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Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by The Consortium of National Law Universities, which has 22 Law Universities for securing admissions in the undergraduate and postgraduate law Programmes. Almost all prominent colleges in India accept CLAT Score cards to offer admission to the candidates, which include both government and private colleges.
CLAT 2022 Cut Off will get released after the result declaration. The cut-off will be released separately by the institutions. On the basis of cut-off the students will get admission in colleges.
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CLAT 2022 Important Dates
Given below are some of the important dates pertaining to CLAT 2022.
| Particulars | Date |
| Online application commencement date | 1st January 2022 |
| Last date to apply | 9th May 2022 |
| Call letters for exam | Yet to be announced |
| Exam date | 19th June 2022 (2 P.M to 4 P.M) |
CLAT 2022 Cutoff
CLAT cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to secure to qualify the exam and get admission in one of the 22 participating National Law Universities. The Consortium of National Law Universities will release the CLAT cut off 2022 separately for the UG and PG courses along with the result. The conducting authority releases the category-wise and college-wise cutoff in three rounds on their official website. The cutoff for CLAT 2022 is usually released in 5 rounds.
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CLAT 2022 Expected Cutoff
After the completion of the CLAT 2022, Candidates can check their expected rank in the CLAT Rank Predictor. More than the number of attempts, the accuracy level of the attempt will matter.
- In order to get admission in the top 3 NLUs, an aspirant is expected to score between 85-87.
- If an aspirant has obtained a score that lies from 83 to 85, he/she can get admission in the top 5 NLUs.
- For the best 10 NLUs, you must get an 80 t0 82 score.
- Candidates scoring from 75 to 80 are expected to get an NLU as well, However, the chances of getting a top 10 NLU with this score is very less for the general category applicants.
CLAT Previous Year’s Cut Off
Check the NLU-wise last ranks at which candidates (General category) have been given admission after all the rounds of the counselling.
UG Courses
Check CLAT cutoff for round 5 and 4 for UG course.
| CLAT Cut offs 2021 | Closing Ranks after Round 5 | Closing Ranks after Round 4 |
| NLSIU Bangalore | – | – |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 172 | – |
| NLIU Bhopal | – | 378 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 241 | 233 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 356 | 343 |
| HNLU Raipur | 765 | 733 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 375 | – |
| RMNLU Lucknow | 676 | 658 |
| RGNLU Patiala | 1075 | 1003 |
| CNLU Patna | 1312 | 1282 |
| NUALS Kochi | 1144 | 1105 |
| NLU Odisha | 1072 | 1032 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 1507 | 1400 |
| TNLS Tiruchirappalli | 1834 | 1710 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1473 | 1352 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 453 | 442 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 1448 | 1419 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 2022 | 1821 |
| NLSJA Assam | 1659 | 1530 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1996 | 1841 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 2009 | 1869 |
| DBANLU Sonepat | 2040 | 1927 |
Check CLAT cutoff for round 3, 2 and 1 for UG Courses.
| CLAT Cut offs 2021 | Closing Ranks after Round 3 | Closing Ranks after Round 2 | Closing Ranks after Round 1 |
| NLSIU Bangalore | – | 83 | 80 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | – | – | 163 |
| NLIU Bhopal | 372 | 358 | 350 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 227 | 223 | 216 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 336 | 329 | 317 |
| HNLU Raipur | – | 675 | 651 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | 366 | 362 | 348 |
| RMNLU Lucknow | 641 | 633 | 600 |
| RGNLU Patiala | 973 | 963 | 940 |
| CNLU Patna | 1269 | 1268 | 1184 |
| NUALS Kochi | 1075 | 1032 | 978 |
| NLU Odisha | 1001 | 993 | 945 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 1339 | 1338 | 1233 |
| TNLS Tiruchirappalli | 1606 | 1586 | 1469 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1286 | 1283 | 1158 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 434 | 424 | 423 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 1346 | 1334 | 1276 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 1710 | 1672 | 1575 |
| NLSJA Assam | 1447 | 1443 | 1337 |
| DNLU Jabalpur | 1721 | 1685 | 1533 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 1800 | 1743 | 1598 |
| DBANLU Sonepat | 1848 | 1794 | 1669 |
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PG Courses
Check CLAT cutoff for rounds 4 and 5 for PG Courses.
