Does this include private Law colleges in Kerala?

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 Kerala@elseTop Law colleges in Kerala: NIRF ranking 2025

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

CUSAT Kochi is the top Kerala entry in this NIRF 2025 Law list at rank 13.

1 Kerala institution appears in the NIRF 2025 Law list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

CUSAT Kochi leads the Kerala entries in 2025 at national rank 13 with a score of 65.19.

Kerala colleges featured across NIRF Law editions

These institutions appeared in the available Kerala 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 Kerala

Cochin University of Science and Technology 2025 · National rank 13 · Listed this year
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) 2024 · National rank 38 · Historical entry

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

Kerala Law ranking history

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

1 Kerala institution appear in the 2025 published Law list. Cochin University of Science and Technology is the highest-ranked Kerala entry at national rank 13 with a score of 65.19.

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Major changes from 2024 to 2025

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

2025 rank	Institution	Score	Status
13	Cochin University of Science and Technology	65.19	Newly present

2024 rank	Institution	Status
38	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	Not present in 2025

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2024

1 Kerala institution appear in the 2024 published Law list. National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is the highest-ranked Kerala entry at national rank 38 with a score of 47.96.

2024 rank	Institution	2023 rank	Score
38	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	—	47.96

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

2024 rank	Institution	Score	Status
38	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	47.96	Newly present

Every Kerala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2023

0 Kerala institutions appear in the 2023 published Law list.

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

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

No newly listed Kerala institutions in this comparison.

Every Kerala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2022

0 Kerala institutions appear in the 2022 published Law list.

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

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

No newly listed Kerala institutions in this comparison.

2021 rank	Institution	Status
26	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	Not present in 2022

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2021

1 Kerala institution appear in the 2021 published Law list. National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is the highest-ranked Kerala entry at national rank 26 with a score of 45.66.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
26	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	—	45.66

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
26	National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)	45.66	Newly present

Every Kerala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2020

0 Kerala institutions appear in the 2020 published Law list.

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

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

No newly listed Kerala institutions in this comparison.

Every Kerala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2019

0 Kerala institutions appear in the 2019 published Law list.

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

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

No newly listed Kerala institutions in this comparison.

Every Kerala entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Kerala NIRF Law rankings 2018

0 Kerala institutions appear in the 2018 published Law list.

No Kerala 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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Kerala Law ranking list

Avg score 65.19

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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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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.

Kerala ranking questions

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

CUSAT Kochi is the top Kerala entry, ranked #13 with a score of 65.19.

Does this include private colleges?

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

How many Kerala colleges are in the NIRF 2025 list?

1 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.