NUALS NIRF ranking 2026
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) (NUALS) is a government institution in Kochi, Kerala. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0264.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2024 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2024 result is Law #38 with a score of 47.96. 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 NUALS 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.
NUALS NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Law #38 with a score of 47.96. Compared with 2021, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 38 | 47.96 | Declined by 12 places |
NUALS NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Law #26 with a score of 45.66. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 26 | 45.66 |
NUALS NIRF Ranking Trends (2021–2024)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | #26 · 2021 · 45.66 | #38 · 2024 · 47.96 | Declined by 12 places |
NUALS Student profile in the 2024 submission
The 2024 submission reports 499 students across the programme groups below, including 309 women, 123 students from outside the home state, 4 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)] | 437 | 270 | 110 | 4 | 0 |
| PG [1 Year Program(s)] | 62 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
NUALS 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 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 6 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
NUALS 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 | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 45.93 | 46.92 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 20.63 | 23.63 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 54.43 | 66.40 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 52.90 | 54.67 |
| PR — Perception | 53.00 | 35.69 |
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 NUALS was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)
Kochi, Kerala · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0264
At a glance
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is a government institution in Kochi, Kerala. Its best current NIRF result is #38 in Law (2024). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 499 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#38 Score47.96
NIRF Law journey
Rank #26 → #38 since 2021; score 45.66 → 47.96.
The rank line is NUALS's all-India position in NIRF Law: #26 in 2021 to #38 in 2024. Lower is better. The latest rank slipped 12 places even though the score rose, which means peers improved faster in that edition.
Law 2024 summary
- Current rank
- #38
- Score (out of 100)
- 47.96
- Last year rank
- #26
- Movement vs previous
- 12
- Best rank
- #26
- Ranking trend
- Declining
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 ₹3.3 Cr → ₹6.37 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2022-23
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: ₹3.3 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹6.37 Cr in 2022-23. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.48 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
Graduation Outcomes (GO) improved most: 54.4 → 66.4. 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. NUALS improved most in Graduation Outcomes (GO) (54.4 → 66.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 66.4, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 23.6.
Questions about NUALS
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
NUALS ranking questions
What is NUALS NIRF ranking 2024?
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)'s best listed NIRF 2024 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #38 with a score of 47.96.
Which NIRF categories include NUALS in 2024?
NUALS appears in the NIRF 2024 Law ranking categories on this profile.
Is National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) private or government?
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) located?
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is listed in Kochi, Kerala.
Students also ask
What is NUALS's best NIRF category?
Law is its best current result at #38 in NIRF 2024, with a score of 47.96.
How many students does NUALS have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 499 students, including 123 from outside the state and 4 international students.
Is NUALS improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 20.6 in 2021 to 23.6 in 2024. The latest disclosure also reports 38 PhD scholars.
How much does NUALS spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹6.37 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.48 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.