Top 10 Most Preferred NLUs based on CLAT Cut Off Trends
The Consortium of National Law Universities will publish the CLAT 2025 cut-off on its official website - consotiumofnlus.ac.in. The CLAT cut-off 2025 will be available for each NLU and for each of the courses. Those NLUs which are highly preferred by candidates have historically had higher CLAT cut-offs. The cut-offs progressively decrease with each round of CLAT 2025 counselling. But it’s still difficult for candidates to bag a seat at premier NLUs due to their higher cut-offs. In this article, let’s look at the top 10 most preferred NLUs as indicated by the past CLAT cut off trends.
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The NLUs conducted the CLAT 2026 on December 7 in three shifts. Here is the subject-wise analysis of CLAT 2026 exam given in the table below.
English language | Easy |
Current affairs, including general knowledge | Easy to moderate |
Logical reasoning | Moderate to difficult |
Legal reasoning | Easy to moderate |
Quantitative techniques | Moderate to difficult |
It is important to note that candidates can secure admission into only those NLUs which are part of their NLU preference list. In CLAT 2025 candidates had to provide their NLU preferences after declaration of the result. The Consortium declared the CLAT 2025 revised result on May 17, 2025.
How to Download CLAT Cut-Off 2025?
The CLAT cut-off 2025 is the rank of the last admitted candidate from a particular category. Candidates can download the cut-off from the CLAT 2025 merit list published at the start of each counselling round. Given below are the steps.
Steps to Download CLAT 2025 Cut-Off
Visit the official website - consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Click on the CLAT merit list link in the notification section
Next, click on the course-wise merit list of the desired university
The CLAT cut-off 2025 pdf will be displayed on the screen
Download and save the pdf for future reference
Most Preferred NLUs Based on CLAT Cut-Off Trends
Highly preferred NLUs have a higher cut-off than others. Many of these top NLUs also feature in the NIRF law rankings 2024 released by the HRD Ministry, Govt. of India and are among the top law colleges in India. Given below are the top 10 NLUs as per the trends seen in the NLU cut-offs last year.
To rank the NLUs, the CLAT cut offs for general category have been considered as the figures will truly depict the nature of competition for a seat at each of the NLUs. Given below are the opening ranks for various categories which shows how preferred the NLUs are.
Top 10 Preferred NLUs by Candidates Based on CLAT Cut-off 2024 Data
NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
Opening rank | Opening rank | Opening rank | Opening rank | Opening rank | |
NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 122 | 151 | 372 | 239 |
NALSAR Hyderabad | 6 | 175 | 189 | 1604 | 263 |
MNLU Mumbai | 99 | 811* | 2123* | 4506* | 24593* |
WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 140 | - | 2610* | 2056 | 5215 |
NLU Jodhpur | 170 | - | 1079 | 3574 | 6666 |
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 187 | 1248 | 1112 | 6497 | 13905 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 210 | 603 | 1284 | 4584 | 7712 |
NUALS Kochi | 231 | 6867* | - | 12306* | 13117 |
HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB) | 284 | - | - | 9789 | 16386 |
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 289 | - | 7619* | 4663 | 10961 |
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 311 | 621 | 1191 | 4573 | 8403 |
RMLNLU Lucknow | 410 | 1022* | 1170* | 5397* | 20456* |
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Hello,
NUJS is among the top tier law colleges in the country. A high score in CLAT is required to get into NUJS. For you, getting into NUJS is possible but challenging. The cut off for general category often is very high (+90), but you WB domicile improves your chances for admission. Keep an eye on the final rank list and cut off.
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Hello
With a score of 91.5 in CLAT UG 2026, your expected All India Rank would likely fall somewhere around AIR 500 to 1,000, based on previous years’ trends. The exact rank can shift depending on how tough the paper was and how other students performed. Since you belong to the OBC category, your category rank will be even better. This score definitely keeps you in a competitive range for several NLUs.
Hello,
CLAT or Common Law Admission Test is conducted for admission to top tier law colleges in India. The exam is conducted by Consortium of National Law Universities. While NLU's are generally not available for admission at this rank but there are many private colleges which offer good legal education and placements. JINDAL, UPES, Amity Law School, Lovely Professional University, IFIM Law School, Alliance University and many more. For more information you can check out the official website of Careers360.
https://law.careers360.com/articles/top-colleges-other-nlus-accepting-clat-scores
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If you are expecting around 80 marks in CLAT 2026, your chances will mainly depend on that year’s overall difficulty level and how the marks translate into ranks. In most years, a score around 80 usually places candidates somewhere in the mid-rank range, which means that the top NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad or WBNUJS Kolkata are generally difficult to get at this score. However, some of the newer or mid-tier NLUs may still be possible depending on cut-offs, reservation category, and seat availability during later rounds. Students with similar scores in past years have sometimes received calls from NLUs such as NLU Jabalpur, NLU Assam, NLU Tripura, NLU Aurangabad, or NLU Shimla, but the exact possibilities shift every year. Treat this score as competitive but not in the top bracket, and wait for the official ranks to get a clearer picture of which options are realistically open. All the best!
Hello aspirant,
With 64.5 marks in CLAT 2026 and EWS+UP domicile, getting a top NLU may be difficult because EWS cutoffs are usually high. However, you may still have chances in the newer or mid-tier NLUs, depending on this year's overall scoring trend. NLUs like NLU Tripura, NLU Shimla or NLU Jabalpur sometimes open seats for EWS candidates at lower scores. It's best to wait for the official ranks and counselling lists, as seats shift during later rounds.
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