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NIRF Law College Ranking 2024 (Out): India's Best Law Schools, Ranking

NIRF Law College Ranking 2024 (Out): India's Best Law Schools, Ranking

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Aug 12, 2024 05:58 PM IST
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NIRF Law College Ranking 2024: The Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Framework Ranking (NIRF) 2024 for law schools on August 12, 2024. NLSIU Bengaluru is the top law college as per NIRF law rankings 2024. NLU Delhi comes at the second position in the NIRF law rankings 2024. NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata have been ranked at the third and fourth position respectively. The top five law colleges as per NIRF rankings have seen one change from last year. SLS Pune has climbed at the fifth position from the sixth rank last year. In all 40 colleges find a place in the NIRF law rankings. There are 25 government law colleges in NIRF law rankings. Among them 16 are National Law Universities. There are 15 private law colleges in NIRF law rankings.

The NIRF ranking is widely recognized in India and is based on multiple ranking parameters. These parameters are grouped into five broad categories - Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcome, Outreach and Inclusivity and Perception. The NIRF law rankings list has listed out the top 39 colleges in India decided on the basis of NIRF points earned by the collegeon the parameters listed above.

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NIRF Law College Ranking 2024 - NIRF Points, Ranking

NameCityStateScoreRankType
National Law School of India UniversityBengaluruKarnataka83.831Government
National Law UniversityNew DelhiDelhi77.482Government
Nalsar University of LawHyderabadTelangana77.053Government
The West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesKolkataWest Bengal76.394Government
Symbiosis Law SchoolPuneMaharashtra74.625Private
Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiDelhi73.126Government
Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpurWest Bengal71.477Government
Gujarat National Law UniversityGandhinagarGujarat69.568Government
Siksha `O` AnusandhanBhubaneswarOdisha65.49Private
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknowUttar Pradesh64.9610Government
Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneswarOdisha63.611Private
Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarhUttar Pradesh63.5412Government
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennaiTamil Nadu61.5813Private
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research AcademyThanjavurTamil Nadu60.6514Private
Christ UniversityBengaluruKarnataka59.3915Private
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of LawVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh58.7516Government
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityNew DelhiDelhi58.6817Government
Alliance UniversityBengaluruKarnataka56.7218Private
Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwaraPunjab56.7119Private
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law UniversityLucknowUttar Pradesh55.9220Government
National Law Institute University, BhopalBhopalMadhya Pradesh55.6421Government
National University of Study and Research in LawRanchiJharkhand55.5222Government
University of LucknowLucknowUttar Pradesh55.0523Government
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of LawPatialaPunjab54.724Government
Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasiUttar Pradesh54.5425Government
National Law University, CuttackCuttackOdisha54.4926Government
National Law University and Judicial AcademyKamrupAssam53.3927Government
UPESDehradunUttarakhand52.9228Private
Manipal University, JaipurJaipurRajasthan52.2329Private
Army Institute of LawMohaliPunjab52.1130Private
Maharashtra National Law University MumbaiMumbaiMaharashtra51.731Government
Chanakya National Law UniversityPatnaBihar51.731Government
Amity University Haryana, GurgaonGurugram, HaryanaHaryana51.6833Private
Maharashtra National Law University, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra51.4334Government
Indian Law InstituteNew DelhiDelhi50.2535Govt
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, HyderabadHyderabadTelangana49.8736Private
Gandhi Institute of Technology and ManagementVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh48.4937Private
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)KochiKerala47.9638Government
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law UniversityVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh47.9439Government
Amity UniversityNorth Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal47.9439Private
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NIRF Ranking 2024: Best Government Law Colleges in India 2024

As per the NIRF ranking 2024 law colleges report, the top four government law colleges are the same as last year. NLSIU Bangaluru and NLU Delhi have maintained first and second positions respectively. The top two are followed by NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata in the third and fourth position. There are a total of 25 government law colleges in NIRF law rankings 2024.

Best Government Law Colleges in India 2024

Sl. no

Name

City

State

NIRF Score

Rank

1

National Law School of India University

Bengaluru

Karnataka

83.83

1

2

National Law University

New Delhi

Delhi

77.48

2

3

Nalsar University of Law

Hyderabad

Telangana

77.05

3

4

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

Kolkata

West Bengal

76.39

4

5

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

Delhi

73.12

6

6

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur

West Bengal

71.47

7

7

Gujarat National Law University

Gandhinagar

Gujarat

69.56

8

8

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

64.96

10

9

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

Uttar Pradesh

63.54

12

10

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

58.75

16

11

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

New Delhi

Delhi

58.68

17

12

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

55.92

20

13

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh

55.64

21

14

National University of Study and Research in Law

Ranchi

Jharkhand

55.52

22

15

University of Lucknow

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

55.05

23

16

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

Patiala

Punjab

54.7

24

17

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

54.54

25

18

National Law University, Cuttack

Cuttack

Odisha

54.49

26

19

National Law University and Judicial Academy

Kamrup

Assam

53.39

27

20

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai

Mumbai

Maharashtra

51.7

31

21

Chanakya National Law University

Patna

Bihar

51.7

31

22

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

Nagpur

Maharashtra

51.43

34

23

Indian Law Institute

New Delhi

Delhi

50.25

35

24

National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)

