I am a 30 year old sports professional from Mumbai. I want to pursue law degree as it will help me in my career. Do I need to take CLAT?

For the General AI quota, the CLAT maximum cutoff rank required for LLM admission was 1083 across multiple specialisations. The maximum rank indicates that candidates with a lower cutoff rank than the one mentioned here had a better chance of securing a seat at this institute.  

For the OBC category students under the Home State quota, the CLAT 2026 last round closing ranks varied between 650 and 1657 for admission to law courses at the UG and PG levels. Check out the table below to view the course and specialisations-wise last round cutoff details for the OBC HS category.&

NLU Hyderabad CLAT cutoff 2026 was released across different categories under the AI and HS quotas. For the General Home State quota, the CLAT 2026 last round closing rank for BA LLB (Hons) was 565. Similarly, for the LLM course across multiple specialisations, the cutoff rank stood at 1001. These a

For the General Home State quota, the NLU Bangalore CLAT cutoff 2026 was 336 for the LL.M. LL.B. (Hons.) course at the UG level. At the postgraduate level, the institute offers LL.M. in Criminal Law, for which the CLAT 2026 cutoff rank was 378 for admission. 

Yes, most law departments at private and government law colleges in Chennai do not ask for CLAT exam scores for BA LLB after Class 12. Even the top-ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences  BA LLB course requires Saveetha Admission Test scores if you haven't sat for the CLAT