What is a Good Score in CLAT 2025?
CLAT is India’s most significant law entrance exam. Law aspirants around the country spend months gearing up for this exam. Getting a good score in CLAT can help them land a coveted seat in one of the prestigious NLUs. But that brings us to our question.
What is a good score in CLAT 2025? How many marks do you need to score to get a seat in a top NLU? While the goal should be to score as high as possible, a deeper analysis of the past years’ trends can give you more clarity about your target score.
In this blog, we’ve compiled the marks you’ll need to get into the top NLUs by combing through 4 factors:
- CLAT score trends
- Associated ranks
- Number of seats available
- General college preferences of students
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A general idea about a good CLAT 2025 score
Considering the fluctuations in scores over the past few years, a common consensus says that anything above 100 is a great score and will guarantee a seat in all the top NLUs. Although, this might not always hold true.
For instance, for CLAT 2024, the general male cutoff for NLSIU Bangalore was 103.5.
For other top NLUs, such as NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata, a score of 95+ can be considered reasonable.
In CLAT 2023, students with a score of 75+ could secure seats in one of the 22 NLUs.
What will a good attempt look like in CLAT 2025?
We’ve broken down the total score across sections to give you a fair idea of a good attempt. This number can vary depending on the difficulty level of the questions in the specific sections.
| SECTION | DIFFICULTY LEVEL | GOOD ATTEMPT |
| Current Affairs/GK | Moderate to Difficult | 20-22 |
| Critical Reasoning | Easy to Moderate | 25 |
| Legal Reasoning | Easy to Moderate | 35-37 |
| English Language | Moderate | 20-21 |
| Quantitative Techniques | Moderate | 7-8 |
What is the relation between CLAT rank and CLAT score?
Every year the CLAT cutoffs and corresponding ranks change based on the paper difficulty level, total number of candidates, seat intake, reservations, and overall performance.
By studying the rank and score correlation trends, we can distill a basic score range and the number of people within it.
| SCORE RANGE | RANK RANGE | TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS |
| 120-130 | 1-3 | 3 |
| 110-120 | 4-6 | 3 |
| 100-110 | 7-19 | 13 |
| 95-100 | 20-57 | 38 |
| 90-95 | 58-173 | 116 |
| 85-90 | 174-362 | 189 |
| 80-85 | 363-743 | 381 |
| 75-80 | 744-1411 | 668 |
| 70-75 | 1412-2318 | 907 |
| 65-70 | 2319-3572 | 1254 |
| 60-65 | 3573-5200 | 1628 |
Previous years’ CLAT cut-off marks vs rank
Now, let’s take a look at closing ranks and closing marks of general candidate students for some of the top NLUs. This table will help you determine a target score for yourself based on the college you wish to attend.
Before we get there, here are a few essential pointers to keep in mind:
- The number of seats in NLSIU Bangalore has increased from 120 to 180. This opens the opportunity to get into India’s best law college for more candidates.
- Most universities now offer domicile reservations. Utilizing the domicile reservation will give you some leeway with the score. Even with a score that may not be on par with the general trend, domicile reservation can get you in.
- Last year, the last general candidate to get into an NLU scored 74. With that score as the minimum benchmark, your goal should be to score 90+ for a shot at the top 5 NLUs.
| NLU | CLOSING RANK | CLOSING MARKS | TOTAL SEATS | ALL INDIA SEATS |
| NLSIU Bangalore | 83 | 103.5 | 180 | 135 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 172 | 99 | 132 | 99 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 241 | 96.75 | 132 | 91 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 356 | 93.25 | 120 | 87 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 366 | 93 | 172 | 156 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 378 | 92.75 | 120 | 60 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 453 | 91.5 | 150 | 55 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 676 | 87.25 | 169 | 81 |
| HNLU Raipur | 765 | 86 | 170 | 85 |
| RGNLU Patiala | 1075 | 82.25 | 180 | 162 |
| NUALS Kochi | 1144 | 81.5 | 60 | 31 |
| NLU Cuttack | 1072 | 81.25 | 106 | 79 |
| CNLU Patna | 1312 | 79.75 | 138 | 54 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1473 | 78.5 | 138 | 54 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 1448 | 78.5 | 120 | 46 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 1507 | 78.25 | 120 | 60 |
| NLUJAA Guwahati | 1659 | 77 | 60 | 31 |
| TNNLS Tiruchirappali | 1834 | 75.75 | 114 | 57 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1949 | 74.75 | 120 | 48 |
A good CLAT score – some critical insights for the top 4 NLUs
NLSIU Bangalore
It is the highest-ranked and most popular law college in the country. This also makes it the hardest to get into. For general candidates, a good rule of thumb is to score a minimum of 100 even to be considered for admission. Those using the domicile reservation can aim for 96+.
NALSAR Hyderabad
NALSAR is the third-ranked law college in India, just behind Symbiosis. It is as competitive as NLSIU, with general candidates requiring a 100 to have a decent chance. Telangana domicile students should aim for 90+.
WBNUJS Kolkata
Ranked fourth in the nation, WBNUJS is the most prestigious law school in the Eastern region of India. A good CLAT 2025 score for a general candidate would be 96+; for a domicile student, it’ll be 85+.
NLU Jodhpur
NLU Jodhpur is the fourth most popular NLU in India. A combination of legacy, reputation, and good placement records have pushed it into the conversation of best NLUs. Highly competitive to get into, general candidates require at least 93 to have a shot, while domicile candidates will require 85+.
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