Which is the top Government Law college in NIRF 2025?

NLSIU Bengaluru is the top resolved Government institution on this NIRF 2025 Law list at rank 1.

Is this Government list based on official NIRF data?

Yes. The page filters the imported official NIRF 2025 Law ranking table by institution type from the NIRFRank registry.

NIRF 2025

Top Government Law colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2025

Browse resolved government colleges from the official NIRF 2025 Law ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.

Teaching & Learning Resources Top Government Law State-wise Law

Top private — Law 2025

No tracked private university ranked in this edition.

Top government Law colleges — NIRF 2025

Official rank order

#1 · Bengaluru, Karnataka NLSIU Bengaluru Score 82.97 #2 · New Delhi, Delhi NLU Delhi Score 80.00 #4 · Kolkata, West Bengal WBNUJS Kolkata Score 79.39 #5 · Gandhinagar, Gujarat GNLU Gandhinagar Score 76.23 #6 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 74.09 #8 · New Delhi, Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia Score 66.39 #9 · Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Aligarh Muslim University Score 65.82 #12 · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Score 65.26 #13 · Cochin, Kerala CUSAT Kochi Score 65.19 #15 · Cuttack, Odisha NLU Cuttack Score 63.66

State-wise Law ranking

Featured state

Karnataka

Top Law colleges in Karnataka, filtered from the official NIRF 2025 ranking table.

NLSIU BengaluruBest college in the state

#1 · 1 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges

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Other states

11 more states

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Delhi, West Bengal, GujaratEvery state with ranked colleges

18+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2025 list

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1 NLSIU Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka Govt 82.97 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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 80.00 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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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4 WBNUJS Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 79.39 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

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Highlights

Ranked #4 in both 2021 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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5 GNLU Gandhinagar Gandhinagar, Gujarat Govt 76.23 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #6 in 2021 to #5 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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6 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 74.09 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #5 in 2021 to #6 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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8 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 66.39 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #7 in 2021 to #8 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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9 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Govt 65.82 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #11 in 2021 to #9 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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12 Babasheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 65.26 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #10 in 2023 to #12 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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13 CUSAT Kochi Cochin, Kerala Govt 65.19 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #13 in both 2025 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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15 NLU Cuttack Cuttack, Odisha Govt 63.66 11

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #18 in 2021 to #15 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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16 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Govt 63.12 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #16 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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17 CNLU Patna Patna, Bihar Govt 62.40 14

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 14 places from #31 in 2024 to #17 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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21 RMLNLU Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 60.12 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #15 in 2021 to #21 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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22 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 60.05 5

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #12 in 2021 to #22 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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23 Central University of South Bihar Gaya Gaya, Bihar Govt 58.84 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #23 in both 2025 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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27 NLIU Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Govt 57.64 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 13 places from #14 in 2021 to #27 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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28 NLU Nagpur Nagpur, Maharashtra Govt 56.54 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 6 places from #34 in 2024 to #28 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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29 University of Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Govt 55.85 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #23 in 2024 to #29 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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30 National University of Study & Research in Law Ranchi, Jharkhand Govt 55.81 8

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #22 in 2022 to #30 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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34 HPNLU Shimla Select City, Himachal Pradesh Govt 53.49 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #34 in both 2025 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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35 NLUJAA Assam Kamrup, Assam Govt 53.39 8

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 15 places from #20 in 2021 to #35 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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40 Central University of Punjab Bathinda, Punjab Govt 52.70 NEW

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #40 in both 2025 and 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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What is the NIRF 2025 Law ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2025 Law list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

Can I use this for NIRF college ranking research?

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