CLAT UG 2025 Cut-Off: NLU-Wise Opening and Closing Ranks After Three Counselling Rounds
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CLAT UG 2025 Cut-Off: NLU-Wise Opening and Closing Ranks After Three Counselling Rounds

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 20 Jun 2025, 04:35 PM IST

The Consortium of National Law Universities has published the third CLAT UG 2025 merit list on June 20, 2025, and started the final round of counselling. Only those candidates who clear the CLAT cut-off 2025 are able to secure admission. The CLAT cut-off is the rank of the last candidate from each category admitted into a particular NLU. In this article, let’s look at the opening and closing cut-off ranks after three rounds of CLAT 2025 counselling.

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The CLAT 2026 marking scheme allocates 1 mark for each correct answer, with a total of 120 marks for the exam. For every incorrect response, 0.25 marks will be deducted as negative marking.

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CLAT UG 2025 Cut-Off: NLU-Wise Opening and Closing Ranks After Three Counselling Rounds
CLAT UG 2025 Cut-Off: NLU-Wise Opening and Closing Ranks After Three Counselling Rounds

The consortium conducted three rounds of CLAT 2025 counselling instead of the usual five rounds due to the delay caused by various court cases. Through the Common Law Admission Test UG, candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB programmes of participating NLUs.

Factors Influencing CLAT Cut-Off 2025

Given below are the factors that play an influential role in determining the CLAT cut-off 2025

  • Number of applicants

  • NLU preferences filled out by candidates

  • Difficulty level of the exam

  • CLAT 2025 reservation criteria followed by each NLU

CLAT 2025 Opening and Closing Cut-Off Ranks After Three Rounds

The table below provides the category-wise opening and closing NLU cut-off ranks for various categories for each NLU after three rounds of counselling.

NLU Cut-Off 2025 - Opening and Closing Ranks

NLU

General

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

Opening rank

Closing rank

Opening Rank

Closing rank

Opening Rank

Closing rank

Opening Rank

Closing rank

Opening Rank

Closing rank

NLSIU Bengaluru

1

112

119

703

209

1541

182

3133

678

3396

NALSAR Hyderabad

17

159

372

546

333

1219

1483

3273

1311

3621

NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB)

257

480

787

1377

1658

1757

5077

5763

6166

8243

NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB)

486

915

1338

1997

2217

2464

6764

8625

10384

11901

WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB)

57

327

-

-

1359*

4168*

3048

4753

4823

6343

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons)

299

711

-

-

4168*

4596*

4244

6987

8994

9739

NLU Jodhpur

159

367

542

986

1333

1776

3343

5445

4343

5955

HNLU Raipur

480

807

-

-

2156

2408

6232

7660

9746

10507

GNLU Gandhinagar

236

444

819

1118

1396

2303

974

5934

4457

8568

GNLU Silvassa Campus

755

1461

1447

2620

2745

2620

8584

8826

12320

15112

RMLNLU Lucknow

461

780

1327*

2088*

1064*

3769*

1832*

11228*

19305*

-

RGNUL Patiala

565

1279

-

-


-

2067

8625

7540

12742

CNLU Patna (BA LLB)

882

1398

1420*

1950*

1861*

7359*

7884*

12662*

16829*

-

CNLU Patna (BBA LLB)

