Top Government Law Colleges in India 2025

India is known for its quality education system and there are many world-class educational institutions in India. From the reputed IITs, IIMs, NLUs and medical institutions, India has good education to offer in all specialisations. Talking about the best government law colleges in India, NLSIU Bangalore is the top-ranked law school in India. After NLSIU Bangalore comes NLU Delhi, which is the second-best law college in India according to NIRF law rankings. Apart from the NLUs, JMI New Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, BBAU Lucknow, AMU Aligarh, ILI Delhi are some of the best government law colleges in India. The LLB course fees in government college in India vary significantly based on factors such as the institution's location, reputation, and infrastructure.

Admissions to these top government law colleges in India are done through various entrance exams. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is the biggest law entrance exam in India. Admission to all the 24 participating NLUs is done on the basis of this entrance exam. Other than CLAT, JMI BA LLB entrance test, IIT Kharagpur LLB Entrance Test, ILI CAT etc are some of the other entrance exams for admission to top government law colleges in India.

Top Ranked Government Law Colleges in India 2024: Overview

Particulars	Details
Courses offered	5-year LLB, 3-year LLB, LLM, PhD
Mode of admission	Law entrance exams and direct admission on marks in qualifying exam.
Accepting law entrance exams	CLAT, AILET, ILI CAT, JMI BA LLB

Top 10 Government Law Colleges in India - NIRF Rankings 2024

NIRF Ranking	Name of Law School	City	State	NIRF Score
1	National Law School of India University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	83.83
2	National Law University	New Delhi	Delhi	77.48
3	NALSAR University of Law	Hyderabad	Telangana	77.05
4	The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences	Kolkata	West Bengal	76.39
6	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	73.12
7	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	71.47
8	Gujarat National Law University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	69.56
10	Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	64.96
12	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	63.54
16	Dr BR Ambedkar College of Law	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	58.75

Top Government Law Colleges in India - Placements 2024

Many top ranked government law colleges in India offer really good median package to their students. Through the top ranked NLUs like NLSIU Bangalore, NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad, etc students are provided with great annual placement package and higher education opportunities.

Median Package at Top Ranked Government Law Colleges in India

College Name	Median Salary UG per annum	Median Salary PG per annum
NLSIU Bangalore	Rs 16.00 Lakhs	Rs 8.40 Lakhs
NLU Delhi	Rs 14.00 Lakhs	Rs 12.00 Lakhs
NALSAR Hyderabad	Rs 16.00 Lakhs	Rs 7.00 Lakhs
WBNUJS Kolkata	Rs 20.00 Lakhs	Rs 10.00 Lakhs
JMI New Delhi	Rs 8.40 Lakhs	Rs 9.60 Lakhs
IIT Kharahpur	Rs 18.23 Lakhs	Rs 8.00 Lakhs
GNLU Gandhinagar	Rs 16.00 Lakhs	Rs 6.00 Lakhs
BBAU Lucknow	-	Rs 6.54 Lakhs
AMU Lucknow	Rs 12.50 Lakhs	Rs 10.51 Lakhs
DR BR Ambedkar College of Law	Rs 3.75 Lakhs	Rs 4.50 Lakhs

Top Government Law Colleges in India - Eligibility Criteria 2024

Students who are seeking admission to the best government law colleges in India must fulfill the eligibility criteria of these colleges. The general eligibility criteria of the best government law schools in India has been given below:

5-year LLB: Students must have completed their class 12 from a recognised board with minimum 45% aggregate marks.

3-year LLB: An undergraduate degree with minimum 45% aggregate marks is required for 3-year LLB.

LLM: Candidates holding an LLB degree from a BCI-recognised institute with minimum 50% aggregate score are eligible for admissions.

Top Ranked Government Law Colleges in India: Admission Process 2024

Given below is the steps included in the admission process for top government law colleges in India.

Candidates must be eligible for the entrance exam before filling out the application form
Filling out the application form
Receiving the admit card and appearing for the entrance examination
Display of merit list based on the entrance exam results or scores in the qualifying examination
Counselling and seat allotment of the shortlisted candidates by the college/university.

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Entrance Exams for Best Government Law Colleges in India

Admissions to premier government law colleges is done on the basis of entrance exams. Here are some of the top entrance exams that grant admissions to government law colleges in India:

CLAT: Common Law Admission Test or CLAT is the biggest law entrance exam in India that is conducted once every year for admissions to law courses in the participating 24 NLUs.

AILET: The All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) is an annual exam conducted by National Law University, Delhi. The entrance exam is conducted for admission to BA LLB and LLM courses at NLU Delhi.

JMI BA LLB entrance exam: Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi conducts its own entrance exam for admission to BA LLB courses at the institute. The exam is conducted once every year in offline mode.

ILI CAT: The ILI CAT is an entrance exam conducted for admissions to law courses at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. The India Law Institute is ranked 17th in the NIRF law rankings 2023.

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