Which college is best for law in India?

The best law institutions in India include the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru, the National Law University (NLU) in Delhi, and the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, all of which consistently rank at the top of various rankings such as the NIRF.

Best Law Colleges in India: City-Wise College List (Private and Govt) -

Best Law Colleges in India: Law careers are in trend nowadays. Corporate houses, law firms, law agencies, administrative services, and other organisations offer a wide range of legal job opportunities to lawyers. The best law colleges in India include NLSIU Bangalore, NLU Delhi, NALSAR University of Law, NLU Kolkata, Faculty of Law, JMI, Symbiosis Law School, GNLU Gandhinagar, BBAU Lucknow, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur and others. There are around seventeen thousand (17k+) excellent law colleges in India, out of them 14 government colleges and 15 private colleges. In this article, we will discuss the best 10 government and the best 10 private law colleges, city-wise, state-wise ranks and their overall performance.

Best Law Colleges in India

CLAT, CUET, AILET, SLAT and other entrance exams are the most widely accepted in the Best Law colleges in India. In this legal career, applicants can also pursue at the undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral levels. Candidates can see the chart below for the highlights of the best law colleges in India. –

Particulars	Statistics
Top Law College	NLSIU Bangalore
Other Best Law Colleges	NLU Delhi, NALSAR University of Law, NLU Kolkata, Faculty of Law JMI, Symbiosis Law School, GNLU Gandhinagar, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, etc.
Law colleges in India	34+ colleges
Fee range of the top Law colleges in India	INR 1 to 5 lakh
Entrance Based	CLAT 2026, AILET 2026, SLAT 2026, CUET, etc.
Top Law Specialisations in India	Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, etc.

City-Wise Best Govt Law College List

Check out the city-wise 10 best law schools with their ranks, employability, faculties, teaching resources, innovation, projects and overall Index. All of these colleges are run by the goverment.

City	All India Rank*(Survey & Perceptive Based)	Name of Institutes	State Rank	State	Employability	External Perception & International Outlook(EPIO)	Faculty	Teaching Learning Resources	Innovation	Projects and Case Study	Overall Index Score
Bengaluru	1	National Law School of India University	1	Karnataka	84.5	80	73	84.5	78.4	75.8	80.4
New Delhi	2	National Law University	1	Delhi	84.6	77	73.2	80.9	75.7	74	78.78
Hyderabad	3	NALSAR University of Law	1	Telangana	81.8	78.2	72	78.2	76.1	73	77.3
Mumbai	4	Government Law College	1	Maharashtra	80	76	70	76	76	77	75.88
Kolkata	5	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences	1	West Bengal	79	76	68	75	72	73	74.38
New Delhi	6	Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia	2	Delhi	76.8	73	69	73	71	71.2	72.87
Delhi	7	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi	3	Delhi	74	72	67.5	72.2	70	69	71.27
Bhopal	8	National Law Institute University	1	Madhya Pradesh	73	70.4	70	70	69	68	70.58
Jodhpur	9	National Law University	1	Rajasthan	70	70	68.8	72.6	70.2	69	70.34
Kharagpur	10	Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur	2	West Bengal	73	69	69	70	68	66	69.94

City-Wise Best Private Law College List

In India, law institutes specialise in Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law, Corporate Property Law, and other areas. We have listed the top 10 private law colleges which are best for their education and placements.

City	Survey & Perceptive Based	Name of Institutes	State Rank	State	Employability	External Perception & International Outlook(EPIO)	Faculty	Teaching Learning Resources	Innovation	Projects and Case Study	Overall Index Score
Sonipat	1	Jindal Global Law School	1	Haryana	84.3	77.1	73	84.2	72.9	72	79.15
Pune	2	Symbiosis Law School	1	Maharashtra	83.6	72.7	72.2	84.3	73	72.1	78.2
Pune	3	Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) New Law College	2	Maharashtra	80	73	75.5	82	72	73	77.43
Pune	4	ILS law College	3	Maharashtra	79	72.2	72.1	83	71	72.5	76.52
Hyderabad	5	ICFAI Law School, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad	1	Telangana	77.9	78	76	74	74	71.5	75.78
Mohali	6	Army Institute of Law	1	Punjab	76.6	81.9	73.2	71.2	73.2	73.1	74.85
Dehradun	7	Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University	1	Uttarakhand	76.7	73.7	73	72.3	73.6	72.2	73.83
Chennai	8	VIT School of Law	1	Tamil Nadu	70.6	71.1	71.1	77.4	71.9	73.2	72.77
Ahmedabad	9	Institute of Law, NIRMA University	1	Gujarat	71.6	72.7	72.6	74	70.1	67.4	72.12
Bhubaneswar	10	KIIT School of Law, KIIT Deemed to be University	1	Odisha	71.3	70	72.5	72.4	70.9	66.5	71.21