NIRF Rankings 2024: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released its 2024 rankings for law colleges in India. National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, has maintained its top position for the seventh consecutive year.
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NLU Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad, WBNUJS have retained their second, third and fourth place respectively. NLU Delhi has a score of 77.48. NALSAR University Hyderabad with a score of 77.05 stands at the third place and WBNUJS at the fourth place has a score of 76.39.
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Delhi has made a strong presence in the top 10, highlighting the region’s legal education prowess. The list includes both specialized law universities and multidisciplinary institutions like IIT Kharagpur, offering diverse options for aspiring law students.
IIT Madras tops overall Engineering Institutes and VIT tops once again in Private Engineering Category
- Symbiosis Law School, Pune tops in Private category once again,
- In the top 10, only 2 private law colleges ranked. Symbiosis Law School ranked 5 & Siksha `O` Anusandhan ranked 9.
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) Ranked 7.
- In the Private Category Shiksha ‘O’ Anushandhan and KIIT From Odisha takes 2nd and 3rd places.
The parameters considered in assessing higher education institutions in India are based on five significant criteria: Teaching, Learning, and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practices (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PER).
Top Law Colleges of India
| Name | City | Score | Rank |
| National Law School of India University | Bengaluru | 83.83 | 1 |
| National Law University | New Delhi | 77.48 | 2 |
| Nalsar University of Law | Hyderabad | 77.05 | 3 |
| The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | Kolkata | 76.39 | 4 |
| Symbiosis Law School | Pune | 74.62 | 5 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | 73.12 | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | 71.47 | 7 |
| Gujarat National Law University | Gandhinagar | 69.56 | 8 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | 65.4 | 9 |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Lucknow | 64.96 | 10 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | 63.6 | 11 |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | 63.54 | 12 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | 61.58 | 13 |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy | Thanjavur | 60.65 | 14 |
| Christ University | Bengaluru | 59.39 | 15 |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law | Visakhapatnam | 58.75 | 16 |
| Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | New Delhi | 58.68 | 17 |
| Alliance University | Bengaluru | 56.72 | 18 |
| Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | 56.71 | 19 |
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University | Lucknow | 55.92 | 20 |
| National Law Institute University, Bhopal | Bhopal | 55.64 | 21 |
| National University of Study and Research in Law | Ranchi | 55.52 | 22 |
| University of Lucknow | Lucknow | 55.05 | 23 |
| The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | Patiala | 54.7 | 24 |
| Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | 54.54 | 25 |
Top 10 Private Law Colleges of India as per NIRF Ranking 2024
NIRF Rankings 2024: The Symbiosis Law School, Pune tops in Private category once again. Symbiosis Law School, tops seventh times in a row.
Shiksha ‘O’ Anushandhan, Bhubaneswar and KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) Bhubaneshwar are the only 2 Universities of India from Odisha ranked in top 10 Private Law of India. Only 13 Private University/ Colleges ranked in NIRF Ranking 2024. Total 40 law colleges ranked in India Ranking.
In the Privatwe Loaw CollegesL Shiksha ‘O’ Anushandhan, Bhubaneswar Ranked no 2; Followed by KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) Ranked 3; Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Ranked 4th; Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy Ranked 5th and so on.
| Name | Score | Rank | Private |
| Symbiosis Law School | 74.62 | 5 | 1 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | 65.4 | 9 | 2 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 63.6 | 11 | 3 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 61.58 | 13 | 4 |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy | 60.65 | 14 | 5 |
| Christ University | 59.39 | 15 | 6 |
| Alliance University | 56.72 | 18 | 7 |
| UPES | 52.92 | 28 | 8 |
| Manipal University, Jaipur | 52.23 | 29 | 9 |
| Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon | 51.68 | 33 | 10 |
