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Top Law Colleges in India 2025

There are over 1700 law schools in India which include a mix of government and private colleges. As per the NIRF law ranking 2024, NLSIU Bangalore is the best law college in India, followed by NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad and WBNUJS Kolkata. The list of top law colleges in India includes 16 NLUs, 15 private law schools, and 9 non-NLU government law colleges. Even though the list of top law schools in India is dominated by government institutions such as the NLUs, a majority of law colleges in India are private colleges.

Law colleges in India offer 5-year integrated LLB, 3-year LLB, LLM and PhD courses. These courses are approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), the regulating body for legal education in the country. Looking at the overall scenario of law colleges in India, National Law Universities (NLUs) dominate the legal education scene, followed by some well-known private and state universities. The National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Education lists the top law colleges in India.

Top Law Colleges in India Highlights

Particulars	Details
Type of Law Colleges in India	National Law Universities, Central University Departments, State University Departments, Private Universities and Law Colleges
Courses Offered	3-year LLB, 5-year LLB, LLM, PhD, Diploma in Law
Admission Process	Through law entrance exams and direct law admission without entrance exams
Law Entrance Exams	CLAT, AILET, SLAT, TS LAWCET
No. of Colleges in NIRF Rankings	40
Top Law College in India in NIRF Rankings	NLSIU Bengaluru

Top Law Colleges in India 2025: Latest News and Updates

CLAT 2025 counselling registration to be closed:

The Consortium of National Law Universities will close the CLAT counselling 2025 registration window on December 20, 2024, at 10:00 PM. Eligible candidates who have been notified to participate in the CLAT counselling process via registered email/mobile number or through an invitation on the CLAT 2025 portal can join the CLAT counselling registrations until the prescribed period.

AIBE 2024 admit card out:

The Bar Council of India issued the AIBE hall ticket 2024 online on its official website, allindiabarexamination.com, on December 15, 2024. Candidates who filled out the AIBE application form 2024 can download the AIBE 19 admit card through their login details.

AILET 2025 counselling registrations:

National Law University Delhi opened the AILET counselling registrations 2025 window on December 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM. NLU Delhi will invite three times the number of candidates corresponding to the seats available in each category for AILET 2025 counselling registrations. Eligible candidates will receive an email/SMS on the registered mail/mobile number for online AILET counselling registrations.

SLAT 2025 exam conducted:

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) conducts the Symbiosis Law Admission Test in two phases. Candidates can appear on any one or both SLAT 2025 exam dates. The first phase SLAT exam was conducted on December 13 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Whereas, SIU held the second phase of the SLAT test on December 15, 2024.

MH CET Law 2025 exam dates released

The Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra (CET Cell Maharashtra) has notified the MH CET law exam 2025 dates on its official website - cetcell.mahacet.org. The authorities will conduct the MH CET law 2025 exam for the 3-year and 5-year LLB programmes. The MH CET 3-year LLB exam 2025 will be conducted on March 20 and 21, 2025, while the MH CET 5-year LLB 2025 exam will be held on April 4, 2025.

Types of Law Colleges in India

Broadly, law colleges in India are divided into four types depending on the type of ownership and their revenue stream

National Law Universities: First, there are National Law Universities (NLUs) which are universities solely focused on providing legal education. NLUs are public institutions established under relevant acts passed by the legislative assembly of the state in which it is located. NLSIU Bengaluru, NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad, and WBNUJS Kolkata are among the best law universities in India.
Central Universities: Secondly, there are central universities that offer law courses. The central universities are established through an act passed by the parliament. The central universities are public institutions funded by the central government. Examples of central universities include Banaras Hindu University and Delhi University.
State Universities: Another type of government law college are state universities and state-funded colleges that offer law programmes. These are set up under relevant acts passed by state legislatures. Panjab University, Kurukshetra University, and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University are some of examples of state universities offering legal education..
Private Law Colleges: The final type of colleges are private law colleges. The private law colleges in India are growing at a rapid pace. Since most of the private law colleges are not funded by the government, the academic fee charged by them tends to be higher than other colleges. SLS Pune, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat, and Christ University, Bengaluru are some of the well-known private law colleges in India.

Approval and Accreditation of Law Colleges in India

Any discussion about the top law colleges in India must focus on the authority which is in charge of ensuring quality and the framework used to measure the quality. For legal education, that authority is the Bar Council of India (BCI). BCI prescribes the rules and regulations for legal education and professional conduct for lawyers and legal practitioners. BCI is the authority that grants approval for law courses in India. The BCI’s stamp is a necessary precondition for any institute to be counted among the best law colleges in India.

