The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for the year 2021 has been released by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on September 9, 2021, at the official website of NIRF i.e. nirfindia.org.
NIRF Ranking was approved by the Ministry of Education, formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the umbrella of the Government of India on September 29, 2015. Basically, the NIRF Ranking takes into consideration a universal methodology to rank colleges and universities. Several parameters such as Graduation Outcome, Teaching Learning and Resources, Perception, Outreach and Inclusivity and Research and Professional Practice are taken into consideration during the ranking.
Here is a list of the top 30 colleges in the NIRF ranking for Law:
Name
|
City
|
State
|
Score
|
Rank
|
National Law School of India University
|
Bengaluru
|
Karnataka
|
78.06
|
1
|
National Law University
|
New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
74.55
|
2
|
NALSAR University of Law
|
Hyderabad
|
Telangana
|
72.39
|
3
|
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
|
Kolkata
|
West Bengal
|
71.24
|
4
|
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
|
Kharagpur
|
West Bengal
|
71.09
|
5
|
Gujarat National Law University
|
Gandhinagar
|
Gujarat
|
65.18
|
6
|
Jamia Millia Islamia
|
New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
64.67
|
7
|
National Law University, Jodhpur
|
Jodhpur
|
Rajasthan
|
63.41
|
8
|
Symbiosis Law School
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
61.49
|
9
|
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
57.28
|
10
|
Aligarh Muslim University
|
Aligarh
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
55.96
|
11
|
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
|
New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
55.92
|
12
|
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
55.19
|
13
|
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
|
Bhopal
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
52.89
|
14
|
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
|
Lucknow
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
51.44
|
15
|
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
|
Patiala
|
Punjab
|
50.98
|
16
|
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy
|
Thanjavur
|
Tamil Nadu
|
50.40
|
17
|
National Law University
|
Cuttack
|
Odisha
|
50.31
|
18
|
Christ University
|
Bengaluru
|
Karnataka
|
49.78
|
19
|
National Law University and Judicial Academy
|
Kamrup
|
Assam
|
49.26
|
20
|
Army Institute of Law
|
Mohali
|
Punjab
|
47.63
|
21
|
Indian Law Institute
|
New Delhi
|
Delhi
|
47.38
|
22
|
Banaras Hindu University
|
Varanasi
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
46.72
|
23
|
Lovely Professional University
|
Phagwara
|
Punjab
|
46.18
|
24
|
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
|
Dehradun
|
Uttarakhand
|
46.03
|
25
|
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)
|
Kochi
|
Kerala
|
45.66
|
26
|
Panjab University
|
Chandigarh
|
Chandigarh
|
45.62
|
27
|
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
45.31
|
28
|
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
|
Hyderabad
|
Telangana
|
45.16
|
29
|
Sikkim Government Law College,Burtuk
|
Gangtok
|
Sikkim
|
44.24
|
30
|