Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
NIRF 2024 · City ranking

1 Varanasi institution appears in the NIRF 2024 Law list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

Banaras Hindu University leads the Varanasi entries in 2024 at national rank 25 with a score of 54.54.

Varanasi colleges featured across NIRF Law editions

These institutions appeared in the available Varanasi lists from 2018 to 2024. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Law colleges in Varanasi

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

Varanasi Law ranking history

Explore Varanasi institutions in the published NIRF Law lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Varanasi. 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 Varanasi 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 2024

1 Varanasi institution appear in the 2024 published Law list. Banaras Hindu University is the highest-ranked Varanasi entry at national rank 25 with a score of 54.54.

View full Varanasi 2024 ranking with scores and college profiles

Major changes from 2023 to 2024

Banaras Hindu University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 22 to 25. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Varanasi ranking changes from 2023

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2024 rank Institution 2023 rank Change
25 Banaras Hindu University 22 ↓ 3 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Varanasi institutions in 2024

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No newly listed Varanasi institutions in this comparison.

Varanasi institutions not present in 2024

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Every Varanasi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Varanasi NIRF Law rankings 2023

1 Varanasi institution appear in the 2023 published Law list. Banaras Hindu University is the highest-ranked Varanasi entry at national rank 22 with a score of 50.18.

Varanasi institutions in NIRF Law 2023

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2023 rank Institution 2022 rank Score
22 Banaras Hindu University 20 50.18

Major changes from 2022 to 2023

Banaras Hindu University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 20 to 22. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Varanasi ranking changes from 2022

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2023 rank Institution 2022 rank Change
22 Banaras Hindu University 20 ↓ 2 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Varanasi institutions in 2023

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No newly listed Varanasi institutions in this comparison.

Varanasi institutions not present in 2023

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Every Varanasi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Varanasi NIRF Law rankings 2022

1 Varanasi institution appear in the 2022 published Law list. Banaras Hindu University is the highest-ranked Varanasi entry at national rank 20 with a score of 51.66.

Varanasi institutions in NIRF Law 2022

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Score
20 Banaras Hindu University 23 51.66

Major changes from 2021 to 2022

Banaras Hindu University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 23 to 20, 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 Varanasi ranking changes from 2021

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2022 rank Institution 2021 rank Change
20 Banaras Hindu University 23 ↑ 3 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Varanasi institutions in 2022

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No newly listed Varanasi institutions in this comparison.

Varanasi institutions not present in 2022

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Every Varanasi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Varanasi NIRF Law rankings 2021

1 Varanasi institution appear in the 2021 published Law list. Banaras Hindu University is the highest-ranked Varanasi entry at national rank 23 with a score of 46.72.

Varanasi institutions in NIRF Law 2021

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Score
23 Banaras Hindu University 19 46.72

Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Banaras Hindu University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 19 to 23. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Varanasi ranking changes from 2020

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2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Change
23 Banaras Hindu University 19 ↓ 4 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Varanasi institutions in 2021

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No newly listed Varanasi institutions in this comparison.

Varanasi institutions not present in 2021

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Every Varanasi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Varanasi NIRF Law rankings 2020

1 Varanasi institution appear in the 2020 published Law list. Banaras Hindu University is the highest-ranked Varanasi entry at national rank 19 with a score of 49.17.

Varanasi institutions in NIRF Law 2020

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2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Score
19 Banaras Hindu University — 49.17

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

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

Biggest Varanasi ranking changes from 2019

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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 Varanasi institutions in 2020

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2020 rank Institution Score Status
19 Banaras Hindu University 49.17 Newly present

Varanasi institutions not present in 2020

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Every Varanasi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Varanasi NIRF Law rankings 2019

0 Varanasi institutions appear in the 2019 published Law list.

Varanasi institutions in NIRF Law 2019

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

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

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

Biggest Varanasi 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 Varanasi institutions in 2019

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No newly listed Varanasi institutions in this comparison.

Varanasi institutions not present in 2019

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Every Varanasi entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Varanasi NIRF Law rankings 2018

0 Varanasi institutions appear in the 2018 published Law list.

Varanasi institutions in NIRF Law 2018

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No Varanasi 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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Varanasi Law ranking list

Uttar Pradesh
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25 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Govt 54.54 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Law)
  • 2020: rank 19
  • 2021: rank 23
  • 2022: rank 20
  • 2023: rank 22
  • 2024: rank 25

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 6 places from #19 in 2020 to #25 in 2024.

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 2024 ranking by published city and state.

Varanasi ranking questions

Which is the top Law college in Varanasi as per NIRF 2024?

Banaras Hindu University leads the city list at rank #25.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Varanasi?

1 colleges from Varanasi appear in the official 2024 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.