NLSIU Bangalore NIRF 2025 Rankings: Retains its spot as top law school in India for eighth straight year
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NLSIU Bangalore NIRF 2025 Rankings: Retains its spot as top law school in India for eighth straight year

Sukriti SahooUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 01:58 PM IST

The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has announced the annual National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 on September 4, 2025. The National Law School of India University, Bangalore has topped the “Law” category this year. NLSIU Bangalore retains its position as the top ranked law institution in India. This marks the eighth consecutive year NLSIU has held the Number 1 spot in the Law category. NLSIU Bengaluru is the top government law college in India as per the NIRF Law rankings 2025. It is followed by NLU Delhi in second, NALSAR Hyderabad in third, WBNUJS Kolkata in fourth, and GNLU Gandhinagar in fifth position.

NLSIU Bangalore NIRF 2025 Rankings: Retains its spot as top law school in India for eighth straight year
NLSIU Bangalore NIRF 2025 Rankings

The NIRF law colleges rankings 2025 rank law schools on various parameters such as teaching and learning resources, graduation outcomes, research activities, outreach activities, and perception. In this article, candidates will get all details on the NIRF 2025 ranking of NLSIU Bangalore and the NLSIU Bangalore NIRF ranking over the years.

NLSIU Bangalore NIRF Ranking 2025

NLSIU Bangalore NIRF 2025 Ranking Parameters

The NIRF 2025 ranking of NLSIU Bangalore, which retained its No. 1 spot in the Law category, are based on five key parameters as defined by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). These parameters, used to evaluate institutions like NLSIU, are:

Parameters

Description

Weightage

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%

NIRF 2025 - NLSIU Bangalore Scores

Parameter

Score

Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR)

91.35/100

Research and Professional Practice (RP)

56.25/100

Graduation Outcomes (GO)

84.40/100

Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)

68.90/100

Perception (PR)

100.00/100
Total Score
82.97

NLSIU Bangalore NIRF Ranking Over the years

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore has consistently ranked No. 1 in the Law category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) since the category's inception in 2018. Below is a summary of NLSIU Bangalore's NIRF Law category rankings over the years.

NIRF Rankings for NLSIU Bangalore: Last 8 Years

Year

NLSIU Bangalore’s NIRF Rank

2024

1

2023

1

2022

1

2021

1

2020

1

2019

1

2018

1

NLSIU Bangalore NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Courses and Placement Data

The table provides details about the courses offered by NLSIU Bangalore and the median salary offered to students for UG 5-year law programme.

NLSIU Bangalore Placement Statistics for Law: UG (5 Years Programme)

Graduation Year

Students Graduated

Number of Students Placed

Median Salary (per annum)

Students for Higher Studies

2021-22

76

65

Rs. 16,00,000

1

2022-23

74

56

Rs. 16,00,000

15

2023-24

85

70

Rs. 16,00,000

2

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