CNLU Patna Placement 2025: Highest Package, Average Package & Top Recruiters

According to unofficial sources, the CNLU Patna alumni are majorly working in the Legal sector with a 56% share. See the below infographic illustrating the sector-wise distribution of alumni:

The official placement report for 2025 is yet to be released. However, the University has released the NIRF report 2025 that incorporates the course-wise total strength and the number of students placed. Refer to the table below to know the Chanakya National Law University Patna placement statistics foe 2024 are given in the table below:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the CNLU Patna NIRF report 2025

The official placement report or brochure is yet to be released. As per the NIRF report 2025, 110 BA LLB/ BBA LLB and 51 LLM students were successfully placed during the 2024 placements. Furthermore, the median package for BA LLB/ BBA LLB and LLM courses stood at INR 10.80 LPA and INR 7.20 LPA, respectively. Check the complete insights of CNLU Patna placements 2024 from the table below:

NOTE: The above details are fetched from the NIRF report 2025.

Yes, Chanakya National Law University has an impressive placement record. The table below provides the placement data for the past three years as per the NIRF Report 2025:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

The following is the most recent deadline for applying to Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna's B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) program:

CLAT 2024 Round 3 Cutoff: 1285 is the cutoff for general All India category candidates enrolled in the BA LLB (Hons) programme.
The range of 2906–4173 rank 2 was the overall CLAT threshold.
Cutoff Trends for the Previous Year (2023):
Category: General: 623
Castes Scheduled: 7313
Tribe Scheduled: 20349 2.
Note that each NLU's reservation policy, the amount of available seats, and candidates taking the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) can all affect the cutoffs that apply each year. I suggest going to CNLU's official website for the most accurate and recent information.

Yes, Chanakya National Law University Patna has received a strong 'B' grade NAAC accreditation with a CGPA of 2.17 on a 4 point scale. This rating depends on many different categories with its top performing metrics being:

• Institutional Values & Best Practices
• Governance, Leadership & Management
• Curricular Aspects 

Chanakya National Law University accepts CLAT score, followed by CLAT conselling process for admission to the BA LLB (Hons) programme. As per CNLU Patna cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank was 1541 for the BBA LLB (Hons) course for the General All India category students. In 2022 and 2021, the last round closing rank stood at 1407 and 1312 for the BA LLB (Hons) course. 

To check out the past three years cutoff trend for CNLU BA LLB (Hons), candidates can refer to the table given below:

Course	2021	2022	2023
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)	1312	1407 (R4)	1541

Recently, CNLU Patna cutoff 2024 is out for CLAT Round 3 Seat Allotment. NLU Patna admissions to BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons) at the UG level. Tabulated below is the closing rank of CNLU Patna for CLAT R3 for General category candidates belonging to All india Quota:

Course	2024
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)	1285

CNLU patna is  better than amity patna for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) because of many reasons like one of them is amity patna was established in 2017 and CNLU was established in 2006, so it has a great alumini network and CNLU has as good reputation in law colleges as compared to amity patna and CNLU is a law centric government college whereas amity patna is a multiple degree private college. CNLU is a better option for doing B.A. LL.B. (Hons.).

The last-round cutoff for the General All India category for BA LLB (Hons) at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna was 1541. The overall cutoff for CLAT was 2906–4173 rank. 

Here are the closing ranks for BA LLB (Hons) by category for 2023: 

• General: 623
• Scheduled Castes: 7313
• Scheduled Tribe: 20349

The final admission decision is based on merit, which is determined by the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) scores. 

Well anything is hard to be said until cut off is released, but at this score it is hard to say you will get admission. also if you are gen category then it would get harder. You can try for management quota if possible but wait till the cut off is released don't worry till then.

If you want to get admission to any National Law University (NLU) in India, candidates should target a score of 80 to 85 in the CLAT 2024. 

 The cut-off is the minimum mark needed to be admitted into the target college. The cut-off is based on All India Ranks. For the general category, the CLAT Cut Off often falls between 95 and 100, whereas for the SC/ST category, it typically falls between 80 and 85. 

The closing rank for BA LLB (Hons) at Chanakya National Law University, Patna was 1541 for the General All India category student in the last round. In 2022 and 2021, the last-round closing rank for BA LLB (Hons) stood at 1407 and 1312, respectively.