CLAT PG Cut Off

CLAT PG Cut Off 2026, 2025, Past Years: NLU-Wise Cut-off

November 15, 2025

The CLAT PG cut-off is one of the most important indicators of your admission chances to top NLUs for LL.M. programs. It represents the minimum rank or marks you need to secure a seat at your preferred university. 

The CLAT PG 2026 cut-off will be officially released by the Consortium of NLUs after the result announcement in December 2025, once counselling begins. 

However, by analysing the CLAT PG cut off ranks and marks from previous years (2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022), you can estimate your target score and rank for admission. 

We’ve compiled all the CLAT LLM cut off trends, NLU-wise data, and factors affecting cut-offs to help you plan your preparation and counselling strategy effectively.

CLAT PG 2026 Cut Off (Expected)

Below is the expected CLAT PG 2026 cut off rank range for the top 10 NLUs (General Category):

NLUExpected CLAT PG 2026 Cut Off Range (General Category)Expected CLAT PG 2026 Cut Off Marks (Out of 120)Analysis / Observation
NLSIU Bengaluru Cut Off100 – 20085 – 90 marksContinues to be the top preference; cut-off may rise slightly due to higher competition.
NALSAR Hyderabad Cut Off150 – 30080 – 85 marksConsistently ranks second; stable cut-off trend over the past three years.
NLIU Bhopal Cut Off250 – 45075 – 80 marksHolds steady demand; expected to close near 400 ranks.
WBNUJS Kolkata Cut Off350 – 60072 – 78 marksRemains a top-tier choice in East India; cut-off may increase slightly.
NLU Jodhpur Cut Off400 – 65070 – 75 marksCompetitive due to strong academic reputation and placements.
GNLU Gandhinagar400 – 70068 – 74 marksAttracts strong interest; expected to mirror 2025 pattern.
HNLU Raipur650 – 95065 – 70 marksStable performer with wide applicant base from central India.
MNLU Mumbai700 – 100062 – 68 marksPopular metropolitan option; expected to close under 1000 ranks.
RGNUL Patiala850 – 110060 – 66 marksDemand remains moderate; steady cut-off movement each year.
NLU Odisha (Cuttack)950 – 125058 – 65 marksIncreasingly preferred among newer NLUs; likely to close around 1000+ ranks.

Analysis:

Based on the trend, the CLAT PG 2026 cut off ranks for top 5 NLUs will likely remain below 500, while mid-tier universities may close between 700–1000 ranks. The CLAT PG cut-off marks are expected to stay between 70–85 marks for top NLUs, assuming a moderate exam difficulty similar to 2025.

Important resources to explore for the CLAT PG exam

CLAT PG SyllabusCLAT PG Admit Card
CLAT PG All DetailsCLAT PG Exam Pattern
CLAT PG Eligibility CriteriaCLAT PG Previous Year Papers

CLAT PG Cut Off 2025 

The CLAT PG 2025 cut off was released in three separate rounds of counselling. Each round saw movement in ranks as candidates withdrew or upgraded their seats. Let’s look at the NLU-wise cut-offs for all categories and analyze the trends.

Round 1 Cut Off

NLUGeneral (Closing Rank)OBC (Closing Rank)SC (Closing Rank)ST (Closing Rank)EWS (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru1082975101354431
NALSAR Hyderabad1432625801003404
NLIU Bhopal29587815301749—
WBNUJS Kolkata4111490*9791866—
NLU Jodhpur45456718643638523
HNLU Raipur719124929234497—
GNLU Gandhinagar3879551110—699
GNLU Silvassa9181413328851761196
RMLNLU Lucknow178342*751*2302*496*
RGNUL Patiala791—9501847—
CNLU Patna8651319*1280*7594*1842*
NUALS Kochi1131—2198*——
NLU Odisha1051—38265410—
NUSRL Ranchi11061169395230531153
NLUJA Assam12555002*6184*7339*7508*
DSNLU Visakhapatnam12651513407058671288
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli1290149724092740—
MNLU Mumbai4782096*3992*7484*2563*
MNLU Nagpur10206381*7826*13591*4743*
MNLU Aurangabad13895395*7996*10955*4563*
HPNLU Shimla1226—38514551—
MPDNLU Jabalpur14082112431368151537
NLUT Agartala1512——8203*—
IIULER Goa Cut Off12521570395451551621

Analysis: 

NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad remained the top two choices with ranks under 150 for the General category. The middle NLUs like GNLU, NLIU, and WBNUJS closed around 400–700 ranks, while newer NLUs like Aurangabad, Agartala, and Ranchi saw higher ranks above 1000.

