and more.
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NLIU Bhopal offers BA LLB (Hons.), BSc LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes. However, it is not offering BSc LLB in 2026-27 session. The university conducts its admissions through the centralised CLAT 2026 admission process. Candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating CLAT colleges through the Common Law Admission Test. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025, in offline mode.
The NLIU Bhopal cut-off will be determined based on the following factors:
Difficulty level of the exam: The CLAT 2026 score required for NLIU Bhopal is expected to go up if the difficulty level of the exam is low. Inversely, a difficult exam will keep the NLIU Bhopal cut-off low. If the trend this year remains the same as pointed out in last year’s exam analysis, then a good score in CLAT 2026 will be higher for NLU admissions.
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Seat intake: Another factor influencing the NLIU Bhopal clat cut-off is the university’s seat intake. If there are more NLU vacant seats, the CLAT 2026 score required for NLIU Bhopal admissions will go down in each round of counselling.
Reservation criteria: The admissions at NLIU Bhopal will be done as per the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria laid out for the university. Candidates from reserved categories required a low CLAT 2026 score for NLIU Bhopal admissions in comparison to the general candidates. The NLIU Bhopal cut-off will further reduce if the candidate also enjoys a domicile reservation.
CLAT NLU Preference List: Candidates can gain admission into only those NLUs which are part of the candidate’s NLU preference list. The more the number of candidates opting for NLIU Bhopal, the higher the CLAT 2026 score required for NLIU Bhopal admissions.
Given below is the expected CLAT 2026 score required for admissions at NLIU Bhopal for BA LLB and BSc LLB programmes. The CLAT cut-off for the general category in NLIU Bhopal is around 90+ marks for both BA LLB and BSc LLB programmes, gradually decreasing for other categories.
| Category | NLIU Bhopal cut-off marks | NLIU Bhopal cut-off rank |
|---|---|---|
General | 90.75 | 480 |
EWS | 86 | 1377 |
OBC | 84.5 | 1757 |
SC | 76 | 5763 |
ST | 72.25 | 8243 |

| Category | NLIU Bhopal cut-off marks | NLIU Bhopal cut-off rank |
|---|---|---|
General | 88 | 915 |
EWS | 83.75 | 1997 |
OBC | 82.25 | 2464 |
SC | 71.75 | 8625 |
ST | 67.5 | 11901 |

Given below is the NLIU Bhopal course-wise seat intake as per the CLAT seats 2026 matrix. Also given are the reservation criteria followed by the university. Both these factors will affect the CLAT 2026 scores required for NLIU Bhopal admission.
| Courses | Total Seats |
|---|---|
BA LLB (Hons.) | 134 |
BSc LLB (Hons.) | 68 (no admission in 2026-27) |
LLM | 60 |
| Category | Reservation % | BA LLB | B.Sc LLB | LLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General | - | 52 | 26 | 30 |
SC | 16% | 16 | 8 | 10 |
ST | 20% | 20 | 10 | 12 |
OBC | 14% | 14 | 7 | 8 |
NRI/NRI Sponsored | 18 | 9 | - | |
Supernumerary Quota (J&K ) | 2 | 2 | - | |
Supernumerary Quota (EWS) | 12 | 6 | - | |
Domicile | 50% Seats are horizontally reserved for candidates having domicile certificate of State of Madhya Pradesh in the respective category | |||
Women (excluding NRI/NRI sponsored and supernumerary quota) | - | 30 | 15 | 18 |
Persons with Disability (excluding NRI/NRI sponsored and supernumerary quota) | - | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Total | 134 | 68 | 60 | |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are a total of 134 BA LLB seats, 68 BSc LLB seats, and 60 LLM seats in NLIU Bhopal.
The minimum cut-off for NLIU Bhopal is 66 marks for the ST category for the BSc LLB programme.
NLIU Bhopal offers BA LLB (Hons.), BSc LLB (Hons.), and LLM programmes.
On Question asked by student community
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
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Hello,
With a CLAT AIR of 7410 and EWS 662, you have a strong chances in these institutes.
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With a CLAT 2026 score, you can apply to several good private law colleges in South India apart from NLUs.
In Tamil Nadu, strong options include SASTRA University (Thanjavur) and Saveetha School of Law (Chennai).
In Karnataka, colleges like Christ University (Bangalore) and Alliance School of Law are well-reputed.
In Telangana, ICFAI Law School (Hyderabad) is a popular choice through CLAT scores. These colleges offer good academics, decent placements, and are among the best non-NLU law options in South India.
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Here are the Colleges Accepting CLAT (Law Admissions):
Unlike CLAT, which is used by 24 NLUs, AILET is conducted exclusively for admission to National Law University, Delhi (NLU D).
For more details you can access given mentioned links below:
https://law.careers360.com/articles/top-colleges-other-nlus-accepting-clat-scores
https://university.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-degree-colleges-in-india-accepting-ailet
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With an AIR around 7930 in CLAT and general women category, top NLUs may not be possible, but you still have chances in newer and lower-ranked NLUs, especially in later rounds or spot counselling. Based on previous trends, you can consider the following preference order:
NLU Tripura (Agartala)
NLU Manipur
NLU Meghalaya (Shillong)
NLU Sikkim
HPNLU Shimla
DSNLU Visakhapatnam (very limited chance, only if cut-offs drop)
Apart from NLUs, you should also apply to reputed private law colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as UPES Dehradun, Alliance University Bengaluru, Amity Law School, and NMIMS School of Law. Since you are from Lucknow, also explore state universities and private law colleges in Uttar Pradesh as backup options.
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