Top non-NLUs in NIRF 2025 Law Ranking: Ranking, Placements, Entrance Exams
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Sukriti SahooUpdated on 10 Sep 2025, 06:10 PM IST

The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has published the NIRF law rankings 2025 on September 4, 2025. The NIRF 2025 law ranking includes 27 non-NLUs excelling in legal education. Leading the list of top non-NLUs in NIRF 2025 law ranking include the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Symbiosis Law School Pune, Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University and Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan.

Top non-NLUs in NIRF 2025 Law Ranking: Ranking, Placements, Entrance Exams
Top non-NLUs in NIRF 2025 Law Ranking: Ranking, Placements, Entrance Exams

The NIRF law colleges rankings 2025 ranks the non-NLUs on various parameters such as teaching and learning resources, graduation outcomes, research activities, outreach activities, and perception. Top non-NLU such as IIT Kharagpur has a median salary package of Rs. 15 lakhs per annum for UG 3-year programme and Rs. 8 lakhs per annum for PG 2-year programme. Meanwhile, the median salary package of SLS Pune for UG 3-year and PG 1-year is Rs. 12 lakhs per annum and Rs. 18 lakhs for UG 5-year programme..

NIRF Ranking Factors for Non-NLUs in India

Factor

Weightage

Details

Teaching, Learning, and Resources

40%

Includes student strength, student-faculty ratio, combined metric for faculty, and financial resources

Research and Professional Practices

15%

Includes combined metrics for the quality of publications, and the footprint of projects and professional practices.

Graduation outcomes

25%

Includes placement and higher studies details, metrics for college examinations, median salary offered to students, and students graduating with PhD

Outreach and Inclusivity

10%

Includes outreach and inclusivity activities undertaken by the institute

Perception

10%

Perception of the law college in the minds of employees and academic peers

NIRF Law Rankings 2025: List of Top non-NLUs

Name

City

State

Score

Rank

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur

West Bengal

74.09

6

Symbiosis Law School, Pune

Pune

Maharashtra

74.07

7

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi

Delhi

66.39

8

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

Uttar Pradesh

65.82

9

Siksha `O` Anusandhan

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

65.36

10

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

Thanjavur

Tamil Nadu

65.29

11

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

65.26

12

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Cochin

Kerala

65.19

13

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

65.04

14

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

63.12

16

UPES

Dehradun

Uttarakhand

61.45

18

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

60.90

19

Alliance University

Bengaluru

Karnataka

60.83

20

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Delhi

Delhi

60.05

22

Central University of South Bihar

Gaya

Bihar

58.84

23

Christ University

Bengaluru

Karnataka

58.40

24

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

58.00

25

Lovely Professional University

Phagwara

Punjab

57.98

26

University of Lucknow

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

55.85

29

ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

Hyderabad

Telangana

55.28

31

Manipal University Jaipur

Jaipur

Rajasthan

54.83

32

Nirma University

Ahmedabad

Gujarat

53.70

33

Galgotias University

Gautam Budh Nagar

Uttar Pradesh

53.33

36

Army Institute of Law

Mohali

Punjab

53.27

37

Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

53.26

38

Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon

Gurugram, Haryana

Haryana

53.22

39

Central University of Punjab

Bathinda

Punjab

52.70

40

Top non-NLUs in NIRF 2025 Law Ranking: Courses and Placement Data

The table given below provides details about the courses offered by the non-NLUs and the median salary offered to students for various UG and PG law programmes.

Non-NLUs in NIRF Law College List: Courses and Median Salary Package

Sl. no

Name of Law College/ School

Median Salary p.a for UG courses

Median Salary p.a for PG courses

1

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Rs. 15,00,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 8,00,000 (PG 2-year)


2

Symbiosis Law School, Pune



Rs. 12,00,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 12,00,000 (PG 1-year)


Rs. 18,00,000 (UG 5-year)

3

Jamia Millia Islamia

Rs. 8,40,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 14,40,000 (PG 2-year)

4

Aligarh Muslim University

Rs. 12,50,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 10,52,000 (PG 2-year)

5

Siksha `O` Anusandhan




Rs. 5,40,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 5,40,000 (PG 1-year)

Rs. 5,40,000 (UG 5-year)

6

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

Rs. 5,60,000 (UG 5-year)

-

7

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

-

Rs. 6,60,150 (PG 2-year)

8

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Rs. 3,00,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 3,60,000 (PG 2-year)

9

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Rs. 6,50,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 9,50,000 (PG 1-year)

10

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law


Rs. 4,10,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 4,80,000 (PG 2-year)

Rs. 4,30,000 (UG 5-year)

11

UPES

Rs. 46,0,000 (UG 5-year)

0(Zero) (PG 1-year)

12

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

Rs. 6,15,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 6,10,000 (PG 1-year)

13

Alliance University


Rs. 6,20,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 6,20,000 (PG 1-year)

14

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Rs. 6,10,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 5,35,000 (PG 1-year)

15

Central University of South Bihar

Rs. 6,80,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 7,20,000 (PG 1-year)

16

Christ University

Rs. 5,90,920 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 5,85,000 (PG 1-year)

17

S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology


Rs. 5,00,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 6,00,000 (PG 1-year)

