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The CLAT 2026 score required for NLU Odisha admission is relatively lower than what is needed for other top NLUs. The university is ranked 15th in the NIRF law rankings 2025. The data from last year’s CLAT cut-off shows that the CLAT 2026 score required for NLU Odisha admission will be around 87 marks for the general category. The consortium of NLUs conducted CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025. Read on to learn more about the NLU Odisha CLAT cut-off, including the cut-off marks, rank, and more.
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Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of NLU Odisha. The university offers 120 seats for BA LLB, 60 for BBA LLB, and 44 seats for LLM. Only those candidates who clear the NLU Odisha cut-off for each round of counselling will be given admission.
A good score in CLAT is determined by several factors. Given below are the factors affecting the NLU Odisha CLAT cut-off marks:
Difficulty level of exam: The difficulty level of the exam varies inversely with the CLAT 2026 score required for NLU Odisha admission. The more difficult the exam, the lower the NLU Odisha CLAT cut-off and vice versa.
Seat Availability: The more seats there are, the lower the NLU cut-off will be. If NLU Odisha offers more seats in the coming years, the CLAT 2026 score required for admission is expected to go down. The seat availability and cut-off are inversely related.
Reservation criteria: The CLAT reservation criteria followed by NLU Odisha also have a bearing on the CLAT 2026 score required for NLU Odisha admission. The cut-off will be lower for reserved categories and candidates with an Odisha domicile.
NLU Preferences: The NLU preference list submitted by candidates also plays a role in determining the CLAT cut-off for NLU Odisha admission. The more candidates opting for a particular NLU, the higher the cut-off will be.
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Given below is the expected CLAT 2026 score required to obtain a seat at NLU Odisha for various categories.
Expected NLU Odisha Cut-Off 2026
Category | NLU Odisha Cut-off Marks | NLU Odisha Cut-off Rank |
General | 87 | 1013 |
EWS | - | - |
OBC | - | - |
SC | 74 | 7247 |
ST | 66 | 12967 |

Given below is the seat intake at NLU Odisha as per the CLAT seat matrix. The university offers BA LLB, BBA LLB, and LLM programmes.
Courses | CLAT Seats |
BA LLB | 120 |
BBA LLB | 60 |
LLM | 44 |
Category | BA LLB | BBA LLB | LLM | ||||||||
General | 45 | 22 | 19 | ||||||||
ST | 27 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||
SC | 29 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
Socially and Educationally Backwards Classes – Odisha State Category | 14 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||
NRI/NRIS/PIO/OCI | 10 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
Foreign National (FN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
25% horizontal reservation for applicants under General, ST & SC Candidates under State Domicile
5% horizontal reservation for applicants under the Specially Abled Persons (SAP) category
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good score in CLAT 2026 for NLU Odisha admission is expected to be around 87 marks for the general category.
The NLU Odisha seat intake for CLAT 2026 is 120 seats for BA LLB and 60 seats for BBA LLB.
NLU Odisha offers BA LLB and BBA LLB programmes.
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