CLAT PG Cut Off 2027 & Past: Check Closing Ranks & Trends

CLAT PG 2026 Cut Off (Expected)

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

NLU	Expected CLAT PG 2026 Cut Off Range (General Category)	Expected CLAT PG 2026 Cut Off Marks (Out of 120)	Analysis / Observation
NLSIU Bengaluru Cut Off	100 – 200	85 – 90 marks	Continues to be the top preference; cut-off may rise slightly due to higher competition.
NALSAR Hyderabad Cut Off	150 – 300	80 – 85 marks	Consistently ranks second; stable cut-off trend over the past three years.
NLIU Bhopal Cut Off	250 – 450	75 – 80 marks	Holds steady demand; expected to close near 400 ranks.
WBNUJS Kolkata Cut Off	350 – 600	72 – 78 marks	Remains a top-tier choice in East India; cut-off may increase slightly.
NLU Jodhpur Cut Off	400 – 650	70 – 75 marks	Competitive due to strong academic reputation and placements.
GNLU Gandhinagar	400 – 700	68 – 74 marks	Attracts strong interest; expected to mirror 2025 pattern.
HNLU Raipur	650 – 950	65 – 70 marks	Stable performer with wide applicant base from central India.
MNLU Mumbai	700 – 1000	62 – 68 marks	Popular metropolitan option; expected to close under 1000 ranks.
RGNUL Patiala	850 – 1100	60 – 66 marks	Demand remains moderate; steady cut-off movement each year.
NLU Odisha (Cuttack)	950 – 1250	58 – 65 marks	Increasingly preferred among newer NLUs; likely to close around 1000+ ranks.

Analysis:

Based on the trend, the CLAT PG 2027 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 2026.

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CLAT PG Eligibility Criteria	CLAT PG Previous Year Papers
CLAT PG Answer Key	CLAT PG 2026 Question Paper

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

NLU	General (Closing Rank)	OBC (Closing Rank)	SC (Closing Rank)	ST (Closing Rank)	EWS (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru	108	297	510	1354	431
NALSAR Hyderabad	143	262	580	1003	404
NLIU Bhopal	295	878	1530	1749	—
WBNUJS Kolkata	411	1490*	979	1866	—
NLU Jodhpur	454	567	1864	3638	523
HNLU Raipur	719	1249	2923	4497	—
GNLU Gandhinagar	387	955	1110	—	699
GNLU Silvassa	918	1413	3288	5176	1196
RMLNLU Lucknow	178	342*	751*	2302*	496*
RGNUL Patiala	791	—	950	1847	—
CNLU Patna	865	1319*	1280*	7594*	1842*
NUALS Kochi	1131	—	2198*	—	—
NLU Odisha	1051	—	3826	5410	—
NUSRL Ranchi	1106	1169	3952	3053	1153
NLUJA Assam	1255	5002*	6184*	7339*	7508*
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	1265	1513	4070	5867	1288
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	1290	1497	2409	2740	—
MNLU Mumbai	478	2096*	3992*	7484*	2563*
MNLU Nagpur	1020	6381*	7826*	13591*	4743*
MNLU Aurangabad	1389	5395*	7996*	10955*	4563*
HPNLU Shimla	1226	—	3851	4551	—
MPDNLU Jabalpur	1408	2112	4313	6815	1537
NLUT Agartala	1512	—	—	8203*	—
IIULER Goa Cut Off	1252	1570	3954	5155	1621

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.

