CLAT Cut off 2026 for ST - The Consortium of NLUs has released the CLAT ST third round cut-off 2026 on February 25, 2026. Earlier, the consortium released the second merit list of CLAT 2026 on January 22, 2026. The CLAT 2026 first merit list was released on January 7, 2026. The cut-off is available in the CLAT merit list published at the start of each counselling round. The CLAT 2026 ST cut-off is the rank of the last ST candidate admitted in an NLU in a particular round of counselling. The CLAT cut-off for ST is usually the lowest among all the categories. The expected CLAT cut-off rank for ST is around 6000 for the top two NLUs, namely NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. Understanding the dynamics of CLAT marks vs rank comparison will enable one to understand the CLAT cut-off marks corresponding to the rank. Read on to get all the details regarding the CLAT cut off 2026 for ST, including steps to download, a good CLAT score, and more.
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CLAT 2026 was conducted on December 7, 2025. Through the Common Law Admission Test, candidates are admitted into 5-year LLB programmes of participating NLUs and affiliated colleges. The CLAT 2026 ST cut-off will be released for five rounds of CLAT counselling conducted in a centralised online mode.
The consortium releases the CLAT cut-off 2026 for the ST category before commencing each counselling round. Only those ST candidates who clear the CLAT 2026 ST cut-off will be eligible to participate in the counselling rounds.
| Allotment round | Release date (CLAT UG and PG 2026) |
|---|---|
| First CLAT ST cut-off | January 7, 2026 (released) |
| Second CLAT ST cut-off | January 22, 2026 (released) |
| Third CLAT ST cut-off | February 5, 2026 |
| Fourth CLAT ST cut-off | May 2, 2026 |
| Fifth and Final ST EWS cut-off | May 15, 2026 |
NLU / Program | General | SC | ST | OBC/SEBC | EWS |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 108 | 3142 | 5227 | 1111 | 740 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 162 | 3335 | 5810 | 915 | 713 |
NLIU Bhopal - BA LLB (Hons.) | 451 | 5970 | 9595 | 1894 | 1380 |
NLIU Bhopal - BSc LLB (Hons.) Cyber Security | 695 | 8400 | 12196 | 2388 | 2283 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 327 | 3833 | 8675 | 6526 | N/A |
WBNUJS Kolkata - BSc LLB (Hons.) Crim & For | 582 | 6980 | 9937 | 6642 | N/A |
NLU Jodhpur | 5543 | 4072 | N/A | 1411 | 942 |
NLU Jodhpur - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 405 | 4947 | 9220 | 1560 | 1167 |
HNLU Raipur | 770 | 7065 | N/A | 2111 | N/A |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 392 | 5446 | 8797 | 1944 | 1261 |
GNLU Silvassa | 1348 | 9890 | 15676 | 2638 | 1836 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 779 | 10623 | N/A | 3077 | 2381 |
RGNUL Punjab | 1094 | 9695 | 13806 | N/A | N/A |
CNLU Patna - BA LLB (Hons.) | 1172 | 13020 | 18875 | N/A | N/A |
CNLU Patna - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1339 | 17550 | 30407 | N/A | 2470 |
NUALS Kochi | 1154 | 16941 | 53163 | 23476 | 28372 |
NLUO - BA LLB | 832 | 8442 | 15462 | 12629 (SEBC-OD) | N/A |
NLUO - BBA LLB | 866 | 9688 | 20246 | N/A | N/A |
NUSRL Ranchi - BA LLB (Hons.) | 1353 | 10664 | 17433 | 2705 | 2193 |
NUSRL Ranchi - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1446 | 11628 | 20414 | 2710 | N/A |
NLUJA Assam | 1869 | 12006 | N/A | 3693 | 2717 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1351 | 10813 | 16344 | 2731 | 2343 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli - BA LLB (Hons.) | 1495 | 430 | N/A | 414 | N/A |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli - BCom LLB (Hons.) | 1658 | 12188 | N/A | 3623 | N/A |
MNLU Mumbai | 495 | 11386 | 32607 | 6085 | 6334 |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB (Hons.) | 1306 | 18815 | 58384 | 13776 | 10000 |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1406 | 24632 | 66593 | 17856 | 13172 |
MNLU Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) - BA LLB (Hons.) | 1573 | 24370 | 60165 | 16290 | 17121 |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1820 | 25223 | 55620 | 18912 | 16479 |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB (Hons.) | 1988 | 11422 | 20346 | N/A | 2845 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 2077 | 13532 | 22701 | N/A | 3083 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1807 | 12789 | 22445 | 3241 | 2937 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 1721 | 12599 | 20400 | 3658 | 2608 |
NLUT Agartala | 2259 | 65214 (SC-TR) | 70636 (ST-TR) | N/A | N/A |
RPNLUP Prayagraj | 2053 | 13914 (SC-UP) | 32325 (ST-UP) | 4550 (OBC-UP) | 3436 (EWS-UP) |
IIULER Goa - BA LLB (Hons.) | 2489 | 14379 | N/A | 49057 | 3492 |
IIULER Goa - BBA LLB (Hons.) | 2566 | 15024 | 26117 | 4594 | 3533 |
| NLU / Program | ST Closing Rank Cut-Off |
|---|---|
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 5000 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 5200 |
| NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB Hons) | 5907 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB Hons) | 6010 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 7913 |
| NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB Hons) | 8113 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB Hons) | 9461 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB Hons) | 9615 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB Hons Cyber Security) | 10429 |
