The Consortium of NLUs has released the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) cut-off 2024 separately for undergraduate and postgraduate courses for each category. The CLAT cut-off is the minimum qualifying mark candidates must secure in the test to gain admission to one of India’s CLAT-participating National Law Universities (NLUs).
Students preferring higher-ranked NLUs have higher cut-offs. The cut-off is declared category-wise and is available for all CLAT 2024 participating colleges. The cut-off scores signify the CLAT score at which law aspirants are offered admission in different colleges accepting CLAT scores for admission. The CLAT cut-off will be the final rank awarded admission in that counseling round.
Key Factors Affecting CLAT Cut-off Marks
Various factors can influence the CLAT 2024 cut-off. These factors collectively contribute to determining the CLAT cut-off-, making it essential for candidates to stay informed and well-prepared.
- More applicants can lead to increased competition, potentially raising the cut-off.
- If the exam is perceived as more challenging, the cut-off may be lower, as students might find it harder to score high.
- Any change in the marking scheme can impact the overall scores and the CLAT cut-off.
- Higher competition can lead to a higher CLAT cut-off as a larger pool of candidates compete for limited seats.
- If the number of available seats is limited, the CLAT cut-offs may be higher due to greater competition for admission.
- Different categories (General, ST, SC, OBC, etc.) have different CLAT cut-offs due to reservation policies.
- If candidates’ performance in previous years was exceptional, the cut-off might be raised to maintain the standard.
- Law schools may have varying admission criteria and weightage for CLAT scores, influencing cut-offs.
- Decisions made by the CLAT conducting body, such as adjustments to difficulty levels or scaling of scores, can affect the cut-off.
CLAT Cut-off Marks 2024
The cut-offs for the CLAT exam change depending on the above-mentioned factors. Candidates must try to score between 80-90+ to secure a seat in one of the leading NLUs.
The expected CLAT cut-off marks for 2024 are as follows:
| Category | Cut-off |
| General | 75-80 |
| OBC | 70-75 |
| SC | 60-65 |
| ST | 60-65 |
| EWS | 70-75 |
| PwD | 50-55 |
These are the projected cutoff marks based on previous years’ trends and can vary slightly depending on various factors.
CLAT 2024 Cut-off
The tables below describe the CLAT cut-off 2024 for each NLU for different rounds of counseling. The CLAT cut-offs are expressed as the closing ranks of candidates admitted under each category.
CLAT Cut-off 2024 Round 3
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | – | – | – | – | – |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | – | – | – | – | – |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | – | – | – | – | – |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | – | – | – | – | – |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BA LLB) | – | – | – | 4464 | – |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | – | – | – | – | – |
| NLU Jodhpur | – | – | – | 4573 | – |
| HNLU Raipur | – | – | – | – | – |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | – | – | – | – | – |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | – | 1887 | – | – | – |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | – | – | – | – | 34174 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 1190 | – | – | – | – |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1285 | – | – | – | – |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | – | – | – | – | – |
| NUALS Kochi | – | – | – | – | – |
| NLU Odisha | – | – | – | – | – |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 1432 | 1933 | 2733 | – | – |
| NLUJA Assam | 1587 | – | – | – | 42515 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | – | – | 2540 | – | – |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1511 | – | 2995 | – | – |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1555 | – | 3540 | – | – |
| MNLU Mumbai | – | – | – | – | – |
| MNLU Nagpur- BA LLB | 1473 | – | – | 21883 | – |
| MNLU Nagpur- BBA LLB | 1522 | – | 14714 | 24735 | – |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1622 | – | 18004 | 25086 | – |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BBA LLB | – | – | 18962 | 25290 | – |
| HPNLU Shimla- BA LLB | 1883 | – | – | – | – |
| HPNLU Shimla- BBA LLB | 1941 | – | – | – | 21367 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1778 | – | – | – | 22364 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 1855 | 2660 | 3568 | 12240 | 22583 |
| NLUT Agartala | 2012 | – | – | – |
CLAT Cut-off 2024 Round 2
