NIRF 2025 · City ranking

Top Law Colleges in Bengaluru@elseTop Law colleges in Bengaluru: NIRF ranking 2025

Q: Which is the top Law college in Bengaluru as per NIRF 2025?

NLSIU Bengaluru is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at rank 1.

Q: How many ranked colleges are shown for Bengaluru?

3 colleges from Bengaluru appear in this NIRF 2025 list.

3 Bengaluru institutions appear in the NIRF 2025 Law list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

NLSIU Bengaluru leads the Bengaluru entries in 2025 at national rank 1 with a score of 82.97.

Bengaluru colleges featured across NIRF Law editions

These institutions appeared in the available Bengaluru lists from 2018 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Law colleges in Bengaluru

National Law School of India University 2025 · National rank 1 · Listed this year

Top Private Law colleges in Bengaluru

Alliance University 2025 · National rank 20 · Listed this year
Christ University 2025 · National rank 24 · Listed this year

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Bengaluru offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Law ranks, not positions within Bengaluru.

Bengaluru Law ranking history

Explore Bengaluru institutions in the published NIRF Law lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Bengaluru. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Law edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Bengaluru list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2025

3 Bengaluru institutions appear in the 2025 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 82.97.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

Christ University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 15 to 24. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2025 rank	Institution	2024 rank	Change
24	Christ University	15	↓ 9 places
20	Alliance University	18	↓ 2 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Bengaluru institutions in this comparison.

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2024

3 Bengaluru institutions appear in the 2024 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 83.83.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	1	83.83
15	Christ University	13	59.39
18	Alliance University	25	56.72

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

Alliance University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 25 to 18, an improvement of 7 places. Christ University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 13 to 15. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Change
18	Alliance University	25	↑ 7 places
15	Christ University	13	↓ 2 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Bengaluru institutions in this comparison.

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2023

3 Bengaluru institutions appear in the 2023 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 80.52.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	1	80.52
13	Christ University	16	57.78
25	Alliance University	—	48.13

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Christ University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 16 to 13, an improvement of 3 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2023 rank	Institution	2022 rank	Change
13	Christ University	16	↑ 3 places

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2023 rank	Institution	Score	Status
25	Alliance University	48.13	Newly present

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2022

2 Bengaluru institutions appear in the 2022 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 78.00.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	1	78.00
16	Christ University	19	53.56

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Christ University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 19 to 16, an improvement of 3 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Change
16	Christ University	19	↑ 3 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Bengaluru institutions in this comparison.

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2021

2 Bengaluru institutions appear in the 2021 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 78.06.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	1	78.06
19	Christ University	20	49.78

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Christ University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 20 to 19, an improvement of 1 place. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
19	Christ University	20	↑ 1 place

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Bengaluru institutions in this comparison.

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2020

2 Bengaluru institutions appear in the 2020 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 78.66.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	1	78.66
20	Christ University	—	48.01

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Bengaluru lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
20	Christ University	48.01	Newly present

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2019

1 Bengaluru institution appear in the 2019 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 77.21.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	1	77.21

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Bengaluru lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Bengaluru institutions in this comparison.

Every Bengaluru entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Bengaluru NIRF Law rankings 2018

1 Bengaluru institution appear in the 2018 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Bengaluru entry at national rank 1 with a score of 75.79.

2018 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Score
1	National Law School of India University	—	75.79

This is the earliest available Law edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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Karnataka ranking All states Compare colleges

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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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20 Alliance University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 60.83 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #25 in 2023 to #20 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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24 Christ University Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 58.40 9

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #19 in 2021 to #24 in 2025.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2025 ranking by published city and state.

Bengaluru ranking leader

Top ranked in Bengaluru NLSIU Bengaluru Rank #1 · Score 82.97

Who runs these colleges

Government1 colleges

Private2 colleges

Score bands in Bengaluru

80 and above1

65 – 79.90

55 – 64.92

Below 550

Bengaluru ranking questions

Which is the top Law college in Bengaluru as per NIRF 2025?

NLSIU Bengaluru leads the city list at rank #1.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Bengaluru?

3 colleges from Bengaluru appear in the official 2025 list.

Can I compare these colleges?

Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.

How is the city filter created?

The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.