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    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

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    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.

    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

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    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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