NIRF Law Ranking 2024: Check Top 10 Law Colleges in North India
Want to pursue a law course? Find out which are the top law colleges in North India with complete details including, admission procedure, courses offered and NIRF ranking 2024.
Law aspirants now have plenty of options from prestigious law colleges in India including the National Law Universities. Before selecting a law college, the aspirants are advised to ensure they check all about the law colleges in India as per their location, academic profile, seat availability, admission process and other details. Besides 25 NLUs in India, candidates can select from the best law colleges available for admission. The law courses available in the law colleges in India includes five-years integrated LLB course such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB, BSc LLB and more and, at the postgraduate level, the law courses available are Bachelor of Laws (three-year LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM one year or two years course). Here we have provided a list of top law colleges in North India offering admissions to the law courses.
For admissions to the best law colleges in India, candidates have to appear in the law entrance exams including, the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) India and the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET). Besides, many law colleges in North India also accept law entrance exams conducted by the affiliated university.
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Q: How many seats are available for admission through CLAT 2025?
At the moment, there are a total of 24 NLUs that are participating institutes of CLAT 2025. The seat intake for all the courses offered at NLUs has been revised as under:
For the five-year LL.B. - The integrated law programme is offered by all the 24 NLUs, with the seat intake standing at 3,213 seats. For the one-year LL. M. - The programme is offered by 21 NLUs, which have a combined intake of 1,217 seats. In 2021, total 4,009 seats were available, out of which 3,012 seats are available for UG courses and 997 seats are available for PG course admissions. Know in detail about NLU-wise Courses and Seat Intake here - https://www.shiksha.com/law/articles/nlus-in-india-blogId-23517.
Q: My CLAT rank is 2189. Can I expect to get admission in NLU Lucknow?
Candidates aspiring for admission to NLU Lucknow must have a valid score in CLAT in order to be eligible for admission through the CLAT Counselling. As of now CLAT Round 1 Seat Allotment has been released for NLU Lucknow. Candidates can check the closing ranks for NLU Luckow all courses in the table below for the General category All India quota:
| Course | R1 Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | 694 |
| Master of Law (LL.M.) | 261 |
Analysis: Check the Round 1 closing ranks, the candidates with rank of 2189 falling under the General category are not eligible for the NLU Lucknow admissions.
Q: How many seats are there in AMU BA LLB?
The AMU Faculty of Law's overall enrollment for the BA LLB programme is 120. AMU Centres in Malappuram and Murshidabad, in addition to the Faculty of Law, offer a 60-seat capacity BA LLB programme. As a result, 240 seats are available for AMU BA LLB. Candidates can pursue BA LLB Course from various center of AMU like:
- AMU, Aligarh
- AMU Center, Malappuram
- AMU Center, Murshidabad
National Law University, Delhi
National Law University, Delhi or NLU Delhi was established in 2007. However, the law school became functional in 2008. The courses offered at NLU Delhi include BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD. Some of the academic facilities available at NLU Delhi include internet/ computer centre, digital classrooms, auditorium and seminar rooms.
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Location: New Delhi
Admission Through: AILET only
Ranked 2 in NIRF Ranking 2024
NLU Delhi has a well-functional library. The library houses over 37,500 books and bound volumes of Journals. It also has 180 current subscriptions to journals and newspapers along with 250 CDs and DVDs. Further, NLU Delhi's library has enhanced its digital collection by including 472 ebooks from Oxford University Press and 464 from Cambridge University Press.
The Moot Court at NLU Delhi can accommodate 170 people. The law school has many research centres. Some of them are mentioned below:
- Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC)
- Centre for Constitutional Law, Policy and Governance
- Centre for Banking and Financial Laws
- Centre for Communication Governance
- Centre For Corporate Law And Governance
- Centre on Death Penalty
- Centre for Transparency and Accountability in Governance
- Centre for Transnational Commercial Law
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
Established in 2005, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University or RMLNLU become functional in 2006. Spread over an area of 42 acres, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University houses 1,500 students along with 150 faculty and non-teaching staff.
Q: Can I get admission to BA LLB (Hons.) course offered by Army Institute of Law based on my CLAT scores?