Round 2 Cut Off

NLUGeneral (Closing Rank)OBC (Closing Rank)SC (Closing Rank)ST (Closing Rank)EWS (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru145684111316822740
NALSAR Hyderabad2168458143185—
NLIU Bhopal387—29916321—
WBNUJS Kolkata5949522*23673512—
NLU Jodhpur6572106161932836675
HNLU Raipur1240274951398352—
GNLU Gandhinagar565197518133079—
GNLU Silvassa1609224121785291—
RMLNLU Lucknow268833*848*2923*—
RGNUL Patiala1248—40736692—
CNLU Patna13372999*5270*6759*—
NUALS Kochi16617723*9764*——
NLU Odisha1538—47148062—
NUSRL Ranchi157224042603546914207*
NLUJA Assam190213461*12876*14171*—
DSNLU Visakhapatnam19092441297354178782
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli1903327555888931—
MNLU Mumbai7404025*5504*9783*—
MNLU Nagpur15567877*7944*9992*—
MNLU Aurangabad20859772*10244*12488*—
HPNLU Shimla1959—50939011—
MPDNLU Jabalpur20773030246155389293
NLUT Agartala2260——14707*—
IIULER Goa21273197339456518801

Analysis: 

The Round 2 CLAT PG cut off saw noticeable rank relaxation across all categories as seats opened up after withdrawals. Many aspirants upgraded to higher NLUs, leading to a drop of 100–200 ranks in most institutions. Top 5 NLUs still closed under 700 ranks, maintaining their competitive edge.

Round 3 Cut Off

NLUGeneral (Closing Rank)OBC (Closing Rank)SC (Closing Rank)ST (Closing Rank)EWS (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru—————
NALSAR Hyderabad——1364——
NLIU Bhopal—1178———
WBNUJS Kolkata6089607*—14599*—
NLU Jodhpur679—3458——
HNLU Raipur1304298655889176—
GNLU Gandhinagar—1838——2172
GNLU Silvassa20043626——3030
RGNUL Patiala1310——8159—
CNLU Patna13805495*7116*——
NUALS Kochi211411929*12214*——
NLU Odisha1828—49688491—
NUSRL Ranchi159727775884—3352
NLUJA Assam2311—13097*——
DSNLU Visakhapatnam22153675596493213154
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli2169383562149389—
MNLU Nagpur18498397*13110*——
MNLU Aurangabad251310968*13892*—13460*
HPNLU Shimla2461—5469——
MPDNLU Jabalpur258135506073—3439
NLUT Agartala2799————
IIULER Goa25243951623498553520

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CLAT PG Cut Off 2024

The CLAT PG 2024 cut off reveals how competitive LL.M. admissions were across the top National Law Universities. This data includes opening and closing ranks for General, EWS, OBC, SC, and ST categories as released by the Consortium of NLUs after counselling.

Final Round Cut Off:

NLUGeneral (Closing Rank)EWS (Closing Rank)OBC (Closing Rank)SC (Closing Rank)ST (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru239940123616423663
NALSAR Hyderabad298990143222474313
NLIU Bhopal651—199237215970
WBNUJS Kolkata620—11255*27325555
NLU Jodhpur638—203934655562
HNLU Raipur1094—342850567718
GNLU Gandhinagar6271205275738156372
GNLU Silvassa Campus1267223738586459—
RMLNLU Lucknow2611307*2145*1628*—
RGNUL Patiala98759716881——
NUALS Kochi17079708—8179—
NLU Odisha1358——52158575
NUSRL Ranchi16233062323468696097
NLUJA Assam2195—11821*9703*9702
DSNLU Visakhapatnam20332420392968909326
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate & Securities Law)1578—40285338—
TNNLU (Intellectual Property Law)1011—32366848—
TNNLU (Natural Resources Law)2246—41087072—
MNLU Mumbai7274227*3683*5242*9388*
MNLU Nagpur18086366*5499*4731*7928*
MNLU Aurangabad22508514*9280*9876*—
HPNLU Shimla2132——69978575
MPDNLU Jabalpur22782532329955459145
NLUT Agartala2530—11928*9637*9637*

Key Insights from CLAT PG 2024 Cut Off:

  • The CLAT LLM cut off for top 3 NLUs (NLSIU, NALSAR, NLIU) remained highly competitive.
  • The General category cut off for NLSIU dropped slightly compared to 2023 (from rank 163 to 239).
  • Mid-tier NLUs such as HNLU, GNLU, and NLU Odisha saw their cut-offs stabilize between 1000–1500 ranks.
  • The state quota effect is visible across Maharashtra NLUs and NLU Assam, with extended rank ranges.
  • The average CLAT PG cut off marks for top NLUs were between 70–85 marks, corresponding to ranks under 400.