| HNLU Raipur | 11239 |
| RGNUL Punjab | 13152 |
| NLUO Cuttack (BA LLB) | 14196 |
| GNLU Silvassa | 14278 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 15199 |
| NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB Hons) | 15765 |
| NLUJA Assam | 17399 |
| NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB Hons) | 17445 |
| NLUO Cuttack (BBA LLB) | 17986 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB Hons) | 19158 |
| HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB Hons) | 19833 |
| NLU Sonepat (DBRANLU) | 20080 |
| HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB Hons) | 21090 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 21749 |
| IIULER Goa (BA LLB Hons) | 22702 |
| IIULER Goa (BBA LLB Hons) | 23737 |
| MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB Hons) | 52882 |
| MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BBA LLB Hons) | 55620 |
| MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (BA LLB Hons) | 60165 |
| MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB Hons) | 66593 |
| NLU | ST |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 5227* |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 5716 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB) | 7624 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB) | 9937 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 9595 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 11025* |
| NLU Jodhpur (BA LLB) | 6042 |
| NLU Jodhpur (BBA LLB) | 9220 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 8797 |
| GNLU Silvassa | - |
| HNLU Raipur | 11738 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 32607* |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | - |
| RGNUL Patiala | 13806 |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | - |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | - |
| NUALS Kochi | - |
| NLU Odisha (BA LLB) | 15462 |
| NLU Odisha (BBA LLB) | 19327 |
| NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB) | 17433 |
| NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB) | 20246 |
| NLUJA Assam | 17814 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 28015* |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB) | - |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB) | - |
| MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB) | 55543* |
| MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB) | - |
| MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | - |
| MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar- B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | - |
| HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB) | 20346 |
| HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB) | 22580 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 21999 |
| RPNLUP, Prayagraj | - |
| IIULER Goa (BA LLB) | 23793 |
| IIULER Goa (BBA LLB) | 25138 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 20400 |
| NLUT, Agartala | 68937* |
*state reservation
| NLU | Round 1 closing rank | Round 2 closing rank |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 2356 | - |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 1652 | - |
| NLIU Bhopal | 4352 | 12034* |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 3077 | 3262 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 2616 | 2766* |
| HNLU Raipur | 5479 | 5528* |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 3442 | 3450 |
| GNLU Silvassa | 6634 | - |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 5892* | - |
| RGNUL Patiala | 6314 | 6772 |
| CNLU Patna | 14916* | - |
| NUALS Kochi | - | - |
| NLU Odisha | 6818 | 7447 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 6408 | 13364* |
| NLUJA Assam | 5103 | 10055* |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 6053 | - |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 6479 | - |
| MNLU Mumbai | 11147* | - |
| MNLU Nagpur | 11838* | - |
| MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 15650* | - |
| HPNLU Shimla | 6781 | 7636 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 7488 | 8350 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 8320 | 8634 |
| NLUT, Agartala | 15751* | - |
| RPNLUP, Prayagraj | - | - |
| IIULER Goa | 5611 | - |
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Candidates can check the CLAT cut-off 2026 for the ST category in the CLAT 2026 merit list published for each round of counselling. The steps to check the CLAT cut-off 2026 for ST are given below:
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on the CLAT 2026 tab on the top right side
In the notification section, click on the CLAT merit list for the desired round of counselling
The CLAT ST cut-off 2026 will be visible on the screen
Download and save the cut-off for future reference
As per the data available for past CLAT cut-off trends, a good score in CLAT 2026 for ST category is around 78+ marks for admission into top-ranked NLUs. With a CLAT score of 78 and above, a candidate can obtain a rank of 6000 or higher which will be the expected cut-off rank for ST category at NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad. For other NLUs such as GNLU Gandhinagar and HNLU Raipur, the CLAT ST cut-off rank is expected to be 11000 or higher rank. The table given below provides expected CLAT ST cut-off marks and CLAT ST cut-off rank for top-ranked NLUs.