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Round 2 Cut Off

NLU	General (Closing Rank)	OBC (Closing Rank)	SC (Closing Rank)	ST (Closing Rank)	EWS (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru	145	684	1113	1682	2740
NALSAR Hyderabad	216	845	814	3185	—
NLIU Bhopal	387	—	2991	6321	—
WBNUJS Kolkata	594	9522*	2367	3512	—
NLU Jodhpur	657	2106	1619	3283	6675
HNLU Raipur	1240	2749	5139	8352	—
GNLU Gandhinagar	565	1975	1813	3079	—
GNLU Silvassa	1609	2241	2178	5291	—
RMLNLU Lucknow	268	833*	848*	2923*	—
RGNUL Patiala	1248	—	4073	6692	—
CNLU Patna	1337	2999*	5270*	6759*	—
NUALS Kochi	1661	7723*	9764*	—	—
NLU Odisha	1538	—	4714	8062	—
NUSRL Ranchi	1572	2404	2603	5469	14207*
NLUJA Assam	1902	13461*	12876*	14171*	—
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	1909	2441	2973	5417	8782
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	1903	3275	5588	8931	—
MNLU Mumbai	740	4025*	5504*	9783*	—
MNLU Nagpur	1556	7877*	7944*	9992*	—
MNLU Aurangabad	2085	9772*	10244*	12488*	—
HPNLU Shimla	1959	—	5093	9011	—
MPDNLU Jabalpur	2077	3030	2461	5538	9293
NLUT Agartala	2260	—	—	14707*	—
IIULER Goa	2127	3197	3394	5651	8801

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

NLU	General (Closing Rank)	OBC (Closing Rank)	SC (Closing Rank)	ST (Closing Rank)	EWS (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru	—	—	—	—	—
NALSAR Hyderabad	—	—	1364	—	—
NLIU Bhopal	—	1178	—	—	—
WBNUJS Kolkata	608	9607*	—	14599*	—
NLU Jodhpur	679	—	3458	—	—
HNLU Raipur	1304	2986	5588	9176	—
GNLU Gandhinagar	—	1838	—	—	2172
GNLU Silvassa	2004	3626	—	—	3030
RGNUL Patiala	1310	—	—	8159	—
CNLU Patna	1380	5495*	7116*	—	—
NUALS Kochi	2114	11929*	12214*	—	—
NLU Odisha	1828	—	4968	8491	—
NUSRL Ranchi	1597	2777	5884	—	3352
NLUJA Assam	2311	—	13097*	—	—
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	2215	3675	5964	9321	3154
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	2169	3835	6214	9389	—
MNLU Nagpur	1849	8397*	13110*	—	—
MNLU Aurangabad	2513	10968*	13892*	—	13460*
HPNLU Shimla	2461	—	5469	—	—
MPDNLU Jabalpur	2581	3550	6073	—	3439
NLUT Agartala	2799	—	—	—	—
IIULER Goa	2524	3951	6234	9855	3520

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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:

NLU	General (Closing Rank)	EWS (Closing Rank)	OBC (Closing Rank)	SC (Closing Rank)	ST (Closing Rank)
NLSIU Bengaluru	239	940	1236	1642	3663
NALSAR Hyderabad	298	990	1432	2247	4313
NLIU Bhopal	651	—	1992	3721	5970
WBNUJS Kolkata	620	—	11255*	2732	5555
NLU Jodhpur	638	—	2039	3465	5562
HNLU Raipur	1094	—	3428	5056	7718
GNLU Gandhinagar	627	1205	2757	3815	6372
GNLU Silvassa Campus	1267	2237	3858	6459	—
RMLNLU Lucknow	261	1307*	2145*	1628*	—
RGNUL Patiala	987	5971	6881	—	—
NUALS Kochi	1707	9708	—	8179	—
NLU Odisha	1358	—	—	5215	8575
NUSRL Ranchi	1623	3062	3234	6869	6097
NLUJA Assam	2195	—	11821*	9703*	9702
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	2033	2420	3929	6890	9326
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate & Securities Law)	1578	—	4028	5338	—
TNNLU (Intellectual Property Law)	1011	—	3236	6848	—
TNNLU (Natural Resources Law)	2246	—	4108	7072	—
MNLU Mumbai	727	4227*	3683*	5242*	9388*
MNLU Nagpur	1808	6366*	5499*	4731*	7928*
MNLU Aurangabad	2250	8514*	9280*	9876*	—
HPNLU Shimla	2132	—	—	6997	8575
MPDNLU Jabalpur	2278	2532	3299	5545	9145
NLUT Agartala	2530	—	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

