NIRF Law College Rankings 2025 (Out): Top 50 LLB and LLM Colleges in India, State-wise List
The NIRF Law College Rankings 2025 were released today, September 4, 2025. As per the expected list based on previous years' rankings, NLSIU Bangalore has once again bagged the first position in NIRF Law College Rankings 2025.
NIRF Law College Rankings 2025 in India were released today, September 4, 2025. Various parameters are considered while preparing the NIRF law college ranking, such as Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). Last year, the top NIRF ranked law colleges were National Law School of India University, Bangalore (score 83.83), NLU Delhi (score 77.48), NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (score 77.05), WBNUJS (score 76.39), and more.
Like every year, the Ministry of Education (Government of India) invites colleges and universities to provide data based on predetermined criteria, including law colleges. After collecting the data, they rate law colleges based on the five 5 factors mentioned above. For the past many years, NLSIU Bengaluru has been at the top of the list. It is expected that NLSIU Bengaluru, along with some other NLUs, will hold the top NIRF law college ranking this year as well. Now, let’s check the top 50 law colleges which have made their way in the NIRF 2025 law college ranking.
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According to the NIRF Law College Rankings 2025, the top 50 law institutes in India are listed below.
Name of Law College/ University | NIRF Law College Ranking 2025 | NIRF 2025 Score |
| National Law School of India University, Bangalore | 1 | 82.97 |
| National Law University, Delhi | 2 | 80.00 |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | 3 | 79.50 |
| The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | 4 | 79.39 |
| Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | 5 | 76.23 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 6 | 74.09 |
Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 7 | 74.07 |
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi | 8 | 66.39 |
| Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | 9 | 65.82 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar | 10 | 65.36 |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur | 11 | 65.29 |
Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow | 12 | 65.26 |
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi | 13 | 65.19 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar | 14 | 65.04 |
National Law University, Cuttack | 15 | 63.66 |
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law, Visakhapatnam | 16 | 63.12 |
Chanakya National Law University, Patna | 17 | 62.40 |
UPES, Dehradun | 18 | 61.45 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai | 19 | 60.90 |
Alliance University, Bangalore | 20 | 60.83 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | 21 | 60.12 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi | 22 | 60.05 |
Central University of South Bihar, Gaya | 23 | 58.84 |
Christ University, Bangalore | 24 | 58.40 |
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | 25 | 58.00 |
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara | 26 | 57.98 |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 27 | 57.64 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | 28 | 56.64 |
University of Lucknow, Lucknow | 29 | 55.85 |
National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi | 30 | 55.81 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad | 31 | 55.28 |
Manipal University Jaipur | 32 | 54.83 |
Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 33 | 53.70 |
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla | 34 | 53.49 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Kamrup | 35 | 53.39 |
Galgotias University | 36 | 53.33 |
Army Institute of Law, Mohali | 37 | 53.27 |
Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM), Visakhapatnam | 38 | 53.26 |
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon | 39 | 53.22 |
Central University of Punjab, Bathinda | 40 | 52.70 |
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NIRF Law Rankings 2024
India is home to about 1,500 of the top law colleges. More than 35 of them are among India's best law colleges. Among them, 10 are privately owned and 26 are government-owned, offering both full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate law degrees. Let’s check the list of NIRF law ranking as per 2024:
Name of Law College/ University | NIRF Law Ranking 2024 | NIRF 2024 Score |
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru | 1 | 83.83 |
National Law University, Delhi | 2 | 77.48 |
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | 3 | 77.05 |
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | 4 | 76.39 |
Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 5 | 74.62 |
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi | 6 | 73.12 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | 7 | 71.47 |
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar | 8 | 69.56 |
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar | 9 | 65.40 |
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow | 10 | 64.96 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar | 11 | 63.60 |
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | 12 | 63.54 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai | 13 | 61.58 |
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy, Thanjavur | 14 | 60.65 |
Christ University, Bengaluru | 15 | 59.39 |
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law, Visakhapatnam | 16 | 58.75 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi | 17 | 58.68 |
Alliance University, Bengaluru | 18 | 56.72 |
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara | 19 | 56.71 |
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow | 20 | 55.92 |
National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 21 | 55.64 |
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi | 22 | 55.52 |
University of Lucknow, Lucknow | 23 | 55.05 |
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala | 24 | 54.70 |
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 25 | 54.54 |
National Law University, Cuttack | 26 | 54.49 |
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam | 27 | 53.39 |
UPES, Dehradun | 28 | 52.92 |
Manipal University, Jaipur | 29 | 52.23 |
Army Institute of Law, Mohali | 30 | 52.11 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai | 31 | 51.70 |
Chanakya National Law University, Patna | 31 | 51.70 |
Amity University Haryana, Gurugram | 33 | 51.68 |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur | 34 | 51.43 |
Indian Law Institute, Delhi | 35 | 50.25 |
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad | 36 | 49.87 |
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam | 37 | 48.49 |
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi | 38 | 47.96 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam | 39 | 47.94 |
Amity University, West Bengal | 40 | 47.94 |
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Although National Law Universities (NLUs) still have a dominant position on the NIRF Law College Rankings 2025 list, other prominent colleges/ universities and private law schools are becoming major rivals by providing outstanding education and international exposure. In the end, the rankings give students clear guidance for making wise choices for choosing the right law college for their career