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NIRF 2021

NIRF 2021 Law rankings

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2021 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 2021

Symbiosis Law School · Pune #9 · 61.49
KIIT Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar #10 · 57.28
Saveetha Chennai · Chennai #13 · 55.19

Top 10 Law colleges — NIRF 2021

Official rank order
#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru Score 78.06 #2 · New Delhi, Delhi NLU Delhi Score 74.55 #3 · Hyderabad, Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad Score 72.39 #4 · Kolkata, West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata Score 71.24 #5 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 71.09 #6 · Gandhinagar, Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar Score 65.18 #7 · New Delhi, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia Score 64.67 #8 · Jodhpur, Rajasthan NLU Jodhpur Score 63.41 #9 · Pune, Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School Score 61.49 #10 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha KIIT Bhubaneswar Score 57.28

Private and government Law colleges

NIRF 2021
Top private colleges Symbiosis Law School Best rank #9 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 2021 ranking table.

NLSIU BengaluruBest college in the state
#1 · 2 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges
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Other states

11 more states

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Delhi, Telangana, West BengalEvery state with ranked colleges
22+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2021 list
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State-wise Law ranking

All states
Top Law colleges in Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru #1 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Delhi NLU Delhi #2 · 4 ranked Top Law colleges in Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad #3 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata #4 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar #6 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Rajasthan NLU Jodhpur #8 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School #9 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Odisha KIIT Bhubaneswar #10 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Uttar Pradesh Aligarh Muslim University #11 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Tamil Nadu Saveetha Chennai #13 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Madhya Pradesh NLIU Bhopal #14 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Punjab The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law #16 · 3 ranked
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1 NLSIU Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 78.06 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 1
  • 2019: rank 1
  • 2020: rank 1
  • 2021: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position across 4 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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2 NLU Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 74.55 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 2
  • 2019: rank 2
  • 2020: rank 2
  • 2021: rank 2

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #2 position across 4 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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3 NALSAR Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana 72.39 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 3
  • 2019: rank 3
  • 2020: rank 3
  • 2021: rank 3

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #3 position across 4 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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4 WBNUJS Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 71.24 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 7
  • 2019: rank 5
  • 2020: rank 6
  • 2021: rank 4

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #7 in 2018 to #4 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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5 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 71.09 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 4
  • 2019: rank 4
  • 2020: rank 4
  • 2021: rank 5

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #4 in 2018 to #5 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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6 GNLU Gandhinagar Gandhinagar, Gujarat Govt 65.18 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 9
  • 2020: rank 7
  • 2021: rank 6

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #9 in 2019 to #6 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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7 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 64.67 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 6
  • 2019: rank 8
  • 2020: rank 9
  • 2021: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #6 in 2018 to #7 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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8 NLU Jodhpur Jodhpur, Rajasthan Govt 63.41 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 5
  • 2019: rank 6
  • 2020: rank 5
  • 2021: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #5 in 2018 to #8 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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9 Symbiosis Law School Pune, Maharashtra Private 61.49 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 9
  • 2019: rank 7
  • 2020: rank 8
  • 2021: rank 9

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #9 in both 2018 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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10 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 57.28 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 12
  • 2020: rank 12
  • 2021: rank 10

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #12 in 2019 to #10 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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11 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Govt 55.96 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 13
  • 2021: rank 11

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #13 in 2020 to #11 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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12 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 55.92 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 12

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #12 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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13 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 55.19 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #13 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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14 NLIU Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Govt 52.89 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 11
  • 2020: rank 17
  • 2021: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #11 in 2019 to #14 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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15 RMLNLU Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 51.44 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 8
  • 2019: rank 14
  • 2020: rank 11
  • 2021: rank 15

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #8 in 2018 to #15 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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16 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala, Punjab Govt 50.98 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 10
  • 2020: rank 10
  • 2021: rank 16

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #10 in 2019 to #16 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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17 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 50.40 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #17 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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18 NLU Cuttack Cuttack, Odisha Govt 50.31 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 14
  • 2021: rank 18

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #14 in 2020 to #18 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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19 Christ University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 49.78 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 20
  • 2021: rank 19

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #20 in 2020 to #19 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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20 NLUJAA Assam Kamrup, Assam Govt 49.26 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 16
  • 2021: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #16 in 2020 to #20 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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21 Army Institute of Law Mohali, Punjab Private 47.63 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #21 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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22 Indian Law Institute New Delhi, Delhi Govt 47.38 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 13
  • 2020: rank 18
  • 2021: rank 22

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #13 in 2019 to #22 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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23 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 46.72 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 19
  • 2021: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #19 in 2020 to #23 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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24 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 46.18 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #24 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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25 UPES Dehradun Dehradun, Uttarakhand Private 46.03 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #25 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2021 Law ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2021 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.