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CLAT Percentile Calculator
CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) is out of 150. NLSIU Bangalore typically needs 99.9%ile; mid-tier NLUs around 95%ile. Heuristic based on past CLAT distributions.
- NLSIU Bangalore — 99.9%ile
- NALSAR Hyderabad — 99.5%ile
- NUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal — 99%ile
- Newer NLUs — 95-98%ile
How it works
CLAT UG from 2024 is scored out of 120 (down from 150) across English, GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quant. Each correct answer is +1, each wrong is −0.25. We map your raw score to an overall percentile via a curve fitted on Consortium of NLUs cutoffs for the last 5 years. NLU All India Ranks correspond to specific raw score bands that vary 5–10 marks year to year based on paper difficulty.
Worked example
In CLAT 2024 a raw score of ~85 mapped to roughly AIR 100 (close to NLSIU Bangalore's closing rank of ~120). A raw score of ~70 was good for NUJS Kolkata and NLU Delhi's AILET-equivalent band. To clear a mid-tier NLU like NLU Jodhpur, RGNUL Patiala or NLIU Bhopal, aim for ~62–65 marks. Below 50, expect to look at private law schools like Symbiosis, Jindal or Christ University Bangalore via separate entrances.
When to use this
- Estimating where a CLAT mock score from LegalEdge, Career Launcher or CLATapult places you
- Working out the gap between your current score and NLSIU Bangalore
- Planning a CLAT PG (LLM) or AILET cross-attempt strategy
See our CAT percentile calculator for MBA prep and the class rank percentile for batch-level benchmarks.
FAQ
Is CLAT score normalised across slots?
CLAT is a single-slot exam since 2021. No normalisation across slots. Raw score directly determines percentile.
What about CLAT PG?
Different exam — for LLM admission to NLUs. Out of 120, smaller candidate pool. NLSIU LLM cutoff is 99%ile equivalent.
How important is sectional performance?
CLAT has 5 sections. No sectional cutoff at NLU admission — only overall. But GD-PI for NLSIU does ask about reasoning approach, so don't entirely skip a section.