CLAT General Cut Off 2027: Check Expected & Previous Year Cutoffs
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Candidates will have to score a minimum number of marks/ ranks, known as cutoff, to get admission into participating National Law Universities. CLAT NLU admission cut off varies for every category. Candidates can check expected CLAT General Cut Off for 2027 as well as previous year cut-offs below.
CLAT General Cut Off
The CLAT cut-off represents minimum All-India Rank (AIR) or score needed to secure admission into participating National Law Universities (NLUs). CLAT cutoff for General Category remains higher than other categories. CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) General category cutoffs vary widely by university, since each of the participating NLUs sets its own closing rank and marks. CLAT Cut Off is based on difficulty level of paper, number of applicants, seat matrix, etc. CLAT General Cut-Off rank for top 3 NLUs remains below AIR 200.
General category candidates compete for roughly 1,752 seats spread across 26 participating NLUs. Around 80,000 students appear for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) every year. Out of these, 60,000+ students are from General Category. You can guess competition level in this category. Consortium of NLUs will conduct CLAT 2027 exam on December 6, 2026. Students from UR category should know about CLAT General Cut Off to know how much they should score for admission. It will help them set a proper preparation plan for success. We have provided expected CLAT 2027 General Cutoff along with previous year cutoffs below.
- What is CLAT Cut-Off?
- Expected CLAT General Cut Off 2027 for Top NLUs
- CLAT 2027 Expected Cut Off Rank for General Category
- CLAT 2027 General Cutoff Marks Range for Different NLU Types
- CLAT PG 2027 Expected Cutoff for General Category
- Previous Year CLAT General Cut Off
- Factors Affecting CLAT General Cut Off
What is CLAT Cut-Off?
The CLAT cut-off is the minimum score a candidate needs to get admission into National Law Universities (NLUs). It also means minimum rank needed for a seat in an NLU or another law school that accepts CLAT. The cut-off changes with the category, such as General, OBC, SC or ST. It also changes with the NLU and with domicile reservation. It's worth noting that CLAT cutoff for general category is usually higher than cutoffs for other reserved categories. Knowing cut-off helps you set a target score and choose right NLUs. Consortium of NLUs releases CLAT cut-off for every NLU in form of allotment lists. Candidates can download PDF NLU-wise during CLAT Counselling process. The authority does not release a separate CLAT General Cutoff. A single merit list contains cutoff for every category.
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Expected CLAT General Cut Off 2027 for Top NLUs
CLAT General category cutoff marks go beyond 90 for top National Law Universities. This table shows general category expected cut-off rank as well as marks for top 5 NLUs via CLAT 2027. It is based on previous year trends.
| NLU Name |
Expected Marks |
Expected Rank |
|---|---|---|
| NLSIU Bengaluru |
98 to 102 |
1 to 120 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad |
95 to 99 |
20 to 160 |
| NUJS Kolkata |
93 to 97 |
150 to 350 |
| NLU Jodhpur |
92 to 96 |
200 to 400 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar |
90 to 94 |
300 to 500 |
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CLAT 2027 Expected Cut Off Rank for General Category
Candidates can check expected CLAT General Cutoff rank 2027 below for each NLU. The Consortium releases CLAT cut off in form of opening and closing ranks. Check NLU-wise expected CLAT 2027 General Cut Off below.
| National Law University | Expected Opening Rank | Expected Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 112 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 17 | 159 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB) | 57 | 327 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB Hons) | 299 | 711 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 257 | 480 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 486 | 915 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 159 | 367 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 236 | 444 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 755 | 1461 |
| HNLU Raipur | 480 | 807 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 461 | 780 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 565 | 1279 |
| NUALS Kochi | 350 | 1346 |
| NLU Odisha (BA LLB) | 469 | 1013 |
| NLU Odisha (BBA LLB) | 552 | 1176 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 443 | 1473 |
| MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB) | 722 | 1529 |
| MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB) | 1214 | 1623 |
| MNLU Aurangabad (BA LLB) | 1023 | 1949 |
| MNLU Aurangabad (BBA LLB) | 1361 | 2393 |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 882 | 1398 |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1215 | 1555 |
| NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB) | 864 | 1667 |
| NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB) | 1164 | 1760 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 957 | 1682 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BA LLB) | 1231 | 1763 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (BCom LLB) | 1259 | 1947 |
| HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB) | 949 | 2555 |
| HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB) | 1298 | 2634 |
| DBRANLU Sonipat | 626 | 1930 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1371 | 2243 |
| RPNLU Prayagraj | 1446 | 2469 |
| NLUJA Assam | 1163 | 2141 |
| NLUT Agartala | 1964 | 2855 |
| IIULER Goa (BA LLB) | 1314 | 2784 |
| IIULER Goa (BA LLB – Alternate) | 1198 | 2832 |
Commonly asked questions
The expected cutoff for top 5 NLUs based on previous year is 90+.
