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Top Law colleges in India

National Law Universities and other top law schools

11 colleges in our NIRF 2024 set offer law programmes. The list below is ordered by NIRF Law rank — colleges without a separate rank in this category fall to the end, sorted by their overall NIRF rank where available.

Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).

  1. #1

    NLSIU Bangalore

    Central

    National Law School of India University

    Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1986

    India's first National Law University, top-ranked NLU for the entire history of the NIRF law category. Admission to 5-year integrated BA LLB via CLAT.

    NIRF Law #1 (2024)

  2. #2

    NLU Delhi

    Central

    National Law University, Delhi

    New Delhi · Delhi · est. 2008

    Operates its own entrance test (AILET) instead of CLAT. Strong constitutional and public-policy law curriculum, located in Dwarka.

    NIRF Law #2 (2024)

  3. #3

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    Central

    Nalsar University of Law

    Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 1998

    South India's premier NLU. CLAT admission, strong corporate and IP law placements, particularly with Hyderabad-based firms and tech companies.

    NIRF Law #3 (2024)

  4. #4

    NUJS Kolkata

    Central

    West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

    Kolkata · West Bengal · est. 1999

    Eastern India's flagship NLU. CLAT admission, strong public-international-law programme and student-run NUJS Law Review.

    NIRF Law #4 (2024)

  5. #5

    RGSOIPL

    Central

    Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur

    Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 2006

    Only IIT-housed law school. Specialised LLB programme open to engineering and science graduates — unique IP and tech-law focus.

    NIRF Law #5 (2024)

  6. #8

    JGLS

    Private

    Jindal Global Law School

    Sonipat · Haryana · est. 2009

    Private law school within OP Jindal Global University. Large faculty, strong international-law and human-rights tracks, separate entrance (LSAT-India + JSAT).

    NIRF Law #8 (2024)

  7. #9

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    Central

    Gujarat National Law University

    Gandhinagar · Gujarat · est. 2003

    Gujarat's NLU. CLAT admission, particularly strong in international commercial law and a long-running diploma in cyber law.

    NIRF Law #9 (2024)

  8. #10

    NLU Jodhpur

    Central

    National Law University, Jodhpur

    Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 1999

    Rajasthan's NLU and the only NLU to require both science and commerce streams' graduates separately for the BBA-LLB programme.

    NIRF Law #10 (2024)

  9. #12

    RMNLU Lucknow

    Central

    Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

    Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 2005

    Uttar Pradesh's flagship NLU. CLAT admission; relatively newer NLU but with steadily improving rankings and a strong moot-court culture.

    NIRF Law #12 (2024)

  10. Overall#6

    IIT Kharagpur

    Central

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 1951

    Oldest IIT and the largest campus. Houses the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) — India's only IP-focused law school inside a technical university.

    NIRF Overall #6, Engineering #5 (2024)

  11. —

    Symbiosis Pune

    Deemed

    Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

    Pune · Maharashtra · est. 1971

    Pune's flagship private deemed university with major management (SIBM), law (SLS), liberal-arts and design schools. Admission via SET / SNAP / SLAT depending on programme.

    NIRF Management #19, University #32 (2024)

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