Once the exam is over, aspirants are generally confused regarding the difficulty level of the exam and whether their attempts were enough to grab them the top NLUs.
This CLAT Exam Analysis provides much-needed clarity to aspirants, as their mentors share the test-taking experience or general impression of the exam and then also share how an ideal attempt would look.
Not only this, AILET 2025 is just one week away from CLAT 2025. If there was a miss in the test-taking strategy; they can revise their strategy in AILET 2025.
CLAT is an offline (pen-and-paper) based exam. The Consortium of NLUs decides upon the CLAT 2025 exam pattern. The exam will have a total of 120 questions to be attempted in 120 minutes unlike CLAT 2023 which had 150 questions.
Every correct answer will be awarded 1 mark while a wrong answer will lead to the deduction of 0.25 marks. Thus, the marking scheme is +1/-0.25.
CLAT Sections |
% of Questions in CLAT |
No. of Questions in CLAT 2024 |
English Language |
20% |
24 |
Current Affairs including General Knowledge |
25% |
28 |
Logical Reasoning |
20% |
24 |
Legal Reasoning |
25% |
32 |
Quantitative Techniques |
10% |
12 |
Total |
100% |
120 |
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Take a look at the past year's trends to make an educated guess about the cutoffs for this year. To understand the CLAT 2024 Cutoff, one must first understand the CLAT 2024 difficulty level and student reaction to the paper.
"What an easy variant paper! Overall, the paper could be termed as easy on difficulty level with moderate length. CLAT 2024 paper, although expected, can still be termed as easier than its predecessors."
Overall, the CLAT 2024 paper was on the easier side paper which made the students very happy. As goes the trend, with an easy paper, the cut-offs are expected to be on the higher side.
The CLAT cutoff is an indication of the rank that a candidate is expected to achieve to be shortlisted by the participating National Law Universities. The top NLUs are known to have a higher CLAT cutoff range.
Find below the tabulated CLAT 2024 cutoff. The table showcases the category-wise closing ranks for the NLUs.
|
All India Seats (CR & Score) |
|||||
Category |
General |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
||
NLSIU, Bengaluru |
97 |
2809 |
4847 |
907 |
||
NALSAR, Hyderabad |
161 |
3400 |
6083 |
1048 |
||
NUJS, Kolkata (B.A LL.B) |
262 |
3951 |
7487 |
NA |
||
NUJS, Kolkata (B.Sc LL.B) |
998 |
8117 |
11502 |
NA |
||
NLU, Jodhpur |
341 |
4503 |
8373 |
1261 |
||
NLIU, Bhopal (B.A LL.B) |
409 |
5178 |
10501 |
1315 |
||
NLIU, Bhopal (B.Sc LL.B) |
1008 |
8215 |
15219 |
1629 |
||
GNLU, Gandhinagar |
429 |
5735 |
10438 |
1822 |
||
MNLU, Mumbai |
547 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
NLUO, Cuttack |
1080 |
8124 |
15305 |
NA |
||
HNLU, Raipur |
707 |
6653 |
10917 |
1965 |
||
RGNUL, Patiala |
1129 |
8822 |
15548 |
NA |
||
RMLNLU, Lucknow |
695 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
CNLU, Patna (B.A LL.B) |
1236 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
CNLU, Patna (BBA LL.B) |
1374 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
NUALS, Kochi |
1117 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
NUSRL, Ranchi |
1336 |
9729 |
16676 |
2518 |
||
DSNLU, Vishakhapatnam |
1233 |
9776 |
15875 |
2459 |
||
MNLU (BA LLB), Nagpur |
1360 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
MNLU (BBA LLB), Nagpur |
1425 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
NLUJA, Guwahati |
1474 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
TNNLU, Trichi (B. A LL.B) |
1401 |
10378 |
NA |
2628 |
||
TNNLU, Trichi (B. Com LL.B) |
1459 |
10681 |
16910 |
3310 |
||
HPNLU, Shimla (B. A LL.B) |
1712 |
10847 |
18736 |
NA |
||
HPNLU, Shimla (BBA LL.B) |
1773 |
11218 |
20154 |
NA |
||
MNLU, Aurangabad (B.A LL.B) |
1586 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
MNLU, Aurangabad (BBA LL.B) |
1631 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
||
DNLU, Jabalpur |
1578 |
11078 |
20412 |
2866 |
||
DBRANLU, Sonepat |
1714 |
10830 |
20671 |
3263 |
The cut-off of the exam can be influenced by various factors such as the difficulty level of the test, the number of applicants, and the number of seats.
For example, in CLAT 2024, cut-off scores were on the higher side as the exam was on the easier side
You did your best but feel you might miss securing a seat in an NLU or NLU of your choice. Do not worry! There are other exams that can give you access to some of the best law schools in the country.
Admissions to NMIMS University; Government Law College, Mumbai; and Christ University will be based on separate entrances.
Below mentioned are a few law entrance exams that generally occur after the CLAT exam and open the doors to prestigious law schools:
To prepare for these varied law entrance exams, consider enrolling in our specialized non-CLAT programs mentioned below, tailored to maximize your chances of securing admission in the esteemed legal institutions you aspire to join next year.
If your heart and mind are still set on getting into your dream NLU, you can also appear for the CLAT/AILET exam next year with focused preparation and take another chance at your dream.