NIRF Law College Ranking 2025: Top 10 law colleges in India

The Ministry of Education every year releases the NIRF Law College Rankings. NLSIU Bangalore has been retaining the top position in the NIRF Ranking Law category for past few years. The Ministry recently announced the NIRF Law College Rankings 2025. Get the complete list of Top 10 law colleges in India by NIRF 2025 Ranking below. The government is expected to release the 2026 list, by the mid of this year.

The National Law School of India University, (NLSIU) Bengaluru has maintained its top most position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2025 in the Law category. The Ministry of Education announced the NIRF law ranking while releasing the NIRF Ranking 2025 on September 4, 2025. The Ministry of Education releases these NIRF rankings every year based on various parameters, including learning and resources, teaching, research and professional practice, outreach and inclusivity, peer perception and graduation outcome.

The 2026 rank list is expected to be out by the mid of this year. These rankings are given to promote quality and competitive excellence in higher educational institutions in India.

NIRF rankings are given in around 17 categories broadly:

• Overall Ranking
• Dental Ranking
• Architecture and Planning Ranking
• Agriculture and Allied Sectors Ranking
• Innovation Ranking
• Management Ranking
• Law Ranking
• Pharmacy Ranking
• Medical Ranking
• University Ranking
• Engineering Ranking
• College Ranking
• Research Institutions Ranking
• Open University Ranking
• Skill University Ranking
• State Public University Ranking
• SDG or Sustainability Ranking

Listed below are the top 10 law colleges in India as per NIRF Ranking 2025. This will help students decide their college, while they wait for the 2026 list to be announced.  

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