NLU Name | CLAT 2026 cut-off marks for ST category | CLAT 2026 cut-off rank for ST category |
|---|---|---|
NLSIU Bengaluru | 78+ marks | 6000 or higher |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 78+ marks | 6000 or higher |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 75+ marks | 8000 or higher |
NLU Jodhpur | 75+ marks | 8000 or higher |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 70+ marks | 11000 or higher |
NLIU Bhopal | 70+ marks | 11000 or higher |
HNLU Raipur | 70+ marks | 11000 or higher |
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Candidates can review the CLAT ST cut-off data available for previous years below. It will help candidates understand the trends, predict the CLAT cut-off and prepare accordingly.
NLU | ST Category | |
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 678 | 3396 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 1311 | 3621 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 6166 | 8243 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 10384 | 11901 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 4823 | 6343 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 8994 | 9739 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 4343 | 5955 |
| HNLU Raipur | 9746 | 10507 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 4457 | 8568 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 12320 | 15112 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 19305* | - |
| RGNUL Patiala | 7540 | 12742 |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 16829* | - |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 27043* | - |
| NUALS Kochi | 32306* | - |
| NLU Odisha BA LLB | 8920 | 12967 |
| NLU Odisha BBA LLB | 10921 | 15161 |
| NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB | 10015 | 15023 |
| NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB | 10573 | 13619 |
| NLUJA Assam | 8513* | 39689* |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 13506 | 15632 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 14211 | 15384 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | - | - |
| MNLU Mumbai | 10288* | 13124* |
| MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 43425* | 16868* |
| MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 41775* | 19846* |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 55196* | 23203* |
| MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 56594* | 19846* |
| HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 13499 | 18083 |
| HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 15632 | 19910 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 13674 | 20674 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 12630 | 19973 |
| NLUT Agartala | 25887* | - |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | - | 25539* |
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | 12362 | 21325 |
| IIULER Goa BA LLB | 11093 | 22260 |
*state reservation
| NLU | ST Category | |
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 298 | 2740 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | - | 3185 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 1878 | 6321 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 1866 | 14599* |
| NLU Jodhpur | 3638 | 6675 |
| HNLU Raipur | 4497 | 9176 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | - | - |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 5176 | 6240 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 7180* | - |
| RGNUL Patiala | 1847 | 8159 |
| CNLU Patna | 7594* | - |
| NUALS Kochi | - | - |
| NLU Odisha | 5410 | 8491 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 3053 | 14207* |
| NLUJA Assam | 7339* | 14171* |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 5867 | 9321 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 2740 | 9389 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 7484* | 9011 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 13591* | 9293 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 10955* | - |
| HPNLU Shimla | 4551 | 6052 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 5927 | 6815 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | - | |
| NLUT Agartala | 8203* | 14707* |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | - | - |
| IIULER Goa | 5155 | 9855 |
*state reservation
NLU | ST | |
Opening rank | Closing rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 239 | 7487 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 263 | 6083 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 8403 | 11527 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 13905 | 15219 |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 5215 | 8860 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 10961 | 11917 |
NLU Jodhpur | 6666 | 8960 |
HNLU Raipur | 9218 | 12035 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 7712 | 11580 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 11291 | - |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 20456* | 34174* |
