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Most Preferred NLUs in CLAT 2025: Top 5 NLUs with a Low Acceptance Rate
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.
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.
Top 5 NLUs With Low Acceptance Rate
NLU | NIRF Ranking | CLAT UG Seats | CLAT 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 |
100 | 150 | 250 | 450 | 350 | |
500 | 550 | - | 1200 | - | |
950 | 1100 | 23000* | 1850 | 1400 | |
3000 | 3500 | 4500 | 6000 | 5000 | |
6000 | 6000 | 8000 | 11000 | 8000 | |
- | - | 1250 | 2800 | 1400 |
*state category reservation
Expected CLAT PG Cut-Off Rank 2025 for Top NLUs
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 200 | 900 | 1200 | 1600 | 3600 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 300 | 900 | 1400 | 2200 | 4300 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 600 | - | 11000* | 2700 | 5500 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 600 | 1200 | 2700 | 3800 | 6300 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 600 | - | 2000 | 3400 | 5500 |
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