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 99 | 523 | 908 | 3007 | – |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 164 | – | 1112 | 3427 | – |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 450 | 1115 | – | – | 11527 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 1674 | 1959 | – | – | |
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 275 | – | – | 4196 | – |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | – | – | 26986 | 8958 | 11917 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 365 | – | 1311 | 4536 | 8960 |
| HNLU Raipur | 765 | – | 1981 | 6765 | 11879 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 434 | 1135 | 1841 | 6040 | – |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1799 | – | – | – | |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 733 | 2326 | – | 10340 | 27682 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 1187 | – | – | 9505 | 16630 |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1282 | 2096 | 2776 | 14091 | – |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1456 | 2682 | 3909 | 16432 | – |
| NUALS Kochi | 1136 | 14922 | – | – | – |
| NLU Odisha | 1147 | – | – | 9152 | 16676 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 1419 | 1929 | 2643 | 10568 | 18342 |
| NLUJA Assam | 1576 | 36820 | 36216 | ||
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1326 | 1990 | 2464 | 10419 | 17227 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1506 | – | 2947 | 10830 | – |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1536 | – | 3171 | 11346 | 18980 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 562 | – | – | 11392 | – |
| MNLU Nagpur- BA LLB | 1459 | 15052 | – | 19278 | 50326 |
| MNLU Nagpur- BBA LLB | 1513 | 15826 | 14518 | 21883 | 46480 |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1596 | 16730 | 16394 | – | – |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BBA LLB | 1726 | 17556 | 18004 | 25086 | – |
| HPNLU Shimla- BA LLB | 1864 | – | – | 11373 | 19367 |
| HPNLU Shimla- BBA LLB | 1916 | – | – | 12007 | 20933 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1775 | 2557 | 3201 | 11739 | 22328 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 1832 | 2640 | 3502 | 12098 | 22285 |
| NLUT Agartala | 1930 | – | – | – | – |
CLAT 2024 Cut off Round 1
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 97 | 488 | 907 | 2796 | 3876 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 158 | 564 | 1076 | 3375 | 6083 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BA LLB) | 404 | 1006 | 1315 | 5178 | 10023 |
| NLIU Bhopal (BSc LLB) | 878 | 1599 | 1629 | 7622 | 15219 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata( BA LLB) | 262 | – | 15978 | 3951 | 7487 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata (BSc.LLB Hons) | 998 | – | 23192 | 8117 | 11502 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 341 | – | 1261 | 4503 | 8373 |
| HNLU Raipur | 707 | – | 1965 | 6602 | 10917 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 429 | 938 | 1822 | 5652 | 10438 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 869 | 1476 | 2429 | 8958 | – |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 694 | 2307 | 3370 | 9616 | – |
| RGNUL Patiala | 1129 | – | – | 8822 | 15548 |
| CNLU Patna (BA LLB) | 1236 | 1839 | 5441 | 13248 | – |
| CNLU Patna (BBA LLB) | 1384 | 2550 | – | 16099 | – |
| NUALS Kochi | 1111 | 13761 | – | 15245 | – |
| NLU Odisha | 1080 | – | – | 8124 | 15305 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 1336 | 1807 | 2518 | 9729 | 16676 |
| NLUJA Assam | 1474 | 29403 | 14361 | 35236 | |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1233 | 1731 | 2459 | 9776 | 15875 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB | 1401 | – | 2628 | 10378 | – |
| TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BCom LLB | 1459 | – | 3310 | 10681 | – |
| MNLU Mumbai | 547 | 3932 | 6468 | 9030 | 30958 |
| MNLU Nagpur- BA LLB | 1360 | 7169 | 11780 | 18459 | 41956 |
| MNLU Nagpur- BBA LLB | 1425 | 8009 | 13568 | 20584 | 43185 |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB | 1561 | 9891 | 15419 | 14311 | – |
| MNLU Aurangabad- BBA LLB | 1625 | 13863 | 16394 | 23,903 | – |
| HPNLU Shimla- BA LLB | 1712 | – | – | 10847 | 18736 |
| HPNLU Shimla- BBA LLB | 1773 | – | – | 11218 | 20154 |
| MPDNLU Jabalpur | 1559 | 1990 | 2782 | 11078 | 20412 |
| DBRANLU Sonepat | 1714 | 2180 | 3263 | 10830 | 20671 |
| NLUT Agartala | 1785 | – | – | 51586 | 50744 |
Previous Year’s CLAT Cut-off
The Consortium of NLUs typically releases the previous year’s cutoffs. These cutoffs are usually available on their respective websites or portals. Aspirants can access and review these cutoffs to understand the trends and the admission process for various NLUs. It aids in estimating their chances of securing admission based on previous year cutoff trends.
