Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2025, Cutoff, Placements

In the state of Andhra Pradesh, there are almost 50 law colleges. Of them, 25 are private and 6 are public/ government. The candidates looking for studying law courses like  LLB, BBA LLB, LLM, BA LLB, BCom LLB, etc, can check the list of law colleges in Andhra Pradesh here.

Law colleges in Andhra Pradesh Highlight

Check the major highlighting details of law colleges in Andhra Pradesh:

Parameters	Particulars/ Statistics
No. of law colleges in Andhra Pradesh	50
Fees	- Annual fee < INR 1 lakh: 15% -Annual fee INR >5 lakh: 8%
Top specialisations	Criminal law Intellectual property law Constitutional law Corporate law Labour and employment law
Admission Process	AP LAWCET, AP PGLCET, CLAT, LSAT India, GITAM GAT
No. of NLUs	1

Law is a very challenging profession and hence the course training the candidates to become professionals in Law field is also full of challenges. Law courses can be pursued at UG, PG and PhD levels. The eligibility criteria differ as per the course and branch selected by the candidate. Students can choose to pursue courses such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, BSc LLB, BCom LLB, LLM and PhD in a variety of Law branches/ specialisations at Law colleges in Andhra Pradesh such as Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Cyber Law, Finance, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, etc.

The most popular law exams in Andhra Pradesh are APLAWCET, AP PGLCET, CLAT, AUCET and LSAT India.

Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh Eligibility Criteria

Law courses can be pursued at UG, PG and PhD levels. The eligibility criteria differ as per the course and branch selected by the candidate. However, given below is the broad eligibility criteria for UG and PG Law courses for the reference of candidates:

• UG level: Candidates are eligible to secure admission in UG Law courses if they have cleared Class 12th or its equivalent exam from a recognised board with not less than 45% aggregate.
• PG level: For admission in LLB (3 years) course, aspirants need to graduate from a recognised university. Also, for admission in the LLM course candidates need to possess an LLB or equivalent degree from a recognised university.
• PhD level: The candidate must have passed post-graduation in Law in regular mode from a recognised university.

Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh with NIRF Ranking and Shiksha Rating (Aggregate)

Check below the Shiksha aggregate rating for Law colleges in AP along with the NIRF ranking. The NIRF rankings are given to the colleges annually by the GOI. It is based on various factors like teaching, learning, and resources, research, etc. While the Shikha aggregate ratings are totally based on the user experience.

However, it can be noted that none of the colleges from Andhra Pradesh were included in the NIRF 2020 list in the law category. Thus we have provided only the Shiksha aggregate rating below.

Institute Name	Shiksha (Aggregate)  rating
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam	4.2
NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) - Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University	4.1
Jagarlamudi Chandramouli College of Law	3.9

List of Private and Government Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Check here the list of private and government law colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Private Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Below is the list of private law colleges in AP with their fees.

Institute Name	Fees (in INR)
KL College of Law, KL University, Guntur	2.40 Lakh
GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam	1.05 Lakh
Xaviers Institute of Business Management Studies	13,900
Amity University Online	20,000
The Second Wind	2.25 Lakh

Government Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Below is the list of government law colleges in AP with their fees.

Institute Name	Fees (in INR)
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam	15,000
NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) - Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University	1.42 Lakh
SPMVV - Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam	7,200
College of Arts, Sri Venkateswara University	14,430

Location Wise Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Check below the graph for what are the locations in the state of Andhra Pradesh with the highest number of law colleges. In AP the most number of law colleges are located in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad. Followed by Tirupati and Guntur.

ROI of Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

ROI simply means the return on investment. It evaluates the efficiency or the profit earned from investing in a particular college. The ROI of a college can be thus measured by comparing the fee of the course and the placement data.

Below is the comparison of fees and placement figures of the top law colleges in Andhra Pradesh:

Institute Name	Fees (in INR)	Median Salary (in INR)
GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam	1.05 Lakh	1.8 LPA
SPMVV - Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam	7,200	3.5 LPA
College of Arts, Sri Venkateswara University	14,430	5 - 6 LPA

Note: Above statistics are based on the latest available data.

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Top Recruiters for Law Stream

Some of the popular job profiles that candidates can consider taking up after completing education in their preferred branch of Law are given below:

• Lawyer
• Legal Advisors
• Judges
• Solicitors
• Legal Executives
• Notary Public
• Oath Commissioners

Law graduates must qualify AIBE exam to practice in a court of law in India. Below is the list of few top companies along with their placement ratings that recruit Law students:

Colleges	Top Recruiters
NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)	Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services, Lex Hawk Consulting Private Ltd, Coimbatore, Legality Simplified, Chennai, Dave & Girish & Co, Mumbai, Technosoft Solutions, Visakhapatnam, Finsec Law Advisors, Mumbai, etc.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law	Accenture, Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd, HCL, IBM, Infosys, ITC, Pfizer, Reliance Industries Limited, TCS, etc.

How Affordable is Studying Law in Andhra Pradesh?

Based on the below pie chart, it can be ascertained that studying law in Andhra Pradesh is relatively affordable as over 15% of colleges have fees less than 1 lakh per annum. SOme of these colleges are:

• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• SPMVV - Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam
• Xaviers Institute of Business Management Studies
• Jagarlamudi Chandramouli College of Law
• College of Arts, Sri Venkateswara University

While 6% of colleges have fees between 1 to 2 lakhs.

• NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) - Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
• GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam

Whereas 4% colleges charge fees between 2 to 3 lakhs per annum and 3 to 5 lakhs per annum.

• The Second Wind
• KL College of Law, KL University, Guntur
• VIT-AP School of Business, VIT-AP University

 On other hand 8% of the colleges have fees of 5 lakh per annum and more.

• NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU) - Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
• GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam
• KL College of Law, KL University, Guntur
• VIT-AP School of Law, VIT-AP University

So, all these figures make it quite relevant that in Andhra Pradesh, you have a wide range of options to choose from, when it comes to the course fee, right from expensive to affordable.  You can refer to the chart given below for further details. 

Law Specialisations Offered in Andhra Pradesh

The top 10 law specialisations offered in Law colleges of AP are as follows:

Law specialisations	Number of law colleges in AP offering them
Criminal law	5
Intellectual property law	5
Constitutional law	4
Corporate law	4
Labour and employment law	3
Commercial law	3
Cyber law	2
Finance	2
Agriculture	1
Energy and environment	1

Which are the Most Popular Law Entrance Exams Accepted by Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

As per the data available, here are the top law entrance exams whose scores are accepted by the law colleges in AP:  APLAWCET, AP PGLCET, CLAT, AUCET and LSAT India. Check the graph below for details:

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Law Colleges in Andhra Pradesh: Cutoff

The cutoff of the law colleges in AP are as follows:

NLU Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)

SPMVV

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