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CLAT PG Cut Off 2023

NLUGeneral (Opening–Closing)EWS (Opening–Closing)OBC (Opening–Closing)SC (Opening–Closing)ST (Opening–Closing)
NLSIU Bengaluru8 – 200269 – 469237 – 902678 – 1927251 – 3096
NALSAR Hyderabad19 – 230566 – 710700 – 10561460 – 1642514 – 3854
WBNUJS Kolkata175 – 787—1749* – 5981*1127 – 31403109 – 4813
NLIU Bhopal274 – 494—1056 – 12891482 – 32214479 – —
NLU Jodhpur236 – 909——3133 – 37565206 – 6998
HNLU Raipur719 – 1606—1734 – 37034225 – 5361—
GNLU Gandhinagar37 – 766864 – 1478801 – 19421301 – 37675606 – 7812
RMLNLU Lucknow12 – 1011002* – 1335*217* – 640*187* – 1084*1481* – —
RGNUL Patiala239 – 1645——2665 – 45265429 – 7874
NUALS Kochi545 – 1799——2687* – 6501*4447* – —
NLU Odisha (Cuttack)369 – 1997——4345 – 61017332 – —
NUSRL Ranchi529 – 15132209 – 25361714 – 33783077 – 37723701 – 5445
NLUJA Assam (Guwahati)1594 – 2621—3859* – 8555*5222* – 6490*4647* – 8383*
DSNLU Visakhapatnam766 – 25832268 – 28945527* – 7465*6005* – 8479*6491* – 8177*
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate & Securities Law)968 – 1918—2339 – 32524709 – 4839—
TNNLU (Intellectual Property Law)1582 – 1830—2037 – 40012018 – 2390—
TNNLU (Natural Resources Law)769 – 2757—3473 – 40785863 – 7921—
MNLU Mumbai202 – 6791781* – 4380*2421* – 5743*3153* – 6371*7132* – —
MNLU Nagpur643 – 24885242* – 6435*4436* – 6714*7024* – 8188*—
MNLU Aurangabad2169 – 2780—6281* – 7926*——
HPNLU Shimla698 – 2362——3436 – 56976023 – 8699
DNLU Jabalpur (Now MPDNLU)1629 – 28152554 – 30083230 – 38026206 – 62688217 – 8531
GNLU Silvassa Campus1628 – 21792154 – 29692100 – 41355471 – ——

CLAT PG Cutoff 2022 

NLUGeneral (Opening–Closing)EWS (Opening–Closing)OBC (Opening–Closing)SC (Opening–Closing)ST (Opening–Closing)
NLSIU Bengaluru14 – 163215 – 279241 – 7301079 – 21082107 – 3197
NALSAR Hyderabad25 – 240258 – 519428 – 9461422 – 16891989 – 3874
WBNUJS Kolkata82 – 579—1642 – 5979*2148 – 32612579 – 4958
NLIU Bhopal215 – 379—379 – 13781432 – 29984600 – 5476
NLU Jodhpur116 – 666——2328 – 38714290 – 6598
HNLU Raipur350 – 1038—1735 – 36883654 – 55985692 – 7652
GNLU Gandhinagar398 – 777884 – 12451089 – 15731622 – 37714801 – 7316
RMLNLU Lucknow124 – 347834 – 1649515 – 9981522 – 2941—
RGNUL Patiala321 – 1180——2571 – 43025058 – 6825
NUALS Kochi517 – 1441——3384 – 51485673 – 7585
NLU Odisha (Cuttack)477 – 1333——4058 – 60177121 – 9021
NUSRL Ranchi613 – 16422540 – 28942058 – 34114177 – 50796578 – 8724
NLUJA Assam (Guwahati)999 – 2007—3205* – 5256*5740* – 7321*6985* – 8122*
DSNLU Visakhapatnam995 – 21722158 – 27153756* – 6524*6503* – 8410*7898* – 8671*
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate & Securities Law)1221 – 1930—3135 – 37974125 – 4938—
TNNLU (Intellectual Property Law)1580 – 1801—2395 – 41694673 – 5790—
TNNLU (Natural Resources Law)1399 – 2058—2980 – 45925220 – 7265—
MNLU Mumbai529 – 12751775* – 4067*2536* – 5633*3998* – 6987*7804* – 8720*
MNLU Nagpur1168 – 21434309* – 6420*5012* – 6928*7256* – 8014*—
MNLU Aurangabad1557 – 2314—5915* – 7193*7496* – 8473*—
HPNLU Shimla1251 – 2235——4620 – 60336632 – 8301
DNLU Jabalpur (Now MPDNLU)1689 – 25772513 – 30803334 – 38505910 – 61877961 – 8639
GNLU Silvassa Campus1765 – 23722210 – 27362531 – 42885775 – ——

What is CLAT PG Cut Off?