No, Army Institute of Law, Panipat does not accept score of CLAT or other law entrance exams for admission to BA LLB (Hons.) course admission. To get admission to these courses candidates will have to take the Army Institute of Law - Law Entrance Test (AIL LET).
AIL LET 2025 exam will tentatively be held in June 2025. To take the exam, aspirants will have to fill out the AIL LET 2025 application form.
Q: How many universities/colleges accept CLAT score?
Around the country, there are 60 public and private colleges, 22 NLUs, and 60 CLAT universities that accept CLAT results. The Consortium of NLUs and these CLAT Colleges have an agreement in place that allows the applicants to be accepted based just on their rank. Candidates who are looking forward to taking admission through CUET must note that in all the subjects, candidates will be evaluated on their reading skills, critical thinking and analytical ability. Further, check the detailed CLAT 2025 syllabus for all the sections of the exam as released by the Consortium.
Q: What is the lowest rank to get into RGNUL BA LLB?
NLU Patiala admission to the BA LLB (Hons) course is based on valid CLAT scores, followed by CLAT counselling. Looking at the closing cutoff of the past three-years the rank was between 1123 and 1250. Below is year-wise closing rank for CLAT:
| Course | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA LLB (Hons) | 1123 | 1307 | 1250 |
Q: Which law courses are offered through AIL LET?
Amission to BA LLB (Hons.) course at Army Institute of Law is offered through the AIL LET exam. BA LLB is an integrated undergraduate programme that combines the study of law with the liberal arts and humanities. This five-year course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of legal principles, along with a broad-based education in subjects such as history, economics, sociology, and political science. Graduates of BA LLB programs are equipped with a well-rounded education that enables them to analyze legal issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, making them versatile legal professionals.
Q: How many seats are offered by National Law Universities through CLAT?
CLAT Exam is conducted to fill 3,213 seats in undergraduate courses and 1,217 in PG courses. These number doesn't include sponsored, supernumerary, NRI, and extra seats. The admission to 24 NLUs is done on the basis of the CLAT score and the cutoff. Candidates must note that the admission to any of the NLUs will not be done without CLAT score.
Location: Lucknow
Admission Through: CLAT
Ranked 20 in NIRF Ranking 2024
RMLNLU has four lecture halls which can accommodate 250, 96, 40 and 20 students, respectively. The law school campus even has shopping plaza for the convenience of its students. Apart from this, RMLNLU has an auditorium which has a seating capacity of 3,500 people.
Courses that candidates can pursue at Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University are BA LLB (Hons) and LLM.
Faculty of Law, Delhi University
Situated at DU’s North Campus, Faculty of Law was established in 1924 and Hari Singh Gaur who was the Vice-Chancellor of DU at that time was the first Dean of this college. DU now has two more campuses for Faculty of Law i.e. Law Centre - I in the north campus and, Law Centre - II in the south campus.
Admission Through: CUET (for LLB course admissions)
Faculty of Law’s building initially had nine classrooms, Dean/Professor-In-Charge Room, a seminar hall, office for non-teaching staff, girls’ common room, teachers’ common room, 32 rooms for faculty members, a library, three lawns as well as two cafeterias. However, the campus of the college was such that it could house only 250 students. But, now the same campus is able to accommodate more than 2000 law candidates.
The courses offered to students include Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Law (LLM), Master of Comparative Law (MCL), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Civil Law (DCL).
National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Established in 1997, National Law Institute University (NLIU) is located in Bhopal. NLIU Bhopal admits 100 candidates each year on the basis of their rank in CLAT.
Location: Bhopal
Admission Through: CLAT
Ranked 21 in NIRF Ranking 2024
This law school has been home to Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Center which was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2009. Programmes offered at the college include – BA LLB (Hons), LLM, PhD, MS in Cyber Law and Information Security and other diploma courses in law.
Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University
Known to have been established in 1921-22, Faculty of Law BHU is known to be one of the earliest faculties to be established at the Banaras Hindu University.