CLAT Cut-off 2023: LLB
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
| Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 114 | 129 | 510 | 171 | 923 | 181 | 2674 | 1781 | 2835 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 25 | 177 | 365 | 680 | 931 | 1116 | 702 | 3388 | 3375 | 6174 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 136 | 260 | – | – | 1397 | 7119 | 588 | 4217 | 6121 | 7792 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 186 | 463 | 796 | 1290 | 591 | 1268 | 4505 | 5311 | 8143 | 10960 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 70 | 383 | – | – | – | – | 2360 | 4457 | 6689 | 8076 |
| HNLU Raipur | 481 | 805 | – | – | 2031 | 2061 | 6997 | 7137 | 10117 | 11277 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 147 | 462 | 488 | 1210 | 1150 | 1878 | 3680 | 5683 | 8790 | 10837 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 432 | 749 | 1432 | 1845 | 772 | 3088 | 6014 | 9582 | 18980 | 27764 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 563 | 1307 | – | – | – | – | 5693 | 8856 | 10300 | 15585 |
| CNLU Patna | 628 | 1541 | 2002 | 2501 | 1511 | 5260 | 7741 | 13369 | 20004 | – |
| NUALS Kochi | 638 | 1461 | 5660 | 41647 | – | – | 6498 | 26009 | 27055 | 28147 |
| NLUO Odisha | 504 | 1207 | – | – | – | – | 6147 | 7957 | 13445 | 16910 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 939 | 1895 | 2332 | 2688 | 2248 | 2756 | 7695 | 10032 | 14248 | 18477 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | 704 | 2045 | – | – | 2509 | 4119 | 6192 | 10557 | 14452 | – |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 538 | 2080 | 2477 | 3285 | 7113 | 16077 | 9337 | 17282 | 13295 | – |
| MNLU Mumbai | 325 | 590 | 2034 | 4878 | 3078 | 9880 | 5963 | 8923 | 17578 | 32870 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 878 | 2102 | 2710 | 14738 | 7420 | 22745 | 4921 | 21215 | 23125 | 39121 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 1824 | 2655 | 13589 | – | 12558 | 24704 | 21626 | 26769 | 37995 | – |
| NLUJA Assam | 1375 | 2569 | – | – | 4913 | 38136 | 15318 | 31993 | 25618 | 42731 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 822 | 2816 | – | – | – | – | 8337 | 11982 | 13021 | 20699 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1696 | 2698 | 2969 | 3513 | 3905 | 4318 | 10030 | 12073 | 17883 | 23002 |
| DBRANLU Sonipat | 767 | 2713 | 2584 | 3412 | 2533 | 4515 | 9611 | 11010 | 10923 | 21673 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 810 | 1820 | 1863 | 2984 | 2435 | 3992 | 8339 | 10104 | 13276 | 14846 |
CLAT Cut-off 2023: LLM
| NLU | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | |||||
| Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 8 | 200 | 269 | 469 | 237 | 902 | 678 | 1927 | 251 | 3096 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 19 | 230 | 566 | 710 | 700 | 1056 | 1460 | 1642 | 514 | 3854 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 175 | 787 | – | – | 1749 | 5981 | 1127 | 3140 | 3109 | 4813 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 274 | 494 | – | – | 1056 | 1289 | 1482 | 3221 | 4479 | – |
| NLU Jodhpur | 236 | 909 | – | – | – | – | 3133 | 3756 | 5206 | 6998 |
| HNLU Raipur | 719 | 1606 | – | – | 1734 | 3703 | 4225 | 5361 | – | – |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 37 | 766 | 864 | 1478 | 801 | 1942 | 1301 | 3767 | 5606 | 7812 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 12 | 101 | 1002 | 1335 | 217 | 640 | 187 | 1084 | 1481 | – |
| RGNUL Patiala | 239 | 1645 | – | – | – | – | 2665 | 4526 | 5429 | 7874 |