| CLAT Cut off 2021 for PG Courses | Closing Ranks after Round 5 | Closing Ranks after Round 4 |
| NLSIU Bangalore | 153 | – |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 170 | 168 |
| NLU Bhopal | – | 222 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 418 | 392 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 434 | 423 |
| NLU Raipur | 742 | – |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | – | – |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | – | – |
| RGNUL Patiala | 528 | 514 |
| NUALS Kochi | 944 | 843 |
| NLUO Cuttack | 796 | 726 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 938 | 803 |
| TNNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 1143 | 1090 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1134 | 1077 |
| MNLU Mumbai | – | – |
| MNLU Nagpur | 990 | 908 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | 1148 | 1056 |
| NLU Assam | 943 | 856 |
| HPNLU Shimla | 829 | – |
Check CLAT cutoff for rounds 3, 2 and 1 for PG Courses.
| CLAT Cut off 2021 for PG Courses | Closing Ranks after Round 3 | Closing Ranks after Round 2 | Closing Ranks after Round 1 |
| NLSIU Bangalore | 121 | 115 | 99 |
| NALSAR Hyderabad | 166 | 162 | 153 |
| NLU Bhopal | – | 208 | 188 |
| WBNUJS Kolkata | 387 | 369 | 312 |
| NLU Jodhpur | 419 | 395 | 368 |
| NLU Raipur | – | 594 | 519 |
| GNLU Gandhinagar | – | 173 | 173 |
| RMLNLU Lucknow | 81 | 74 | 74 |
| RGNUL Patiala | 492 | 459 | 404 |
| NUALS Kochi | 762 | 788 | 672 |
| NLUO Cuttack | 680 | 645 | 578 |
| NUSRL Ranchi | 757 | 752 | 616 |
| TNNNLU Tiruchirappalli | 1030 | 982 | 815 |
| DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 1006 | 961 | 845 |
| MNLU Mumbai | 544 | 471 | 471 |
| MNLU Nagpur | 839 | 821 | 759 |
| MNLU Aurangabad | – | 950 | 887 |
| NLU Assam | 828 | 791 | 709 |
| HPNLU Shimla | – | 738 | 633 |
Factors Determining CLAT Cut off 2022
There is no such common cutoff for the CLAT exam. The different NLUs have their individual cutoff scores, based on which opening and closing ranks are specified for which students are eligible to take admission in the respective NLU. The cutoff of the CLAT exam depends on a number of factors such as,
- Total number of seat available
- Total number of candidates who appeared in the CLAT 2022
- The difficulty level of the online entrance exam
- Cutoff of the previous year
- Number of qualifying candidates
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Important Points on CLAT 2022 Cutoff
- It can give the candidate an idea as to what rank is needed for secure admission.
- Since CLAT cutoff is category specific, one needs to refer to the programme aspirant applying for admission.
- Cut off mark is the minimum mark that candidates should score to qualify for selection in Common Law Admission Test.
- The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the cutoff marks obtained by the candidates in the Mains exam .
- Those candidates who score more than the cut off marks prescribed by the Commission will make it to the merit list.
- The Category wise cutoff marks will also be released along with the result.
- Since CLAT cutoff is variable, which depends on factors such as category, seat intake etc.
How to Download CLAT Cut Off Marks 2022
- Visit the official web portal of CLAT 2022 –https://consortiumofnlus.ac.in/
- Click on the Recruitment tab given on the home page.
- In Notifications, look for the link for Cut Off Marks for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2022.
- Click on the link.
- Then the cut off marks will be displayed.
CLAT Exam Pattern 2022
CLAT Exam Pattern 2022 for UG and PG programs are completely different. It’s an online based test, where test takers will be allotted 2 hours to attempt 200 objective type questions. Detailed CLAT exam patterns for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate are mentioned below.
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Exam Pattern for Undergraduates
- The CLAT exam for undergraduates will be held in offline mode.
- It will be on 19th June 2022 from 2 PM to 4 PM. The exam will be for a maximum of 150 marks and the duration of the exam will be two hours.
- The question paper will consist of 150 multiple choice questions of one mark each.
- There will be a negative marking of .25 mark for each wrong answer.
The table below shows section wise question weightage of CLAT UG exam:
| Sections | Approximate Number of Questions |
| English language | 28-32 or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Current affairs including general knowledge | 35-39 or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Quantitative Techniques | 13-17 or roughly 10% of the paper |
| Legal Reasoning | 35-39 or roughly 25% of the paper |
| Logical Reasoning | 28-32 or roughly 20% of the paper |
| Total | 150 |
Exam Pattern for Postgraduates
- The CLAT exam for postgraduates will be held in offline mode.
- It will be on 19th June 2022 from 2 PM to 4 PM.
- The exam will be for a maximum of 120 marks and the duration of the exam will be two hours.
- The question paper will consist of 120 multiple choice questions of one mark each.
- There will be a negative marking of .25 mark for each wrong answer.
| Section | Question Type | Number of Questions | Marks Allotted |
| Section 1 | Objective | 100 | 100 |
| Section 2 | Descriptive | 2 | 50 |
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