clat cutoff

What is CLAT Cutoff?

clat online coachingCLAT Cutoff is the minimum qualifying marks which is published by Consortium of NLUs. Candidates should remember that the CLAT cutoff is published separately for all the 25 participating institutes and vary from each other depending on various parameters.

If you are preparation for CLAT exam, then you must analyze previous years CLAT Cutoffs. It will be very helpful for your CLAT preparation. Why we are saying this because when you analyse the trend of clat cutoff, you will be able to guess the cuffout of upcoming clat exam. It helps you to prepare a strategy for clat exam according to your estimated clat cutoff. Let's have look on year wise cutoff of clat entrance exam since 2015.

Year Wise CLAT Cutoff

2020 CLAT Cutoff Marks - College Wise

College Name Opening Cut-off Closing Cut-off
Score Rank Score Rank
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore 135.5 58 135.5 60
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad 128.25 130 128 135
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal 120 355 118.75 395
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata 122.5 215 122 240
National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ) 120 350 118.75 400
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur 116.5 555 112 850
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar 118 450 117.25 510
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMNLU), Lucknow 115.25 620 112.5 800
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNLU), Patiala 113 780 110 1050
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi 111 900 108 1200
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna 111 900 104.5 1600
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam 108 1200 92 2500
National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack 110.5 1050 104.5 1600
National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi 110.5 1050 97 2600
National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), Guwahati 110.5 1060 92 3500
The TamilNadu National Law School (TNNLS), Tiruchirappalli 110.5 1160 92 3500
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai 116.25 575 110.5 1050
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur 108 1200 90 4000
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Aurangabad 107.75 1250 90 4000

2020 CLAT Cutoff - Round 1 Based on Opening & Closing Ranks

National Law Universities (NLUs) General SC/ST/PwD/OBC/EWS
Opening Closing Opening Closing
NALSAR Hyderabad 40 887 1803 8846
NLSIU Bengaluru 1 97 145 2812
WBNUJS Kolkata 6 67 861 40724
NLIU Bhopal 137 526 622 22199
HNLU Raipur 470 2408 3539 46659
NLU Jodhpur 162 312 1866 10580
RMLNLU Lucknow 462 705 710 21393
GNLU Gandhinagar 259 3102 4336 13697
CNLU Patna 432 1142 1182 50529
RGNUL Punjab 307 943 2972 22662
NLUO Cuttack 478 3283 5180 32777
MNLU Mumbai 4 941 778 40370
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli 1124 3890 3994 45835
NUSRL Ranchi 934 1189 1200 42860
NUALS Kochi 472 1297 1411 30841
DSNLU Visakhapatnam 986 1362 1413 52380
MNLU Aurangabad 1211 2074 5003 51671
MNLU Nagpur 543 1312 3133 50789
HPNLU Shimla 585 9149 7225 48935
NLUJAA Guwahati 1005 2828 4151 52225
DNLU Jabalpur 1022 5921 1653 41505

2020 CLAT Cutoff - Round 2 Based on Opening & Closing Ranks

National Law Universities (NLUs) General SC/ST/PwD/OBC/EWS
Opening Rank Closing Rank Opening Rank Closing Rank
NALSAR Hyderabad 176 176 2608 6572
NLSIU Bangalore - - 1978 3707
NLIU Bhopal 527 527 8027 11748
HPNLU Shimla 1657 10786 11549 17412
MNLU Aurangabad 1539 2120 17941 28238
HNLU Raipur 706 757 2471 39932
GNLU Gandhinagar 458 461 6606 11368
RMLNLU Lucknow 712 2192 2527 18949
RGNLU Punjab 825 988 5076 25198
CNLU Patna 1147 1224 2022 47827
MNLU Nagpur 1314 1538 12755 51671
NLUO Cuttack 986 1037 9185 33708
NUSRL Ranchi 1203 1272 1858 32166
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli 1566 1756 4035 37307
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam 1372 1489 1632 24593
MNLU Mumbai 505 1155 5903 49427
NUALS Kochi 1029 1377 3190 30581
NLU Jodhpur 313 317 4336 8915
NLUJAA Guwahati 1383 1569 23257 39047
WBNUJS Kolkata 226 226 3064 3194
DNLU Jabalpur 1656 6147 22701 35956

2019 CLAT Cut off : Round-wise (General Category)

Participating NLUs *CLAT Cutoff Rank: Round 1 *CLAT Cutoff Rank: Round 2 *CLAT Cutoff Rank: Round 3
National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) 54 57 57
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad (NALSAR) 119 128 129
National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) 326 361 376
West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS) 203 226 227
National Law University, Jodhpur (NLU-J) 294 351 354
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU) 549 626 638
Gujarat National Law University, Gujarat (GNLU) 417 461 466
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU) 617 682 694
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL) 805 919 926
Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) 948 1087 1098
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS) 880 978 983
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) 879 951 953
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL) 966 1091 1091
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) 1104 1294 1299
Tamil Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS) 1186 1358 1412
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) 1080 1287 1292
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU-M) 507 507 511
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur (MNLU-N) 1073 1187 1190
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLU-A) 1167 1303 1344
Madhya Pradesh Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (MPDNLU) 1263 1446 1513
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla (HPNLU) 1225 1396 1471

*Cutoff Rank for General Category candidates only


2018 CLAT Cutoff - General Category

Name of NLU Highest Rank Lowest Rank
NLSIU, Bangalore 1 66
NALSAR, Hyderabad 11 137
NLIU, Bhopal 44 428
WBNUJS, Kolkata 43 268
NLU, Jodhpur 129 376
HNLU, Raipur 401 657
GNLU, Gandhinagar 142 522
RMLNLU, Lucknow 354 671
RGNUL, Patiala 358 924
NUALS, Kochi 290 928
CNLU, Patna 718 1186
DSNLU, Visakhapatnam 223 1432
NLUO, Cuttack 564 1167
NUSRL, Ranchi 705 1255
NLSJA, Assam 1016 1556
TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli 459 1571
MNLU, Mumbai 246 503
MNLU, Nagpur 520 1532
MNLU, Aurangabad 1254 1588

2017, 2016 & 2015 CLAT Cutoff Trend (General Category)

CLAT Participating NLUs CLAT Cutoff 2017 CLAT Cutoff 2016 CLAT Cutoff 2015
NLSIU Bangalore 59 58 54
NALSAR Hyderabad 130 123 125
NLIU Bhopal 351 339 285
WBNUJS Kolkata 213 221 203
NLU Jodhpur 343 347 308
HNLU Raipur 574 555 500
GNLU Gujarat 453 465 398
RMLNLU Lucknow 627 626 569
RGNUL Patiala 801 759 697
CNLU Patna 909 911 877
NUALS Kochi 826 918 814
NLU Odisha Cuttack 1023 1038 888
NUSRL Ranchi 1051 1037 3284
NLUJA Assam 1124 1103 2192
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli 1151 1160 4134
DSNLU Vishhakhapatnam 1180 1132 7758
MNLU Mumbai 478 466 Did not participate
MNLU Nagpur 1126 Did not participate Did not participate
MNLU Aurangabad Did not participate Did not participate Did not participate
MPDNLU Jabalpur Did not participate Did not participate Did not participate
HPNLU Shimla Did not participate Did not participate Did not participate

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