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    Most Preferred NLUs in CLAT 2025: Top 5 NLUs with a Low Acceptance Rate
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    Most Preferred NLUs in CLAT 2025: Top 5 NLUs with a Low Acceptance Rate

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 21 Feb 2025, 03:17 PM IST

    The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU) will notify the revised CLAT 2025 counselling schedule soon. If the CLAT results 2025 are revised due to the ongoing court cases, then candidates are expected to get an opportunity to fill out their NLU preferences again. Candidates will be able to secure admission in only those NLUs during the CLAT 2025 counselling process that are part of their preferences. In this article, get the list of the top 5 most preferred NLUs with a low acceptance rate.

    Most Preferred NLUs in CLAT 2025: Top 5 NLUs with a Low Acceptance Rate
    Most Preferred NLUs in CLAT 2025

    Candidates can use the information on the top NLUs with low acceptance rate in both ways. Those with a good score in CLAT can tick these top NLUs as they have a high chance of admission. Conversely, those with a low score in CLAT can make sure they stay away from these NLUs and look at other universities that are ranked lower to increase their chances of getting NLU admission.

    Top 5 Most Preferred NLUs in India Under CLAT 2025

    The table given below provides the list of the five most preferred NLUs that accept admissions through the Common Law Admission Test. These NLUs are also find a place in the NIRF law rankings 2024 that lists out the top law colleges in India. These NLUs also feature among the top NLU preferences among all the candidates. In turn, these universities have the lowest acceptance rate due to the huge gap between the number of CLAT seats they offer and the number of aspiring applicants.

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    Top 5 NLUs With Low Acceptance Rate

    NLU

    NIRF Ranking

    CLAT UG SeatsCLAT PG Seats

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    1

    310

    120

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    3

    132

    66

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    4

    108 (BA LLB Hons.)

    50 (BSc LLB Hons)

    100

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    8

    172

    57

    NLU Jodhpur

    -

    90 (BA LLB Hons.)

    30 (BBA LLB Hons.)

    80

    CLAT 2025 Expected Cut-Off for Top 5 NLUs with Low Acceptance Rates

    The table given below provides the expected CLAT 2025 cut-off for the top 5 preferred NLUs with low acceptance rates.

    Expected CategoryWise CLAT Cut-Off 2025 Rank

    Category

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    WBNJUS Kolkata

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    NLU Jodhpur

    CLAT general cut-off 2025

    100

    150

    250

    450

    350

    CLAT EWS cut-off 2025

    500

    550

    -

    1200

    -

    CLAT OBC cut-off 2025

    950

    1100

    23000*

    1850

    1400

    CLAT SC cut-off 2025

    3000

    3500

    4500

    6000

    5000

    CLAT ST cut-off 2025

    6000

    6000

    8000

    11000

    8000

    CLAT NRI Cut Off 2025

    -

    -

    1250

    2800

    1400

    *state category reservation

    Expected CLAT PG Cut-Off Rank 2025 for Top NLUs

    NLUGeneralEWSOBCSCST
    NLSIU Bengaluru200900120016003600
    NALSAR Hyderabad300900140022004300
    WBNUJS Kolkata600-11000*27005500
    GNLU Gandhinagar6001200270038006300
    NLU Jodhpur600-200034005500
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    Several top law colleges are accepting the CLAT score, other than the NLUs. These include:

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    • Institute of Law, Nirma University

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