National Law Universities and other top law schools
11 colleges in our NIRF 2024 set offer law programmes. The list below is ordered by NIRF Law rank — colleges without a separate rank in this category fall to the end, sorted by their overall NIRF rank where available.
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).
National Law School of India University
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1986
India's first National Law University, top-ranked NLU for the entire history of the NIRF law category. Admission to 5-year integrated BA LLB via CLAT.
NIRF Law #1 (2024)
National Law University, Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 2008
Operates its own entrance test (AILET) instead of CLAT. Strong constitutional and public-policy law curriculum, located in Dwarka.
NIRF Law #2 (2024)
Nalsar University of Law
Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 1998
South India's premier NLU. CLAT admission, strong corporate and IP law placements, particularly with Hyderabad-based firms and tech companies.
NIRF Law #3 (2024)
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Kolkata · West Bengal · est. 1999
Eastern India's flagship NLU. CLAT admission, strong public-international-law programme and student-run NUJS Law Review.
NIRF Law #4 (2024)
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 2006
Only IIT-housed law school. Specialised LLB programme open to engineering and science graduates — unique IP and tech-law focus.
NIRF Law #5 (2024)
Jindal Global Law School
Sonipat · Haryana · est. 2009
Private law school within OP Jindal Global University. Large faculty, strong international-law and human-rights tracks, separate entrance (LSAT-India + JSAT).
NIRF Law #8 (2024)
Gujarat National Law University
Gandhinagar · Gujarat · est. 2003
Gujarat's NLU. CLAT admission, particularly strong in international commercial law and a long-running diploma in cyber law.
NIRF Law #9 (2024)
National Law University, Jodhpur
Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 1999
Rajasthan's NLU and the only NLU to require both science and commerce streams' graduates separately for the BBA-LLB programme.
NIRF Law #10 (2024)
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 2005
Uttar Pradesh's flagship NLU. CLAT admission; relatively newer NLU but with steadily improving rankings and a strong moot-court culture.
NIRF Law #12 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 1951
Oldest IIT and the largest campus. Houses the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) — India's only IP-focused law school inside a technical university.
NIRF Overall #6, Engineering #5 (2024)
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Pune · Maharashtra · est. 1971
Pune's flagship private deemed university with major management (SIBM), law (SLS), liberal-arts and design schools. Admission via SET / SNAP / SLAT depending on programme.
NIRF Management #19, University #32 (2024)