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    NIRF 2026: Placement Data of Government Law Universities Ahead of Rankings

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    JasmineUpdated on 30 Sep 2026, 12:53 PM IST

    The Ministry of Education is expected to release the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2026 law rankings. As per last year’s ranking, the top four government law universities in India are National Law Universities (NLUs). NLSIU, NLU Delhi, NALSAR and WBNUJS Kolkata.

    NIRF 2026: Placement Data of Government Law Universities Ahead of Rankings
    NIRF 2026: Placement Data of Government Law Universities Ahead of Rankings

    The law school rankings are based on five criteria: teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. Each parameter holds a different weightage that contributes to the total score of the law universities

    Top Government Law Universities in India

    Below are the top 10 government law universities in India based on the NIRF Law Ranking 2025.

    Top 10 Government Law Colleges in India

    College Name

    City

    State

    Score

    Rank

    National Law School of India University

    Bengaluru

    Karnataka

    82.97

    1

    National Law University

    New Delhi

    Delhi

    80.00

    2

    Nalsar University of Law

    Hyderabad

    Telangana

    79.50

    3

    The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

    Kolkata

    West Bengal

    79.39

    4

    Gujarat National Law University

    Gandhinagar

    Gujarat

    76.23

    5

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

    Kharagpur

    West Bengal

    74.09

    6

    Jamia Millia Islamia

    New Delhi

    Delhi

    66.39

    8

    Aligarh Muslim University

    Aligarh

    Uttar Pradesh

    65.82

    9

    Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

    Lucknow

    Uttar Pradesh

    65.26

    12

    Cochin University of Science and Technology

    Cochin

    Kerala

    65.19

    13

    NIRF 2026 Placements at Top Government Law Universities in India

    The NIRF 2026 rankings have not yet been released. Many NLUs have made their NIRF 2026 submissions public. WBNUJS Kolkata has recorded the highest median salary os Rs 20 Lakhs per annum, followed by NLSIU (19 LPA) and NALSAR (18 LPA). The NIRF 2026 placement records of top government law universities in India will be released with the rankings. The table below details the placement records of top NLUs in India.

    Placements at Top NLUs in India

    NLU Name

    No. Graduating

    No. Placed

    Median Salary (Rs)

    No. for Higher Studies

    Placement %

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    127

    111

    20,00,000

    6

    91.74%

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    91

    83

    19,00,000

    5

    96.51%

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    135

    115

    18,00,000

    20

    100.00%

    HNLU Raipur

    141

    82

    16,50,000

    30

    73.87%

    NUALS Kochi

    67

    44

    15,50,000

    5

    70.96%

    CNLU Patna

    103

    80

    12,00,000

    23

    100.00%

    MNLU Mumbai

    115

    77

    12,00,000

    5

    70.00%

    HPNLU Shimla

    112

    70

    12,00,000

    40

    97.22%

    NLU Assam

    59

    28

    10,80,000

    14

    62.22%

    NUSRL Ranchi

    106

    79

    10,70,802

    27

    100.00%

    RGNUL Patiala

    169

    69

    10,00,000

    46

    56.10%

    NLU Odisha

    156

    93

    9,00,000

    17

    66.91%

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    118

    36

    8,00,000

    4

    31.58%

    DNLU Jabalpur (MPDNLU)

    115

    30

    4,50,000

    0

    26.09%

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    NIRF 2026 Ranking Criteria

    MoE follows a list of different parameters with specific weghtages to rank law universities in India. Each law university/college is ranked based on the score received in the respective parameters. The NIRF 2026 ranking parameters with sub-components are:

    1. Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR): 40%

    • Student strength (20)

    • Faculty-student ratio (30)

    • Faculty qualification & experience (20)

    • Financial resources (30)

    1. Research and Professional Practice (RP): 25%

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    • Publications (50)

    • Quality of publications (30)

    • Projects & professional practice (20)

    1. Graduation Outcomes (GO): 15%

    • Placement & higher studies (40)

    • University exams (15)

    • Median salary (25)

    • PhD graduates (20)

    1. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI): 15%

    • Regional diversity (30)

    • Women diversity (30)

    • Economically/socially challenged (20)

    • Physically challenged facilities (20)

    1. Perception (PR): 10%

    • Peer perception (100)


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