NIRF Law Ranking 2024: Find out the Best Law School in India!

Ruchika Mohapatra

19 August 20243 min read

Check out the NIRF ranking of law schools across India in the last 5 years!

NIRF Law Ranking 2024

The NIRF rankings for law institutions are based on several parameters, including Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception (PR). The rankings have seen some institutions consistently perform well, while others have experienced fluctuations.

The NIRF rankings for law schools from 2020 to 2024 reveal both consistency and change within the top ranks. While traditional powerhouses like NLSIU, NALSAR, and NLU Delhi continue to lead, other institutions are also making strides.

Emerging law schools have the potential to climb higher, especially with a focus on enhancing their research output, teaching resources, and industry engagement.

The top three positions have seen minimal changes, with NLSIU, NALSAR, and NLU Delhi maintaining dominance. Institutions like WBNUJS, GNLU, and Symbiosis Law School have shown potential to climb higher, with improvements in certain parameters. IIT Kharagpur and Jamia Millia Islamia have experienced more significant fluctuations, suggesting areas where they might need to focus to regain or maintain their positions.

NIRF Rankings for the Top 30 Law Schools from 2020-2024

Edit Institution20202021202220232024 National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore11111 National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad33222 National Law University (NLU), Delhi22333 The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata64445 National Law University, Jodhpur55554 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law)45666 Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar77887 Symbiosis Law School, Pune88998 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi9101079 The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala10971010 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow1111111111 National Law University, Odisha1414121212 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar1212131313 Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University1313141414 Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara1515151515 National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi1616161616 Christ University, Bangalore1717181717 Army Institute of Law, Mohali1818171818 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Law, Kakinada1919191919 Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad2020202020 ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad2121212121 Faculty of Law, University of Delhi2222222222 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai2323232323 Amity Law School, Noida2424242424 Institute of Law, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune2525252525 National Law University, Assam2626262626 IFIM Law School, Bangalore2727272727 CMR University School of Legal Studies, Bangalore2828282828 Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli2929292929 M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore3030303030

NLSIU has been consistently ranked #1 due to strong academic curriculum, research, and graduate outcomes while NALSAR improved to #2 in 2022, maintaining it since, with enhancements in research and perception.

NLU Jodhpur has demonstrated stable performance with slight improvement to #4 in 2024, showing consistent academic and research output while IIT Kharagpur has shown a gradual decline in rank since 2020.

WBNUJS saw an improvement in 2021, moving up to fourth place, but it slightly dropped to fifth rank in 2024.

Despite minor fluctuations, GNLU has been consistently in the top 10 while RGNUL, Patiala experienced rank fluctuations, with a peak at #7 in 2022 and a return to #10 in 2024.

RMLNLU has consistently held the 11th spot and so has Symbiosis Law School, demonstrating consistency by maintaining a presence in the top 10.

NIRF Law Ranking 2024: Find out the Best Law School in India!