NIRF 2025 Law Rankings Out: NLSIU Tops Again, GNLU Breaks into Top 5

NIRF 2025 Law Rankings Out: NLSIU Tops Again, GNLU Breaks into Top 5

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Shubham BhakuniUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 12:07 PM IST

National Law School of India University (NLSI) has retained the top position in the NIRF Law rankings 2025 released today by the Ministry of Education (MoE). The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) evaluates colleges and universities across various parameters and publishes rankings for categories such as Engineering, Law, Medicine, Management, Pharmacy, and others. In the Law discipline, all the top five positions have been secured by the national law universities (NLUs).

NIRF 2025 Law Rankings Out: NLSIU Tops Again, GNLU Breaks into Top 5
NIRF 2025 Law Rankings Out: NLSIU Retains Top Spot, Check India’s Top 5 Law Schools

NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata have also retained the second, third and fourth positions in the India rankings 2025. GNLU Gandhinagar has improved in the ranking from 8th last year to 5th this year.

NIRF Law rankings: Top Five Law Schools

The NIRF law rankings 2025 measure the law schools in five key parameters as mentioned below.

  1. Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

It reflects the student strength, faculty-student ratio, financial resources and their utilisation and various other aspects of learning.

  1. Research and Professional Practice (RP)

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These parameters look at the publications submitted by the institutions and their quality. Along with this, IPR, patents, projects, and citations in SDFs are taken into consideration.

  1. Graduation Outcomes (GO)

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This is one of the most crucial parameters measured in terms of university examination, the number of student graduates, along with placements.

  1. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

The OI looks at student diversity in the institutions. The diversity in terms of region, gender, and economic status is a key sub-parameter of the ranking framework. The facilities provided to Physically Challenged Students (PCS) are also counted under this.

  1. Peer Perception

The peer perception looks is measured through surveys. The perception of academic peers and employers is taken into consideration while assigning scores under the perception parameter.

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It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.

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Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.

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Hi dear candidate,

You can easily register yourself for CLAT exam by visiting the Consortium of NLUs official website and follow these steps:

  • Register yourself with your EMail ID, phone number and password.
  • Log in using OTP
  • Complete application form by entering details, selecting program (UG/PG) and uploading required documents mentioned there.
  • Then at last, review the application and pay the registration fees.
  • Download your confirmation slip.

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Right now there is no official e-guide for CLAT 2026 released by the Consortium of NLUs. They usually provide sample questions and model papers closer to the exam, but not a complete guide at this stage.

You can still prepare using free study material available online. Many websites provide free downloadable PDFs, mock tests, and previous year papers that will help you understand the pattern and practice important topics.

If you want a structured book, there are two good options. The Oswaal CLAT & AILET guide has past year solved papers, topic-wise questions, and mock tests. The Arihant CLAT Conqueror book has more than 3000 practice questions with solutions. Both are helpful depending on whether you prefer solved papers or more practice questions.