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    NIRF 2025 Law Rankings (Released): NLSIU Bengaluru Tops Again, GNLU Enters in Top 5

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 01:47 PM IST
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    The Ministry of Education (MoE) has published the National Institute Research Framework (NIRF) rankings for law schools for the year 2025 on September 4, 2025. The top law colleges in India according to NIRF 2025 still remain mostly unchanged. In the NIRF Law 2025 rankings, NLSIU Bengaluru is ranked 1, NLU Delhi at 2, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata at 4 and GNLU Gandhinagar at 5. GNLU Gandhinagar showed an improvement of three places in the NIRF 2025 law rankings, jumping from 8th to 5th position. Like every year, MoE invites colleges to submit data on set parameters. After collecting the data, the NIRF Law rankings are released based on five parameters - Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception. NLSIU Bengaluru has been topping the NIRF Law rankings since many years now. This year too, NLSIU Bengaluru, NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad have takeen the rank 1, 2 and 3 respectively in the NIRF Law rankings 2025. Read the complete article to know more about the NIRF 2025 law rankings, top colleges, scores of colleges and more.

    NIRF 2025 Law Rankings (Released): NLSIU Bengaluru Tops Again, GNLU Enters in Top 5
    NIRF 2025 Law Rankings

    NIRF Law Rankings 2025 - Key Parameters

    As mentioned above, the NIRF Law rankings 2025 are published after giving colleges scores on five set parameters. Each of the parameters has different weightages. Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR) carries the maximum weightage in NIRF law rankings. Talking of the NIRF 2025 law rankings, the five parameters with weightage have been mentioned below:

    1. Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR) - 40%

    2. Research and Professional Practice (RP) - 15%

    3. Graduation Outcomes (GO) - 25%

    4. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) - 10%

    5. Perception (PR) - 10%

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    NIRF Law Rankings 2025 - Complete List of Colleges with Scores

    RankNameCityStateScore
    1National Law School of India UniversityBengaluruKarnataka82.97
    2National Law UniversityNew DelhiDelhi80.00
    3Nalsar University of LawHyderabadTelangana79.50
    4The West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesKolkataWest Bengal79.39
    5Gujarat National Law UniversityGandhinagarGujarat76.23
    6Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpurWest Bengal74.09
    7Symbiosis Law SchoolPuneMaharashtra74.07
    8Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiDelhi66.39
    9Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarhUttar Pradesh65.82
    10Siksha ‘O’ AnusandhanBhubaneswarOdisha65.36
    11Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research AcademyThanjavurTamil Nadu65.29
    12Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknowUttar Pradesh65.26
    13Cochin University of Science and TechnologyCochinKerala65.19
    14Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneswarOdisha65.04
    15National Law UniversityCuttackOdisha63.66
    16Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of LawVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh63.12
    17Chanakya National Law UniversityPatnaBihar62.40
    18UPESDehradunUttarakhand61.45
    19Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennaiTamil Nadu60.90
    20Alliance UniversityBengaluruKarnataka60.83
    21Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law UniversityLucknowUttar Pradesh60.12
    22Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityNew DelhiDelhi60.05
    23Central University of South BiharGayaBihar58.84
    24Christ UniversityBengaluruKarnataka58.40
    25S.R.M. Institute of Science and TechnologyChennaiTamil Nadu58.00
    26Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwaraPunjab57.98
    27National Law Institute UniversityBhopalMadhya Pradesh57.64
    28Maharashtra National Law UniversityNagpurMaharashtra56.54
    29University of LucknowLucknowUttar Pradesh55.85
    30National University of Study & Research in LawRanchiJharkhand55.81
    31ICFAI Foundation for Higher EducationHyderabadTelangana55.28
    32Manipal University JaipurJaipurRajasthan54.83
    33Nirma UniversityAhmedabadGujarat53.70
    34Himachal Pradesh National Law UniversityShimlaHimachal Pradesh53.49
    35National Law University and Judicial AcademyKamrupAssam53.39
    36Galgotias UniversityGautam Budh NagarUttar Pradesh53.33
    37Army Institute of LawMohaliPunjab53.27
    38Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh53.26
    39Amity University HaryanaGurugramHaryana53.22
    40Central University of PunjabBathindaPunjab52.70
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    Previous Years NIRF Law Rankings

    When it comes to top law colleges in India, there aren’t many changes in colleges. Usually the NLUs dominate the NIRF Law rankings. There are some private law colleges like SLS Pune, SASTRA University etc. that have also started to rise through ranks. The table below shows the top law colleges in India over the years.