The CLAT Cutoff is decided by following factors
- Exam Difficulty
- Number of Applicants
- Seat Availability
- Reservation Policy
- Domicile Quota
The CLAT cutoff means the minimum rank or score required to get admission into a National Law University (NLU). Candidates must get the cutoff to participate in the counselling process.
Candidates should note that these cutoffs are tentative. CLAT Consortium will release actual cut-off information during counselling process.
CLAT 2027 General Cutoff Marks Range for Different NLU Types
Top NLUs have stricter cut-off requirements for General category candidates. CLAT General cut offs for lower NLUs are a bit less. This table shows the range of expected marks for general category students.
|
NLU Group |
Expected Cut-Off |
|---|---|
|
Top 3 NLUs |
95 to 98 |
|
85 to 93 |
|
|
Lower NLUs |
74 to 84 |
General category students need 95 or more marks for the top 3 NLUs.
CLAT PG 2027 Expected Cutoff for General Category
The Consortium of NLUs conducts CLAT PG exam for admission to LLM programs at participating NLUs. Students are admitted to PG courses based on CLAT PG cut off marks/ ranks. Candidates can check expected CLAT PG General cutoff 2027 for General students below.
| NLU Name | General Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 90-100 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 120-135 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 400-480 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 450-550 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 500-600 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 350-450 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 320-380 |
Previous Year CLAT General Cut Off
General category candidates will get a better idea about marks or ranks required for admission to top NLUs via CLAT if they go through previous year cut-offs. These cutoffs are official data released by participating NLUs. Candidates can check CLAT General Cutoff from previous years below.
CLAT 2026 Cut-off Marks for General
The Consortium has released CLAT 2026 Cutoff Ranks for General category candidates. This table shows final closing ranks after the fifth (final) round of counselling.
|
NLU Name |
General |
|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
120 |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
168 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata (B.A. LL.B) |
343 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata (B.Sc. LL.B) |
550 |
|
NLU Jodhpur (B.A. LL.B) |
364 |
|
NLU Jodhpur (B.B.A. LL.B) |
386 |
|
398 |
|
|
NLIU Bhopal (B.A. LL.B) |
459 |
|
NLIU Bhopal (B.Sc. LL.B) |
666 |
|
HNLU Raipur |
806 |
|
NLU Odisha Cuttack (B.A. LL.B) |
848 |
|
NLU Odisha Cuttack (B.B.A. LL.B) |
828 |
|
RMLNLU Lucknow |
799 |
|
CNLU Patna (B.A. LL.B) |
1235 |
|
NUALS Kochi |
1158 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi (B.A. LL.B) |
1440 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi (B.B.A. LL.B) |
1356 |
|
NLUJA Assam |
2049 |
|
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
1400 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (B.A. LL.B) |
1552 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (B.Com. LL.B) |
1517 |
|
MNLU Mumbai |
501 |
|
MNLU Nagpur (B.A. LL.B) |
1406 |
|
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |
1820 |
|
GNLU Silvassa |
1513 |
|
HPNLU Shimla (B.A. LL.B) |
2108 |
|
HPNLU Shimla (B.B.A. LL.B) |
1871 |
|
MPDNLU Jabalpur |
2045 |
|
DBRANLU Sonepat |
1810 |
|
RPNLUP Prayagraj |
2268 |
|
NLUT Agartala |
2410 |
|
IIULER Goa (B.A. LL.B) |
2269 |
|
IIULER Goa (B.B.A. LL.B) |
2802 |
NLSIU Bengaluru closed at rank 120 for the general category, which is the tightest in the list.