The CLAT PG cut off is the closing rank or marks required for admission into LL.M. programs across National Law Universities (NLUs) in India. It’s determined after each round of counselling and varies based on category, NLU preference, and total seat intake.

The CLAT PG cut-off is based on:

  • Difficulty level of the paper
  • Number of test-takers
  • Total seats available for LL.M. programs
  • Reservation and category distribution
  • Popularity and ranking of NLUs

Key Factors Affecting CLAT PG Cut Off

1. Difficulty Level of the Exam

If the paper is tougher, the CLAT PG cut off marks generally drop. Easier papers often result in higher overall scores, pushing cut-offs upward for top NLUs like NLSIU and NALSAR.

2. Total Number of Candidates Appearing

An increase in test-takers directly impacts the competition. More aspirants mean higher ranks are needed to secure seats, slightly raising the CLAT PG cut off ranks for popular NLUs.

3. Total Number of LL.M. Seats Available

There are only around 1000 LL.M. seats across all 22 NLUs. Fewer available seats lead to tighter competition and higher cut-offs, especially for top-ranked institutions.

4. Reputation and Preference of NLUs

Highly reputed NLUs like NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, and NLIU Bhopal always have higher cut-offs because they’re the most preferred among aspirants. The demand-supply gap significantly influences the CLAT PG cut off 2026 for these universities.

5. Reservation Categories

Cut-offs differ based on category—General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS. Reserved categories generally have lower closing ranks, while General and EWS categories face tougher competition.

6. Candidate Performance Distribution

If a large number of candidates score high marks, the CLAT PG cut off for all NLUs rises. Conversely, if the majority perform moderately, even top NLUs may lower their cut-offs slightly.

7. Counselling and Seat Withdrawal Trends

Seat withdrawal during counselling can impact later rounds. When top-ranked candidates withdraw or upgrade, it lowers cut-offs in subsequent rounds for mid-tier NLUs.

8. Inclusion of New NLUs

When new NLUs join the CLAT PG admission process, it slightly relaxes the cut-off for existing institutions because the overall seat pool increases.

How to Analyse and Use CLAT PG Cutoff for Preparation?

Identify Your Target NLU and Category

Start by shortlisting the NLUs you aim for based on location, ranking, and past CLAT PG cut off ranks for your category. Knowing your target cut-off helps you set a clear score benchmark from the very beginning.

Study 3–4 Years of Cut-Off Trends

Compare the CLAT PG cut off marks from 2022 to 2025 to understand how ranks shift annually. This helps you predict a safe target range for 2026 and prepare accordingly with a focus on consistency and gradual improvement.

Translate Cut-Offs into Target Scores

Convert the rank trends into score goals. For example, if NALSAR’s average closing rank equals around 80 marks, set your CLAT PG 2026 target slightly higher to ensure a safety buffer during fluctuations in difficulty.

Use Mock Tests to Track Progress

Attempt full-length CLAT PG mock test regularly to see how your mock ranks compare with previous CLAT PG cut off trends. This practice helps you simulate real exam conditions and measure if you’re on track for your target NLU.

Adjust Strategy Based on Performance

If your mock rank remains above the projected CLAT LLM cut off, focus on accuracy and revision. If you’re below, re-evaluate weaker subjects like Jurisprudence or Torts and adapt your preparation plan to bridge the score gap.

FAQs About CLAT PG Cut Off

How is CLAT PG cut off calculated?

Based on your rank, marks, seat availability, and reservation category.

Which NLU has the highest CLAT LLM cut off?

NLSIU Bengaluru consistently has the highest cut-off.

Is CLAT PG cut off based on marks or rank?

It’s primarily based on rank, derived from total marks.

Does CLAT PG have sectional cut-offs?

No, only overall cut-offs are considered.

What is a safe CLAT PG score?

A score above 70 out of 120 usually ensures top NLU admission.

Do reserved categories have lower cut-offs?

Yes, they have relaxed rank thresholds.

Can cut-offs vary after each counselling round?

Yes, they change with each of the 3–4 counselling rounds.

Can I get an NLU with a rank above 1000?

Yes, newer NLUs often admit students up to 1200–1500 ranks.

Can I participate in multiple rounds?

Yes, until you accept an allotted seat.

Is CLAT PG cut off same every year?

No, it varies with paper difficulty and seats.

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