NLU	General (Opening–Closing)	EWS (Opening–Closing)	OBC (Opening–Closing)	SC (Opening–Closing)	ST (Opening–Closing)
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* – —
NLU Odisha (Cuttack)	369 – 1997	—	—	4345 – 6101	7332 – —
NUSRL Ranchi	529 – 1513	2209 – 2536	1714 – 3378	3077 – 3772	3701 – 5445
NLUJA Assam (Guwahati)	1594 – 2621	—	3859* – 8555*	5222* – 6490*	4647* – 8383*
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	766 – 2583	2268 – 2894	5527* – 7465*	6005* – 8479*	6491* – 8177*
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate & Securities Law)	968 – 1918	—	2339 – 3252	4709 – 4839	—
TNNLU (Intellectual Property Law)	1582 – 1830	—	2037 – 4001	2018 – 2390	—
TNNLU (Natural Resources Law)	769 – 2757	—	3473 – 4078	5863 – 7921	—
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*	—	—
HPNLU Shimla	698 – 2362	—	—	3436 – 5697	6023 – 8699
DNLU Jabalpur (Now MPDNLU)	1629 – 2815	2554 – 3008	3230 – 3802	6206 – 6268	8217 – 8531
GNLU Silvassa Campus	1628 – 2179	2154 – 2969	2100 – 4135	5471 – —	—

CLAT PG Cutoff 2022

NLU	General (Opening–Closing)	EWS (Opening–Closing)	OBC (Opening–Closing)	SC (Opening–Closing)	ST (Opening–Closing)
NLSIU Bengaluru	14 – 163	215 – 279	241 – 730	1079 – 2108	2107 – 3197
NALSAR Hyderabad	25 – 240	258 – 519	428 – 946	1422 – 1689	1989 – 3874
WBNUJS Kolkata	82 – 579	—	1642 – 5979*	2148 – 3261	2579 – 4958
NLIU Bhopal	215 – 379	—	379 – 1378	1432 – 2998	4600 – 5476
NLU Jodhpur	116 – 666	—	—	2328 – 3871	4290 – 6598
HNLU Raipur	350 – 1038	—	1735 – 3688	3654 – 5598	5692 – 7652
GNLU Gandhinagar	398 – 777	884 – 1245	1089 – 1573	1622 – 3771	4801 – 7316
RMLNLU Lucknow	124 – 347	834 – 1649	515 – 998	1522 – 2941	—
RGNUL Patiala	321 – 1180	—	—	2571 – 4302	5058 – 6825
NUALS Kochi	517 – 1441	—	—	3384 – 5148	5673 – 7585
NLU Odisha (Cuttack)	477 – 1333	—	—	4058 – 6017	7121 – 9021
NUSRL Ranchi	613 – 1642	2540 – 2894	2058 – 3411	4177 – 5079	6578 – 8724
NLUJA Assam (Guwahati)	999 – 2007	—	3205* – 5256*	5740* – 7321*	6985* – 8122*
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	995 – 2172	2158 – 2715	3756* – 6524*	6503* – 8410*	7898* – 8671*
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli (Corporate & Securities Law)	1221 – 1930	—	3135 – 3797	4125 – 4938	—
TNNLU (Intellectual Property Law)	1580 – 1801	—	2395 – 4169	4673 – 5790	—
TNNLU (Natural Resources Law)	1399 – 2058	—	2980 – 4592	5220 – 7265	—
MNLU Mumbai	529 – 1275	1775* – 4067*	2536* – 5633*	3998* – 6987*	7804* – 8720*
MNLU Nagpur	1168 – 2143	4309* – 6420*	5012* – 6928*	7256* – 8014*	—
MNLU Aurangabad	1557 – 2314	—	5915* – 7193*	7496* – 8473*	—
HPNLU Shimla	1251 – 2235	—	—	4620 – 6033	6632 – 8301
DNLU Jabalpur (Now MPDNLU)	1689 – 2577	2513 – 3080	3334 – 3850	5910 – 6187	7961 – 8639
GNLU Silvassa Campus	1765 – 2372	2210 – 2736	2531 – 4288	5775 – —	—

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 2027 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 2026 to understand how ranks shift annually. This helps you predict a safe target range for 2027 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 2027 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.