CLAT SC Category Expected Cutoff Marks and Rank 2026
For SC Category, the expected cutoff marks for CLAT 2026 has been mentioned below for all NLUs. The calculation has been done based on the previous year’s Round 1 closing rank.
CLAT SC Category Expected Cutoff Marks and Rank 2026: The expected CLAT cutoff marks and ranks 2026 for the SC category prepared using the Round 1 closing ranks from 2024 and 2025 cover all NLUs offering the LLB course. The previous years’ data shows that cutoffs have not followed a uniform trend: some NLUs recorded higher cutoffs over time, whereas others experienced a dip. The gap between the 2024 and 2025 cutoffs also varied from one NLU to another. Therefore, the expected cutoffs are provided in the form of ranges, based on the increase or decrease trends followed at each NLU.
For instance,
NLSIU Bangalore
is likely to have a highest cutoff range of
70 to 70.5
marks, corresponding to ranks between
2700 to 2900
, which means that only high scoring candidates will be able to secure a seat due to the intense competition. It is also important to remember that cutoff scores for reserved categories are lower than those for the general category across all NLUs.
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NLU-wise CLAT SC Category Expected Cutoff Marks and Rank 2026
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The following table displays CLAT SC Category Expected Cutoff Marks and Rank 2026 for all NLUs:
| Name of the Institute | Expected Cutoff Marks | Expected Cutoff Rank 2026 |
| NLSIU Bangalore | 70 to 70.5 | 2700 to 2900 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 69 to 69.5 | 3000 to 3200 |
| NLU Kolkata | 66.5 to 67 | 3800 to 4000 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 64 to 64.5 | 4600 to 4800 |
| NLU Gandhinagar | 61 to 62 | 5600 to 6000 |
| NLU Bhopal | 61 to 62 | 5600 to 6000 |
| NLU Odisha | 59 to 60 | 6500 to 6900 |
| NLU Raipur | 57.5 to 58.5 | 7200 to 7700 |
| NLU Punjab | 56 to 57 | 8000 to 8400 |
| NLU Silvassa | 55 to 56 | 8400 to 8900 |
| NLU Visakhapatnam | 53.5 to 54.5 | 9100 to 9600 |
| NLU Ranchi | 53 to 54 | 9400 to 9900 |
| NLU Trichy | 53 to 54 | 9400 to 9900 |
| NLU Shimla | 50 to 52 | 10500 to 11700 |
| NLU Lucknow | 51.5 to 50 | 10800 to 11700 |
| NLU Sonepat | 49 to 51 | 11000 to 12400 |
| NLU Jabalpur | 49 to 50.5 | 11400 to 12400 |
| NLU Patna | 48 to 50.5 | 11400 to 13200 |
| NLU Mumbai | 48 to 50 | 11700 to 13200 |
| IIULER Goa | 47 to 49 | 12000 to 14000 |
| NLU Kochi | 44 to 46 | 14500 to 16300 |
| NLU Nagpur | 39 to 41 | 19000 to 21000 |
| NLU Aurangabad | 36 to 39 | 21000 to 23500 |
| NLU Assam | 33 to 35 | 24000 to 26000 |
| NLU Agartala | 9 to 13 | 49000 to 52000 |
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