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The CLAT 2026 first allotment list has been released, and the cutoffs are largely in line with last year’s trends. NLSIU Bengaluru continues to be the most preferred National Law University, recording the highest cutoff in CLAT 2026. With the release of the CLAT 2026 Round 1 seat allotment list, it will now be interesting to track how cutoff trends evolve in the subsequent rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling. As has been the trend, the CLAT 2026 cutoff for top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur etc is only expected to drop negligibly. However, the CLAT 2026 cutoff for mid-tier and low-tier NLUs can take slightly bigger drops. In this article
Every year, it has been a noticeable trend that the first round of CLAT allotments see the highest cutoffs. However, as the counselling process progresses, NLUs relax the cutoffs based on the availability of seats and preferences entered by candidates. When it comes to top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, NLU Jodhpur, NLIU Bhopal etc, the drop in cutoff ranks in different rounds of counselling is almost negligible. For example, NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad only recorded a drop of 11 ranks till the last round of seat allotments compared to the first round. On the other hand, NLUT Agartala recorded a sharp drop of 840 ranks in the last round compared to the first round. The table below shows the expected drop of ranks for each NLU in the upcoming rounds of CLAT counselling.
College name | Course name | CLAT 2026 R1 opening rank | CLAT 2026 R1 closing rank | CLAT 2025 final opening rank | CLAT 2025 final closing rank | Total fall (rankdrop) |
NLSIU Bengaluru | BA LLB | 2 | 101 | 1 | 112 | 11 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | BA LLB | 17 | 148 | 17 | 159 | 11 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | BA LLB | 102 | 284 | 57 | 327 | 43 |
NLU Jodhpur | BA LLB | 118 | 310 | 159 | 367 | 57 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | BA LLB | 163 | 372 | 236 | 444 | 72 |
NLIU Bhopal | BA LLB (Hons.) | 192 | 431 | 257 | 480 | 49 |
MNLU Mumbai | BA LLB | 383 | 481 | 443 | 558 | 77 |
WBNUJS Kolkata | BSc LLB (Hons.) [Criminology] | 305 | 550 | 299 | 711 | 161 |
NLIU Bhopal | BSc LLB (Hons.) [Cyber Security] | 586 | 666 | 486 | 915 | 249 |
HNLU Raipur | BA LLB | 434 | 736 | 480 | 807 | 71 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | BA LLB | 411 | 747 | 461 | 780 | 33 |
NLUO | BA LLB | 459 | 800 | 469 | 1013 | 213 |
NLUO | BBA LLB | 701 | 828 | 552 | 1176 | 348 |
RGNUL Patiala | BA LLB | 722 | 1059 | 565 | 1279 | 220 |
NUALS Kochi | BA LLB | 439 | 1076 | 350 | 1346 | 270 |
CNLU Patna | BA LLB (Hons.) | 367 | 1141 | 882 | 1398 | 257 |
GNLU Silvassa | BA LLB | 523 | 1210 | 755 | 1461 | 251 |
MNLU Nagpur | BA LLB (Hons.) | 564 | 1225 | 722 | 1529 | 304 |
DSNLU Visakhapatnam | BA LLB | 788 | 1281 | 957 | 1682 | 401 |
MNLU Nagpur | BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1107 | 1284 | 1214 | 1623 | 339 |
CNLU Patna | BBA LLB (Hons.) | 847 | 1287 | 1215 | 1555 | 268 |
NUSRL Ranchi | BA LLB (Hons.) | 853 | 1297 | 864 | 1667 | 370 |
NUSRL Ranchi | BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1295 | 1356 | 1164 | 1760 | 404 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | BA LLB (Hons.) | 989 | 1370 | 1231 | 1763 | 393 |
MNLU Aurangabad | BA LLB (Hons.) | 1308 | 1424 | 1023 | 1949 | 525 |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli | BCom LLB (Hons.) | 1044 | 1517 | 1259 | 1947 | 430 |
DBRANLU Sonepat | BA LLB | 1115 | 1665 | 626 | 1930 | 265 |
MNLU Aurangabad | BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1322 | 1737 | 1361 | 2393 | 656 |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | BA LLB | 1473 | 1740 | 1371 | 2243 | 503 |
NLUJA Assam | BA LLB | 1162 | 1764 | 1163 | 2141 | 377 |
HPNLU Shimla | BA LLB (Hons.) | 930 | 1824 | 949 | 2555 | 731 |
HPNLU Shimla | BBA LLB (Hons.) | 603 | 1871 | 1298 | 2634 | 763 |
RPNLU Prayagraj | BA LLB | 951 | 1930 | 1446 | 2469 | 539 |
NLUT Agartala | BA LLB | 1540 | 2015 | 1964 | 2855 | 840 |
IIULER Goa | BA LLB (Hons.) | 943 | 2124 | 1314 | 2784 | 660 |
IIULER Goa | BBA LLB (Hons.) | 1910 | 2236 | 1198 | 2832 | 596 |
CLAT Rank Range | Counselling Advice | Best Strategy |
AIR 1–100 | Seat almost assured in Top 3 NLUs | Freeze if satisfied; Float only for preference change |
AIR 101–300 | High upgrade probability within Top 5 NLUs | Float aggressively till Round 3 |
AIR 301–600 | Strong chance in Top 7–10 NLUs | Float till mid rounds, avoid early freeze |
AIR 601–1000 | Mid-tier NLUs highly likely | Keep all preferences active, avoid exit |
AIR 1001–1500 | Best range for late-round upgrades | Patience critical; Round 3–4 decisive |
AIR 1501–2000 | Lower NLUs + niche courses | Do not panic after Round 1 |
AIR 2001–2500 | High chance in newer NLUs | Focus on BA/BBA LLB in lower NLUs |
AIR 2501–3000 | Borderline but realistic chances | Stay till final round |
AIR 3000+ | Limited but possible | BBA LLB + late-round exits key |
CLAT 2026 Seat Allotment - Predictions for Upcoming Rounds of Allotment
Here are some predictions for the upcoming rounds of CLAT 2026 counselling:
AIR 1–150: Seat almost fixed in top NLUs
AIR 150–600: High upgrade chances
AIR 600–1500: Strong opportunity zone
AIR 1500–3000: Late-round breakthroughs likely
AIR 3000+: Focus on lower NLUs + BBA courses
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