Top BA LLB Colleges in India 2026: Admissions 2026, Fees, Courses, Placements, Cut Off

Following is a list of top BA LLB colleges in India ranked by NIRF 2024 with their past three years' ranking:

College Name	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
NLU Bangalore Ranking	1	1	1
NLU Delhi Ranking	2	2	2
Nalsar University of Law Ranking	4	3	3
NUJS Ranking	5	4	4
KIIT Law School Ranking	3	6	5
JMI Ranking	7	5	6
Gujarat National Law University Ranking	8	7	8
SOA Ranking	9	8	9
BBAU Ranking	-	10	10
KIIT Ranking	11	12	11

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the ranking body listed and may vary

Given below are the best BA LLB colleges in India. These are well-known to accept students' admission via MHCET Law entrance exams

College Name	Tuition Fee
ILS College	INR 1.89 lakh
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai	INR 3.21 lakh
New Law College	INR 4.5 lakh
MIT-WPU	INR 11.25 lakh
Dr. D.Y. Patil Law College	INR 1.05 lakh

Source - Multiple external/ official sites, data may vary.

Below mentioned are the top 5 BA LLB entrance exams in India:

Exam Name	No. of Colleges
MHCET Law	92 Colleges
CLAT	71 Colleges
LSAT India	29 Colleges
APLAWCET	26 Colleges
TSLAWCET	22 Colleges

I'm afraid you'll only be able to opt for a specialisation at the LLM level. BA LLB is a base course that will provide you with the foundational knowledge required in the Law sector. You can only specialize in a specific area once you complete the BA LLB or LLB and opt for the LLM-level course.

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As per the latest report, more than 1005 recruiters visited the CGC University campus for 2025 placement session and offered over 10000 jobs to the students. A total of 1361 students were placed during the placement drive. 

No, CLAT is not a compulsory exam to study for LLB. Some other exams include  MHCET LAW, etc. Candidates interested in joining top NLUs can appear for this exam because NLUs only accept CLAT scores. The Consortium of NLUs administers the Common Law Admission Test (or CLAT) on a nationwide basis for admission to 5-year integrated LLB (UG) and 1-year LLM (PG) programmes. Candidates must attempt questions from English, Current Affairs and GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Mathematics for UG course in the offline, pen-and-paper format of the exam.

Students can go for otherwidely accepted entrance exams like MHCET Law, CUET, TSLAWCET, APLAWCET, etc. Below mentioned are the best Law colleges in India that doesnt require CLAT:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
NLU Delhi	INR 30,000 - INR 6.75 lakh	AILET, CBSE 12th
SLS	INR 7,000 - INR 20.75 lakh	MHCET Law, SLAT, CBSE 12th, Maharashtra HSC, ISC, etc.
JMI	-	CBSE 12th
BBAU	INR 6,000 - INR 6,000	CUET, CUET PG
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	INR 1.25 Lacs - INR 13.75 lakh	Tamil Nadu 12th, ISC, CBSE 12th

Given below are the best BA LLB colleges in India that doesn't require any entrance exams:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Jamia Millia Islamia	-	CBSE 12th
CCSU	INR 1.5 lakh	CBSE 12th, UP 12th
Parul University	INR 5.5 lakh	CBSE 12th, GSEB HSC Board
DU	-	CBSE 12th, ISC
Punjabi University Patiala	INR 4.12 lakh	CBSE 12th, UP 12th, PSEB 12th, UK 12th

Though you'll need to focus on every subject at a high school level, and score better to be eligible for a top Law School, a special focus on English, Social Sciences, along with logical reasoning, legal aptitude, and general knowledge will help you prepare better for entrance exams like CLAT. 

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Yes, Amity University offers scholarships to BA LLB (Hons) students on the basis of their marks in Class 12. The university provides fee concessions depending on the percentage of marks. Students get 100%, 50%, and 25% waivers depending on their marks.

