Chennai
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NIRF 2023 · City ranking

1 Chennai institution appears in the NIRF 2023 Law list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Saveetha Chennai leads the Chennai entries in 2023 at national rank 11 with a score of 59.37.

Chennai colleges featured across NIRF Law editions

These institutions appeared in the available Chennai lists from 2018 to 2023. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Private Law colleges in Chennai

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Chennai 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 Chennai.

Chennai Law ranking history

Explore Chennai institutions in the published NIRF Law lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Chennai. 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 Chennai 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 2023

1 Chennai institution appear in the 2023 published Law list. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 11 with a score of 59.37.

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Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 14 to 11, an improvement of 3 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Chennai ranking changes from 2022

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2023 rank Institution 2022 rank Change
11 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 14 ↑ 3 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Chennai institutions in 2023

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No newly listed Chennai institutions in this comparison.

Chennai institutions not present in 2023

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Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Law rankings 2022

1 Chennai institution appear in the 2022 published Law list. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 14 with a score of 55.41.

Chennai institutions in NIRF Law 2022

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Score
14 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 13 55.41

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 13 to 14. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Chennai ranking changes from 2021

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Change
14 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 13 ↓ 1 place
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Chennai institutions in 2022

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No newly listed Chennai institutions in this comparison.

Chennai institutions not present in 2022

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Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Law rankings 2021

1 Chennai institution appear in the 2021 published Law list. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 13 with a score of 55.19.

Chennai institutions in NIRF Law 2021

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Score
13 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences — 55.19

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

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

Biggest Chennai ranking changes from 2020

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No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

Newly present Chennai institutions in 2021

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2021 rank Institution Score Status
13 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences 55.19 Newly present

Chennai institutions not present in 2021

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Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Law rankings 2020

0 Chennai institutions appear in the 2020 published Law list.

Chennai institutions in NIRF Law 2020

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No Chennai institutions appear in this edition's published list.

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

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

Biggest Chennai ranking changes from 2019

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No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

Newly present Chennai institutions in 2020

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No newly listed Chennai institutions in this comparison.

Chennai institutions not present in 2020

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Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Law rankings 2019

0 Chennai institutions appear in the 2019 published Law list.

Chennai institutions in NIRF Law 2019

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No Chennai institutions appear in this edition's published list.

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

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

Biggest Chennai ranking changes from 2018

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No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

Newly present Chennai institutions in 2019

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No newly listed Chennai institutions in this comparison.

Chennai institutions not present in 2019

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Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Law rankings 2018

0 Chennai institutions appear in the 2018 published Law list.

Chennai institutions in NIRF Law 2018

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No Chennai institutions appear in this edition's published list.

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

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Chennai Law ranking list

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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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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2023 ranking by published city and state.

Chennai ranking questions

Which is the top Law college in Chennai as per NIRF 2023?

Saveetha Chennai leads the city list at rank #11.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?

1 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2023 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.