1215

1555

1928*

2316*

3106*

8364*

12269*

15833*

27043*

-

NUALS Kochi

350

1346

4238*

22632*

-

-

9871*

15029*

32306*

-

NLU Odisha BA LLB

469

1013

-

-

-

-

3196

7247

8920

12967

NLU Odisha BBA LLB

552

1176

-

-

-

-

7630

7891

10921

15161

NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB

864

1667

1501

2551

1671

3597

8542

9902

10015

15023

NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB

1164

1760

2052

2714

1845

4096

8493

38622*

10573

13619

NLUJA Assam

1163

2141

3740*

18701*

10753*

40275*

4020*

26413*

8513*

39689*

DSNLU Visakhapatnam

957

1682

1506

2571

2472

3813

8198

9330

13506

15632

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

1231

1763

-

-

2045

4082

6291

10327

14211

15384

TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB

1259

1947

-

-

3432

4987

6571

12470

-

-

MNLU Mumbai

443

1473

2524*

7523*

4161*

8067*

7180*

15622

10288*

13124*

MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

722

1529

7863*

16868*

2230*

15059*

13180*

27496*

43425*

16868*

MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

1214

1623

13166*

19846*

9041*

16794*

17024*

26619*

41775*

19846*

MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

1023

1949

8328*

23203*

11062*

19813*

7378*

30029*

55196*

23203*

MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

1361

2393

8244*

19846*

15631*

21108*

22029*

31652*

56594*

19846*

HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB

949

2555

-

-

-

-

8641

11597

13499

18083

HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB

1298

2634

-

-

-

-

9542

13886

15632

19910

MPDNLU Jabalpur

1371

2243

2112

2922

3766

4228

9959

11065

13674

20674

DBRANLU Sonepat

626

1930

1768

2727

2173

4210

7991

12802

12630

19973

NLUT Agartala

1964

2855

-

-

-

-

29955*

49197*

25887*

-

RPNLU Prayagraj

1446

2469

2636*

3726*

3454*

5559*

12017*

21354*

-

25539*

IIULER Goa BA LLB

1314

2784

2446

3623

2721

5597

6774

14412

12362

21325

IIULER Goa BA LLB

1198

2832

2727

3751

4440

5892

11342

14867

11093

22260

*state reservation

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Questions related to CLAT

On Question asked by student community

Have a question related to CLAT ?

Hello,

With a score of 82 in CLAT 2026 under the EWS category, you do have a chance at getting into decent NLUs, but it may depend on the specific NLU and the cut-offs for this year.

Generally:

  • Top NLUs (like NLSIU, NALSAR, NUJS, WBNUJS) usually have higher cut-offs, so 82 might be below their usual EWS opening rank.

  • Mid-tier NLUs (like HNLU, GNLU, RMLNLU, NLUJ) could be within reach.

  • Lower-ranked NLUs and state NLUs are more likely to accept your score.

Your best step is to check the previous years’ EWS cut-offs for each NLU to see where your rank might fit.

Hope it helps !

Hello,

NUJS is among the top tier law colleges in the country. A high score in CLAT is required to get into NUJS. For you, getting into NUJS is possible but challenging. The cut off for general category often is very high (+90), but you WB domicile improves your chances for admission. Keep an eye on the final rank list and cut off.

Thank you.

Hello

With a score of 91.5 in CLAT UG 2026, your expected All India Rank would likely fall somewhere around AIR 500 to 1,000, based on previous years’ trends. The exact rank can shift depending on how tough the paper was and how other students performed. Since you belong to the OBC category, your category rank will be even better. This score definitely keeps you in a competitive range for several NLUs.

CLAT RANK PREDICTOR 2026

Hello,

CLAT or Common Law Admission Test is conducted for admission to top tier law colleges in India. The exam is conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities. While NLU's are generally not available for admission at this rank but there are many private colleges which offer good legal education and placements. JINDAL, UPES, Amity Law School, Lovely Professional University, IFIM Law School, Alliance University and many more. For more information you can check out the official website of Careers360.

https://law.careers360.com/articles/top-colleges-other-nlus-accepting-clat-scores

Thank you.

If you are expecting around 80 marks in CLAT 2026, your chances will mainly depend on that year’s overall difficulty level and how the marks translate into ranks. In most years, a score around 80 usually places candidates somewhere in the mid-rank range, which means that the top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad or WBNUJS Kolkata are generally difficult to get at this score. However, some of the newer or mid-tier NLUs may still be possible depending on cut-offs, reservation category, and seat availability during later rounds. Students with similar scores in past years have sometimes received calls from NLUs such as NLU Jabalpur, NLU Assam, NLU Tripura, NLU Aurangabad, or NLU Shimla, but the exact possibilities shift every year. Treat this score as competitive but not in the top bracket, and wait for the official ranks to get a clearer picture of which options are realistically open. All the best!

https://law.careers360.com/articles/nlu-cutoff