Summary: Looking at the cut-off trends will help you set a target for the AIR score to be achieved in the coming CLAT PG exam. Does the cut-off mark drastically change every year? If yes, what are the effecting factors? This article answers it all! 

The consortium of National Law Universities, commonly known as NLU, releases the CLAT PG 2023 cut-off marks after the final answer key is released. 

The cut-off scores are defined as the minimum qualifying marks to attend the counselling round. The authorities release the CLAT PG 2023 cut-off marks separately for all the participating NLUs based on the categories officially on the Consortium of NLUs website. 

Once the CLAT PG results are released, participating NLUs publish their respective CLAT PG cut-off marks list with opening and closing ranks. If your name is published in the CLAT PG Cut-Off 2023, congratulations! You will be qualified for the next round. 

As per previous year's trends, the expected CLAT PG Cut Off 2023 lies between 105 to120. Continue reading for more insights on the expected CLAT PG Cut Off 2023.

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CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2022

Expected CLAT PG Cut-Off 2023 is generated with the cut-off trends followed in the previous years. 

These cut-off marks help decide whether the candidate has qualified for the examination.

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Name of NLU	General (All India)		OBC		SC		ST
	Opening rank	Closing rank	Opening rank	Closing rank	Opening rank	Closing rank	Opening rank	Closing rank
NLSIU Bangalore	14	163	138	549	353	1388	511	790
NALSAR Hyderabad	25	240	204	664	1014	1618	669	5158
WBNUJS Kolkata	82	579	1498	3997	661	3172	1806	3113
NLIU Bhopal	215	379	645	1609	1466	3154	3135	4757
NLU Jodhpur	116	666	-	-	1433	2626	2037	4800
HNLU Raipur	430	1038	1721	2485	4918	4607	4650	5538
GNLU Gandhinagar	377	514	664	1236	1256	3164	1916(W)	2347(W)
RMLNLU Lucknow	3	127	206	491	273	1105	5554(W)	5554(W)
RGNLU Patiala	133	769	-	-	1337	2805	2012	6324
NUALS Kochi	545	1440	1682	4081	2804	7253	3113	3113
NLU Odisha Cuttack	550	1333	-	-	2578	4329	4618	6668
NUSRL Ranchi	493	1314	955	2560	2661	4315	2337	2350
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli	549	1535	1201	2501	2500	2500	4226	4226
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	826	1929	3259	7362	5374	5413	6616	6982
MNLU Mumbai	194	735	2096	5060	3194	5631	6222	6222
MNLU Nagpur	131	1561	3103	7383	3966	6755	6997	6997
MNLU Aurangabad	1121	2195	6235	7776	5631	6217	-	-
NLUJAA Guwahati	667	1721	2114	7764	6939	6939	3542	7298
HPNLU Shimla	652	1524	-	-	2734	4760	4797	4797

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CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks Trends

As per trends, the cut-off marks are always higher for the open category compared to the reserved category students.

The trends usually do not drastically change in any year unless the affecting factors vary. 

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Factors Affecting the CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2023

If the marks scored by an aspirant are more than or equal to the prescribed cut-off marks for their respective category, they will be called for the counselling round. 

Many factors are considered while deducing the same due to the CLAT PG cut-off marks' importance, and a few factors are listed below. 

• Seat availability for every participating NLU.
• The difficulty level of the questions asked in the examination
• Performance of the students
• Total number of Applicants in the CLAT PG 2023 exam

Are the affecting factors considered while preparing the merit list. 

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Previous Year’s CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 

It is observed that the cut-off marks difference for any year is not more than +/- 10 to 20%. 