Location: Varanasi
Admission Through: BHU UET for BA LLB and LLB courses
Ranked 25 in NIRF Ranking 2022
The official website informs, “The Law School is located at a prominent place on the first semicircle around central registry and is housed in a beautiful building constituting the complex. It consists of five distinct wings, viz, the academic wing, well-furnished chambers of faculty members and Faculty Lounge, offices of the Faculty administration with the Lecture Theater, classrooms and seminar rooms on the ground floor and Library, Moot Court, Classrooms on the first floor. The structure is the same as that of Harvard Law School”
Courses taught at Banaras Hindu University’s Faculty of Law are LLB (Hons), BA LLB (Hons), LLM (General), LLM (HRDE), LLM (One-year duration), PhD, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in IPR, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Environmental Laws, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Forensic Science and Medical Jurisprudence, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Tax Law Management, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Mass Communication and Media Laws, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Human Resource Management, Service and Industrial Law, PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Information Technology Law and PG Diploma (Part-Time) in Corporate Governance.
Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University
It is known that the Faculty of Law AMU has 26 faculty members who possess doctorate degrees in different law specialisations.
Location: Aligarh
Admission Through: AMU Entrance Exam
Ranked 12 in NIRF Ranking 2024
“During the last five years, the Department has published approximately 118 Research Oriented Articles, 4 Monographs, 10 Chapters in Books along with 3 Books bearing ISBN Nos., as well as 5 Edited Books”, informs the official website.
Aligarh Muslim University’s Faculty of Law offers BA LLB (Integrated) Course, LLM programme along with PG Diploma Courses in different specialisations to interested as well eligible candidates.
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia
Established in 1989, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia initially offered students just the three-year duration LLB course but now it also offers admission to undergraduate and doctorate level courses.
Location: New Delhi
Admission Through: Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam
Ranked 6 in NIRF Ranking 2024
The Faculty of Law at Jamia Milia Islamia regularly organises Moot Court sessions within classroom teaching. Apart from this, Faculty of Law also conducts Intra Class Moot Court Competitions as well as National Moot Court Competitions.
Courses taught at this law school include – BA LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD in law.
Army Institute of Law
The Indian Army established the Army Institute of Law (AIL) in 1999 under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) at Patiala. However, the college was shifted to Mohali in 2003 where it was inaugurated by the then President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
Location: Mohali
Admission Through: AIL LET
Ranked 30 in NIRF Ranking 2022
The college is approved by the Bar Council of India and is affiliated to Punjab University.
The teaching technique adopted at the college includes “Seminars, Moot Courts and Projects which are incorporated as a part of the curriculum which assists in shaping the fundamental skills of oration, drafting and presentation”, informs the official website.
Programmes which one can pursue at the college include BA LLB and LLM.
Department of Law, Panjab University
As per the official website, the Department of Laws was originally established at Lahore in 1889, but was re-established at Shimla in 1948, then shifted to Jalandhar in 1950 and finally re-located at the University Campus at Chandigarh in 1959”
Location: Chandigarh
Admission Through: PU UGLAW for BA LLB course and PU LLB Entrance Exam for LLB course admissions
Punjab University’s Department of Law comprises of nine professors, six associate professors, seven assistant professors, eight part-time teachers as well as many research scholars.
Courses which one can pursue at the law school of Panjab University are Bachelor of Law, Doctor of Laws & Doctor of Philosophy in Law and Master of Laws.
Hidayatullah National Law University
This was the sixth NLU to be set up in India, Hidayatullah National Law University was established “by the Government of Chhattisgarh under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chhattisgarh, Act (Act No 10 of 2003)”, informs the official website.
Location: Raipur
Admission Through: CLAT
A residential university, Hidayatullah National Law University is among the list of universities which are maintained by the University Grants Commission (UGC). This law school also receives central assistance under the UGC Act, 1956.
Courses taught at the college include BA LLB, LLM and PhD.
Faculty of Law, Allahabad University
Faculty of Law, Allahabad University offers aspirants five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons) programme and LLB course among others.
Location: Allahabad
Admission Through: LFAT (for BA LLB admissions), LAT (LAT for LLB admissions)
Allahabad University was established in 1887 and the law department at the University was set-up at the same time. The first president of Allahabad University’s Faculty of Law was Hon'ble Justice D Straight who was appointed in 1890.
These are some of the best law colleges in North India for candidates to choose from. Also, candidates can check out top law colleges in India with ranking 2019 here.
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