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Top Government Law Colleges in India 2024

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 2023. 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.

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 Government Law Colleges in India - Eligibility Criteria

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.

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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.

Top Government Law Colleges in India - NIRF Rankings

NIRF Ranking	Name of Law School	City	State
1	National Law School of India University	Bengaluru	Karnataka
2	National Law University	New Delhi	Delhi
3	NALSAR University of Law	Hyderabad	Telangana
4	The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences	Kolkata	West Bengal
5	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi
7	Gujarat National Law University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
9	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal
10	Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
14	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
18	National Law Institute University, Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
19	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi
20	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala	Patiala	Punjab
21	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
22	Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
24	National University of Study & Research in Law	Ranchi	Jharkhand
28	National Law University and Judicial Academy	Kamrup	Assam
30	National Law University	Cuttack	Odisha

College Predictors for Top Law Exams and Institutions

(AILET) All India Law Entrance Test

Application Date - Last date to apply for foreign nationals and OCI/PIO category

Online Mode

6 Aug'23 - 29 Apr'24

(CLAT) Common Law Admission Test

Counselling Date - Payment of university fee to NLU concerned for all candidates who have chosen the freeze option in the counselling process for first, second & third allotment lists

Online Mode

13 May'24 - 13 May'24

(LSAT-India) Law School Admission Test for India

Application Date - May 2024 session - registration

Online Mode

13 Aug'23 - 1 May'24

(MHCET Law) Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Law

Exam Date - MH CET LLB 5 years

Online Mode

17 May'24 - 17 May'24

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