Rs. 5,00,000 (UG 5-year)

18

Lovely Professional University



Rs. 8,20,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 8,20,000 (PG 1-year)

Rs. 5,00,000 (UG 5-year)

19

University of Lucknow



Rs. 8,28,300 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 9,56,700 (PG 2-year)

Rs. 8,38,500 (UG 5-year)

20

ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

Rs. 6,48,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 6,50,000 (PG 1-year)

21

Manipal University Jaipur


Rs. 4,50,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 5,35,000 (PG 1-year)

Rs. 4,75,000 (UG 5-year)

22

Nirma University

Rs. 5,21,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 5,25,000 (PG 1-year)

23

Galgotias University



Rs. 6,20,000 (UG 3-year)

Rs. 7,40,000 (PG 1-year)

Rs. 6,40,000 (UG 5-year)

24

Army Institute of Law

Rs. 6,30,000 (UG 5-year)

0 (PG 1-year)

25

Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)

Rs. 4,70,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 4,50,000 (PG 1-year)

26

Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon

Rs. 3,67,000 (UG 5-year)

Rs. 3,17,000 (PG 1-year)

27

Central University of Punjab

-

Rs. 11,80,000 (PG 2-year)

Top non-NLUs in India as per NIRF Law Ranking 2025: Entrance Exams

  • CLAT: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities. The CLAT scores are accepted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs offered by 24 national law universities, IIULER Goa and over 60 affiliated colleges.

  • SLAT: The Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) is conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission to 5-year LLB programmes of the four Symbiosis Law Schools, namely SLS Pune, SLS Noida, SLS Nagpur, and SLS Hyderabad.

  • CUET: The Common University Entrance Test Law is conducted by the National Testing Agency. Through this exam, candidates can get admission to UG and PG law programmes offered by private universities that accept CUET scores.

  • SLS AIAT: SLS All India Admission Test (AIAT) is conducted by Symbiosis International University for admission to the three-year LLB and LLM programmes of Symbiosis Law Schools.

  • IIT Kharagpur LLB entrance exam: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur conducts the IIT Kharagpur LLB entrance exam for admission to its 3-year LLB programme offered at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law. In the IIT Kharagpur LLB exam, there are around 100 multiple-choice questions from various subjects such as mathematics, English, science, legal aptitude and logical reasoning.

  • AMU entrance exam: Aligarh Muslim University conducted the AMU entrance exam for admission to the BA LLB programme at the university. The AMU entrance exam for the BA LLB programme comprises 100 objective-type questions from English, current affairs and general knowledge, along with reasoning and aptitude. The entrance exam is conducted in offline mode at test centres in Aligarh (U.P.), Kolkata (W.B.), New Delhi and Kozhikode (Kerala).

  • CUSAT CAT LLB entrance exam: Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) conducts the CUSAT CAT LLB. The CUSAT Common Admission Test is conducted for admission to 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB programmes for the participating institutes. The CUSAT LLB entrance exam syllabus tests the candidate’s ability in general awareness, reasoning ability, and legal knowledge.

  • Lucknow University LLB Entrance Exam: Lucknow University LLB entrance exam is an offline pen and paper-based test mode university-level entrance examination conducted by Lucknow University. Through LU LLB, Lucknow University offers 120 seats in the 5-year LLB and 320 seats in the 3-year LLB programmes. The exam pattern for both programmes is the same, where the candidates will be rewarded two marks for each correct answer, and no negative marking is applied for incorrect responses.

  • AIL LET Entrance Exam: The Army Institute of Law offers a 5-year integrated BA LLB programme through an entrance test popularly known as AIL LET. The institute also offers an LLM programme through AIL LET PG. The entrance exam is conducted at the designated test centres across the country. The online-based AIL LET is a two-hour-long test consisting of 200 MCQ-based questions.

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While NLUs are costly, you can still pursue government-funded law education through state-funded universities and their affiliated colleges that accept CLAT scores, such as institutes like Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University.

I hope it will clear your query!!

It is always better to take the CLAT exam right after Class 12 if your goal is to build a career in law, because CLAT UG is specifically designed for admission into integrated five-year law programs like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB. Appearing after Class 12 saves you time, as you complete both graduation and law together in a single course. On the other hand, if you first complete graduation and then plan for law, you will not be eligible for CLAT UG but instead for CLAT PG, which is meant for admission into LLM programs. This path takes longer, because you first spend three or four years on graduation and then add another three years in an LLB program if you choose not to go for an integrated course. So, if you are already sure about pursuing law as your career, writing CLAT right after Class 12 is the smarter and time-saving option, while writing it after graduation makes sense only if you are considering higher studies in law or a shift in career later.

For CLAT, the most important topics are from  Legal Reasoning, Current Affairs & GK, the Indian Constitution, English Language, Quantitative Techniques and Logical Reasoning. For a brief detail you can go through the following link: https://law.careers360.com/articles/clat-important-topics

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Hi dear candidate,

Both the colleges Maharaja Agrasen (MAIMS) or Gitarattan (GIBS) are affiliated to IP University and allows admission either by CLAT or IPU CET Law. Without either of these exams, your admission is NOT accepted there. You can try looking for management quota seats in these colleges if you have got good marks in 12th class.

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