Cutoff

Key CLAT 2026 Cutoff Highlights

CLAT 2026 UG had 75,009 registered candidates, with 96.83% appearing for the examination.
CLAT 2026 counselling was conducted through multiple allotment rounds, with the Consortium publishing university-wise allotment lists.
For the General category, NLSIU Bengaluru closed at AIR 112, while NALSAR Hyderabad closed at AIR 159 and NLIU Bhopal at AIR 480 in the reported 2026 cutoff data.
WBNUJS Kolkata's BA LL.B. General-category closing rank was reported at AIR 327, while NLU Jodhpur closed at AIR 367.
Approximate marks corresponding to these ranks should be treated only as an indication because the Consortium does not publish an official marks-vs-rank table.

CLAT 2026 Cutoff for Top NLUs

NLU	General Closing Rank	Approx. Marks
NLSIU Bengaluru	112	104–106
NALSAR Hyderabad	159	102–104
NLIU Bhopal – BA LL.B.	480	98–100
WBNUJS Kolkata – BA LL.B.	327	100–102
NLU Jodhpur	367	95–97
GNLU Gandhinagar	444	92–94
HNLU Raipur	807	90–92
RMLNLU Lucknow	780	87–89
MNLU Mumbai	1,473	85–87
RGNUL Patiala	1,279	83–85

These approximate marks are based on third-party 2026 marks/rank analysis, whereas the ranks come from reported 2026 counselling data.

CLAT 2026 Category-Wise Cutoff

For the 2027 page, I would remove the old 2026 “expected marks” tables for General/OBC/EWS/SC and replace them with actual 2026 closing-rank data. Category cutoffs vary significantly by NLU, programme, domicile and reservation, so a single marks range for an entire category can be misleading.

For example, in CLAT 2026 Round 1, the General-category closing ranks included NLSIU 101, NALSAR 148, NLIU BA LL.B. 643, WBNUJS BA LL.B. 284, NLU Jodhpur 310 and GNLU 444.

CLAT 2026 OBC Cutoff

The 2026 OBC cutoff varied considerably according to NLU and applicable reservation. Examples from the reported counselling data include:

NLU	2026 OBC Closing Rank
NLSIU Bengaluru	1,111
NALSAR Hyderabad	915
NLIU Bhopal – BA LL.B.	1,894
NLIU Bhopal – B.Sc. LL.B.	2,388
WBNUJS Kolkata – BA LL.B.	6,526
NLU Jodhpur – BA LL.B.	1,411
GNLU Gandhinagar	1,944
HNLU Raipur	2,111
NUSRL Ranchi – BA LL.B.	2,705
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	2,731

Some figures are affected by state/domicile reservations, so the category and quota should always be checked before interpreting a rank.

CLAT 2026 SC Cutoff

The SC closing ranks were substantially different from General-category cutoffs and varied by university and reservation structure.

NLU	2026 SC Closing Rank
NLSIU Bengaluru	3,133
NALSAR Hyderabad	3,273
NLIU Bhopal – BA LL.B.	5,763
WBNUJS Kolkata – BA LL.B.	4,753
NLU Jodhpur	5,445
HNLU Raipur	7,660
GNLU Gandhinagar	5,934
NLU Odisha – BA LL.B.	7,247
RGNUL Patiala	8,625
HPNLU Shimla – BA LL.B.	11,597

These are reported 2026 category closing-rank figures and should not be converted into a universal “safe marks” figure.

CLAT 2026 Cutoff: Marks vs Rank

Because the Consortium does not officially publish a marks-vs-rank conversion, the following should be presented as approximate, not as an official cutoff.

Approx. CLAT 2026 Marks	Approx. Rank Range
95+	1–300
90–95	301–600
85–90	601–1,700
80–85	1,701–3,500
75–80	3,501–6,300
70–75	6,301–9,900
65–70	9,901–14,100
60–65	14,101–18,800
55–60	18,801–23,900
Below 55	23,900+

These figures are an independent marks-vs-rank analysis rather than official Consortium data.

CLAT 2026 Previous-Year Cutoff

For the CLAT 2027 page, this section can now be updated as:

NLU	2026 General Closing Rank	Approx. 2026 Closing Marks
NLSIU Bengaluru	112	104–106
NALSAR Hyderabad	159	102–104
NLIU Bhopal	480	98–100
WBNUJS Kolkata	327	100–102
NLU Jodhpur	367	95–97
GNLU Gandhinagar	444	92–94
HNLU Raipur	807	90–92
RMLNLU Lucknow	780	87–89
MNLU Mumbai	1,473	85–87
RGNUL Patiala	1,279	83–85
CNLU Patna	1,398–1,555	80–82
NLU Odisha	1,013–1,176	75–77
NUSRL Ranchi	1,667–1,760	73–75
NLUJA Assam	2,141	70–72
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	1,682	65–67
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	1,763–1,947	62–64
MNLU Nagpur	1,529–1,623	67–69
HPNLU Shimla	2,555–2,634	60–62
MPDNLU Jabalpur	2,243	—
DBRANLU Sonepat	1,930	54–56

The 2026 closing-rank figures are based on reported CLAT 2026 counselling data; marks are approximate estimates and should not be presented as official Consortium figures.

Important update to your existing wording

I would remove statements such as:

“The CLAT Cutoff 2026 for top NLUs is expected to fall between 82 to 110 marks”

and

“General category candidates will require at least 85+ marks to get a seat in at least 1 NLU.”

For a 2027 article, these are no longer “expected 2026” figures. They should be replaced with actual CLAT 2026 closing ranks, while marks should be clearly labelled as approximate.

Also remove the old claim that “95–100+ is safe for Top 7–10 NLUs”. A rank-based presentation is more defensible because actual allotment depends on category, programme, domicile, seat availability and counselling round.

NLU Delhi should remain separate because it conducts admission through AILET, not CLAT.

The official CLAT 2027 participating-university list is already available from the Consortium, so the page can now use CLAT 2026 as the previous-year data and CLAT 2027 as the current admission cycle.

CLAT 2027

CLAT Cutoff 2026