Top Law Colleges in India 2024 Fees, Placements, Courses, Ranking

Over the past few years, there has been a significant surge in the number of students who want to take admission in law courses, as they are in-demand and provide the students with a diverse range of opportunities. There are two ways through which a student can get admission into these law courses, i.e. either by pursuing integrated law courses or by pursuing LLB. Law graduates can get a specialization in several areas, such as Criminal law, International law, Constitutional law, Intellectual Property law etc.

There are over 1200 law institutions in India. As per the NIRF Rankings, NLSIU Bangalore is the highest ranking law college in India. These law institutions are both privately and publicly owned but the majority of them have private ownership. The law courses provided by these top institutions, namely, LLB, PhD and LLM, span between 3 to 5 years. These courses have received recognition and authorization from the Bar Council of India (BCI). If a candidate wishes to get admission in these top colleges, then they are required to clear certain law entrance exams, such as DU LLB, CLAT, LSAT, etc. The fees charged by the best law colleges in India ranges from 10000 10 18,00,000. These colleges also provide their students with top-notch placement opportunities. They are often placed in top tier law firms with an average salary of 10 LPA.

IIT Kharagpur, NLU Jodhpur, NALSAR Hyderabad, NUJS Kolkata, and NLSIU Bangalore are ranked amongst the best law schools in India.
Top private law colleges in India include KIIT Bhubaneswar, Parul University, SLS Pune etc.
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Highlights of Top Law Colleges In India

There are several top law colleges in India that offer various law programs to the students such as LLB, LLM and PhD programs. These colleges are spread across the country and students often find it difficult to get a general understanding of them. To get an overview of these law institutions, students can check the table provided below.

Parameters	Statistics
No. of Colleges	27 Colleges
Fee	INR 1-2 lakh: 2 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 3 colleges > INR 5 lakh: 15 colleges
Top Specializations	Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law, etc.
Entrance Based	CLAT, CUET, LSAT India, AILET, etc.

NIRF Rankings 2023 Of Top Law Colleges In India

India is home to over 1200+ law colleges. The best law colleges are always the desired destination for a candidate. The table presented below provides the students with various details such as whether the college is public or private, its NIRF Rankings, location, city, state, etc. which will assist them in filtering out the right college.

Name of Law School	Type	City	State	Ranking	NIRF Points
National Law School of India University	Government	Bengaluru	Karnataka	1	80.52
National Law University	Government	New Delhi	Delhi	2	73.91
NALSAR University of Law	Government	Hyderabad	Telangana	3	73.76
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	Government	Kolkata	West Bengal	4	69.34
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	Government	New Delhi	Delhi	5	68.3
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	Private	Pune	Maharashtra	6	66.67
Gujarat National Law University	Government	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	7	65.69
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Private	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	8	64.04
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Government	Kharagpur	West Bengal	9	62.2
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Government	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	10	61.05
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Private	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	11	59.37
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Private	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	12	59.2
Christ University	Private	Bengaluru	Karnataka	13	57.78
Aligarh Muslim University	Government	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	14	56.51
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Private	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	15	56.37
Lovely Professional University	Private	Phagwara	Punjab	16	55.41
Indian Law Institute	Private	New Delhi	Delhi	17	55.34
National Law Institute University, Bhopal	Government	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	18	54.68
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	Government	New Delhi	Delhi	19	54.13
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala	Government	Patiala	Punjab	20	51.53
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	Government	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	21	50.9
Banaras Hindu University	Government	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	22	50.18
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	Private	Gurugram	Haryana	23	49.55
National University of Study & Research in Law	Government	Ranchi	Jharkhand	24	48.2
Alliance University	Private	Bengaluru	Karnataka	25	48.13
Army Institute of Law, Sector-68	Private	Mohali	Punjab	26	47.65
Nirma University	Private	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	27	47.57
National Law University and Judicial Academy	Government	Kamrup	Assam	28	46.6
Manipal University Jaipur	Private	Jaipur	Rajasthan	29	46.54
National Law University	Government	Cuttack	Odisha	30	46.02

Top 17 Government Law Colleges in India - NIRF Rankings 2023

Public colleges generally offer their students with great career and placement opportunities. To get a NIRF Rankings of these top government Law colleges in India, students can refer to the table mentioned below:

Name of Law School	City	State	Ranking	NIRF Points
National Law School of India University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	1	80.52
National Law University	New Delhi	Delhi	2	73.91
NALSAR University of Law	Hyderabad	Telangana	3	73.76
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	Kolkata	West Bengal	4	69.34
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	5	68.3
Gujarat National Law University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	7	65.69
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	9	62.2
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	10	61.05
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	14	56.51
National Law Institute University, Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	18	54.68
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi	19	54.13
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala	Patiala	Punjab	20	51.53
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	21	50.9
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	22	50.18
National University of Study & Research in Law	Ranchi	Jharkhand	24	48.2
National Law University and Judicial Academy	Kamrup	Assam	28	46.6
National Law University	Cuttack	Odisha	30	46.02

