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NIRF 2023

NIRF 2023 Law rankings

Discover the top 200+ colleges in India based on NIRF 2023 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 2023

Symbiosis Law School · Pune #6 · 66.67
SOA Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar #8 · 64.04
Saveetha Chennai · Chennai #11 · 59.37

Top 10 Law colleges — NIRF 2023

Official rank order
#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru Score 80.52 #2 · New Delhi, Delhi NLU Delhi Score 73.91 #3 · Hyderabad, Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad Score 73.76 #4 · Kolkata, West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata Score 69.34 #5 · New Delhi, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia Score 68.30 #6 · Pune, Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School Score 66.67 #7 · Gandhinagar, Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar Score 65.69 #8 · Bhubaneswar, Odisha SOA Bhubaneswar Score 64.04 #9 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 62.20 #10 · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Score 61.05

Private and government Law colleges

NIRF 2023
Top private colleges Symbiosis Law School Best rank #6 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 2023 ranking table.

NLSIU BengaluruBest college in the state
#1 · 3 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
24+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2023 list
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State-wise Law ranking

All states
Top Law colleges in Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru #1 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Delhi NLU Delhi #2 · 4 ranked Top Law colleges in Telangana NALSAR Hyderabad #3 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata #4 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Maharashtra Symbiosis Law School #6 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar #7 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Odisha SOA Bhubaneswar #8 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Uttar Pradesh Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University #10 · 4 ranked Top Law colleges in Tamil Nadu Saveetha Chennai #11 · 2 ranked Top Law colleges in Punjab LPU #16 · 3 ranked Top Law colleges in Madhya Pradesh NLIU Bhopal #18 · 1 ranked Top Law colleges in Haryana Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon #23 · 1 ranked
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1 NLSIU Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 80.52 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 1
  • 2020: rank 1
  • 2021: rank 1
  • 2022: rank 1
  • 2023: 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 73.91 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 2
  • 2020: rank 2
  • 2021: rank 2
  • 2022: rank 2
  • 2023: 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 NALSAR Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana 73.76 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 3
  • 2020: rank 3
  • 2021: rank 3
  • 2022: rank 4
  • 2023: rank 3

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #3 in both 2019 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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4 WBNUJS Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 69.34 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 5
  • 2020: rank 6
  • 2021: rank 4
  • 2022: rank 5
  • 2023: rank 4

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #5 in 2019 to #4 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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5 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 68.30 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 8
  • 2020: rank 9
  • 2021: rank 7
  • 2022: rank 7
  • 2023: rank 5

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #8 in 2019 to #5 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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6 Symbiosis Law School Pune, Maharashtra Private 66.67 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 7
  • 2020: rank 8
  • 2021: rank 9
  • 2022: rank 3
  • 2023: rank 6

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #7 in 2019 to #6 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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7 GNLU Gandhinagar Gandhinagar, Gujarat Govt 65.69 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 9
  • 2020: rank 7
  • 2021: rank 6
  • 2022: rank 8
  • 2023: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #9 in 2019 to #7 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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8 SOA Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 64.04 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 9
  • 2023: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #9 in 2022 to #8 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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9 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 62.20 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 4
  • 2020: rank 4
  • 2021: rank 5
  • 2022: rank 6
  • 2023: rank 9

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #4 in 2019 to #9 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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10 Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 61.05 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: rank 10

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #10 in both 2023 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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11 Saveetha Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 59.37 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 13
  • 2022: rank 14
  • 2023: rank 11

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #13 in 2021 to #11 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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12 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 59.20 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 12
  • 2020: rank 12
  • 2021: rank 10
  • 2022: rank 11
  • 2023: rank 12

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #12 in both 2019 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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13 Christ University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 57.78 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 20
  • 2021: rank 19
  • 2022: rank 16
  • 2023: rank 13

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 7 places from #20 in 2020 to #13 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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14 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Govt 56.51 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 13
  • 2021: rank 11
  • 2022: rank 12
  • 2023: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #13 in 2020 to #14 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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15 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 56.37 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 17
  • 2022: rank 19
  • 2023: rank 15

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #17 in 2021 to #15 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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16 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 55.41 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 24
  • 2022: rank 13
  • 2023: rank 16

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 8 places from #24 in 2021 to #16 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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17 Indian Law Institute New Delhi, Delhi Govt 55.34 12
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 13
  • 2020: rank 18
  • 2021: rank 22
  • 2022: rank 29
  • 2023: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 4 places from #13 in 2019 to #17 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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18 NLIU Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Govt 54.68 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 11
  • 2020: rank 17
  • 2021: rank 14
  • 2022: rank 15
  • 2023: rank 18

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #11 in 2019 to #18 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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19 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 54.13 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 12
  • 2022: rank 23
  • 2023: rank 19

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #12 in 2021 to #19 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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20 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala, Punjab Govt 51.53 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 10
  • 2020: rank 10
  • 2021: rank 16
  • 2022: rank 18
  • 2023: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #10 in 2019 to #20 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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21 RMLNLU Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 50.90 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: rank 14
  • 2020: rank 11
  • 2021: rank 15
  • 2022: rank 17
  • 2023: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #14 in 2019 to #21 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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22 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 50.18 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 19
  • 2021: rank 23
  • 2022: rank 20
  • 2023: rank 22

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #19 in 2020 to #22 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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23 Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon Gurugram, Haryana Private 49.55 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 27
  • 2023: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #27 in 2022 to #23 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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24 National University of Study & Research in Law Ranchi, Jharkhand Govt 48.20 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: rank 22
  • 2023: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #22 in 2022 to #24 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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25 Alliance University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 48.13 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: not ranked
  • 2022: not ranked
  • 2023: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #25 in both 2023 and 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2023 Law ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2023 Law list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

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