B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) 

at TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli

The TNNLU CLAT Cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the BA LLB (Hons), BCom LLB (Hons) and LLM course. The cutoff was published in the form of opening and closing ranks for the all categories belonging to the All India quota. 

For the OBC AI cateogory, the closing ranks fell between 2672 and 3419 in Round 1, wherein the hardest course for admission for this category was B.A. LLB (Hons) course. Students can refer to the table below to know the cutoff for other courses for the OBC AI category in Round 1.

Course Name	Round 1 Closing Rank 2026
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)	2672
LL.M. LL.B. (Hons.)	3419
LL.M. in Intellectual Property Laws	2708
LL.M. in Corporate and Securities Laws	2708
LL.M. in Natural Resources Laws	2708

The comparative analysis of TNNLU placements with other NLUs are depicted below:

NLU Name	Average Package (2022)	the lowest Package (2022)
TNNLU	INR 4.20 LPA	INR 2.40 LPA
MNLU Mumbai	INR 16 LPA	INR 4 LPA - INR 5 LPA
MNLU Nagpur	INR 7.80 LPA (BA LLB/ BBA LLB)*	N/A
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	INR 6.30 LPA (BA LLB)*	N/A

*The salary mentioned is the median package for the 2021 drive.

NOTE: The MNLU Nagpur and DSNLU Visakhapatnam data is gathered from NIRF report 2022 and NIRF report 2023, respectively. For TNNLU and MNLU Mumbai, the data is fetched from Shiksha students' reviews. 

Yes, CLAT is compulsory for admission in Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli. It is the entrance examination conducted by consortium of NLUs for UG and PG courses. All 21 NLU except NLU Delhi take admission by way of CLAT scores in both PG and UG courses. 

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) is expected to release the CLAT Notification 2026 anytime soon. The CLAT 2026 Application Process is likely to begin in the next few days. Exam Date: December 14, 2025 (tentative). Only students who fill out the application form as well as, pay the fee are issued admit cards to appear for CLAT exam. Students can log in using their registered mobile number and password to update their preferences in CLAT application form. 

Conducted in pen-and-paper mode, candidates have to attempt questions from English, Current Affairs and GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Mathematics for UG course, and from Constitutional Law, and other law subjects like Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and IPR. For admission 2024 at TNNLU Tiruchirappalli, the exam is scheduled for Dec 3, 2023.

Candidates who are willing to get into TNNLU Tiruchirappalli for the one-year LLM or five-year LLB course must specific the desired course in the application form.

No, you cannot join TNNLU directly. Admission to TNNLU for undergraduate law courses like the 5-year Integrated Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) is done through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) . Candidates must apply and register themselves for the CLAT examination. While registering, candidates must enter Tamil Nadu National Law School under their preferences in order to be considered for admission

Some of the renowned Legal sector companies that participated in Tamil Nadu National Law University placements in the recent recruitment drives are mentioned below:

TNNLU Placements: Top Recruiters
Trilegal	Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas	Commercial Law Advisors
ALG India Law Offices LLP	P. Wilson Associates
Sricharan and Gowtham Law Chambers	Iyer and Thomas
AZB Law Firm	KVB

The official placement report is not released as of now. As per the data fetched from external sources, the average package offered during the recent placement sessions was INR 4.20 LPA. The complete insights of TNNLU placements are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
Average package	INR 4.20 LPA
the lowest package	INR 2.40 LPA
Popular recruiters	P.Wilson Associates, Sricharan and Gowtham Law Chambers, AZB Law Firm

NOTE: The above statistics are gathered from the Shiksha students' reviews.

Tamil Nadu National Law University cutoff 2024 for the Round 1 Seat Allotment has been released for the two courses including B.A. LL.B. and B.Com. LL.B.. As per the cutoff for CLAT Round 1, the opening and closing ranks for TNNLU for BA LLB are BCom LLB is tabulated below for general category: 

Course	R1 - Opening Rank	R1 - Closing Rank
BA LLB	806	1401
BCom LLB	821	1459

Conclusion: It is difficult for candidates with a rank of 1588 to get admission in TNNLU for the General category for Round 1. 

Dear Student, Hardwork is the only shortcut. Common Law Admission Test CLAT is a MCQ based online examination for getting admission into the premier law schools of India. It is more or less the JEE of the legal world. Now let's come to the question you asked: Is CLAT a difficult exam? No. One can clear CLAT with one months preparation, but to get into the top 5 National Law Universities (NLUs), one has to work very hard. Mug up all the current affairs you find. Polish your English. Brush up your maths concepts. Learn to solve Legal Reasoning questions. Improve your logical reasoning skills. With all this, you can ace CLAT. It is definitely much easier than JEE, but here luck and mental ability plays a big role along with hard work. If you want to kick start a successful career in law, it is important to get admission into a good law college. There are multiple universities from where you can do 5-year LL.B. Like IILM University Gurugram offers BBA LL.B. & B.A. LL.B. With Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning. For more details, visit their website: https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions.

TNNLU placement is a four-step process, which are as follows:

1. The placement cell arranges pre-placement discussions between candidates and recruiters.
2. The recruiters conduct a pre-interview screening round. If any recruiter does not conduct pre-interview screening then placement cell will forward the CVs of interested candidates.
3. After the pre-interview screening, the list of shortlisted candidates will be announced by the recruiters
4. Recruiters will declare a final list of selected candidates. Candidates need to inform the placement cell regarding their choice (acceptance/ decline).