CLAT Application Date:01 Aug' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
A CLAT score of 50 means, it will be difficult for general category students with no reservation to secure admission to national law universities. However, candidates who fall in the reservation bracket may find NLUs. CLAT marks 50 will translate to around 25-28,000 rank. This article discusses the chances of getting NLUs with a CLAT score of 50, along with listing out top law schools that may offer admission to such students irrespective of their reservation status.
The consortium conducted CLAT 2025 on December 1, 2024, and published the CLAT result on December 7, 2024 on its official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Through the CLAT scores, candidates will be admitted into 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of the participating universities.
According to the CLAT marks vs rank analysis, candidates who secure CLAT marks 50 may obtain a rank between 25,000 - 28,000. The CLAT cut off of the reserved category candidates from the tier 3 NLUs falls in this range. Candidates can also check the corresponding marks for scores around CLAT mark 50. The estimates in the table are based on last year cutoff trends.
Marks | Rank |
53 | 25000 - 25500 |
52 | 25500 - 26000 |
51 | 26000 - 27000 |
50 | 27000 - 28000 |
49 | 28000 - 28900 |
48 | 28900 - 29400 |
47 | 29400 - 30200 |
Candidates can use the CLAT college predictor by Careers360 to predict the colleges from where they have the chance of getting admission based on their marks and rank in the CLAT 2025. The Careers360 CLAT College Predictor will show the list of CLAT colleges that includes the NLUs and the affiliated colleges where candidates can apply for admission on the basis of their scores. In this way candidates can get to know whether they have a good score in CLAT 2025 for a particular college or not. Click on the CLAT college predictor link given below to know the chances of admission at all the participating NLUs.
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With a CLAT mark 50, it will be difficult for a general category candidate to grab a seat in the top NLUs. But candidates from the SC, ST and domicile reservation categories can get admitted to one of the tier 3 NLUs and tier 2 NLUs.
NLUs | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
NLSIU Bengaluru | No | No | No | No | No |
NALSAR Hyderabad | No | No | No | No | No |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | No | No | Yes* | No | No |
NLU Jodhpur | No | No | No | No | No |
RMLNLU Lucknow | No | No | No | No | Yes* |
NLUJA Assam | No | No | Yes* | No | Yes* |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | No | No | No | No | Yes |
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | No | No | No | No | No |
MNLU Mumbai | No | No | No | No | Yes* |
MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB | No | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB | No | No | No | Yes* | No |
MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | No | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB | No | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
MPDNLU Jabalpur | No | No | No | No | No |
DBRANLU Sonepat | No | No | No | No | No |
NLUT Agartala | No | No | No | Yes* | Yes* |
*includes state-level reservation
Other than the NLUs, several law colleges accept CLAT scores. Candidates with a low score in CLAT 2025 can look at these law schools as there are other options for them to pursue law. The table given below provides a list of some of the law schools for CLAT marks 50.
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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.
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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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