Does this include private Law colleges in Karnataka?

Yes. When a ranked institution is part of the curated NIRFRank registry, the page marks whether it is private or government.

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

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

NLSIU Bengaluru is the top Karnataka entry in this NIRF 2025 Law list at rank 1.

3 Karnataka 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 Karnataka entries in 2025 at national rank 1 with a score of 82.97.

Karnataka colleges featured across NIRF Law editions

These institutions appeared in the available Karnataka 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 Karnataka

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

Top Private Law colleges in Karnataka

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 Karnataka 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 Karnataka.

Karnataka Law ranking history

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

Comparisons use the preceding available Law edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Karnataka 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 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2025 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2024

3 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2024 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2023

3 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2023 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2022

2 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2022 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2021

2 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2021 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2020

2 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2020 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka 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 Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2019

1 Karnataka institution appear in the 2019 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Karnataka lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

No newly listed Karnataka institutions in this comparison.

Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Law rankings 2018

1 Karnataka institution appear in the 2018 published Law list. National Law School of India University is the highest-ranked Karnataka 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 Law ranking list

Avg score 67.40

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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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Karnataka ranking questions

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

NLSIU Bengaluru is the top Karnataka entry, ranked #1 with a score of 82.97.

Does this include private colleges?

Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.

How many Karnataka colleges are in the NIRF 2025 list?

3 ranked colleges are shown across 1 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

Open any row to see that college's NIRF Law rank across the latest available editions.