NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025: Check Category-wise CLAT Cutoff ranks
NLSIU Bangalore clat cutoff 2025 is available on this page for several law courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. For the studente belonging to the general AI category, the CLAT 2025 cutoff rank for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) admission was 112. For the LLM programme, the CLAT 2025 cutoff rank stood at 145. To view the category-wise cutoff ranks under the AI and HS quotas, scroll down to this page.
| NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2026 | NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2024 | NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2023 |
- NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for General AI Category
- NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for OBC AI Category
- NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for SC AI Category
- NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for ST AI Category
- NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for EWS AI Category
- NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for PWD AI Category
- NLSIU Bangalore Category-wise Cutoff 2025 for Home State Quota
NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for General AI Category
NLU Bangalore BA LLB (Hons) cutoff 2025 was 100 in the first round which futher increased to 112 in the last round for the students belonging to the General AI quota. At the PG level, the CLAT 2025 cutoff rank for LLM admission was 109 in the first and 145 in the last round. Given below is the CLAT first and last round closing ranks for the courses offered at NLU Bangalore.
| Course |
R1 (Closing Rank) |
Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) |
100 |
112 |
| LL.M. |
109 |
145 |
Commonly asked questions
No, if you belong to the General AI quota, it is not possible to secure a seat at NLU Bangalore in the first round for the LLM course. The cutoffs are generally higher in the inital rounds, so candidates are advised to wait untill the last round to see if their ranks are eligible for admission. As per the NLSIU Bangalore LLM cutoff 2026, the first round closing rank was 87 for the General AI category students.
CNLU releases the CLAT Provisional Allocation List for each category, including General, SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwD and more for BA LLB (Hons) and LLM course. Check out the below table to download CLAT 2021, 2022 and 2023 last round Provisional Allocation Lists for NLSIU Bangalore:
| CLAT Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 83 | 149 | 114 |
| LLM | – / – | – / – | 154 |
The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) releases institute-wise and course-wise CLAT Provisional Allotment lists on the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in/clat-2023 for NLU admissions 2023 to BA LLB (Hons). Candidates seeking admission to NLSIU Bangalore can refer to the table given below to check out the last NLSIU Bangalore R3 cutoff 2023 along with the R3 cutoff ranks for 2022 to get better clarity on NLU Bangalore cutoff trends:
| NLSIU CLAT Round 3 Closing Rank (General-All India) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | 2022 | 2023 |
| BA LLB (Hons) | 149 | 114 |
NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for OBC AI Category
For the OBC category students, the NLSIU Bangalore clat cutoff 2025 was 1302 in the first round for BA LLB (Hons), while in the last round, the cutoff rank was 1541 for admission among the students belonging to the AI quota. For students seeking admission to the LLM course, the maximum CLAT cutoff rank required for admission was 1113. To learn more about the cutoff ranks, check out the table below:
| Course |
R1 (Closing Rank) |
Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) |
1302 |
1541 |
| LL.M. |
814 |
1113 |
NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for SC AI Category
NLSIU Bangalore SC category cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses at the UG and PG levels, respectively. For admission in the final round, the Clat closing rank was 3133 for BA LLB (Hons) and 1682 for the LLM programme. The cutoff ranks in the first round are tabulated below:
| Course |
R1 (Closing Rank) |
Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) |
2881 |
3133 |
| LL.M. |
1459 |
1682 |
Commonly asked questions
NLSIU Bangalore accepts CLAT entrance exam scores, followed by a round of counselling for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law courses. During the NLSIU CLAT cutoff 2024, the cutoff list was released up to five rounds, wherein the last round closing cutoff for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) was 102. The BA LLB cutoffs for the last three years are tabulated below:
| Course | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | 149 | 114 | 102 |
NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for ST AI Category
Comparing the SC category students, the CLAT closing ranks for the students belonging to the ST category were less competitive for BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. During the CLAT 2025 cutoff, the closing rank stood at 3396 in the first round for BA LLB (Hons) admission. For LLM admission, the last round closing rank was 2740. More information are below:
| Course |
R1 (Closing Rank) |
Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) |
3396 |
3396 |
| LL.M. |
1354 |
2740 |
NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for EWS AI Category
For the EWS category students, the last round of CLAT 2025 cutoff rank stood at 694 for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) course. In the first round, the closing rank stood at 694. Students interested in the LLM course can refer to the table provided below to view the CLAT first and last round closing ranks.
| Course |
R1 (Closing Rank) |
Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) |
694 |
703 |
| LL.M. |
431 |
684 |
NLSIU Bangalore Cutoff 2025 for PWD AI Category
NLU Bangalore cutoff was also released for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. In the last round, the closing rank for BA LLB (Hons) course was 5873, while for LLM, the closing cutoff rank was 2439. For detailed cutoff information, check out the table below:
| Course |
R1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) |
3964 |
5873 |
| LL.M. |
2439 |
2439 |
NLSIU Bangalore Category-wise Cutoff 2025 for Home State Quota
CLAT cutoff 2025 was also released across different categories for the students belonging to the HS quota. Compared to the General AI category, the CLAT first and last round closing ranks were least competitive for admission among the General category students belonging to the HS quota. For the OBC category, the cutoff ranks are comparitevely less challenging for admission as compared to AI quota.
| Category | Course R1 (Closing Rank) | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| General | B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 310 LLM: 659 |
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 310 LLM: 659 |
| OBC | B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 4199 LLM: 3075 |
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 4199 LLM: 3075 |
| SC | B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 9805 LLM: 4519 |
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 9805 LLM: 4519 |
| ST | B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 15504 LLM: 3872 |
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 25525 LLM: 3872 |
| EWS | B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 6175 LLM: 7690 |
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.): 6175 LLM: 7690 |
| PWD | B.A LL.B. (Hons.): 5233 LLM: 2227 |
B.A LL.B. (Hons.): 5233 LLM: 2227 |

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