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    How Many Marks Required for RMLNLU Lucknow Admission in CLAT 2026

    How Many Marks Required for RMLNLU Lucknow Admission in CLAT 2026

    Sukriti SahooUpdated on 24 Oct 2025, 01:28 PM IST

    Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (Lucknow) is ranked 21st in the NIRF law rankings 2025. One of the top NLUs in the rank-wise NLU list, the CLAT 2026 score required for RMLNLU Lucknow admission is expected to be high. As per the past CLAT cut-off trends, the RMLNLU Lucknow general CLAT cut-off 2026 is expected to be around 88+ marks. The CLAT 2026 score for RMLNLU Lucknow will be less for other categories. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2026 on December 7, 2025. Read on to find out the CLAT 2026 score for RMLNLU admissions for all categories, including cut-off rank, mark, seat matrix, and more.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Factors Determining the CLAT 2026 Score for RMNLU Lucknow Admissions
    2. CLAT 2026 Score Required for RMLNLU Lucknow Admission
    3. RMLNLU Lucknow CLAT 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation
    How Many Marks Required for RMLNLU Lucknow Admission in CLAT 2026
    CLAT 2026 Score Required for RMLNLU Lucknow

    Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of RMLNLU. The university offers 169 seats for its BA LLB (Hons.) and 48 for its LLM programme.

    Factors Determining the CLAT 2026 Score for RMNLU Lucknow Admissions

    A good score in CLAT 2026 is not a static figure. It depends on several factors. Given below are the factors influencing the CLAT score required for RMLNLU Lucknow:

    • Difficulty level of the exam: The more difficult the exam, the lower will be the RMLNLU Lucknow cut-off. Going by the trends seen in the CLAT exam analysis last year, the exam was easy and the CLAT 2026 score required for NLU admission was high.

    • Seat Matrix: The more the number of available seats, the lower will be the CLAT 2026 score required for RMLNLU admission. The seats and cut-off have an inverse relationship. The higher the number of NLU vacant seats in each round of counselling, the NLU cut-off will slide further down.

    • Reservation Criteria: The CLAT score required for RMNLU admissions will be different for each category as per the CLAT 2026 reservation criteria followed by the university. The university also offers domicile reservations for UP candidates in addition to reservations for candidates from other states, which causes fluctuations in the RMLNLU CLAT cut-off.

    • CLAT NLU Preferences: Candidates have to submit the NLU preference list 2026 after the declaration of the CLAT 2026 result. Since RMLNLU is a top preference among candidates, the CLAT 2026 score required for RMLNLU admission will be higher.

    CLAT 2026 Score Required for RMLNLU Lucknow Admission

    Given below is the expected CLAT 2026 score required for RMLNLU admission by students from different categories. The table also provides the corresponding rank for the marks as indicated by the CLAT marks vs rank analysis.

    Expected RMLNLU Lucknow Cut Off 2026

    CategoryRMLNLU Lucknow CLAT 2026 Cut Off marksRMLNLU Lucknow CLAT 2026 Cut-Off Rank

    General

    88.75780

    EWS

    83.752088

    OBC

    79.53769

    SC

    68.511228

    ST

    59.519305

    *state category reservation

    RMLNLU Lucknow CLAT 2026 Seat Matrix and Reservation

    The seats available at RMLNLU Lucknow as per the CLAT seats 2026 matrix and the RMNLU reservation criteria will impact the CLAT 2026 score required for RMLNLU Lucknow admission. The details are given below.

    RMLNLU Lucknow Seat Intake 2026

    Courses

    Seats

    BA LLB (Hons.)

    169

    LLM

    48

    RMLNLU Lucknow Reservation Criteria 2026

    Category

    BA LLB


    LLM

    Unreserved

    80

    20

    O.B.C. of Uttar Pradesh (27%)

    43

    13

    Schedule Castes of Uttar Pradesh

    (21%)

    34

    10

    Schedule Tribes of Uttar Pradesh

    (02%)

    03

    1

    EWS of Uttar Pradesh

    09

    4

    Total

    169

    48

    Supernumerary Seats*


    Foreign Nationals/ NRIs/ NRI

    Sponsored Candidate**

    16

    5

    Wards of Kashmiri Migrants/ Kashmiri Pandits/ Kashmiri Hindu

    Families (Non-Migrants)

    02

    2

    Horizontal Reservation (Specially Abled Person (SAP)) (5%)

    8

    2

    Horizontal Reservation Dependents of Freedom Fighters of

    Uttar Pradesh (2%)


    3

    1

    Horizontal Reservation Sons/daughters of defence personnel deployed in Uttar Pradesh or defence personnel of Uttar Pradesh either retired or killed/disabled in action (5%)

    8

    2

    Horizontal Reservation Women (20%)

    32

    10

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the rank required for RMLNLU Lucknow?
    A:

    The CLAT rank required for RMLNLU Lucknow admission is around 780 for the general category.

    Q: What is the lowest rank to get into RMLNLU Lucknow?
    A:

    The lowest rank to get into RMLNLU Lucknow is around 19000 for ST candidates.

    Q: What are the courses offered by RMLNLU Lucknow?
    A:

    RMLNLU Lucknow offers BA LLB (Hons.), and LLM programmes.

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