    NIRF Law Rankings 2024

    Name

    City

    State

    Score

    Rank

    Type

    National Law School of India University

    Bengaluru

    Karnataka

    83.83

    1

    Government

    National Law University

    New Delhi

    Delhi

    77.48

    2

    Government

    Nalsar University of Law

    Hyderabad

    Telangana

    77.05

    3

    Government

    The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

    Kolkata

    West Bengal

    76.39

    4

    Government

    Symbiosis Law School

    Pune

    Maharashtra

    74.62

    5

    Private

    Jamia Millia Islamia

    New Delhi

    Delhi

    73.12

    6

    Government

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    Kharagpur

    West Bengal

    71.47

    7

    Government

    Gujarat National Law University

    Gandhinagar

    Gujarat

    69.56

    8

    Government

    Siksha `O` Anusandhan

    Bhubaneswar

    Odisha

    65.4

    9

    Private

    Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

    Lucknow

    Uttar Pradesh

    64.96

    10

    Government

    Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

    Bhubaneswar

    Odisha

    63.6

    11

    Private

    Aligarh Muslim University

    Aligarh

    Uttar Pradesh

    63.54

    12

    Government

    Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

    Chennai

    Tamil Nadu

    61.58

    13

    Private

    Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy

    Thanjavur

    Tamil Nadu

    60.65

    14

    Private

    Christ University

    Bengaluru

    Karnataka

    59.39

    15

    Private

    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law

    Visakhapatnam

    Andhra Pradesh

    58.75

    16

    Government

    Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

    New Delhi

    Delhi

    58.68

    17

    Government

    Alliance University

    Bengaluru

    Karnataka

    56.72

    18

    Private

    Lovely Professional University

    Phagwara

    Punjab

    56.71

    19

    Private

    Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

    Lucknow

    Uttar Pradesh

    55.92

    20

    Government

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    Bhopal

    Madhya Pradesh

    55.64

    21

    Government

    National University of Study and Research in Law

    Ranchi

    Jharkhand

    55.52

    22

    Government

    University of Lucknow

    Lucknow

    Uttar Pradesh

    55.05

    23

    Government

    The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

    Patiala

    Punjab

    54.7

    24

    Government

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi

    Uttar Pradesh

    54.54

    25

    Government

    National Law University, Cuttack

    Cuttack

    Odisha

    54.49

    26

    Government

    National Law University and Judicial Academy

    Kamrup

    Assam

    53.39

    27

    Government

    UPES

    Dehradun

    Uttarakhand

    52.92

    28

    Private

    Manipal University, Jaipur

    Jaipur

    Rajasthan

    52.23

    29

    Private

    Army Institute of Law

    Mohali

    Punjab

    52.11

    30

    Private

    Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai

    Mumbai

    Maharashtra

    51.7

    31

    Government

    Chanakya National Law University

    Patna

    Bihar

    51.7

    31

    Government

    Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon

    Gurugram, Haryana

    Haryana

    51.68

    33

    Private

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    Nagpur

    Maharashtra

    51.43

    34

    Government

    Indian Law Institute

    New Delhi

    Delhi

    50.25

    35

    Govt

    ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

    Hyderabad

    Telangana

    49.87

    36

    Private

    Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

    Visakhapatnam

    Andhra Pradesh

    48.49

    37

    Private

    National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)

    Kochi

    Kerala

    47.96

    38

    Government

    Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University

    Visakhapatnam

    Andhra Pradesh

    47.94

    39

    Government

    Amity University

    North Twenty Four Parganas

    West Bengal

    47.94

    39

    Private

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