The Ministry of Education has published the list of top government law colleges as per NIRF law rankings 2024 on August 12, 2024. NLSIU Bengaluru is the top government law college in India as per the NIRF rankings 2024. It is followed by NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad, and WBNUJS Kolkata at the second, third and fourth positions. The top four government law colleges as per NIRF law rankings 2024 remain unchanged from last year. In all there are 25 government law colleges in the NIRF law rankings 2024.
In continuation with the past trends observed in NIRF law rankings , the top government law colleges have mostly been the top NLUs and central universities. The NIRF law rankings 2024 are prepared by taking into account various parameters such as teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.
Given below are the weights assigned to each of the parameters considered for arriving at the top law colleges in India in the NIRF framework.
Parameters | Description | Weights |
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Teaching, learning, resources | Focuses of quality of academics and teaching provided to students | 40% |
Research and professional practices | Measures the quality of research environment at the law college | 15% |
Graduation outcomes | Results and goals achieved after the student completes the course. | 25% |
Outreach and inclusivity | Evaluates the outreach activities conducted by the college and inclusivity at the college campus | 10% |
Perception | Image of the institute among academic peers and employees | 10% |
Sl. no | Name | City | State | NIRF Score | Rank |
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1 | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 83.83 | 1 | |
2 | New Delhi | Delhi | 77.48 | 2 | |
3 | Hyderabad | Telangana | 77.05 | 3 | |
4 | Kolkata | West Bengal | 76.39 | 4 | |
5 | New Delhi | Delhi | 73.12 | 6 | |
6 | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 71.47 | 7 | |
7 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | 69.56 | 8 | |
8 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 64.96 | 10 | |
9 | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 63.54 | 12 | |
10 | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As per NIRF law rankings 2024, the top government law colleges in India are NLSIU Bengaluru, NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS Kolkata, and IIT Kharagpur.
NLSIU Bengaluru is the top ranked government law college in India.
There are 25 government law colleges in the NIRF law rankings 2024