| NUALS Kochi | 545 | 1799 | – | – | – | – | 2687 | 6501 | 4447 | – |
| NLUO Odisha | 369 | 1997 | – | – | – | – | 4345 | 6101 | 7332 | – |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 529 | 1513 | 2209 | 2536 | 1714 | 3378 | 3077 | 3772 | 3701 | 5445 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | ||||||||||
| LLM: Corporate and Securities Laws | 968 | 1918 | – | – | 2339 | 3252 | 4709 | 4839 | – | – |
| LLM:Intellectual Property Laws | 1582 | 1830 | – | – | 2037 | 4001 | 2018 | 2390 | – | – |
| LLM:Natural Resources Laws | 769 | 2757 | – | – | 3473 | 4078 | 5863 | – | 7921 | – |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 766 | 2583 | 2268 | 2894 | 5527 | 7465 | 6005 | 8479 | 6491 | 8177 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 202 | 679 | 1781 | 4380 | 2421 | 5743 | 3153 | 6371 | 7132 | – |
| MNLU Nagpur | 643 | 2488 | 5242 | 6435 | 4436 | 6714 | 7024 | 8188 | – | – |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 2169 | 2780 | – | – | 6281 | 7926 | – | – | – | – |
| NLUJA Assam | 1594 | 2621 | – | – | 3859 | 8555 | 5222 | 6490 | 4647 | 8383 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 698 | 2362 | – | – | – | – | 3436 | 5697 | 6023 | 8699 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1629 | 2815 | 2554 | 3008 | 3230 | 3802 | 6206 | 6268 | 8217 | 8531 |
| GNLU Silvassa Campus | 1628 | 2179 | 2154 | 2969 | 2100 | 4135 | 5471 | – | – | – |
CLAT 2022 Cut-off: LLB
| NLU | General | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
| Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 1 | 85 | 88 | 638 | 431 | 2224 | 554 | 3428 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 8 | 162 | 505 | 7849 | 1252 | 2761 | 3818 | 5158 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 117 | 257 | 1989 | 11472 | 2503 | 4933 | 5084 | 7238 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 241 | 451 | 774 | 1510 | 3618 | 4793 | 6076 | 10189 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 155 | 378 | – | – | 2318 | 5881 | 1727 | 7620 |
| HNLU Raipur | 430 | 756 | 1721 | 1980 | 4918 | 8797 | 11785 | 12027 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 175 | 430 | 752 | 1747 | 3779 | 6527 | 6155 | 12014 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 377 | 756 | 902 | 3568 | 4565 | 10476 | 15889 | 19504 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 437 | 1184 | – | – | 6134 | 9434 | 6449 | 16179 |
| CNLU Patna | 932 | 1498 | 1882 | 9085 | 9825 | 18386 | 29956 | 29956 |
| NUALS Kochi | 413 | 1315 | 2114 | 20999 | 8411 | 25640 | 16977 | 16977 |
| NLUO Odisha | 470 | 1191 | – | – | 5800 | 9726 | 13361 | 17417 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 933 | 1603 | 1386 | 2698 | 3540 | 21084 | 13311 | 31604 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | 807 | 1816 | 1770 | 3789 | 6909 | 12015 | 15682 | 16880 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1002 | 1589 | 8881 | 11160 | 10847 | 10847 | 24160 | 24160 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 64 | 548 | 1310 | 8987 | 4874 | 16251 | 14752 | 43608 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 999 | 1657 | 6293 | 18196 | 16251 | 36646 | 30004 | 30479 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 1390 | 2323 | 19850 | 34225 | 20505 | 45669 | 44623 | 46061 |
| NLUJA Assam | 1131 | 1979 | 5542 | 39724 | 25357 | 41911 | 16817 | 40718 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 1056 | 2302 | – | – | 7229 | 12507 | 12778 | 22145 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1314 | 2262 | 1647 | 3489 | 10967 | 12925 | 15638 | 22762 |
