How hard is it to get into NLIU Bhopal? Candidates have to ponder over this question when filling in the NLU preferences and estimate their chances of admission. NLIU Bhopal is ranked at 21st place in the NIRF law rankings 2024 and is among the top law colleges in India. In this article, let’s look at the past CLAT cut off trends to estimate how difficult it is to secure a seat at NLIU Bhopal.
The following factors will determine one’s chances of securing admission into the top law college in India, which will decide how hard it is to get into NLSIU.
Number of applicants providing NLIU Bhopal among their top preferences: The more the number of candidates preferring NLIU Bhopal, the harder it will be to secure a seat at the university. In CLAT 2025, candidates have to provide their NLU preference list at time of registering for counselling.
Number of seats at NLIU Bhopal: The higher seat intake will take the NLU cut off lower and make it that much easier to get into NLIU Bhopal.
Reservation criteria for NLIU Bhopal: The admissions at NLIU Bhopal will be done as per the CLAT 2025 reservation criteria. Reserved category candidates and candidates under domicile reservation have higher chances of admission due to lower cut off.
The table below provides the expected cut-off marks and rank for NLIU Bhopal based on the cut-off trends of the past. It must be noted that NLIU Bhopal is not offering the BSc LLB course in the academic year
Category | NLIU Bhopal cut-off marks | NLIU Bhopal cut-off rank |
General | 93 | 450 |
EWS | 89 | 1376 |
OBC | 89 | 1315 |
SC | 79 | 5178 |
ST | 70 | 11527 |
The table below provides the opening and closing ranks for NLIU Bhopal as per the CLAT cut-off trends observed last year.
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 | |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 450 | 621 | 1376 | 1191 | 1315 | 4573 | 5178 | 8403 | 11527 |
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With an AIR of 9076 and EWS rank of 846 in CLAT 2026, getting a top NLUs is unlikely, which is why you didn’t get a seat in the first round. However, you still have some chances in lower-tier NLUs like NLU Odisha, NLU Assam, NLU Tripura, NLU Meghalaya,
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With a CLAT 2026 score of 60.75, AIR 17,715, and OBC-NCL rank 3,347 as an out-of-Delhi candidate, getting a seat in the Faculty of Law, Delhi University is very unlikely. DU’s cut-offs for OBC candidates are usually much higher, even in later rounds. You should keep backup options like
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With AIR 10542 and OBC rank 1843, getting top NLUs is unlikely. However, you still have chances in newer or lower ranked NLUs like NLU Assam, NUSRL Ranchi, MNLU Nagpur/Mumbai, especially in later or vacancy rounds. Also consider good private law colleges as backup options.
Since you scored 8000 AIR in CLAT, getting into top NLUs may not be possible, so it is a good idea to look for affordable and good law colleges.
State government law colleges are usually low in fees, and have decent reputation. Some options include Government Law College, Mumbai, Faculty
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