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NIRF 2022

NIRF 2022 Law rankings

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2022 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 2022

Symbiosis Law School · Pune #3 · 73.73
SOA Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar #9 · 63.47
KIIT Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar #11 · 61.55

Top 10 Law colleges — NIRF 2022

Official rank order
#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru Score 78.00 #2 · New Delhi, Delhi NLU Delhi Score 73.96 #3 · Pune, Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School Score 73.73 #4 · Hyderabad, Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad Score 73.05 #5 · Kolkata, West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata Score 70.72 #6 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 67.27 #7 · New Delhi, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia Score 63.62 #8 · Gandhinagar, Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar Score 63.52 #9 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha SOA Bhubaneswar Score 63.47 #10 · Jodhpur, Rajasthan NLU Jodhpur Score 62.35

Private and government Law colleges

NIRF 2022
Top private colleges Symbiosis Law School Best rank #3 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 2022 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, Maharashtra, TelanganaEvery state with ranked colleges
22+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2022 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 Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School #3 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad #4 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata #5 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar #8 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Odisha SOA Bhubaneswar #9 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Rajasthan NLU Jodhpur #10 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Uttar Pradesh Aligarh Muslim University #12 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Punjab LPU #13 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Tamil Nadu Saveetha Chennai #14 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Madhya Pradesh NLIU Bhopal #15 · 1 ranked
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1 NLSIU Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 78.00 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 1
  • 2019: rank 1
  • 2020: rank 1
  • 2021: rank 1
  • 2022: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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2 NLU Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 73.96 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 2
  • 2019: rank 2
  • 2020: rank 2
  • 2021: rank 2
  • 2022: rank 2

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #2 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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3 Symbiosis Law School Pune, Maharashtra Private 73.73 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 9
  • 2019: rank 7
  • 2020: rank 8
  • 2021: rank 9
  • 2022: rank 3

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #9 in 2018 to #3 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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4 NALSAR Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana 73.05 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 3
  • 2019: rank 3
  • 2020: rank 3
  • 2021: rank 3
  • 2022: rank 4

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #3 in 2018 to #4 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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5 WBNUJS Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 70.72 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 7
  • 2019: rank 5
  • 2020: rank 6
  • 2021: rank 4
  • 2022: rank 5

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #7 in 2018 to #5 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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6 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 67.27 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 4
  • 2019: rank 4
  • 2020: rank 4
  • 2021: rank 5
  • 2022: rank 6

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #4 in 2018 to #6 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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7 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 63.62 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 6
  • 2019: rank 8
  • 2020: rank 9
  • 2021: rank 7
  • 2022: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #6 in 2018 to #7 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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8 GNLU Gandhinagar Gandhinagar, Gujarat Govt 63.52 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 9
  • 2020: rank 7
  • 2021: rank 6
  • 2022: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #9 in 2019 to #8 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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9 SOA Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 63.47 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 9

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #9 in both 2022 and 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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10 NLU Jodhpur Jodhpur, Rajasthan Govt 62.35 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 5
  • 2019: rank 6
  • 2020: rank 5
  • 2021: rank 8
  • 2022: rank 10

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #5 in 2018 to #10 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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11 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 61.55 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 12
  • 2020: rank 12
  • 2021: rank 10
  • 2022: rank 11

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #12 in 2019 to #11 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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12 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Govt 60.11 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 13
  • 2021: rank 11
  • 2022: rank 12

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #13 in 2020 to #12 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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13 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 57.57 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 24
  • 2022: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 11 places from #24 in 2021 to #13 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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14 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 55.41 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 13
  • 2022: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #13 in 2021 to #14 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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15 NLIU Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Govt 54.28 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 11
  • 2020: rank 17
  • 2021: rank 14
  • 2022: rank 15

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #11 in 2019 to #15 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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16 Christ University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 53.56 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 20
  • 2021: rank 19
  • 2022: rank 16

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #20 in 2020 to #16 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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17 RMLNLU Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 53.23 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: rank 8
  • 2019: rank 14
  • 2020: rank 11
  • 2021: rank 15
  • 2022: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #8 in 2018 to #17 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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18 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala, Punjab Govt 52.73 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: rank 10
  • 2020: rank 10
  • 2021: rank 16
  • 2022: rank 18

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #10 in 2019 to #18 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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19 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 51.87 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 17
  • 2022: rank 19

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #17 in 2021 to #19 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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20 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 51.66 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 19
  • 2021: rank 23
  • 2022: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #19 in 2020 to #20 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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21 UPES Dehradun Dehradun, Uttarakhand Private 50.18 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 25
  • 2022: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #25 in 2021 to #21 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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22 National University of Study & Research in Law Ranchi, Jharkhand Govt 49.84 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 22

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #22 in both 2022 and 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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23 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 49.43 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 11 places from #12 in 2021 to #23 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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24 NLUJAA Assam Kamrup, Assam Govt 49.27 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 16
  • 2021: rank 20
  • 2022: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #16 in 2020 to #24 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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25 NLU Cuttack Cuttack, Odisha Govt 48.81 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 14
  • 2021: rank 18
  • 2022: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 11 places from #14 in 2020 to #25 in 2022.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.

About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2022 Law ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2022 Law list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

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