With that in mind, we have compiled the expected CLAT PG Cut Off 2023 this year; check out the table below for previous year’s CLAT PG Cut Off Marks:

CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2021

Name of NLU	General (All India)		OBC		SC		ST
	Opening rank	Closing rank	Opening rank	Closing rank	Opening rank	Closing rank	Opening rank	Closing rank
NLSIU Bangalore	3	153			278	3244	1678	2445
NALSAR Hyderabad	10	170	1829	3319	398	962	668	2891
WBNUJS Kolkata	87	418	5047	6757	1377	1807	2945	3838
NLIU Bhopal	28	222	506	647	1401	1615	3856
NLU Jodhpur	131	434			895	2837	1397	5117
HNLU Raipur	424	742			2844	3386	5127	5297
GNLU Gandhinagar	173	240 GC-GUJ	401	1002	1927	2579 SC-W	2201 ST-W	4769 ST-W
RMLNLU Lucknow	18	81	140	481	1260	1637	6749
RGNLU Patiala	13	528			1884	2873	2236	4481
NUALS Kochi	385	944			1691	5303	8242
NLU Odisha Cuttack	364	796			1281	3486	4824	8113
NUSRL Ranchi	219	938	1114	1315	3085	3124	4533	6015
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli	815	1143			3516	-	6141	-
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	439	1134			6682	6907	7826 (W)
MNLU Mumbai	438	544	3515	5607	2736	5457
MNLU Nagpur	260	990	2118	8565	4656	8267
MNLU Aurangabad	721	1148	6906	-	7556 (W)	8267(W)
NLUJAA Guwahati	655	943	3469	7062	3747	7002	4702	7604
HPNLU Shimla	461	829			2932	3583 (W)	3404(W)	5459 (W)

CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2020

National Law Universities (NLUs)	General		Scheduled Caste		Scheduled Tribe
	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
NLSIU Bangalore	1	54	363	1892	69	1857
NALSAR Hyderabad	50	120	144	3010	1777	4275
NLIU Bhopal	148	380	3097	4628	5840	6780
WBNUJS Kolkata	82	203	1862	3994	2853	5531
NLU Jodhpur	76	294	2268	4930	4533	6849
HNLU Raipur	329	549	4940	6877	7712	10719
GNLU Gandhinagar	124	417	4984	6791	5569	9640
RMLNLU Lucknow	342	617	4259	10948	12311	24763
RGNLU Patiala	442	805	5207	9330	10435	13334
CNLU Patna	623	949	7313	16834	20349	20349
NUALS Kochi	474	880	4891	14281	19528	19528
NLU Odisha Cuttack	465	879	6276	9550	9832	17610
NUSRL Ranchi	688	966	7707	9991	7207	15028
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli	436	1186	5681	10397	13383	16827
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	830	1080	20733	22340	20413	33221
MNLU Mumbai	383	462	5734	13378	18152	35981
MNLU Nagpur	589	1079	11256	18940	33321	46781
MNLU Aurangabad	710	1167	14219	20104	41201	46928
NLUJAA Guwahati	968	1104	12648	28565	21542	41841
HPNLU Shimla	622	1225	6896	10738	13464	16879
DNLU Jabalpur	991	1263	8550	10822	11121	18000

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CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2019

National Law Universities (NLUs)	General		Scheduled Caste		Scheduled Tribe
	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
NLSIU Bangalore	1	54	363	1892	69	1857
NALSAR Hyderabad	50	120	144	3010	1777	4275
NLIU Bhopal	148	380	3097	4628	5840	6780
WBNUJS Kolkata	82	203	1862	3994	2853	5531
NLU Jodhpur	76	294	2268	4930	4533	6849
HNLU Raipur	329	549	4940	6877	7712	10719
GNLU Gandhinagar	124	417	4984	6791	5569	9640
RMLNLU Lucknow	342	617	4259	10948	12311	24763
RGNLU Patiala	442	805	5207	9330	10435	13334
CNLU Patna	623	949	7313	16834	20349	20349
NUALS Kochi	474	880	4891	14281	19528	19528
NLU Odisha Cuttack	465	879	6276	9550	9832	17610
NUSRL Ranchi	688	966	7707	9991	7207	15028
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli	436	1186	5681	10397	13383	16827
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	830	1080	20733	22340	20413	33221
MNLU Mumbai	383	462	5734	13378	18152	35981
MNLU Nagpur	589	1079	11256	18940	33321	46781
MNLU Aurangabad	710	1167	14219	20104	41201	46928
NLUJAA Guwahati	968	1104	12648	28565	21542	41841
HPNLU Shimla	622	1225	6896	10738	13464	16879
DNLU Jabalpur	991	1263	8550	10822	11121	18000

