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NLU comparison

RMLNLU vs NLUO

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University and National Law University Odisha, side by side. Every figure is read from an official document (a Consortium allotment list, the CLAT brochure, the university’s own notice or NIRF) and links to it. Where no document states a figure, the page says so rather than guess.

In short

What the documents show

  • In NIRF 2025 (Law), RMLNLU is ranked 21 and NLUO 15.

  • In CLAT 2026 the General all-India seats closed at rank 799 at RMLNLU and 848 at NLUO. A lower closing rank means the seats went to higher scorers.

  • RMLNLU is the older of the two: established 2005, against 2008.

Side by side

The two universities

 RMLNLUNLUO
LocationLucknow, Uttar PradeshCuttack, Odisha
Established2005U.P. Act No. 28 of 20052008Act 4 of 2008
Admits throughCLAT (Consortium of NLUs)CLAT (Consortium of NLUs)
NIRF 2025 (Law)Rank 21Rank 15
NIRF 2024 (Law)Rank 20Rank 26
NIRF 2023 (Law)Rank 21Rank 30
Five-year intakeCheck with the university120 seatsBA LLB (Hons.)
Fees₹1,25,000 tuition a yearBA LLB (Hons.) · per annum₹1,45,000 tuition a yearBA LLB (Hons.) · Gen/SC/ST/PWD students, per annum
Domicile seatsCheck with the universityCheck with the university
CLAT closing ranks

Closing ranks, final list

The all-India rank of the last candidate allotted a seat after the fifth (final) Consortium list. A lower number means the seats went to higher scorers. Where the fifth list could not be obtained, the latest list is shown and labelled.

RMLNLUBA LLB (Hons.)

CategoryCLAT 2024CLAT 2025CLAT 2026
General788780after list 3799
OBC–––
EWS–––
SC–––
ST–––

NLUOBA LLB (Hons.)

CategoryCLAT 2024CLAT 2025CLAT 2026
General–1,013after list 3848
OBC–––
EWS–––
SC–7,247after list 39,292
ST–12,967after list 317,359

Tap a rank for the allotment list it was read from. For every round and earlier cycles, open each university’s profile.

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