Another tool to ensure quality in legal education is the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). NIRF was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to rank educational institutions. This framework ranks the colleges after considering some broad parameters such as teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. As per the NIRF law rankings 2024, NLSIU Bengaluru is ranked number one among the top law colleges in India.

Inspection and Approval by BCI

The main purpose of inspection by BCI is to ensure a law institute has the required capacity to offer law courses as per the prescribed standards. When BCI inspects law colleges in India, the college authorities are expected to cooperate with the inspection committee and provide all the required data. The law college is also required to pay the required inspection fees.

The college inspection is done on two levels -

First by calling for the required documentary evidence and supporting proofs for the facilities that the college claims to have.
Next, is by conducting field visits and carrying out a physical inspection of the college facilities.

Only after inspection, the college courses are approved. Besides, BCI also conducts periodic inspections as per the prescribed rules to ensure the college has the resources to continue providing legal education as per the prescribed standards. BCI also holds discussions with students and faculty members of the college to get feedback on various issues concerning the college.

National Institutional Ranking Framework

The National Institutional Ranking Framework was set up in 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resources Development with the objective of ranking educational institutes in the country. The NIRF rankings help us identify which are the best law schools in India. NIRF evaluates law colleges in India using the parameters given below. Each of these parameters has a different weightage.

Teaching Learning and Resources: Teaching and learning resources have a 40% weight in the overall ranking of the institute. It includes student strength, student-faculty ratio, combined metric for faculty, and financial resources and their utilisation. This parameter focuses on the quality of academics and teaching imparted to students.
Research and Professional Practices: This parameter has a 15% weightage in the overall ranking. It evaluates factors such as combined metrics for publications and quality of publications, and footprint of projects and Professional Practice. It seeks to measure the quality of the research environment of the institute.
Graduation Outcomes: The graduation outcome parameter focuses on the results achieved after completion of the law course It has a 25% weightage in the overall rankings. The factors considered for this parameter include Combined metrics for placement and higher Studies, metrics for college examinations, median salary offered to students, and number of PhD students who graduated.
Outreach and inclusivity: The fourth criterion considered for NIRF ranking measures the outreach activities undertaken by the college and seeks to know how inclusive the campus is. It has a 10% weightage in the overall ranking. The factors considered for this parameter include the percentage of students from other states or countries, the percentage of women, the number of economically and socially challenged students and facilities for physically challenged students.
Perception: The fifth parameter is perception or the way an institute is viewed by employees and academic peers. This parameter has 10% weightage.

Top 10 Law Colleges in India: NIRF Law Rankings 2024

The table given below mentions the top 10 law colleges in India as per the NIRF rankings 2024. National Law University of India Bengaluru (NLSIU Bengaluru) is the best law school in India. The top 10 list is given below.

Top 10 Law Colleges in India by Ranking

Rank	Name	State	Score	Type
1	National Law School of India University, Bengaluru	Karnataka	83.83	Government
2	National Law University Delhi	Delhi	77.48	Government
3	NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad	Telangana	77.05	Government
4	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	West Bengal	76.39	Government
5	Symbiosis Law School, Pune	Maharashtra	74.62	Private
6	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	Delhi	73.12	Government
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	West Bengal	71.47	Government
8	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	Gujarat	69.56	Government
9	Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	Odisha	65.4	Private
10	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	64.96	Government

Top NLUs in India: NIRF Ranking 2024

The table given below lists the best National Law Universities in India that have made it into the NIRF law rankings released by the Ministry of HRD. There are 16 NLUs ranked among the top law colleges in India as per the NIRF 2024 law rankings.

Top National Law Universities in India in NIRF Ranking 2024

Sl. no	Name	City	State	NIRF Rank
1	National Law School of India University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	1
2	National Law University	New Delhi	Delhi	2
3	Nalsar University of Law	Hyderabad	Telangana	3
4	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	Kolkata	West Bengal	4
5	Gujarat National Law University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	8
6	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	20
7	National Law Institute University, Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	21
8	National University of Study and Research in Law	Ranchi	Jharkhand	22
9	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	Patiala	Punjab	24
10	National Law University, Cuttack	Cuttack	Odisha	26
11	National Law University and Judicial Academy	Kamrup	Assam	27
12	Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai	Mumbai	Maharashtra	31
13	Chanakya National Law University	Patna	Bihar	31
14	Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	34
15	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	Kochi	Kerala	38
16	Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	39

Best Private Law Colleges in India

There are several private law schools which are counted among the top private law colleges in India. They offer undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes which are at par with those offered by elite NLUs.