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CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2018

Institutes	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
NLSIU, Bangalore	1	66
NALSAR, Hyderabad	11	137
NLIU, Bhopal	44	428
WBNUJS, Kolkata	43	268
NLU, Jodhpur	129	376
HNLU, Raipur	401	657
GNLU, Gandhinagar	142	522
RMLNLU, Lucknow	354	671
RGNUL, Patiala	358	924
NUALS, Kochi	290	928
CNLU, Patna	718	1186
DSNLU, Visakhapatnam	223	1432
NLUO, Cuttack	564	1167
NUSRL, Ranchi	705	1255
NLSJA, Assam	1016	1556
TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli	459	1571
MNLU, Mumbai	246	503
MNLU, Nagpur	520	1532
MNLU, Aurangabad	1254	1588

CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2017

College	Cut off Marks	Closing Rank
CNLU Patna	101.75	1450
NUALS Kochi	100.75	1580
NLU Odisha Cuttack	101.25	1500
NUSRL Ranchi	100.5	1600
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli	99.25	1750
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	99.25	1750
NLSIU Bangalore	139.5	58
NALSAR Hyderabad	132.25	130
NLIU Bhopal	119.75	410
MNLU Mumbai	106.5	1050
MNLU Nagpur	99	1800
Institute of Law, Nirma University	101	1550
NLUJAA Guwahati	99.75	1700
WBNUJS Kolkata	124	245
NLU Jodhpur	119	440
HNLU Raipur	112.5	750
GNLU Gandhinagar	116.75	540
RMLNLU Lucknow	112.25	770
RGNLU Patiala	107.5	980

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CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2016

NLUs	General	OBC	SC	ST
NLU Odisha	121	104	66	59
NUSRL Ranchi	117	102	70	61
TNNLS Tiruchirappalli	116	102	67	53
DSNLU Vishakhapatnam	119	104	62	51.11
MNLU Mumbai	127	111.23	78.23	59.76
NLUJAA Assam	114	99	69	50
NLSIU Bangalore	145.2	132.6	102.4	99.1
NALSAR Hyderabad	142	133	104	98.12
NLIU Bhopal	134.23	104.6	89	76
WBNUJS Kolkata	136.56	104.6	86	71.23
NLU Jodhpur	131.88	104.6	81.23	83.77
RMLNLU Lucknow	120.11	103	81	61
RGNLU Patiala	115.29	101.77	68	57
HNLU Raipur	122.05	109.11	80	62
GNLU Gandhinagar	125	11.23	73	64
CNLU Patna	115.29	101.77	68	68
NUALS Kochi	119	103	62	55

What’s Next After Release of CLAT PG Cut-Off Marks 2023?

After the authorities publish the CLAT PG cut-off marks, you complete the counselling registration form. You must fill in the preferred college and other details as requested and pay the counselling fee. 

During the counselling round, the panels cross-check the candidates' documents for their authenticity. They will assign a college based on seat availability and your rank if your documents pass the verification process.

Check out the list of documents to be carried to the counselling hall:

• CLAT PG counselling Letter
• Academic certificates
• Id Proof
• Admit card
• Category certificate
• PWD category certificate
• Migration certificate
• Character certificate

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Conclusion

Once the CLAT PG results are out, you can expect the first merit list with the closing and opening rank for all category students. The cut-off list is published in 5 - 8 rounds until all the CLAT PG seats are filled.

The expected cut-off is unlikely to change unless the affecting factors vary drastically.