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    Before NIRF 2025 Law Rankings: A Look at Top Law Colleges and Their Placements

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    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 25 Aug 2025, 10:04 AM IST

    The Ministry of Education will publish the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 very soon. The ranking is published for various disciplines such as engineering, medicine, law, management, university and others. In the law segment, the NIRF listed 40 law institutes last year. The ranking becomes important for students seeking admission to top law schools in the country. With the NIRF 2025 Law ranking expected soon, this is an ideal time to review how some of the top law colleges in India have performed in recent years. The previous year's NIRF law ranking list was released on August 12, 2024.

    Before NIRF 2025 Law Rankings: A Look at Top Law Colleges and Their Placements
    Before NIRF 2025 Law Rankings: A Look at Top Law Colleges and Their Placements

    NIRF ranks colleges based on five different criteria that are Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RPP), Graduation Outcome (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Peer Perception (PP).

    The NIRF law 2024 ranking gave the top rank to NLSIU Bengaluru has consistently secured the top spot in the NIRF rankings. The university has a placement rate of around 75-85% and a median package of Rs. 16 LPA for integrated LLB. The second and third ranks have been occupied by NLU Delhi and NALSAR Hyderabad, with alternate ranks depending on the year. WBNUJS Kolkata, ranked fourth last year, has recorded the highest placement package, with a median salary of Rs. 20 LPA.

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    Name

    City

    Median Salary Range

    Score

    		Type

    1

    National Law School of India University

    Bengaluru

    Rs. 6 LPA - Rs. 16 LPA

    83.83

    Government

    2

    National Law University

    New Delhi

    Rs. 12 LPA - Rs. 14 LPA

    77.48

    Government

    3

    Nalsar University of Law

    Hyderabad

    Rs. 7 LPA - Rs. 16 LPA

    77.05

    Government

    4

    The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

    Kolkata

    Rs. 10 LPA - Rs. 20 LPA

    76.39

    Government

    5

    Symbiosis Law School

    Pune

    Rs. 12 LPA - Rs. 18 LPA

    74.62

    Private

    6

    Jamia Millia Islamia

    New Delhi

    Rs. 8.40 LPA - Rs. 9.60 LPA

    73.12

    Government

    7

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    Kharagpur

    Rs. 8 LPA - Rs. 18.2 LPA

    71.47

    Government

    8

    Gujarat National Law University

    Gandhinagar

    Rs. 6 LPA - Rs. 16 LPA

    69.56

    Government

    9

    Siksha `O` Anusandhan

    Bhubaneswar

    Rs. 5.40 LPA

    65.4

    Private

    10

    Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

    Lucknow

    Rs. 6.54 LPA

    64.96

    Government

    11

    Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

    Bhubaneswar

    Rs. 6 LPA - Rs. 9 LPA

    63.6

    Private

    12

    Aligarh Muslim University

    Aligarh

    Rs. 10.32 LPA - Rs. 12.50 LPA

    63.54

    Government

    13

    Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

    Chennai

    Rs. 5.90 LPA - Rs. 6.10 LPA

    61.58

    Private

    14

    Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy

    Thanjavur

    Rs. 4.60 LPA

    60.65

    Private

    15

    Christ University

    Bengaluru

    Rs. 3.67 LPA - Rs. 6 LPA

    59.39

    Private

    16

    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law

    Visakhapatnam

    Rs. 3.50 LPA - Rs. 4.50 LPA

    58.75

    Government

    17

    Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

    New Delhi

    Rs. 4.90 LPA - Rs. 5.20 LPA

    58.68

    Government

    18

    Alliance University

    Bengaluru

    Rs. 5.60 LPA - Rs. 6.20 LPA

    56.72

    Private

    19

    Lovely Professional University

    Phagwara

    Rs. 3.30 LPA - Rs. 8.40 LPA

    56.71

    Private

    20

    Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

    Lucknow

    Rs. 7 LPA

    55.92

    Government

    21

    National Law Institute University, Bhopal

    Bhopal

    Rs. 6 LPA - Rs. 16 LPA

    55.64

    Government

    22

    National University of Study and Research in Law

    Ranchi

    Rs. 6 LPA - Rs. 10 LPA

    55.52

    Government

    23

    University of Lucknow

    Lucknow

    Rs. 7.58 LPA - Rs. 8.20 LPA

    55.05

    Government

    24

    The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

    Patiala

    Rs. 5.50 LPA - Rs. 9 LPA

    54.7

    Government

    25

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi

    Rs. 7.10 LPA - Rs. 7.50 LPA

    54.54

    Government

    26

    National Law University, Cuttack

    Cuttack

    Rs. 7. LPA - Rs. 14.50 LPA

    54.49

    Government

    27

    National Law University and Judicial Academy

    Kamrup

    Rs. 6.80 LPA

    53.39

    Government

    28

    UPES

    Dehradun

    Rs. 4.50 LPA

    52.92

    Private

    29

    Manipal University, Jaipur

    Jaipur

    Rs. 4.53 LPA - Rs. 6 LPA

    52.23

    Private

    30

    Army Institute of Law

    Mohali

    Rs. 6.15 LPA

    52.11

    Private

    31

    Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai

    Mumbai

    Rs. 7 LPA - Rs. 14 LPA

    51.7

    Government

    31

    Chanakya National Law University

    Patna

    Rs. 4.80 LPA - Rs. 10.40 LPA

    51.7

    Government

    33

    Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon

    Gurugram, Haryana

    Rs. 3.60 LPA - Rs. 4.10 LPA

    51.68

    Private

    34

    Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

    Nagpur

    Rs. 5 LPA - Rs. 7 LPA

    51.43

    Government

    35

    Indian Law Institute

    New Delhi

    Rs. 8.04 LPA

    50.25

    Govt

    36

    ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

    Hyderabad

    Rs. 6 LPA

    49.87

    Private

    37

    Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

    Visakhapatnam

    Rs. 4.35 LPA - Rs. 4.50 LPA

    48.49

    Private

    38

    National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)

    Kochi

    Rs. 15 LPA

    47.96

    Government

    39

    Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University

    Visakhapatnam

    Rs. 6 LPA

    47.94

    Government

    39

    Amity University

    North Twenty Four Parganas

    Rs. 5.70 LPA - Rs. 6 LPA

    47.94

    Private

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