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CLAT 2026 Cut Off Rank for Domicile Students
Some participating NLUs in CLAT also offer admission based on domicile quota. The CLAT General Cut Off in such cases varies. This table shows the cut-off ranks for students who use the domicile quota.
|
NLU |
General |
|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bangalore |
381 |
|
871 |
|
|
NLU Bhopal |
825 |
|
NLU Kolkata |
988 |
Domicile students often get a seat at a different rank than all-India students.
CLAT Cut Off 2025 for General Category
CLAT General category cutoff in 2025 remained more or less similar. Top NLUs saw highest cut-off requirements. This table shows the general category ranks after round 3 of counselling in 2025.
|
NLU |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
1 |
112 |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
17 |
159 |
|
NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) |
257 |
480 |
|
NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) |
486 |
915 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB) |
57 |
327 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc LLB) |
299 |
711 |
|
NLU Jodhpur |
159 |
367 |
|
HNLU Raipur |
480 |
807 |
|
GNLU Gandhinagar |
236 |
444 |
|
GNLU Silvassa |
755 |
1461 |
|
RMLNLU Lucknow |
461 |
780 |
|
RGNUL Patiala |
565 |
1279 |
|
CNLU Patna (BA LLB) |
882 |
1398 |
|
CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) |
1215 |
1555 |
|
NUALS Kochi |
350 |
1346 |
|
NLU Odisha (BA LLB) |
469 |
1013 |
|
NLU Odisha (BBA LLB) |
552 |
1176 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi (BA LLB) |
864 |
1667 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi (BBA LLB) |
1164 |
1760 |
|
NLUJA Assam |
1163 |
2141 |
|
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
957 |
1682 |
|
TNNLU (BA LLB) |
1231 |
1763 |
|
TNNLU (BCom LLB) |
1259 |
1947 |
|
MNLU Mumbai |
443 |
1473 |
|
MNLU Nagpur (BA LLB) |
722 |
1529 |
|
MNLU Nagpur (BBA LLB) |
1214 |
1623 |
|
MNLU Aurangabad (BA LLB) |
1023 |
1949 |
|
MNLU Aurangabad (BBA LLB) |
1361 |
2393 |
|
HPNLU Shimla (BA LLB) |
949 |
2555 |
|
HPNLU Shimla (BBA LLB) |
1298 |
2634 |
|
MPDNLU Jabalpur |
1371 |
2243 |
|
DBRANLU Sonepat |
626 |
1930 |
|
NLUT Agartala |
1964 |
2855 |
|
RPNLU Prayagraj |
1446 |
2469 |
|
IIULER Goa |
1198 |
2832 |
In 2025, NLSIU closed at rank 112, which shows how tough the top seats are.
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CLAT General Cut-Off 2024: Opening and Closing Ranks
CLAT cut off from 2024 is available in form of opening and closing ranks. Candidates can check the same below for Unreserved candidates. There were fewer NLUs in 2024 compared to 2027.
|
NLU |
General |
|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bangalore |
1 – 102 |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
4 – 167 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata |
140 – 279 |
|
NLIU Bhopal |
159 – 452 |
|
NLU Jodhpur |
112 – 379 |
|
HNLU Raipur |
413 – 791 |
|
GNLU Gandhinagar |
8 – 464 |
|
RMLNLU Lucknow |
357 – 764 |
|
RGNUL Punjab |
220 – 1250 |
|
CNLU Patna |
790 – 1358 |
|
NUALS Kochi |
231 – 1136 |
|
NLU Odisha |
591 – 1205 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi |
637 – 1594 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli |
806 – 1628 |
|
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
656 – 1390 |
|
MNLU Mumbai |
222 – 590 |
In 2024, NLSIU closed at rank 102 for the general category. NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata followed in terms of highest cutoff requirement after NLSIU.
