NIRF Law Ranking 2026 Coming Soon: How Rankings Are Calculated and What Matters Most

NIRF Ranking Methodology - How it Works?

As mentioned above, NIRF rankings are determined by evaluating colleges on five parameters. Teaching, Learning & Resources carries the highest weightage in the NIRF rankings with 40% weightage, followed by Graduation Outcomes with 25% weightage and Research and Professional Practice with 15% weightage. Outreach and Inclusivity and Perception carry 10% weightage each.

The scores of each of the five parameters are calculated separately with proper weightage to submetrics of all parameters. After calculating individual scores of all parameters out of 100, they are adjusted against their weightage in the final NIRF law rankings to calculate their overall score. After the calculation of the overall score, all participating institutes are ranked from highest to lowest overall score.

The table below mentions the five parameters and their weightage and marks.

NIRF 2026 Rankings for Law Colleges - Parameters and Weightages

Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)

The Teaching, Learning & Resources component is the most integral part of the NIRF ranking methodology, holding 40% weightage. TLR comprises several sub-metrics such as Student Strength (SS), Faculty-Student Ratio (FSR), Faculty Qualification & Experience (FQE), and Financial Resources & Utilisation (FRU). Each of these sub-metrics has different weightage. The table given below explains the Teaching, Learning and Resources parameter of NIRF Law rankings.

Teaching, Learning & Resources - Submetrics and Formulas

Research and Professional Practice (RP)

Research and Professional Practice (RP) hold 15% weightage in the NIRF law rankings. The submetrics of the RP section include: publications, quality of publications, footprints of projects and professional practice, research funding and consultancy. Publications include the maximum weightage in this section, i.e. 50%. The table given below explains the sub-metrics and calculation formulas for the Research and Professional Practice section:

Research and Professional Practice - Submetrics and Formulas

Graduation Outcomes

Graduation Outcomes holds ¼ of the total weightage for NIRF law rankings. This parameter comprises submetrics like placements and higher studies, university examinations, median salary, PhD graduates, etc. Each of the sub-metrics has a specified weightage and marks calculation formula. The table given details out the Graduation Outcomes parameter of NIRF law rankings.

Graduation Outcomes (GO) - Submetrics and Formulas

Outreach and Inclusivity

The Outreach and Inclusivity parameter holds 10% weightage in the NIRF law rankings. This parameter holds less weightage but has crucial sub-metrics like regional diversity, women's diversity, and economically & socially challenged students and physically challenged students. Like other parameters, this comprises 100 marks and contributes 10% to the overall NIRF law rankings. The table given below explains the Outreach and Inclusivity parameter in detail.

Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) - Submetrics and Formulas

Perception - Submetrics

The perception parameter of NIRF law rankings mainly comprises surveying employers, professionals from reputed organisations, and academics regarding preference for graduates from different institutes. This parameter also comprises 100 marks but holds only 10% weightage in the final NIRF law rankings.

How is data collected for NIRF 2026 Law Rankings?

The data that decides the NIRF law rankings is collected from multiple sources. Talking about the most high-weightage parameter - Teaching, Learning & Resources- all the data is given by institutes in the prescribed format. For Research and Professional Practice, publications and quality of publications data are collected from third-party resources. The footprint of projects & professional practice data are provided by the institute in the prescribed format. Graduation Outcomes (GO) and Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) are also provided completely by the institutes in the prescribed format. Data for the Perception parameter is collected through a survey of a large category of employers, professionals from reputed organisations, and academics.