The official NIRF 2019 Law ranking in this database contains 15 ranked institutions. National Law School of India University leads at rank 1 with a score of 77.21. NLU Delhi is second and NALSAR Hyderabad is third.
Among institutions classified by NIRFRank, 12 are government and 2 are private. Symbiosis Law School is the leading private entry at rank 7 with a score of 60.68. The list covers 12 states and 13 cities. A smaller rank number is better, and scores should be compared only within the same category and year.
Movement compares each year with the preceding available edition. Newly listed means absent from the comparison year, not necessarily a first appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing. Rank changes alone do not explain changes in quality.
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The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences recorded the largest improvement in this comparison, rising 2 places from rank 7 to 5. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow recorded the largest decline, moving down 6 places from rank 8 to 14. The 2019 list contains 5 institutions not present in the 2018 list, while 0 from 2018 are not present in 2019. Where movements tie, the higher-ranked institution is highlighted.
| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | 7 | ↑ 2 places |
| 7 | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 9 | ↑ 2 places |
| 14 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | 8 | ↓ 6 places |
| 15 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law | 10 | ↓ 5 places |
| 8 | Jamia Millia Islamia | 6 | ↓ 2 places |
Up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls, ordered by places moved within each group. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2019 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Gujarat National Law University | 58.64 | Newly present |
| 10 | The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law | 55.53 | Newly present |
| 11 | National Law Institute University, Bhopal | 53.41 | Newly present |
| 12 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | 52.96 | Newly present |
| 13 | Indian Law Institute | 52.42 | Newly present |
Every institution in the earlier edition remains present in this published list.
The published 2018 Law list contains 10 ranked institutions. National Law School of India University holds rank 1 with a score of 75.79. Symbiosis Law School is the highest-ranked private institution at rank 9 with a score of 54.25.
| 2018 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Law School of India University | — | — | 75.79 |
| 2 | National Law University | — | — | 74.58 |
| 3 | Nalsar University of Law | — | — | 70.95 |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | — | — | 67.07 |
| 5 | National Law University, Jodhpur | — | — | 63.50 |
| 6 | Jamia Millia Islamia | — | — | 59.91 |
| 7 | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | — | — | 59.17 |
| 8 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow | — | — | 54.82 |
| 9 | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | — | — | 54.25 |
| 10 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law | — | — | 50.93 |
2018 is the earliest Law edition available in this database, so movement, entry and exit groups cannot be calculated for this year.
Top Law colleges in Karnataka, filtered from the official NIRF 2019 ranking table.
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Held the #1 position across 2 published years.
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Held the #2 position across 2 published years.
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Held the #3 position across 2 published years.
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Held the #4 position across 2 published years.
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Improved by 2 places from #7 in 2018 to #5 in 2019.
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Moved down 1 places from #5 in 2018 to #6 in 2019.
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Improved by 2 places from #9 in 2018 to #7 in 2019.
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Moved down 2 places from #6 in 2018 to #8 in 2019.
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Ranked #9 in both 2019 and 2019.
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Ranked #10 in both 2019 and 2019.
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Ranked #11 in both 2019 and 2019.
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Ranked #12 in both 2019 and 2019.
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Ranked #13 in both 2019 and 2019.
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Moved down 6 places from #8 in 2018 to #14 in 2019.
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Moved down 5 places from #10 in 2018 to #15 in 2019.
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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
It is the imported official NIRF 2019 Law list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.
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