Given below are the best Law colleges in India that offer the good placements after BA LLB:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
Kakatiya University	INR 68,900	INR 27.5 LPA
NLU Kolkata	INR 3.66 lakh	INR 16 LPA
SLS	INR 15.95 lakh	INR 12.5 LPA
Faculty of Law AMU	-	INR 12.3 LPA
Rajarshi Law College	-	INR 12 LPA
SLS	INR 5.75 lakh	INR 10.1 LPA

 

Below mentioned are the best BA LLB colleges that does not require CLAT and AILET:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
Jamia Millia Islamia	-	CBSE
Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University	-	AMU Entrance Exam
Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University	INR 11,410	CUET
Amity University Noida	INR 14.75 lakh	CUET, CBSE Class 12, UP Class 12
Chandigarh University	INR 9.4 lakh	CUCET

Several central universities in India offer excellent BA LLB programmes. Some of them are mentioned below -

• NLSIU Bangalore
• NLU Delhi
• West Bangal National University of Juridicial Science
• NLIU Bhopal
• Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

No, you are not eligibile to give UPSC exam in your 4th year of BA LLB course, as according to the UPSC criteria you need to acquire a bachelor's degree and BA LLB is treated as a single degree for UPSC purposes.  

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BTech course admissions are given basis the entrance test scores and merit. The accepted entrance tests are PERA CET,  MHT CET,  JEE Main. Students must secure good marks in entrance tests for admission. 

To pursue Law after 12th, you need to enroll for a 5 year integrated Law course like BA LLB, BCom LLB, or BBA LLB, and ensure that you qualify class 12 with at least 45 percent of aggregate. Other than that, you need to sit for Law exams like CLAT and gain a seat in top Law institutes in Inida. 

BA LLB graduates mostly aspire to work in the law only. They can work as lawyers, advocates, solicitors etc. They can also pursue higher education LLM or MBA. Graduates generally take up the role of a Lawyer representing their clients in various civil & criminal court proceedings. That includes tasks such as initiating a lawsuit, documenting legal papers, attending meetings, assessing cases and coming up with possible solutions.

 

As the NLSIU Bangalore NIRF report 2025, a total of 70 BA LLB students were placed in reputed companies and law firms in 2024. The total number of BA LLB student placed during NLU Bangalore placements between 2022 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Total students	76	74	85
Total students placed	65	56	70

Source - Multiple external/ official sites, data may vary.

No, the Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University BA LLB (Hons) admissions are conducted on entrance basis. Candidates who wish to gain admissions into the BA LLB (Hons) course are required to clear one of CLAT, CUET and KUAT with an appropriate rank. There is also a set eligibility criteria that candidates must fulfill in order to qualify for the BA LLB (Hons) admission.

ITM University Raipur generally does not offer direct admissions. But admissions are mostly merit-based and as long as an applicant fulfils the eligibility, admission is possible. The minimum eligibility must be fulfilled. For some courses, students have to appear for entrance test/ PI too.

Sanskaram University offers courses at UG, PG, Diploma and Doctoral levels. The courses are offered in full-time mode. Check below some courses offered by Sanskaram University:

At UG level

• BPharma
• BA
• BSc
• BTech
• BVSc

At PG level

• MBA
• MSc
• MCA
• MCom
• MA

The university also offers Diploma and PhD courses with various specialisations.

ICFAI University Jharkhand offer courses at UG, PG and Doctoral level. There are different courses offered at ICFAI UNiversity Jharkahnd such as: 

• BBA
• BCA
• BTech 
• BCom 
• BSC
• BA
• BBA
• BA LLB 
• LLB 
• MBA
• MCA
• LLM
• PhD in Management 
• Diploma in Technology 
• Certiifcate courses 

No, CLAT is not compulsory to get admission in BA LLB at JECRC University. Applicants must fulil the eligibility for admission. Admission is offered on both merit or entrance basis. Students with valid CLAT score are given preference for admission in BA LLB course at JECRC University.

Yes, candidates selected for BA LLB (Hons) admission at ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad, have to submit a one-time fee of INR 20,000. This is the admission fee payable after the candidates have cleared the interview round. Also, a convocation fee of INR 1,000 and an alumni fee of INR 5,000 is to be paid along with the program fee for final semester.

JEMTEC has an wide range of courses available at an very affordable fees. BBA LAW, BCA B.Tech etc. , are it's most popular courses with great rankings in their fields! The subject teachers are world class which is the main reason behind their good rankings. Great courses at such affordable prices makes JEMTEC unique among all the colleges.

HIMT Group of Institutions was started in the year 1998. The institute was started with the motto of offering quality education and qualification to the students. The group has been approved by many approving bodies for offering different programmes. They follow a global approach to teach students and prepare them for the industry by teaching them with global standards.