CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
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 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.
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It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.
For CLAT, the most important topics are from Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics
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Hi dear candidate,
Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.
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