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NIRF 2020

NIRF 2020 Law rankings

Q: What is the NIRF 2020 Law ranking?

It is the official NIRF 2020 ranking list for the Law category, with rank, score and institution details.

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2020 rankings, using key parameters like teaching, learning, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, and perception.

Teaching & Learning Resources Top Government Law State-wise Law

Private

Top private — Law 2020

Symbiosis Law School · Pune #8 · 59.54

KIIT Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar #12 · 52.83

Christ University · Bengaluru #20 · 48.01

Top 10 Law colleges — NIRF 2020

Official rank order

#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru Score 78.66 #2 · New Delhi, Delhi NLU Delhi Score 74.02 #3 · Hyderabad, Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad Score 73.12 #4 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 71.44 #5 · Jodhpur, Rajasthan NLU Jodhpur Score 64.29 #6 · Kolkata, West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata Score 63.32 #7 · Gandhinagar, Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar Score 60.78 #8 · Pune, Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School Score 59.54 #9 · New Delhi, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia Score 57.93 #10 · Patiala, Punjab The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Score 54.19

Private and government Law colleges

NIRF 2020

Top private colleges Symbiosis Law School Best rank #8 Top government colleges NLSIU Bengaluru Best rank #1

State-wise Law ranking

Featured state

Karnataka

Top Law colleges in Karnataka, filtered from the official NIRF 2020 ranking table.

NLSIU BengaluruBest college in the state

#1 · 2 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges

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Other states

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Delhi, Telangana, West BengalEvery state with ranked colleges

17+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2020 list

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1 NLSIU Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 78.66 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Highlights

Held the #1 position across 3 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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2 NLU Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 74.02 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #2 position across 3 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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3 NALSAR Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana 73.12 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #3 position across 3 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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4 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 71.44 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #4 position across 3 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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5 NLU Jodhpur Jodhpur, Rajasthan Govt 64.29 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #5 in both 2018 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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6 WBNUJS Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 63.32 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #7 in 2018 to #6 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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7 GNLU Gandhinagar Gandhinagar, Gujarat Govt 60.78 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #9 in 2019 to #7 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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8 Symbiosis Law School Pune, Maharashtra Private 59.54 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #9 in 2018 to #8 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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9 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 57.93 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #6 in 2018 to #9 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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10 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala, Punjab Govt 54.19 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Highlights

Held the #10 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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11 RMLNLU Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 53.57 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #8 in 2018 to #11 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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12 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 52.83 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Highlights

Held the #12 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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13 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Govt 52.28 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #13 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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14 NLU Cuttack Cuttack, Odisha Govt 51.94 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #14 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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15 Panjab University Chandigarh, Chandigarh Govt 51.11 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Highlights

Ranked #15 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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16 NLUJAA Assam Kamrup, Assam Govt 49.90 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Ranked #16 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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17 NLIU Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Govt 49.60 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #11 in 2019 to #17 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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18 Indian Law Institute New Delhi, Delhi Govt 49.44 5

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #13 in 2019 to #18 in 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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19 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 49.17 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Highlights

Ranked #19 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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20 Christ University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 48.01 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #20 in both 2020 and 2020.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2020 Law ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2020 Law list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

Can I use this for NIRF college ranking research?

Yes. Use the search box, year selector and private filter to narrow the ranking list, then open tracked college profiles for more history and comparison data.