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    NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Top Private Law Schools in India

    NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Top Private Law Schools in India

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    Mirza Farhan BaigUpdated on 08 Sep 2025, 03:35 PM IST

    The Ministry of Education (MoE) published the National Institute Research Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings for law schools on September 4, 2025. As per the latest NIRF Law rankings 2025, two private law schools made it into the top 10 list. Symbiosis Law School (SLS) Pune secured the 7th rank, emerging as the top private law college in India, while Siksha O Anusadhan (SOA) was ranked in the 10th spot. SRM Institute of Science & Tech, Nirma University and Galgotias University are new entrants among the list of private law colleges in the NIRF 2025 Law ranking.

    NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Top Private Law Schools in India
    NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Top Private Law Schools in India

    Last year, only 11 private law colleges made it to the NIRF rankings; however, this year the number has improved to 16 private law schools. Also, Tamil Nadu dominated with the highest number of top-NIRF-ranked private law colleges in India, showcasing its growth in the legal education field. The NIRF Law rankings are released based on five parameters - Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, and Perception. Candidates wishing to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate law courses, such as 5-year integrated BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, 3-year LLB, and LLM can use the NIRF law colleges ranking to identify and select the top private law colleges. Read the complete article to check the details about the NIRF private law colleges ranking 2025 here.

    Top Private Law Colleges in India: NIRF 2025

    Name

    City

    State

    Rank 2025

    Score 2025

    Status

    Symbiosis Law School

    Pune

    Maharashtra

    7

    74.07

    Private

    Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan

    Bhubaneswar

    Odisha

    10

    65.36

    Private

    SASTRA University

    Thanjavur

    Tamil Nadu

    11

    65.29

    Private

    Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)Bhubaneswar
    		Odisha1465.04Private

    Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences

    Chennai

    Tamil Nadu

    19

    60.9

    Private

    Alliance University

    Bengaluru

    Karnataka

    20

    60.83

    Private

    UPES

    Dehradun

    Uttarakhand

    18

    61.45

    Private

    Christ University

    Bengaluru

    Karnataka

    24

    58.4

    Private

    SRM Institute of Science & Tech

    Chennai

    Tamil Nadu

    25

    58

    NEW (Private)

    Lovely Professional University

    Phagwara

    Punjab

    26

    57.98

    Private

    Manipal University Jaipur

    Jaipur

    Rajasthan

    32

    54.83

    Private

    Nirma University

    Ahmedabad

    Gujarat

    33

    53.7

    NEW (Private)

    Galgotias University

    Gautam Budh Nagar

    Uttar Pradesh

    36

    53.33

    NEW (Private)

    Army Institute of Law

    Mohali

    Punjab

    37

    53.27

    Private (Army Category)

    GITAM University

    Visakhapatnam

    Andhra Pradesh

    38

    53.26

    Private

    Amity University Haryana

    Gurugram

    Haryana

    39

    53.22

    Private

    Top Private Law Colleges in India 2025: Entrance Exams

    • CLAT: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. At present, over 60 private colleges are affiliated with the CLAT. Through these exams, candidates can enrol on 5-year LLB and LLM programmes.

    • SLAT: The Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) is conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission into 5-year LLB programmes of the four Symbiosis Law Schools namely SLS Pune, SLS Noida, SLS Nagpur, and SLS Hyderabad.

    • CUET: The Common University Entrance Test Law is conducted by the National Testing Agency. Through this exam, candidates can get admission into UG, and PG law programmes of private universities that accept CUET scores.

    • SLS AIAT: Through the SLS All India Admission Test (AIAT), candidates are admitted into the three-year LLB and LLM programmes of Symbiosis Law Schools.
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