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General category candidates must fix a target score of around 110 and above in order to get admission to the top NLUs. Reserved category students must keep a goal of scoring 90 and above in CLAT in order to get admission at an NLU.

• If you are aiming to get a seat in NLSIU Bangalore, nothing is enough. You need to score at least 100 out of 150 to get a chance for admission. However, a relatively easy CLAT paper than that of last year may push the cut off higher. For the matter of fact, most of the candidates who get a rank under 100 give their first preference to NLSIU Bangalore which offers around 92 seats for general category candidates.

• One has to secure a rank under 470 (approx) to ensure a seat in top 5 NLUs. Converting 460 ranks in marks means the candidate has to score more than 83 marks out of 150.

• Not all national law universities are considered good. One should check the CLAT cut off of top 10 NLUs to develop a clear understanding.

• Category reservation plays a crucial role in deciding seat allotment. Those getting benefits of category reservation will be at a relative advantage. For example - a general category candidate (without any horizontal reservation) had to score at least 92.75 marks (CLAT UG rank - 97) to get a seat in NLSIU Bangalore. Whereas, SC candidates could get admission in the same institute with 71.75 marks (CLAT UG rank - 1978).

For more details, visit - https://law.careers360.com/articles/what-good-score-in-clat

Hope this helps.