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NIRF 2026 Rankings: Top Law Universities, Placements
The National Institutional Ranking Framework will publish the NIRF 2026 rankings shortly on its website. Every year, law schools in India are ranked based on five parameters: teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. The NIRF 2026 law rankings have not yet been published, but many law schools have released their submission reports. NLSIU Bengaluru is expected to retain its top spot, followed by other top National Law Universities such as NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata. In private law schools, Symbiosis has been consistently making it in the top ten in the past few years
How will NIRF 2026 Law Rankings be Decided?
As mentioned above, the NIRF law rankings 2026 will be prepared based on five parameters. Each of the parameters has a specified weightage. Teaching, learning and resources hold the highest weightage of 40%. As per this parameter, colleges are judged based on their student strength, faculty-student ratio, faculty experience, and financial resources and their utilisation. Graduation outcomes hold 25% weightage and focus on placement, higher study metrics, median salary, etc. Research and professional practice hold 15% weightage, while outreach and inclusivity and perception hold 10% weightage each.
NIRF 2026 Ranking Parameters Breakdown
| Parameter | Sub-components (Marks) |
| Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) | Student Strength (20), Faculty-Student Ratio (30), Faculty Qualification & Experience (20), Financial Resources (30) |
| Research and Professional Practice (RP) | Publications (50), Quality of Publications (30), Projects & Professional Practice (20) |
| Graduation Outcomes (GO) | Placement & Higher Studies (40), University Exams (15), Median Salary (25), PhD Graduates (20) |
| Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) | Region Diversity (30), Women Diversity (30), Economically/Socially Challenged (20), Physically Challenged Facilities (20) |
| Perception (PR) | Peer Perception (100) |
NIRF Law Rankings - Previous Year Rankings
| 2025 Rank | College Name | 2024 Rank | 2023 Rank |
| 1 | National Law School of India University | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | National Law University, New Delhi | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | NALSAR University of Law | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Gujarat National Law University | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Jamia Millia Islamia | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Aligarh Muslim University | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | Siksha 'O' Anusandhan | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Cochin University of Science and Technology | — | — |
| 14 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 11 | 12 |
| 15 | National Law University, Cuttack | 26 | 30 |
| 16 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law | 16 | — |
| 17 | Chanakya National Law University | 31 | — |
| 18 | UPES | 28 | — |
| 19 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 13 | 11 |
| 20 | Alliance University | 18 | 25 |
| 21 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | 17 | 19 |
| 23 | Central University of South Bihar | — | — |
| 24 | Christ University | 15 | 13 |
| 25 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | — | — |
| 26 | Lovely Professional University | 19 | 16 |
| 27 | National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 21 | 18 |
| 28 | Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | 34 | — |
| 29 | University of Lucknow | 23 | — |
| 30 | National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | 22 | 24 |
| 31 | ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad | 36 | — |
| 32 | Manipal University, Jaipur | 29 | 29 |
| 33 | Nirma University | — | 27 |
| 34 | Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | — | — |
| 35 | National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam | 27 | 28 |
| 36 | Galgotias University | — | — |
| 37 | Army Institute of Law | 30 | 26 |
| 38 | Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM) | 37 | — |
| 39 | Amity University Haryana, Gurugram | 33 | 23 |
| 40 | Central University of Punjab | — | — |
NIRF Law 2026 Rankings Based on Placements
Most of the NLUs have submitted their NIRF 2026 reports. Based on the available data, WBNUJS Kolkata has recorded the highest median salary package of Rs 20 LPA. Surprisingly, the consistent NIRF number one NLSIU Bengaluru is also behind WBNUJS Kolkata in terms of median salary package. NLSIU Bengaluru recorded a median salary of Rs 19 LPA. NALSAR Hyderabad is at number three in this list with a median salary of Rs 18 LPA. Other NLUs in this list include HNLU Raipur, NUALS Kochi, CNLU Patna, MNLU Mumbai etc. The list of NLUs based on their placement data submitted for NIRF 2026 rankings has been given in the table below:
NIRF Law Rankings 2026 Based Only On Placements (Year 2024-25)
| Rank (Based On Available Placement Data) | NLU Name | No. Graduating | No. Placed | Median Salary (₹) | No. for Higher Studies | Placement % |
| 1 | WBNUJS Kolkata | 127 | 111 | 20,00,000 | 6 | 91.74% |
| 2 | NLSIU Bengaluru | 91 | 83 | 19,00,000 | 5 | 96.51% |
| 3 | NALSAR Hyderabad | 135 | 115 | 18,00,000 | 20 | 100.00% |
| 4 | HNLU Raipur | 141 | 82 | 16,50,000 | 30 | 73.87% |
| 5 | NUALS Kochi | 67 | 44 | 15,50,000 | 5 | 70.96% |
| 6 | CNLU Patna | 103 | 80 | 12,00,000 | 23 | 100.00% |
| 6 | MNLU Mumbai | 115 | 77 | 12,00,000 | 5 | 70.00% |
| 6 | HPNLU Shimla | 112 | 70 | 12,00,000 | 40 | 97.22% |
| 9 | NLU Assam | 59 | 28 | 10,80,000 | 14 | 62.22% |
| 10 | NUSRL Ranchi | 106 | 79 | 10,70,802 | 27 | 100.00% |
| 11 | RGNUL Patiala | 169 | 69 | 10,00,000 | 46 | 56.10% |
| 12 | NLU Odisha | 156 | 93 | 9,00,000 | 17 | 66.91% |
| 13 | DSNLU Visakhapatnam | 118 | 36 | 8,00,000 | 4 | 31.58% |
| 14 | DNLU Jabalpur (MPDNLU) | 115 | 30 | 4,50,000 | 0 | 26.09% |
The current year’s NIRF Law rankings have not been published yet. The Ministry of Education, GOvernment of India will release the NIRF Law 2026 rankings shortly. The NIRF 2026 rankings will be published for Universities, Colleges, Research Institutions, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and Planning, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Innovation, Open University, Skill University, State Public University, and Sustainable Development Goals.
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