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    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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