What an 80 in CLAT 2026 Means for Your NLU Dream — Full Cut-Off Breakdown
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What an 80 in CLAT 2026 Means for Your NLU Dream — Full Cut-Off Breakdown

Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 08 Dec 2025, 02:08 PM IST

The Common Law Admission Test is less than a month away, and it is time for candidates to steer their preparations towards their target score. Talking about what is a good score in CLAT 2026, marks above 95 can be termed as perfect. In a score above 95+, candidates can target any NLU they want. When it comes to a safe score in CLAT 2026, a score between 85 to 90 marks can get a student some good NLUs. While a score of 80+ in CLAT 2026 is a decent score but it is in no way a guarantee of tier 1 or tier 2 NLU. In this article we will dive deep into what are the NLUs available in the CLAT 2026 score of 80+, expected cutoff for CLAT 2026 and a lot more.

LiveCLAT 2026 Answer Key Date (OUT) LIVE: UG, PG provisional key on Dec 10; paper 'moderate' in difficulty levelDec 8, 2025 | 10:40 PM IST

Steps to download CLAT 2026 answer key:

  • Visit the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  • Navigate to the CLAT 2026 section.
  • Click on the link for the CLAT 2026 provisional answer key.
  • Download the PDF of the answer key.
  • Check your responses against the official answers.
  • If required, submit objections through the designated portal before the deadline.
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What an 80 in CLAT 2026 Means for Your NLU Dream — Full Cut-Off Breakdown
What an 80 in CLAT 2026 Means for Your NLU Dream — Full Cut-Off Breakdown

What is a good score in CLAT 2026?

When it comes to a good score in CLAT 2026 exam, marks above 90+ is almost a guarantee of admission in all tier 1 NLUs. For admissions to tier 2 NLUs, candidates must target a score of at least 85 marks. The below-given table gives candidates a good idea of what is a good score in CLAT 2026.

Good Score in CLAT 2026 exam

Performance Level

Mock Test Score Range (out of 120)

Percentile / Outcome Expectation

Excellent (Top NLUs like NLSIU, NALSAR, NUJS)

105+

98–100 percentile (safe for top 3–5 NLUs)

Very Good (Top 7–8 NLUs)

90–105

95–98 percentile (likely to secure seats in reputed NLUs like GNLU, NLU Jodhpur, WBNUJS)

Good (Mid-tier NLUs)

75–90

85–95 percentile (admission chances in mid-ranking NLUs, new NLUs)

Average (Lower NLUs / Private Law Schools)

60–75

70–85 percentile (may get newer NLUs or strong private colleges like JGLS)

Needs Improvement

Below 60

Below 70 percentile (requires consistent practice and strategy adjustments)

List of NLUs in CLAT 2026 Score of 80-85 Marks

A CLAT score of 80 marks will be roughly get candidates a rank under 4000. There are around 3700 seats available in NLUs through CLAT. Depending upon category, candidates can get a tier 2 and 3 NLUs in a score range of 80 to 90 marks. The table given below shows the list of NLUs that candidates can expect in CLAT 2026 mark range of 80-85 marks and 85 to 90 marks.

CLAT 2026 Score 80-90 Marks - Expected Colleges

Marks range

Expected ranks

NLUs available for admission in the mark range

85–90

601–1,700

WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons), RMLNLU Lucknow, HNLU Raipur, NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB), NLU Odisha BA LLB, NLU Odisha BBA LLB, RGNUL Patiala, NUALS Kochi, CNLU Patna (BA LLB), GNLU Silvassa Campus, MNLU Mumbai, MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB, CNLU Patna (BBA LLB), MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB, NUSRL Ranchi BA LLB, DSNLU Visakhapatnam

80–85

1,701–3,500

NUSRL Ranchi BBA LLB, TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB, DBRANLU Sonepat, TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB, MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB, NLUJA Assam, MPDNLU Jabalpur, MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB, RPNLU Prayagraj, HPNLU Shimla - BA LLB, HPNLU Shimla - BBA LLB, IIULER Goa BA LLB, IIULER Goa BA LLB, NLUT Agartala

CLAT 2026 Expected cutoff for Top NLUs

NLU

General

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

NLSIU Bengaluru

100

700

1540

3130

3400

NALSAR Hyderabad

150

550

1220

3273

3600

WBNUJS Kolkata

300

-

4200*

4750

6350

NLU Jodhpur

350

980

1770

5450

5950

GNLU Gandhinagar

440

1120

2300

5900

8570

NLIU Bhopal

480

1370

1750

5760

8250

MNLU Mumbai

1470

7500*

8000*

15600*

13120*

HNLU Raipur

800

-

2400

7660

10500

The above given data points have been derived from the last year’s cutoff data .

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3. Symbiosis Law Admission Test

4. Common University Entrance Test

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Yes, you can prepare CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) in Hindi Medium and access syllabus in Hindi from mentioned link below:

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Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level entrance exam for the programs related to engineering. It has two levels known as JEE mains (first level) and JEE advance (second level) . Many colleges from all over India in both government and private sector consider its scores. It is an online computer based test conducted by NTA ( National Testing Agency). Physics , Chemistry and mathematics are the major subjects to be focused in this exam.

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  4. Contract Law

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