Top Law Colleges In India

Public & Private Law Colleges

While public law colleges like NLUs are well established, and have a huge number of test takers competing for admission, the private law colleges are diverse and scattered, and have numerous options for specializations and degrees in the field.

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NLUs & Non-NLUs

Similarly, the segregation between NLUs and Non-NLUs follows the same trend. As NLUs share a history as well as brand value in the India legal setup, they are better known than other law schools, even some government law colleges.

This page mentions some of the most renowned and sought-after colleges that offer secure education and career opportunities in the field of law, and the degrees they offer.

Choosing a Law College in India

A lot of law colleges in India lead in their placements, their faculty, excellent program structure, their reputation, etc. In this list, our experts have shared some parameters on how one can pick the most suitable college for themselves.

Here are a few factors that you must consider while doing so:

• Industry Reputation
• Reputation amongst Foreign Law Schools
• Peer Reputation
• Academic Standards/Quality of Faculty
• Recruitment Statistics
• Location
• Student Community/Campus Life
• Hostel Quality
• IT Infrastructure/Library
• Quality of Entrance Process

In addition to the factors above, the differentiation between the public and private law colleges is also a big component in the process of selection. Find below a list of colleges in both categories that are considered best in the industry.

Government Law Colleges in India

There are numerous government/state funded law colleges in India that are well established, and have excellent program structures. These UG degrees are by the University Grants Commission and affiliated with the Bar Council of India. 

One such branch of public law colleges include the National Law Universities, which are established at the state level across India. 

National Law Universities(NLUs)

The National Law University was established in 1986 in Bangalore and was called the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). Considered to be the epitome of law schools, NLUs in India were established by the act of the state government. 

• Although they are termed National Universities, they are recognized as state-level law colleges by UGC (University Grants Commission). 
• All the Law colleges established under NLU fall under the Chief Justice of the High Court of the particular state. 
• Currently, there are 27 National law schools in India affiliated with the Bar Council of India (BCI), 24 of which comprise the Consortium of NLUs.

Courses offered in NLUs

Although NLUs were introduced to offer the five-year integrated BA LLB degrees in law, the institutes now offer various courses in the 5-year and 3-year format.

• BA LLB (Hons.) (Five-year Integrated Law course)
• BBA LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course)
• 3-year LLB
• LLM
• LLD
• BSc LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course)
• D. in Law
• BLS LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course)
• PG Diploma in Urban Environmental Management and Law
• Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Environmental Law
• Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law and Policy
• Com LLB (Five-year Integrated Law course)
• BBA LLB (Hons.)

List of NLUs in India

NLUs In India: Why should you Opt?

The major characteristics of NLUs include –

• Autonomous status
• Five-year program
• Integrated degrees
• Intensive legal education
• National status
• Involvement of legal luminaries

NLUs in India: Admission Process

Admission to any National Law University is done via the Common Law Admission Test i.e. CLAT. However, NLU Delhi does not accept the CLAT score; rather it accepts AILET (All India Law Entrance Test) ranks to offer seats in law programs offered by it.

The step-wise admission process of these institutions is given below:

Step 1: Take CLAT/AILET

Step 2: Depending on the score/rank achieved in the test, students get shortlisted for the NLUs depending on the individual institute’s merit list. There are multiple merit lists that are released.

Step 3: Once the results (ranks) are out, and the students have opted for their desired NLU, the counseling process begins, followed by the first semester in college.

Government Law Colleges

Within the public colleges, NLUs are the most known bunch, but there are other law colleges that are not far behind in the government law colleges list.

Some of those colleges are mentioned below in the list.

Best Private Law Institutions in India

Private law colleges are also providing quality education and they are also expanding at a fast pace. Whether it is 3 years LLB or 5 years BA.LLB, there is an excess of opportunities in these esteemed colleges. These institutions provide exposure to diverse activities in the aspect of mooting, extracurricular activities, academics, or anything. 

*Data is taken from the official websites of these colleges

List of Non-NLUs in India