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    NLU Placements 2026: Median and Highest Salaries, Placement Percentage

    NLU Placements 2026: Median and Highest Salaries, Placement Percentage

    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 13 Oct 2026, 06:58 PM IST

    The National Law Universities are renowned for their placement packages. NLSIU Bengaluru, WBNUJS Kolkata, NALSAR Hyderabad, etc. have median packages above Rs 15 LPA. The NIRF 2026 Law rankings will be published shortly, but most of the NLUs have already submitted their placement data. Among all NLUs, WBNUJS Kolkata tops the median salary with Rs 20 LPA, followed by NLSIU Bengaluru and NALSAR Hyderabad at Rs 19 LPA and Rs 18 LPA. Talking of placement percentage, NALSAR Hyderabad, CNLU Patna and NUSRL Ranchi recorded 100% placements.

    NLU Placements 2026: Median and Highest Salaries, Placement Percentage
    NLU Placements 2026

    NLU Placements 2026 - NIRF Data

    Most of the NLUs have published their placement and other data for NIRF 2026 law rankings. The latest figures in these rankings are from the academic year 2024-25. NALSAR Hyderabad placed the most number of candidates, with 115 students out of 135 getting offers. Meanwhile, 20 students at the law school opted for higher studies. NLSIU Bengaluru saw 83 placements, whereas WBNUJS Kolkata was the close second to NALSAR Hyderabad with 111 placements. The table below shows the placement figures for NLUs.

    NLU Placements 2026 - Number of Students Placed

    NLU Name

    No. Graduating (Min. Stipulated Time)

    No. Placed

    No. for Higher Studies

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    91

    83

    5

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    135

    115

    20

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    127

    111

    6

    HNLU Raipur

    141

    82

    30

    RGNUL Patiala

    169

    69

    46

    CNLU Patna

    103

    80

    23

    RGNUL Patiala

    169

    69

    46

    NLU Odisha

    156

    93

    17

    NUSRL Ranchi

    106

    79

    27

    NLU Assam

    59

    28

    14

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    118

    36

    4

    MNLU Mumbai

    115

    77

    5

    HPNLU Shimla

    112

    70

    40

    DNLU Jabalpur (MPDNLU)

    115

    30

    0


    NLUs Median Salaries and Placement Percentages 2026

    Talking of the highest median salary, WBNUJS Kolkata beats everyone with Rs 20 LPA, followed by NLSIU Bengaluru at Rs 19 LPA, and NALSAR Hyderabad at Rs 18 LPA. Surprisingly, HNLU Raipur has shown massive improvement with its Rs 16.5 LPA median salary, beating other NLUs like CNLU Patna, RGNUL Patiala, NLU Assam, etc. The table given below shows median salaries and placement percentage of all NLUs which participate in NIRF 2026 Law rankings.

    NLUs Placement Data 2026 - Median Salary and Placement Percentage

    NLU Name

    Median Salary (In Rs)

    Placement Percentage

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    19,00,000

    96.70

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    18,00,000

    100.00

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    20,00,000

    92.13

    HNLU Raipur

    16,50,000

    79.43

    RGNUL Patiala

    10,00,000

    68.05

    CNLU Patna

    12,00,000

    100.00

    RGNUL Patiala

    10,00,000

    68.05

    NLU Odisha

    9,00,000

    70.51

    NUSRL Ranchi

    10,70,802

    100.00

    NLU Assam

    10,80,000

    71.19

    DSNLU Visakhapatnam

    8,00,000

    33.90

    MNLU Mumbai

    12,00,000

    71.30

    HPNLU Shimla

    12,00,000

    98.21

    DNLU Jabalpur (MPDNLU)

    4,50,000

    26.09

    NLU Placements 2025

    A look at the previous year's data numbers gives a better idea about where NLUs stand in terms of placement. Last year too, WBNUJS Kolkata beat all NLUs in terms of median salary with Rs 20 LPA. Last year, NALSAR Hyderabad also beat the number one NIRF-ranked NLU - NLSIU Bengaluru. NALSAR Hyderabad recorded a median salary of Rs 17.5 LPA, whereas NLSIU Bengaluru’s median salary was Rs 16 LPA. The table given below shows the NLU placement statistics for the academic year 2023-24.

    NLU Placements Data as per NIRF 2025

    NIRF 2025 Law Rank

    NLU Name

    No. Graduating (Min. Stipulated Time)

    No. Placed

    Median Salary (In Rs)

    No. for Higher Studies

    Placement Percentage

    1

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    85

    70

    16,00,000

    2

    84.34

    2

    NLU Delhi

    79

    65

    18,00,000

    10

    94.20

    3

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    115

    108

    17,50,000

    7

    100.00

    4

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    127

    122

    20,00,000

    5

    100.00

    5

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    181

    175

    18,00,000

    6

    100.00

    15

    NLU Odisha (Cuttack)

    158

    77

    14,00,000

    10

    52.03

    17

    CNLU Patna

    136

    110

    10,80,000

    26

    100.00

    21

    RMLNLU Lucknow

    171

    158

    7,00,000

    0

    92.40

    27

    NLIU Bhopal

    113

    48

    16,00,000

    60

    90.57

    28

    MNLU Nagpur

    110

    85

    7,64,000

    25

    100.00

    30

    NUSRL Ranchi

    101

    39

    9,33,000

    12

    43.82

    34

    HPNLU Shimla

    111

    52

    10,00,000

    36

    69.33

    35

    NLUJA Assam (Guwahati)

    58

    18

    8,90,000

    16

    42.86

    Top Recruiters at NLUs

    Here are some of the top recruiters that carry out placement drives in all of the top NLUs:

    • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    • Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

    • Trilegal

    • AZB & Partners

    • Khaitan & Co

    • Nishith Desai Associates

    • Anagram Partners

    • Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

    • ICICI Bank

    • CMS IndusLaw

    • Keystone Partners

    • Saraf & Partners

    • DSK Legal

    • S&R Associates

    • Linklaters

    • JSA

    • Wadia Ghandy

    • Dentons Link Legal

    • IC Universal Legal

    • Godrej

    • HSF Kramer

    • MUFG

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