HPNLU Shimla NIRF ranking 2026
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla (HPNLU Shimla) is a government institution in Select City, Himachal Pradesh. Its NIRF institution ID is U-1035.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Law #34 with a score of 53.49. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Law.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which HPNLU Shimla has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
HPNLU Shimla NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Law #34 with a score of 53.49. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 34 | 53.49 |
HPNLU Shimla Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 778 students across the programme groups below, including 415 women, 590 students from outside the home state, 0 international students and 6 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [5 Years Program(s)] | 706 | 373 | 538 | 0 | 5 |
| PG [1 Year Program(s)] | 72 | 42 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
HPNLU Shimla PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
HPNLU Shimla NIRF Law Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2025 |
|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 71.13 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 1.79 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 61.69 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 71.74 |
| PR — Perception | 21.81 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that HPNLU Shimla was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
Select City, Himachal Pradesh · NIRF ID IR-L-U-1035
At a glance
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla is a government institution in Select City, Himachal Pradesh. Its best current NIRF result is #34 in Law (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 778 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Law journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
LawNIRF 2025 Rank#34 Score53.49
NIRF Law journey
Rank #34 → #34 since 2025; score 53.49 → 53.49.
The rank line is HPNLU Shimla's all-India position in NIRF Law: #34 in 2025 to #34 in 2025. Lower is better.
Law 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #34
- Score (out of 100)
- 53.49
- Last year rank
- #34
- Movement vs previous
- NEW
- Best rank
- #34
- Ranking trend
- Stable
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹4.48 Cr → ₹11.9 Cr. Latest library expenditure is below the first reported year.
Year by year, 2021-22–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹4.48 Cr in 2021-22 to ₹11.9 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.03 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹0 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 71.1 → 71.1. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. HPNLU Shimla improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (71.1 → 71.1). Its latest strongest pillar is Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) at 71.7, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 1.8.
Questions about HPNLU Shimla
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
HPNLU Shimla ranking questions
What is HPNLU Shimla NIRF ranking 2025?
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #34 with a score of 53.49.
Which NIRF categories include HPNLU Shimla in 2025?
HPNLU Shimla appears in the NIRF 2025 Law ranking categories on this profile.
Is Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla private or government?
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla located?
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla is listed in Select City, Himachal Pradesh.
Students also ask
What is HPNLU Shimla's best NIRF category?
Law is its best current result at #34 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 53.49.
How many students does HPNLU Shimla have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 778 students, including 590 from outside the state and 0 international students.
Is HPNLU Shimla improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 1.8 in 2025 to 1.8 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 42 PhD scholars.
How much does HPNLU Shimla spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹11.9 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.03 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.