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    CLAT Marks 40 to 45: Top NLUs and Best Non-NLU Options for You

    CLAT Marks 40 to 45: Top NLUs and Best Non-NLU Options for You

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 11 Jun 2026, 11:58 AM IST

    A score of 40 to 45 marks can be considered a very low score in CLAT. With 40-45 CLAT marks, only candidates from ST categories and candidates having domicile reservation will be able to secure NLU admission. Candidates have to aim for non-NLUs which accept scores in CLAT 2025. Past NLU cut-off trends indicate that a score of 40 to 45 marks in CLAT will translate into a rank between 32000 to 36000. In this article, let’s look at which are the best NLU and Non-NLU options for candidates with 40 to 45 marks in CLAT.

    CLAT Marks 40 to 45: Top NLUs and Best Non-NLU Options for You
    CLAT Marks 40 to 45: Top NLUs and Best Non-NLU Options for You

    Through the Common Law Admission Test candidates will be admitted into the 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of participating universities. The Consortium of NLUs will conduct a centralised CLAT counselling process for seat allotment.

    Ranks for CLAT Marks 40-45

    The CLAT marks vs rank comparison shows that, a candidate with CLAT marks between 40-45 is likely to obtain a rank between 32000 to 36000. Given below is the expected corresponding rank for scores around the CLAT mark 40-45.

    Marks vs Rank for CLAT Marks 40-45

    Marks

    Rank

    40

    35000 - 36000

    41

    34000 - 35000

    42

    33500 - 34000

    43

    33000 - 33500

    44

    32500-33000

    45

    32000-32500

    CLAT 2025 College Predictor by Careers360

    The CLAT College Predictor is a free tool developed by Careers360 that candidates can use to predict the NLUs and the programmes in which they have good chances of admission based on their ranks. Candidates have to enter details such as their rank, state, category, seat type, and gender. Based on these inputs, the predictor will come up with the NLU recommendations. The direct link to the predictor is given below.

    Careers360 CLAT College Predictor

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    CLAT 2025 College Predictor

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    Top NLUs for CLAT Marks 40-45

    The CLAT cut-off trends show that only ST category candidates will have a realistic chance of admission at NLUs with a score of 40-45 marks. The list of NLUs is given below.

    Top NLUs for 40-45 Marks


    NLU

    ST

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    NLUJA Assam

    17149*

    46899*

    TNNLU Tiruchirappalli BA LLB

    38376*

    -

    MNLU Mumbai

    24593*

    34264*

    MNLU Nagpur - BA LLB

    29470*

    50326*

    MNLU Nagpur - BBA LLB

    42740*

    46480*

    MNLU Aurangabad- BA LLB

    41238*

    -

    MNLU Aurangabad - BBA LLB

    47604*

    -

    NLUT Agartala

    31488*

    -

    *state category reservation

    Best Non NLUs for CLAT Marks 40

    Since 40-45 marks is a low score in CLAT 2025, candidates must consider Non-NLUs. There are over 60+ law colleges accepting CLAT scores. They are good alternatives to pursue law. The table given below provides a list of some of the non-NLUs that accept CLAT scores.

    Non-NLUs for CLAT Marks 40-45

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