Top 10 Private Law Colleges in India

Sl. no	Name	State	NIRF Rank
1	Symbiosis Law School Pune	Maharashtra	5
2	Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	Odisha	9
3	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar	Odisha	11
4	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	13
5	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy, Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	14
6	Christ University, Bengaluru	Karnataka	15
7	Alliance University, Bengaluru	Karnataka	18
8	Lovely Professional University, Phagwara	Punjab	19
9	UPES Dehradun	Uttarakhand	28
10	Manipal University, Jaipur	Rajasthan	29

Top Government Law Colleges in India (Non-NLUs)

The list of top law colleges in India also features several government law colleges which are not National Law Universities. These non-NLU government colleges are also a popular option among students who are looking for affordable education alternatives to the more popular NLUs. The list is given below.

Best Non-NLU Government Law Colleges in India 2024

Sl. No	Name	City	State	NIRF Rank
1	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	6
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	7
3	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	10
4	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	12
5	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	16
6	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi	17
7	University of Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	23
8	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	25
9	Indian Law Institute	New Delhi	Delhi	35

Location Wise Top Law Colleges in India 2024

The best law universities in India are spread across different parts of the country. The table given below provides location-wise top law schools in India.

Location Wise Best Law Universities in India

Location	College
North	NLU Delhi, JMI Delhi, BBAU Lucknow, AMU Aligarh, LPU Jalandhar, RGNUL Patial
East	WBNUJS Kolkata, KIIT Bhubaneswar, Siksha o Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, NLUJA Assam
West	SLS Pune, GNLU Gandhinagar, MNLU Mumbai, GLC Mumbai, NIRMA University Ahmedabad, NLU Jodhpur
South	NLSIU Bengaluru, NALSAR Hyderabad, Christ University, Bengaluru, Alliance University, Bengaluru

Placements Records of Top Law Colleges in India 2024

One of the deciding factors that makes a college better than others is the campus placements. The best law colleges in India stand out from the rest in terms of their placement figures. NLUs placements are often eagerly awaited every year. The number of students placed is often high, and so is the salary package offered to their students. The table given below describes the median salary figures for the best law colleges in India.

Top 10 Law Colleges in India - Median Salary Offered During Placements

Rank	Name	Median UG Salary	Median PG Salary
1	National Law School of India University, Bengaluru	Rs 16 lakhs p.a.	Rs 8.40 lakhs p.a.
2	National Law University Delhi	Rs 14 lakhs p.a.	Rs 12 lakhs p.a.
3	Nalsar University of Law Hyderabad	Rs 16 lakhs p.a.	Rs 7 lakhs p.a.
4	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	Rs 20 lakhs p.a.	Rs 10 lakhs p.a.
5	Symbiosis Law School, Pune	Rs 12 lakhs p.a. (3-year LLB) Rs 18 lakhs p.a. (5-year LLB)	Rs 12 lakhs p.a.
6	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	Rs 8.40 lakhs p.a.	Rs 9.60 lakhs p.a.
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Rs 18.23 lakhs p.a.	Rs 8 lakhs p.a.
8	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	Rs 16 lakhs p.a.	Rs 6 lakhs p.a.
9	Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar	Rs 5.40 lakhs p.a.	Rs 5.40 lakhs p.a.
10	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	-	Rs 6.40 lakhs p.a.

Recruiters at Top Law Colleges in India

College Name	Companies
NLSIU Bengaluru	Deutsche Bank, KPMG; Deloitte, ICICI Bank, AZB & Partners, Khaitan & Co, L&L Partners, Argus Partners, Societe Generale
NLU Delhi	Herbert Smith Freehills, Luthra & Luthra, Agarwal Law Associates, Bajaj Finance, AZB & Partners.
NALSAR Hyderabad	Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Axis Bank, HCL Technologies, ICICI Bank, S&R Associates, Luthra & Luthra, Vedanta. Khaitan.
WBNUJS Kolkata	Herbert Smith, Saha & Ray, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal, L&L Partners, AZB & Partners
SLS Pune	HDFC Ergo, JM Financial, JSW Steel, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, ICICI Prudential

Top Law Colleges in India - Eligibility Criteria

It must be noted that the eligibility criteria prescribed by each college may vary from each other. However, in general, colleges follow the eligibility criteria as given below for admission into various law programs. Often applicants must also score a minimum required percentage in the qualifying examination in order to be eligible to apply.

Eligibility criteria for pursuing LLB from top law colleges in India

Particulars	Details
5-year LLB	10+2 pass. Students appearing for Class 12 exams can also apply. Candidates must obtain the minimum prescribed marks in the qualifying exam.
3-year LLB	Graduation in any stream. Final-year students can also apply. Candidates must obtain the minimum prescribed marks in the qualifying exam.
LLM	Passed 3-year LLB or 5-year LLB. Final-year students can also apply. Candidates must obtain the minimum prescribed marks in the qualifying exam.
PhD	LLM. Any other requirement prescribed by the concerned law college.

