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Before NIRF 2025 Law Rankings: A Look at Top Law Colleges and Their Placements
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.
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.
NIRF Law College Ranking 2024
Rank | 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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