Kochi

Kerala

47.96

38

25

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

47.94

39


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NIRF Law Ranking 2024 - Best Private Law Colleges in India

Among the private law schools, Symbiosis Law School Pune has secured the highest rank coming at the fifth position. SLS Pune has climbed up by one position. It was ranked at the sixth position last year. There are a total of 15 private law colleges in the NIRF rankings 2024.

NIRF Law College Ranking 2024 - NIRF Points, Ranking

Sl. noNameCityStateScoreRankType
1Symbiosis Law SchoolPuneMaharashtra74.625Private
2Siksha `O` AnusandhanBhubaneswarOdisha65.49Private
3Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneswarOdisha63.611Private
4Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennaiTamil Nadu61.5813Private
5Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research AcademyThanjavurTamil Nadu60.6514Private
6Christ UniversityBengaluruKarnataka59.3915Private
7Alliance UniversityBengaluruKarnataka56.7218Private
8Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwaraPunjab56.7119Private
9UPESDehradunUttarakhand52.9228Private
10Manipal University, JaipurJaipurRajasthan52.2329Private
11Army Institute of LawMohaliPunjab52.1130Private
12Amity University Haryana, GurgaonGurugram, HaryanaHaryana51.6833Private
13ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, HyderabadHyderabadTelangana49.8736Private
14Gandhi Institute of Technology and ManagementVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh48.4937Private
15Amity UniversityNorth Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal47.9439Private

NIRF Previous Year Rankings

Given below is the NIRF Law rankings for the previous year.

NIRF Law College Ranking 2023

Name of Law School

Type

City

State

Ranking

NIRF Points

National Law School of India University

Government

Bengaluru

Karnataka

1

80.52

National Law University

Government

New Delhi

Delhi

2

73.91

NALSAR University of Law

Government

Hyderabad

Telangana

3

73.76

The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences

Government

Kolkata

West Bengal

4

69.34

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Government

New Delhi

Delhi

5

68.3

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Private

Pune

Maharashtra

6

66.67

Gujarat National Law University

Government

Gandhinagar

Gujarat

7

65.69

Siksha `O` Anusandhan

Private

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

8

64.04

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Government

Kharagpur

West Bengal

9

62.2

Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Government

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

10

61.05

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

Private

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

11

59.37

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Private

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

12

59.2

Christ University

Private

Bengaluru

Karnataka

13

57.78

Aligarh Muslim University

Government

Aligarh

Uttar Pradesh

14

56.51

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

Private

Thanjavur

Tamil Nadu

15

56.37

Lovely Professional University

Private

Phagwara

Punjab

16

55.41

Indian Law Institute

Private

New Delhi

Delhi

17

55.34

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

Government

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh

18

54.68

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Government

New Delhi

Delhi

19

54.13

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

Government

Patiala

Punjab

20

51.53

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

Government

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

21

50.9

Banaras Hindu University

Government

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

22

50.18

Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon

Private

Gurugram

Haryana

23

49.55

National University of Study & Research in Law

Government

Ranchi

Jharkhand

24

48.2

Alliance University

Private

Bengaluru

Karnataka

25

48.13

Army Institute of Law, Sector-68

Private

Mohali

Punjab

26

47.65

Nirma University

Private

Ahmedabad

Gujarat

27

47.57

National Law University and Judicial Academy

Government

Kamrup

Assam

28

46.6

Manipal University Jaipur

Private

Jaipur

Rajasthan

29

46.54

National Law University

Government

Cuttack

Odisha

30

46.02

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Which are the best law colleges in India?

As per NIRF ranking 2024, NLSIU Bengaluru, NLU Delhi, and NALSAR Hyderabad are top three law schools in the country.

2. Which is the best private law school in India?

As per NIRF 2024 ranking for law colleges, SLS Pune is the top private law school in the country. The law school has secured 5th rank in the NIRF list of top law colleges in India.

3. Which is the best law college in NIRF ranking?

NLSIU Bengaluru is the best law school as per the NIRF ranking 2024 for Law colleges.

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