CLAT 2020 Cutoff - Check Category-wise (General, OBC, SC, ST) Qualifying Cutoff Score

CLAT Cutoff 2020

The Consortium of the NLUs released the CLAT cutoff 2020 on its official website. Candidates will be called for the CLAT counselling process based on the cutoff rank. The eligible candidates will get invitation emails according to the names that appear on the merit list. The CLAT seat allotment list is prepared based on the rank obtained by the candidate in the exam. From the CLAT cutoff, you can get an idea of your performance and the probable rank that you will get in the exam based on which you can select an NLU. The test-takers can analyse their rank if they go through the previous years' CLAT cutoffs. 

The CLAT cutoff 2020 rank mentioned on this page is the opening and closing rank required to get admission into the college and courses. 

Factors Affecting CLAT Cutoff 2020

Based on the CLAT 2020 cutoff, law aspirants will be granted admission to law colleges accepting CLAT scores. Various factors affect the CLAT cutoff score which have been discussed below:

• The total number of available seats in all the NLUs separately
• The difficulty level of the CLAT 2020 question paper
• The previous year’s cutoff score
• The students who have qualified the exam
• The total number of CLAT 2020 test-takers

CLAT Cutoff 2020: Opening and Closing Ranks

The CLAT cutoff 2020 has been provided in this section for 3 rounds. The Consortium of NLUs till 2020 released only 3 rounds of cutoff. The opening and closing ranks of the CLAT cutoff 2020 are given below in the tables. 

Round 1

From the table below candidates can get the opening and closing ranks for CLAT 2020 Round 1 for different categories of students.

Round 2

The CLAT 2020 Cutoff Round 2 has been given below for different categories of students:

Round 3

Check below the opening and closing ranks for CLAT 2020 cutoff Round 3:

Importance of CLAT Cutoff 2020

The CLAT cutoff 2020 has significance in the admission process. Find below the importance of the CLAT cutoff:

• It can give the candidate an idea of what rank is needed to secure admission to an NLU.
• The CLAT cutoff is based on the category of the candidates and the courses selected by them so, students need to refer to the programme he/ she is applying for admission.
• Since the CLAT cutoff is variable, and depends on factors such as category, and seat intake, it is important to keep track of these factors.

CLAT Cutoff Trends

The CLAT cutoff is always on the higher side for top NLUs like NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata and some more. The difference is negligible, although the Tier-2 and Tier-3 NLUs have a slightly lower cutoff score than the top NLUs. One factor that determines the CLAT cutoff is the difficulty level of the question paper. The CLAT cutoff is the minimum score to get admission to a law course. The CLAT merit list contains a list of candidates who have qualified for the exam and have been ranked based on their overall performance. The Consortium of NLUs releases the CLAT category-wise cutoff separately for UG and PG programs on its official website. The CLAT cutoff 2020 was released as opening and closing ranks for General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PWD categories.