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National Law University (NLU), Delhi has published the AILET 2026 merit list for the third round on February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM. They also published the first and second rounds of counselling on its official website - nationalawuniversitydelhi.in. Candidates will be able to check the AILET cut-off 2026 in the AILET merit list published before the start of each counselling round. Candidates included in the AILET merit list 2026 must confirm their seat and pay the university fees to obtain seat allotment before the prescribed deadline. The cut-off for AILET 2026 is the minimum threshold that candidates must clear to secure admission into BA LLB and LLM programmes of NLU Delhi. It will be expressed in terms of the rank and marks obtained in the All India Law Entrance Test by the last candidate admitted from a particular category. NLU Delhi offers 110 seats for its BA LLB programme through AILET. Read on to get all the details of the AILET cut-off 2026, including steps to check, previous year cut-off trends, and more.
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The cut-off for AILET 2026 is available in terms of the rank of the last candidate admitted in a particular round of AILET 2026 counselling. NLU Delhi will invite candidates for counselling in the ratio of three times the number of seats based on the scores obtained in AILET 2026. The university conducted the All India Law Entrance Test on December 14, 2025, in offline mode. The AILET LLM cut-off 2026 will be released separately by the university. There are various factors that influence the NLU Delhi cut off 2026, such as the number of applicants, available seats, the reservation policy of the university and the difficulty level of the exam. Last year AILET cutoff also indicates the trends and expected cut-offs for the current year. Understanding them will give students some clarity on how much they should try to score in AILET 2026.
The NLU Delhi cut-offs change every year due to various factors at play. Some of the important factors that are likely to influence the cut-offs for AILET 2026 are mentioned below:
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The university has released the AILET cut-off 2026 for each of the rounds. This section provides the AILET cut off rank for each round.
| Category | Opening Rank (AIR) | Closing Rank (AIR) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 1 | 60 |
| OBC (Other Backward Class) | 92 | 330 |
| EWS (Economically Weaker Section) | 172 | 298 |
| SC (Scheduled Caste) | 507 | 1480 |
| ST (Scheduled Tribe) | 381 | 1372 |
| Category | Opening Rank (AIR) | Closing Rank (AIR) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 62 | 70 |
| OBC (Other Backward Class) | 364 | 369 |
| EWS (Economically Weaker Section) | - | - |
| SC (Scheduled Caste) | 1602 | 1602 |
| ST (Scheduled Tribe) | 2888 | 2888 |
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Category | BA LLB expected closing rank (AIR) |
General | 71 (W) |
OBC | 373 (W) |
EWS | - |
SC | 1731 (W) |
ST | - |
| Category | Opening Rank (AIR) | Closing Rank (AIR) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 3 | 34 |
| OBC | 60 | 161 |
| EWS | 63 | 98 |
| SC | 59 | 244 |
| ST | 327 | 327 |
| Category | Opening Rank (AIR) | Closing Rank (AIR) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 36 | 41 |
| OBC | - | - |
| EWS | - | - |
| SC | 287 | 287 |
| ST | - | - |
Category | LLM expected closing rank (AIR) |
General | - |
OBC | 203 |
EWS | - |
SC | - |
ST | 800 (W) |
As per the AILET exam analysis, the exam was moderately difficult. As per the AILET marks vs rank analysis, a score of 120 to 125 marks will be a good score in AILET 2026 for general category students. However, to improve the chances of securing admission to NLU Delhi, one must target a high score and try to achieve that. The difficulty level in the exam will impact the AILET cut-off. The AILET category-wise expected cut-offs are as mentioned below.
| Marks (150) | Expected AIR |
| 127+ | 1 |
| 125 – 127 | 2 – 5 |
| 123 – 125 | 6 – 15 |
| 121 – 123 | 16 – 40 |
| 119 – 121 | 41 – 80 |
| 117 – 119 | 81 – 150 |
| 114 – 117 | 151 – 300 |
| 110 – 114 | 301 – 600 |
| 105 – 110 | 601 – 1,100 |
| 100 – 105 | 1,101 – 1,800 |
| 95 – 100 | 1,801 – 2,700 |
| 90 – 95 | 2,701 – 4,000 |
NLU Delhi prepares a shortlist of invitees of candidates who are called for the AILET counselling process. The number of candidates invited for counselling is three times the number of seats. The university will notify the candidates at their registered email and through SMS. Candidates can also check the counselling invite through their login.
The category-wise AILET cut-offs for the first round of BA LLB (Honours) and LLM admissions last year were as follows:
| Category | Closing Rank 2025- BA LLB (Honours) | Closing Rank 2025- LLM |
| General | 61 | 58 |
| EWS | - | 206 |
| OBC | 522 | 196 |
| SC | 1400 | 471 |
| ST | 2889 | 778 |
| Category | Closing Rank 2024- BA LLB (Honours) | Closing Rank 2024- LLM |
| General | 62 | 35 |
| EWS | 290 | 173 |
| OBC | 457 | 144 |
| SC | 1559 | 258 |
| ST | 2646 | 414 |
Candidates appearing in AILET should be aware of the AILET last year cut-off as it gives them an idea of the approximate score they need to secure. The previous year's cut-offs for AILET also indicate the expected cut-off for this year. Candidates can check the year-wise cut-offs in the tables given below.
Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 53 | 55 | 60 | - | - | 61 | - |
EWS | 200 | - | - | - | - | - | |
OBC | 358 | 423 | 463 | 464 | - | - | 522 |
SC | 1288 | - | 1376 | 1400 | - | - | - |
ST | 2018 | 2115 | 2180 | - | 2193 | 2340 | 2889 |
Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 41 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 |
EWS | 120 | - | 167 | 206 | - | - | - |
OBC | 146 | - | 176 | 196 | - | - | - |
SC | 423 | 426 | 471 | - | - | - | - |
ST | 484 | - | - | 683 | 778 | - | - |
| Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 70 |
| EWS | - |
| OBC | - |
| SC | - |
| ST | - |
| Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 69 |
| EWS | - |
| OBC | - |
| SC | - |
| ST | - |
| Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 66 |
| EWS | - |
| OBC | 598 |
| SC | 1689 |
| ST | - |
| Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | - | - |
| EWS | - | - |
| OBC | 590 | 595 |
| SC | 1669 | - |
| ST | 3351 | - |
| Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | 63 | 65 |
| EWS | 304 | 305 |
| OBC | 466 | 585 |
| SC | 1588 | 1614 |
| ST | 2956 | 3150 |
| Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | 1 | 62 |
| EWS | 91 | 290 |
| OBC | 82 | 457 |
| SC | 247 | 1559 |
| ST | 505 | 2646 |
| Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 51 |
| EWS | 181 |
| OBC | 160 |
| SC | - |
| ST | - |
| Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 37 |
| EWS | - |
| OBC | - |
| SC | - |
| ST | 629 |
| Category | Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 36 |
| EWS | - |
| OBC | 150 |
| SC | 437 |
| ST | - |
| Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | 1 | 35 |
| EWS | 38 | 173 |
| OBC | 47 | 144 |
| SC | 82 | 258 |
| ST | 190 | 414 |
| Category | Marks | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|
General | 72.75 | 62 |
EWS | 57.25 | 506 |
OBC | 57.5 | 484 |
SC | 49.75 | 1133 |
ST | 40.25 | 2647 |
Category | Marks | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|
General | 71.75 | 74 |
EWS | 56 | 606 |
OBC | - | - |
SC | 47.25 | 1456 |
ST | 38.5 | 3030 |
| Category | Marks | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | 67.75 | 37 |
| OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 48 | 104 |
| EWS | 39 | 131 |
| SC | 50.75 | 95 |
| ST | 42 | 122 |
| Category | Marks | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|
| General | 59.75 | 62 |
| OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 47 | 105 |
| EWS | - | - |
| SC | 45.75 | 109 |
| ST | - | - |
Categories | Cutoffmarks | Cutoffrank |
|---|---|---|
General | 89.5 | 72 |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 65.5 | 837 |
Scheduled Caste | 55.75 | 1766 |
ST | 49.5 | 2731 |
EWS | 74.5 | 370 |
| Category | Marks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
General | 88.25 | 81 |
SC | 55.75 | 1768 |
ST | 47.75 | 3050 |
| Categories | Cutoff marks | Cutoffrank |
|---|---|---|
General | 63 | 51 |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 50 | 140 |
Scheduled Caste | 46.5 | 161 |
ST | 39.5 | 183 |
EWS | 54 | 109 |
Categories | Cutoff marks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
General | 100 | 82 |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 84.25 | 653 |
Scheduled Caste | 72.75 | 1819 |
Scheduled Tribe | 63.25 | 3183 |
Kashmiri Migrants | 78.5 | 1166 |
Residents of Jammu and Kashmir | 88.75 | 387 |
EWS | 89.5 | 358 |
Categories | Cut off rank | Cutoff marks |
General | 60 | 100.25 |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 156 | 92.25 |
Scheduled Caste | 490 | 78 |
Scheduled Tribe | 621 | 74 |
EWS | 167 | 91.75 |
Categories | Cutoff marks for BA LLB | Cut off marks for LLM |
General | 75.25 | 81.25 |
OBC-Non Creamy Layer | 63 | 66.75 |
Scheduled Caste | 48 | 60.25 |
Scheduled Tribe | 37 | 61.25 |
EWS | 68 | 63.75 |
Categories | Cutoff for BA LLB | Cut off for LLM |
General | 72.75 | 57.25 |
Scheduled Caste | 49.75 | 36.5 |
Scheduled Tribe | 50 | 28 |
Persons with Disability | 35.25 | 26 |
Kashmiri Migrants | 35.25 | 11.75 |
Residents of Jammu and Kashmir | 51.25 | - |
Check the categories-wise cut off marks
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NLU Delhi offers 120 seats in BA LLB. Out of this, 110 seats will be filled through AILET exam.
The AILET 2026 cut-offs will depend on factors such as the number of seats, the number of applicants, the reservation policy, the candidates’ performance, etc.
A good score in AILET 2026 should be around 100 marks. The AILET cutoff for the BA LLB is expected to be between 90 to 110.
The AILET exam is easy to moderate. The exam is slightly easier than CLAT. However, with the new exam pattern, the test paper is now lengthy.
Yes, 90 is a very good score in AILET exam. Last year, the topper of the AILET 2025 exam scored 122.5 marks.
NLU Delhi offers total 123 seats for admission in BA LLB programme.
Candidates scoring above 80 marks in AILET 2026 will have good chances of admission.
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