Entrance Exams Accepted By Top Law Colleges in India 2024

More often than not, candidates have to appear for law entrance exams to gain admission into some of the best law colleges in India. Some of the popular entrance exams are mentioned below

Entrance Exams for Best Law Schools in India

Exam Name	Details
CLAT	The Consortium of NLUs conducts the Common Law Admission Test for admission into 5-year integrated LLB and LLM programmes.
AILET	NLU Delhi conducts the All India Law Entrance Test for admission into its BA LLB and LLM programmes.
SLAT	The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) conducts the Symbiosis Law Admission Test for admission into 5-year LLB programmes of the four Symbiosis Law Schools at Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Nagpur.
CUET Law	The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the CUET Law exam for admission into UG and PG law programmes of participating central, state and private universities in India.
TS LAWCET	TGCHE conducts the Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test, through which candidates are admitted into 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB programmes of participating colleges in Telangana.
AP LAWCET	APSCHE conducts the Andhra Pradesh Law Common Entrance Test for admissions into 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB programmes of participating law colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
KLEE	CEE Kerala conducts the Kerala Law Entrance Examination for admissions into 3-year LLB, 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of colleges in Kerala.
MH CET law	CET Cell Maharashtra conducts Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Law for admissions into 3-year LLB, 5-year LLB and LLM programmes of colleges in Maharashtra.

Entrance Exam Dates for Top Law Colleges in India

Candidates can check the dates for top law entrance exams through which candidates can gain admission into the top law colleges in the country. Click on the links given in the table below to check the exam schedule.

Exam Name	Dates
CLAT	CLAT schedule
AILET	AILET schedule
MH CET Law	MH CET law schedule
TS LAWCET	TS LAWCET schedule
AP LAWCET	AP LAWCET schedule
SLAT	SLAT schedule
CUET Law	CUET law schedule

Top Law Colleges in India 2024: Course fees

The LLB course fees in India vary according to the type of college one enrols on. Fees at private law colleges and top National Law Universities tend to be high. However, govt colleges and central and state universities have lower fees.

The fees at top law universities in India are between Rs. 2-4 lakhs p.a. NLSIU Bengaluru charges the highest fees among NLUs. Its BA LLB and LLM fee is around 4.10 lakhs p.a. Well-known private law colleges charge anywhere between around 2 lakh p.a. to 9 lakhs p.a. Fees at SLS Pune is around 4.15 lakh p.a. On the other hand, LLB fees at Jindal Global Law School are around 9 lakhs p.a. The LLB fees in govt, colleges and universities is usually very low when compared to NLUs and private law colleges in India. The LLB fee is around 5000 p.a in Government Law College Mumbai.

Fees at Best Law Schools in India

College Name	UG Fees (approximate)	PG Fees (approximate)
NLSIU Bengaluru	Rs. 4.10 lakh p.a.	Rs. 4.10 lakh p.a.
NLU Delhi	Rs. 3.80 lakh p.a.	Rs. 2.47 lakh p.a.
NALSAR Hyderabad	Rs. 2.70 lakh p.a.	Rs. 1.75 lakh p.a.
WBNUJS Kolkata	Rs. 3.85 lakh p.a.	Rs. 2.72 lakh p.a.
SLS Pune	Rs. 4.73 lakh p.a.	Rs. 1.83 lakh p.a
KIIT Bhubaneswar	Rs. 4.10 lakh p.a	Rs. 2.75 lakh p.a.
GNLU Gandhinagar	Rs. 2.58 lakh p.a.	Rs. 2.62 lakh p.a.
Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi	Rs. 10,400 p.a.	Rs. 8,700 p.a
IIT Kharagpur	Rs. 1 lakh p.a	Rs. 1.40 lakh p.a.
GLC Mumbai	Rs. 5,000 p.a.	-
Christ University, Bengaluru	Rs. 2.05 lakh p.a.	Rs. 1.45 lakh p.a.

Top Specialisations Offered by Best Law Colleges in India

The top law schools in India offer the opportunity to specialise in various law subjects. The specialisation options in law are available to LLB students in the form of elective subjects. In the LLM programmes, also students get the opportunity to specialise in their chosen interest area.

Best Law Universities in India: Popular Law Specialisations

Sl. NO	Specialisation
1	Taxation Law
2	Constitutional Law
3	Criminal Law
4	Corporate Law
5	Family Law
6	Environmental Law
7	Intellectual Property Law
8	Labour Law
9	Cyber Law
10	Civil Law

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