The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU) has released the cutoff for 2025 for some programs. Cutoff marks are the minimum scores required in the qualifying exam (10+2 for 5-year LLB, graduation for 3-year LLB and LLM) for admission to various law programs at the School of Excellence in Law (SOEL) and affiliated colleges. Admissions are merit-based, with no entrance exams like CLAT required. Below are the cutoff marks of TNDALU for 2025 and previous years information.
The cutoff for the 3-year LLB program for 2025 has been released on August 13, 2025, for SOEL and affiliated colleges.
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks | Wait List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
OC | 88.680 | – |
BC | 85.000 | 82.000 |
BC (Muslim) | 83.200 | 79.391 |
MBC/DNC | 84.900 | 81.167 |
SC | 84.700 | 80.330 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 83.045 | 78.510 |
ST | 81.700 | 77.810 |
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks | Wait List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
OC | 81.818 | – |
BC (Others) | 75.645 | 74.000 |
BC (Muslim) | 75.310 | 73.500 |
MBC/DNC | 75.868 | 74.400 |
SC (Others) | 76.330 | 75.110 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 74.522 | 73.470 |
ST | 69.160 | 67.140 |
The cutoff for the 5-year LLB program was released on June 10, 2025, for SOEL and affiliated colleges.
Category | BA LLB (Hons) | BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) |
---|---|---|---|---|
OC | 97.75 | 97.75 | 96.5 | – |
BC | 96.50 | 96.25 | 94.00 | 95.00 |
BC (Muslim) | 95.75 | 96.50 | 93.25 | 94.25 |
MBC/DNC | 96.25 | 95.25 | 91.75 | 94.00 |
SC | 95.00 | 94.00 | 92.25 | 93.00 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 93.75 | 91.75 | 88.75 | 90.50 |
ST | 92.00 | 91.25 | 82.25 | 89.00 |
Category | BA LLB (Hons) | BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) |
---|---|---|---|---|
OC | 97.25 | 97.50 | 96.00 | – |
BC | 96.50 | 96.75 | 93.25 | – |
BC (Muslim) | 94.25 | 85.25 | 85.00 | – |
MBC/DNC | 97.00 | 96.00 | 93.50 | – |
SC | 96.00 | 95.50 | 93.25 | – |
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks | Wait List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
OC | 94.25 | – |
BC | 89.00 | 87.273 |
BC (Muslim) | 89.75 | 88.50 |
MBC/DNC | 89.50 | 87.50 |
SC | 89.00 | 87.50 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 88.75 | 87.25 |
ST | 82.75 | 80.75 |
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|
OC | 96.00 |
BC | 93.25 |
BC (Muslim) | 92.50 |
MBC/DNC | 93.50 |
SC (Others) | 93.25 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 93.75 |
ST | 93.00 |
The LLM cutoff for 2025 is not yet available. Based on previous trends, the expected cutoff percentages for general category candidates are:
Category | Expected Cutoff 2025 (Graduation Percentage) |
---|---|
OC | 67% - 68% |
BC | 64% - 65% |
BC (Muslim) | 62% - 63% |
MBC/DNC | 62% - 63% |
SC | 62% - 63% |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 58% - 59% |
ST | 57% - 58% |
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks | Wait List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
OC | 89.269 | – |
BC | 86.360 | 83.000 |
BC (Muslim) | 81.960 | 78.580 |
MBC/DNC | 84.679 | 82.000 |
SC | 84.890 | 82.000 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 80.558 | 74.800 |
ST | 79.480 | 74.800 |
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks | Wait List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
OC | 83.292 | – |
BC (Others) | 77.739 | 75.800 |
BC (Muslim) | 77.620 | 75.800 |
MBC/DNC | 77.550 | 75.600 |
SC (Others) | 78.000 | 76.500 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 75.500 | 73.720 |
ST | 72.654 | 70.200 |
Category | BA LLB (Hons) | BBA LLB (Hons) | B.Com LLB (Hons) | BCA LLB (Hons) |
---|---|---|---|---|
OC | 98.25 | 98.50 | 97.25 | – |
BC | 96.50 | 97.667 | 95.50 | 96.00 |
BC (Muslim) | 96.50 | 98.00 | 94.25 | 96.00 |
MBC/DNC | 96.00 | 96.75 | 93.00 | 94.75 |
SC | 95.50 | 96.25 | 93.50 | 94.50 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 94.75 | 94.50 | 89.00 | 94.00 |
ST | 91.00 | 91.00 | 75.75 | 89.25 |
Category | Merit List Cutoff Marks | Wait List Cutoff Marks |
---|---|---|
OC | 96.00 | – |
BC | 92.00 | 90.25 |
BC (Muslim) | 92.00 | 90.75 |
MBC/DNC | 92.00 | 90.00 |
SC | 91.75 | 90.00 |
SC (Arunthathiyar) | 91.00 | 89.25 |
ST | 88.75 | 86.00 |
Course Name | Fees | Eligibility |
LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) | ₹69,520 - 69,620 | Bachelor's degree, Minimum aggregate of 45% (40% for reserved categories), Studied at least three subjects from English, Economics, Political Science, History, Sociology, Public Administration, Philosophy, Psychology, Mathematics, Performance in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) or equivalent entrance examination |
Post Graduate Diploma | ₹7,400 | Undergraduate degree in law, Minimum aggregate score of 50%, Cleared Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) or equivalent entrance examination |
Certificate | ₹6,100 | Higher secondary education (10+2) or equivalent, Minimum aggregate score of 45%, 5% relaxation for reserved categories |
B.A. + LL.B. | ₹1,26,000 | Higher secondary education (10+2) or equivalent, Minimum aggregate score of 45% (40% for reserved categories), Not older than 20 years of age (22 years for reserved categories) as of July 1st of the year of admission |
LL.M. (Master of Law) | ₹38,200 - 40,000 | Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree, Minimum aggregate score of 50%, Five-year integrated law degree program, Equivalent qualifications from foreign universities |
B.B.A. + LL.B. | ₹2,10,000 | Higher secondary education (10+2) or equivalent, Minimum aggregate score of 45% (40% for reserved categories), Not older than 20 years of age (22 years for reserved categories) as of July 1st of the year of admission |
B.Com. + LL.B. | ₹2,10,000 | Higher secondary education (10+2) or equivalent, Minimum aggregate of 45% marks, Minimum of 40% marks for SC/ST candidates, Age not exceeding 20 years (22 years for SC/ST candidates) as of July 1st of the year of admission. |
The TNDALU cutoff for the three-year LLB and LLM programmes is released separately in online mode. The TNDALU cutoff 2022 is the minimum marks that the candidate has to score in order to get admission. Candidates must keep track of the TNDALU previous year cutoff as well to get an idea of the changes in the TNDALU cutoff trends over the years. The TNDALU cutoff 2022 for LLB and LLM is tabulated below.
Category | Cut off |
OC | 82.791 |
BC | 77.307 |
BC(M) | 76.074 |
MBC/DNC | 77.100 |
SC | 76.900 |
SC(A) | 73 |
ST | 70.272 |
Category | Cut off |
OC | 73.757 |
BC | 66.979 |
BC(M) | 62.806 |
MBC/DNC | 61.050 |
SC | 62.580 |
SC(A) | 58.000 |
ST | 65.323 |
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Mohali (Punjab)
Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)