Top Private Law Colleges in India - NIRF Rankings 2023

Most of the Top private law colleges in India are privately owned. These colleges provide their students with world-class infrastructure, great career opportunities, and academic growth. To get NIRF Rankings of these private colleges, students can refer to the table mentioned below:

Name of Law School	City	State	Ranking	NIRF Points
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra	6	66.67
Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	8	64.04
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	11	59.37
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	12	59.2
Christ University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	13	57.78
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	15	56.37
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	16	55.41
Indian Law Institute	New Delhi	Delhi	17	55.34
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	Gurugram	Haryana	23	49.55
Alliance University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	25	48.13
Army Institute of Law, Sector-68	Mohali	Punjab	26	47.65
Nirma University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	27	47.57
Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan	29	46.54

Placements Offered By Top Law Colleges in India

Students can check the following table for placement opportunities along with the top recruiters that come for campus placements to the mentioned best law colleges in India.

Name of the College	Average Package (INR)	Top Recruiters
NLSIU, Bengaluru	16 LPA	Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB and Partners, Khaitan and Co., Trilegal, Argus Partners
NLU, New Delhi	19 LPA	S&B Partners, Trilegal, Khaitan and Co.
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad	16 LPA	J Sagar Associates, Trilegal, Khaitan & Co., Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB and Partners
WBNUJS, Kolkata	16 LPA	Trilegal, Khaitan & Co., Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	5.50 LPA	Fox and Mandal, Khaitan & Co., Mindcrest, J Sagar Associates
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	10 LPA	Khaitan & Co., Mindcrest, J Sagar Associates, Amarchand Mangaldas
GNLU, Gandhinagar	15.40 LPA	J Sagar Associates, Trilegal, Khaitan & Co., Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB and Partners
Christ University, Bangalore	21.46 LPA	Khaitan & Co., Mindcrest, J Sagar Associates, Amarchand Mangaldas
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	12.30 LPA	J Sagar Associates, Trilegal, Khaitan & Co.
IIT, Kharagpur	10 LPA	J Sagar Associates, Trilegal, Khaitan & Co., Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB and Partners

ROI Of Top Law Colleges in India

Students can refer to the following table which discusses in detail the ROI of top law colleges in India.

Name of the College	Average Annual Course Fees (INR)	Average Salary (INR)	ROI
NLSIU, Bengaluru	2,69,000	16 LPA	594.8%
NL U, New Delhi	2,25,000	19 LPA	844.4%
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad	2,66,666	16 LPA	600%
WBNUJS, Kolkata	1,22,000	16 LPA	1,311.4%
JMI, New Delhi	66,666	5.50 LPA	825%
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	3,32,000	10 LPA	301.2%
GNLU, Gandhinagar	2,00,000	15.40 LPA	770%
Siksha ‘O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneshwar	1,20,000	21.46 LPA	1,788.3%
Indian IT, Kharagpur	3,55,100	12.30 LPA	346.38%
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	1,70,000	10 LPA	588.2%

Top Law Colleges in India 2024 Fees, Placements, Courses, Ranking

Highlights of Top Law Colleges In India

NIRF Rankings 2023 Of Top Law Colleges In India

Top 17 Government Law Colleges in India - NIRF Rankings 2023

Top Private Law Colleges in India - NIRF Rankings 2023

Placements Offered By Top Law Colleges in India

ROI Of Top Law Colleges in India

Anand Law College- Anand, Vazhakulam, Kerala

LLB

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Arunodaya Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka

LLB

--

NIMT Group Of Institutions, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Integrated Law

2,15,000

Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya- Kodarma, Koderma, Jharkhand

LLB

--

Government Post Graduate College - Shivpuri, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh

LLB

--

Yeshwant Mahavidhyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra

LLB

--

PES Law College, Mandya, Karnataka

LLB

--

Vasantrao Dada Patil Institute of Management Studies & Research, Sangli, Maharashtra

LLB

5,265

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LIBRA College Of Law, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

LLB

--

VP Mandal&rsquo;s Municipal Council&rsquo;s Law College, Thane, Maharashtra

LLB

20,480

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Abhyudaya Degree College, Bangalore, Karnataka

Integrated Law

--

School of Law- Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand

LLB

--

Manair College of Law, Khammam, Telangana

LLB

15,000

9 LPA

RTES Law College- Ranebennor, Karnataka

LLB

30,000

--

KE Society Rajiv Gandhi College of Law, Bangalore, Karnataka

LLB

1,35,000

--

7 lakh LPA

Shri Guru Gobind Singh Law College, Madhya Pradesh

LLB

--

RKDF University, Ranchi, Jharkhand

LLB

1,20,000

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Indraprastha Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Integrated Law

1,90,000

9.2 LPA

Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

LLB

1,05,000

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Maharaja Balwant Singh College- Gangapur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

LLB

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VP Mandal’s Municipal Council’s Law College, Thane, Maharashtra