| DBRANLU Sonipat | 1094 | 2333 | 1917 | 4018 | 6448 | 12213 | 12177 | 23212 |
CLAT 2022 Cut-off:LLM
| NLU | General | OBC | SC | ST | ||||
| Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | Open Rank | Close Rank | |
| NLSIU Bengaluru | 14 | 163 | 138 | 549 | 353 | 1388 | 511 | 790 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 25 | 240 | 204 | 664 | 1014 | 1618 | 669 | 5158 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 82 | 579 | 1498 | 3997 | 661 | 3172 | 1806 | 3113 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 215 | 379 | 645 | 1609 | 1466 | 3154 | 3135 | 4757 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 116 | 666 | – | – | 1433 | 2626 | 2037 | 4800 |
| HNLU Raipur | 430 | 1038 | 1721 | 2485 | 4918 | 4607 | 4650 | 5538 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 377 | 514 | 664 | 1236 | 1256 | 3164 | 1916 | 2347 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 3 | 127 | 206 | 491 | 273 | 1105 | 5554 | 5554 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 133 | 769 | – | – | 1337 | 2805 | 2012 | 6324 |
| NUALS Kochi | 545 | 1440 | 1682 | 4081 | 2804 | 7253 | 3113 | 3113 |
| NLUO Odisha | 550 | 1333 | – | – | 2578 | 4329 | 4618 | 6668 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 493 | 1314 | 955 | 2560 | 2661 | 4315 | 2337 | 2350 |
| TNNLU Tiruchirapalli | 549 | 1535 | 1201 | 2501 | 2500 | 2500 | 4226 | 4226 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 826 | 1929 | 3259 | 7362 | 5374 | 5413 | 6616 | 6982 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 194 | 735 | 2096 | 5060 | 3194 | 5631 | 6222 | 6222 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 131 | 1561 | 3103 | 7383 | 3966 | 6755 | 6997 | 6997 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 1121 | 2195 | 6235 | 7776 | 5631 | 6217 | – | – |
| NLUJA Assam | 667 | 1721 | 2114 | 7764 | 6939 | 6939 | 3542 | 7298 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 652 | 1524 | – | – | 2734 | 4760 | 4797 | 4797 |
Importance of CLAT Cut-off 2024
Understanding the CLAT cut-off is crucial for aspirants as it helps them strategize their preparation and make informed decisions. Here’s why the CLAT cut-off is important:
- Admission Eligibility: The CLAT cut-off marks determine whether a candidate is eligible for admission to an NLU. Only those who meet the cut-off criteria can secure a seat in their preferred law college.
- College Selection: The CLAT cut-off marks help candidates select the NLUs they can target based on their expected scores. It gives them an idea of the colleges with a higher chance of admission.
- Preparation Planning: Knowing the previous years’ cut-off trends and expected cut-off marks for CLAT 2024 helps candidates plan their preparation strategy accordingly. It allows them to set realistic goals and focus on areas that need improvement.
- Seat Allotment: The CLAT cut-off marks play a significant role in the seat allotment process during counseling. Candidates with higher ranks have better chances of securing seats in their preferred NLUs.
Conclusion
The CLAT cut-off 2024 is crucial for aspirants seeking admission to prestigious National Law Universities. By understanding the expected cut-off marks, category-wise cut-offs, and previous years’ trends, candidates can plan their preparation effectively and enhance their chances of securing seats in their preferred NLUs. Candidates can pave the path to a successful career in law with proper guidance, dedication, and consistent effort.
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