RGNUL Patiala | 9562 | 16875 |
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 23802* | - |
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1339* | - |
NUALS Kochi | 13117 | - |
NLU Odisha | 11580 | 16676 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 16161 | 19635 |
NLUJA Assam | 17149* | 46899* |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 11917 | 18342 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 38376* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 16910 | 21607 |
MNLU Mumbai | 24593* | 34264* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | 29470* | 50326* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | 42740* | 46480* |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 41238* | - |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | 47604* | - |
HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB | 13213 | 20412 |
HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB | 16386 | 23188 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | 16830 | 23145 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | 17161 | 23000 |
NLUT Agartala | 31488* | - |
*state reservation
ST | ||
NLU | Opening | Closing rank |
2253 | 3663 | |
4313 | - | |
4726 | 5970 | |
3263 | 5555 | |
3880 | 5562 | |
5562 | 7718 | |
5555 | 6372 | |
- | - | |
5417 | 6881 | |
9811 | - | |
6881 | 8575 | |
5241 | 6097 | |
8483 | 9702 | |
6196 | 9326 | |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate and Securities law) | 11187* | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Intellectual Property law) | - | - |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Natural Resources Law) | - | - |
5368* | 9388* | |
7928* | 10923* | |
10127* | - | |
6614 | 8575 | |
8418 | 9145 | |
9326* | 9637* | |
*state category reservation
NLU Name | ST | |
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1781 | 2835 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 3375 | 6174 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 6121 | 7792 |
NLIU Bhopal | 8143 | 10960 |
NLU Jodhpur | 6689 | 8076 |
HNLU Raipur | 10117 | 11277 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 8790 | 10837 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 18980* | 27764* |
RGNUL Patiala | 10300 | 15585 |
20004* | - | |
NUALS Kochi | 27055* | 28147* |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 13445 | 16910 |
NUSRL Ranchi | 14248 | 18477 |
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | 14452 | - |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 13295* | - |
MNLU Mumbai | 17578* | 32870* |
MNLU Nagpur | 23125* | 39121* |
MNLU Aurangabad | 37995* | - |
NLUJA Assam, Guwahati | 25618* | 42731* |
HPNLU Shimla | 13021 | 20699 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 17883 | 23002 |
DBRANLU, Sonipat, Haryana | 10923 | 21673 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | 13276 | 14846 |
*state category reservation
| NLU Name | ST | |
|---|---|---|
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 251 | 3096 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 514 | 3854 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | 3109 | 4813 |
NLIU Bhopal | 4479 | - |
NLU Jodhpur | 5206 | 6998 |
HNLU Raipur | - | - |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 5606 | 7812 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 1481* | - |
RGNUL Patiala | 5429 | 7874 |
NUALS Kochi | 4447* | - |
NLUO, Odisha, Cuttack | 7332 | - |
NUSRL Ranchi | 3701 | 5445 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | ||
LLM: Corporate and Securities Laws | - | - |
LLM: | - | - |
LLM: Natural Resources Laws | 7921 | - |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 6491* | 8177* |
MNLU Mumbai | 7132* | - |
MNLU Nagpur | - | - |
MNLU Aurangabad | - | - |
NLUJA Assam,Guwahati | 4647* | 8383* |
HPNLU Shimla | 6023 | 8699 |
DNLU Jabalpur | 8217 | 8531 |
GNLU Silvassa Campus | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The expected CLAT ST cut-off rank in top NLU is around 6000.
The lowest ST cut-off for NLU is around 45000 rank.
70 is a good score for ST category in CLAT 2026 for admission into NLUs such as GNLU Gandhinagar and NLIU Bhopal.
There is no exact number of ST seats for CLAT, as the number slightly varies each year as per the participating NLUs' reservation policies.
On Question asked by student community
Most law colleges require entrance exams like CLAT or state-level law entrance tests. Some private universities may offer direct admission. Visit the official website of the college, fill out the application form, upload required documents, pay the fee, and complete counselling if required.
With a CLAT score of 71.35, you can apply for admission to NLU for mid-to-lower-tier NLU courses, with a state rank of 69.
With a CLAT 2026 rank of 33,825, it's difficult to get a seat at GNLU Silvassa in the initial stages.
You should focus on private institutions, where a CLAT 2026 rank of 33,825 has a higher chance of admission.
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