Does this include private Law colleges in Punjab?

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 Punjab: NIRF Ranking 2023

Q: Which is the top Law college in Punjab as per NIRF 2023?

LPU is the top Punjab entry in this NIRF 2023 Law list at rank 16.

3 Punjab institutions appear in the NIRF 2023 Law list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

LPU leads the Punjab entries in 2023 at national rank 16 with a score of 55.41.

Punjab colleges featured across NIRF Law editions

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

Top Government Law colleges in Punjab

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law 2023 · National rank 20 · Listed this year

Top Private Law colleges in Punjab

Lovely Professional University 2023 · National rank 16 · Listed this year
Army Institute of Law 2023 · National rank 26 · Listed this year

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

Punjab Law ranking history

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

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2023 published Law list. Lovely Professional University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 16 with a score of 55.41.

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Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Lovely Professional University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 13 to 16. 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
16	Lovely Professional University	13	↓ 3 places
20	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	18	↓ 2 places

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

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Law rankings 2022

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2022 published Law list. Lovely Professional University is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 13 with a score of 57.57.

2022 rank	Institution	2021 rank	Score
13	Lovely Professional University	24	57.57
18	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	16	52.73
26	Army Institute of Law	21	47.68

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Lovely Professional University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 24 to 13, an improvement of 11 places. Army Institute of Law recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 21 to 26. 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
13	Lovely Professional University	24	↑ 11 places
26	Army Institute of Law	21	↓ 5 places
18	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	16	↓ 2 places

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

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Law rankings 2021

3 Punjab institutions appear in the 2021 published Law list. The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 16 with a score of 50.98.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Score
16	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	10	50.98
21	Army Institute of Law	—	47.63
24	Lovely Professional University	—	46.18

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 10 to 16. 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
16	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	10	↓ 6 places

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
21	Army Institute of Law	47.63	Newly present
24	Lovely Professional University	46.18	Newly present

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Law rankings 2020

1 Punjab institution appear in the 2020 published Law list. The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 10 with a score of 54.19.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
10	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	10	54.19

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

No newly listed Punjab institutions in this comparison.

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Law rankings 2019

1 Punjab institution appear in the 2019 published Law list. The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law is the highest-ranked Punjab entry at national rank 10 with a score of 55.53.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
10	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	—	55.53

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

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

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

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

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
10	The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law	55.53	Newly present

Every Punjab entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Punjab NIRF Law rankings 2018

0 Punjab institutions appear in the 2018 published Law list.

No Punjab 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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Punjab Law ranking list

Avg score 51.53

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16 LPU Phagwara, Punjab Private 55.41 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 8 places from #24 in 2021 to #16 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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20 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala, Punjab Govt 51.53 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #10 in 2019 to #20 in 2023.

Consistently ranked among India's top law institutions.

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26 Army Institute of Law Mohali, Punjab Private 47.65 0

NIRF Rank Trend (Law)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 5 places from #21 in 2021 to #26 in 2023.

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.

Punjab ranking questions

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

LPU is the top Punjab entry, ranked #16 with a score of 55.41.

Does this include private colleges?

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

How many Punjab colleges are in the NIRF 2023 list?

3 ranked colleges are shown across 3 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.