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CLAT Cut-Off 2023: General Opening and Closing Ranks
CLAT General category cutoff rank for 2023 is now available to public. HPNLU Shimla had the lowest cut off rank requirement. The last General Category rank for admission in this NLU was 2816. This table shows 2023 ranks for General students.
|
NLU |
General |
|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
1 – 114 |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
25 – 177 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata |
136 – 260 |
|
NLIU Bhopal |
186 – 463 |
|
NLU Jodhpur |
70 – 383 |
|
HNLU Raipur |
481 – 805 |
|
GNLU Gandhinagar |
147 – 462 |
|
RMLNLU Lucknow |
432 – 749 |
|
RGNUL Patiala |
563 – 1307 |
|
CNLU Patna |
628 – 1541 |
|
NUALS Kochi |
638 – 1461 |
|
NLU Odisha |
504 – 1207 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi |
939 – 1895 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli |
704 – 2045 |
|
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam |
538 – 2080 |
|
MNLU Mumbai |
325 – 590 |
|
MNLU Nagpur |
878 – 2102 |
|
MNLU Aurangabad |
1824 – 2655 |
|
NLUJA Assam |
1375 – 2569 |
|
HPNLU Shimla |
822 – 2816 |
|
DNLU Jabalpur |
1696 – 2698 |
|
DBRANLU Sonipat |
767 – 2713 |
|
GNLU Silvassa Campus |
810 – 1820 |
NLSIU emerged as the top choice for candidates in 2023 as well. It was followed by NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata.
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CLAT 2022 Cut-Off Rank for General
This table shows the 2022 opening and closing ranks for General candidates. CLAT cut-off 2022 for General Category students was released online on official website. Candidates could view cutoff requirements for every NLU.
|
NLU |
General Open |
General Close |
|---|---|---|
|
NLSIU Bengaluru |
1 |
85 |
|
NALSAR Hyderabad |
8 |
162 |
|
WBNUJS Kolkata |
117 |
257 |
|
NLIU Bhopal |
241 |
451 |
|
NLU Jodhpur |
155 |
378 |
|
HNLU Raipur |
430 |
756 |
|
GNLU Gandhinagar |
175 |
430 |
|
RMLNLU Lucknow |
377 |
756 |
|
RGNUL Patiala |
437 |
1184 |
|
CNLU Patna |
932 |
1498 |
|
NUALS Kochi |
413 |
1315 |
|
NLUO Odisha |
470 |
1191 |
|
NUSRL Ranchi |
933 |
1603 |
|
TNNLU Tiruchirapalli |
807 |
1816 |
|
DSNLU Visakhapatnam |
1002 |
1589 |
|
MNLU Mumbai |
64 |
548 |
|
MNLU Nagpur |
999 |
1657 |
|
MNLU Aurangabad |
1390 |
2323 |
|
NLUJA Assam |
1131 |
1979 |
|
HPNLU Shimla |
1056 |
2302 |
|
DNLU Jabalpur |
1314 |
2262 |
|
DBRANLU Sonipat |
1094 |
2333 |
NLSIU closed at rank 85 for the general category. It again emerged as a top choice for candidates.
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Factors Affecting CLAT General Cut Off
CLAT Cutoff requirements change every year. It is true for UG as well as PG exams. Various factors affect CLAT cut off. We have provided details on factors that affect CLAT cutoff marks or ranks below.- Difficulty Level of the Exam: The cut-off tends to be lower in a tough paper and vice versa.
- Number of Candidates Appearing: More applicants means more competition. This raises the cut-off.
- Number of Seats Available: The total seats in NLUs for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs affect the cut-off. Fewer seats lead to a higher cut-off because of more competition. If seats increase, the cut-offs tend to fall.
- Performance of Candidates: If many students score high, the cut-off will rise. If the overall performance is lower, the cut-off will fall.
- Reservation Policies: Categories such as General, OBC, SC, ST and EWS have their own cut-offs. The cut-off depends on the number of reserved seats in each category.
- Domicile Quotas: Some NLUs give seats to students from their own state. These students may have a lower cut-off than out-of-state students.
- NLU Preference: Top NLUs like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad and NUJS Kolkata have higher cut-offs because more students want them. Mid and lower-tier NLUs have lower cut-offs.
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The CLAT general cutoff decides which NLU you can get. General students need around 95 marks for top 3 NLUs and 85 to 93 marks for top 10. Lower NLUs close from 74 to 84 marks. Go through past cut-offs to know applicable ranks/ marks needed for a good NLU seat.
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