NLU Mumbai NIRF ranking 2026
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai (NLU Mumbai) is a government institution in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0886.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2024 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2024 result is Law #31 with a score of 51.70. 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 NLU Mumbai 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.
NLU Mumbai NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Law #31 with a score of 51.70. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 31 | 51.70 |
NLU Mumbai Student profile in the 2024 submission
The 2024 submission reports 646 students across the programme groups below, including 337 women, 281 students from outside the home state, 10 international students and 0 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [5 Years Program(s)] | 585 | 302 | 252 | 10 | 0 |
| PG [1 Year Program(s)] | 61 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
NLU Mumbai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | — | — | 0 | 1 |
NLU Mumbai 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 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 60.83 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 23.22 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 56.93 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 59.63 |
| PR — Perception | 37.00 |
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 NLU Mumbai was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0886
At a glance
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is a government institution in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Its best current NIRF result is #31 in Law (2024). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 646 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2024
full + part-time
NIRF Law journey & 2024 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
LawNIRF 2024 Rank#31 Score51.70
NIRF Law journey
Rank #31 → #31 since 2024; score 51.70 → 51.70.
The rank line is NLU Mumbai's all-India position in NIRF Law: #31 in 2024 to #31 in 2024. Lower is better.
Law 2024 summary
- Current rank
- #31
- Score (out of 100)
- 51.70
- Last year rank
- #31
- Movement vs previous
- NEW
- Best rank
- #31
- 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 2024 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹3.38 Cr → ₹6.08 Cr.
Year by year, 2020-21–2022-23
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: ₹3.38 Cr in 2020-21 to ₹6.08 Cr in 2022-23. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.43 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: 60.8 → 60.8. 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. NLU Mumbai improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (60.8 → 60.8). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 60.8, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 23.2.
Questions about NLU Mumbai
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
NLU Mumbai ranking questions
What is NLU Mumbai NIRF ranking 2024?
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai's best listed NIRF 2024 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #31 with a score of 51.70.
Which NIRF categories include NLU Mumbai in 2024?
NLU Mumbai appears in the NIRF 2024 Law ranking categories on this profile.
Is Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai private or government?
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai located?
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is listed in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Students also ask
What is NLU Mumbai's best NIRF category?
Law is its best current result at #31 in NIRF 2024, with a score of 51.70.
How many students does NLU Mumbai have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 646 students, including 281 from outside the state and 10 international students.
Is NLU Mumbai improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 23.2 in 2024 to 23.2 in 2024. The latest disclosure also reports 33 PhD scholars.
How much does NLU Mumbai spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹6.08 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.43 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 2024 edition.