1404 Law colleges in India

Law is a career stream that candidates pursue at undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) or doctorate (PhD) level to practice legal profession in India. Law as a profession offers a plethora of career avenues for students to explore and conquer. The preferred specialisations in Law are either Criminal or Civil. However, these days other branches are also gaining popularity such as Cyber Law, Patent Law as well as Corporate Law. Students looking forward to a career in Law can opt from UG, PG, integrated or PhD degrees. Students looking forward to a career in Law have a wide range of options at both UG, PG, PhD and  dual/integrated degrees. 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 such as:

• Civil Law
• Criminal Law
• Cyber Law
• Business Law
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law
• Constitutional Law
• Labour & Employment Law
• Real Estate Law
• Competition Law
• Media Law
• Banking Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Environmental Law
• International Law
• Mergers and Acquisition Law

Candidates can pursue degree, Diploma and certificate Law Courses at UG, PG, and PhD levels.

• Degree law courses: Candidates can obtain either an integrated Law degree such as BA LLB, BBA LLB, BSc LLB, BCom LLB, etc., after clearing Class 12th or a regular LLB degree after clearing graduation. The duration of an integrated LLB degree is usually five years and that of a regular LLB degree is three years.
• Diploma law courses: Candidates can pursue diploma courses in Law at both UG and PG levels. The duration of diploma or PG diploma Law courses usually ranges from one to three years.
• Certificate law courses: Certificate law courses are basically short-term programmes duration of which ranges from two weeks to six months.

Law Courses Admission Eligibility Criteria

Law courses can be pursued at UG, PG and PhD levels. The eligibility criteria differs as per the course and branch selected by the candidate. However, given below is a 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 12 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 be graduates from a recognised university. Also, for admission in LLM course candidates need to possess an LLB or equivalent degree from a recognised university.
• PhD level: Candidate must have passed postgraduation in Law in regular study mode from a recognised university with a minimum of 55% aggregate.

There are many Law colleges in India which offer Law courses, out of these nearly 20 colleges are private and 15 are public. Here is the list of some of the top private and public Law colleges in India:

Private Colleges	Course Fee (in Rs)
Symbiosis International deemed to University (SIU), Pune, Viman Nagar Campus	12,50,000
Indian Law Society's (ILS) Law College, Pune	1,89,000
New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University (BVU), Pune	60,000
Christ University, Bangalore	10,75,000
Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad	12,52,000

 

Public Colleges	Course Fee (in Rs)
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore	8,70,000
Nalsar University of Law (NLU), Hyderabad	10,60,000
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata	10,83,000
National Law University - NLU Delhi (NLUD)	4,28,000
The National Law Institute University (NLIU),  Bhopal	11,41,000

Top Law colleges in India accept score obtained by students in numerous national or state-level examinations, including CLAT, MHCET, AILET, BHU UET, DU LLB Entrance Exam, ILSAT, JMI Entrance Exam, LSAT India, Lloyd Entrance Test (LET), SITEEE and many more. Students can pursue Law courses from many cities/states as per their convenience and priority. There are several Law colleges in major cities across the country such as Delhi/ NCR, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kerala and so on. Refer to the infographics below to get a detailed overview of the top 7 Cities / States of Law Colleges in India:

Following is the list of top 10 Law colleges in India ranked by NIRF:

College	NIRF'20 Ranking
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru	1
National Law University, Delhi	2
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad	3
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	4
National Law University, Jodhpur	5
The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences, Kolkata	6
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	7
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	8
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi	9
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala	10

Following is the list of top 10 Law colleges in India ranked by Outlook:

College	Outlook'19 Ranking
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru	1
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	2
ILS Law School, Pune	3
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University New Law College, Pune	4
Faculty of Law, BHU, Varanasi	5
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	6
Institute of Law, Ahmedabad	7
PG College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad	8
MS Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore	9
Symbiosis Law School, Pune	10

 Top Recruiters and Scope for Law Students

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

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

Below are the average salaries offered to Law professionals in different job profiles:

Designation	Average Salary Range (in Rs LPA)
Executive Legal / Assistant Manager	5.0-12.4
Manager / Legal Counsel	8.0-18.0
Senior Manager / Senior Legal Counsel	14.6-37.7
Assistant Vice-President Legal / Lead Legal Counsel	25.5-63.5
Vice-President Legal / Principal Legal Counsel	30.0-105.3
General Counsel / Director Legal	63.05-208

Below is the list of few top companies that recruit Law students along with their placement ratings:

Colleges	Placement Ratings (Based on Reviews)	Top Recruiters
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru	4.5	L&L Partners, AZB & Partners, KPMG, Argus Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co, S&R Associates, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Talwar Thakore Associate, Trilegal, ICICI Bank, Societe Generale, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Reliance Power Ltd., Larsen & Tourbo Infrastructure, Securities and Exchange Board of India, IBM, DLF Limited, HAL - Bangalore, Tata Motors, Edelweiss Corporate, etc.
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata	4.4	Trilegal, Cyril Amarchand Mangladas, Shardul Amarchand Mangladas, AZB & Partners, L&L Partners Khaitan & Co, TT&A, Indus, Argus, Desai & Diwanji, etc. International Law Firms - Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Baker & Mckenzie, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith, Simmons & Simmons, SJ Berwin, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, etc.
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal	4.2	Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co., Trilegal, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, AZB & Partner, ICICI, WIPRO, Aditya Birla Group, Morgan Stanley, etc. International Law Firms - Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith LLP, Linklaters, Ashurst LLP and SJ Berwin, LLP.
Christ University, Bangalore	4.2	Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Amazon, Accenture, Daily Hunt, ITC, Samsung, HSBC, Dell, Zomato, Goldman Sachs, Verity, etc.
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	4.2	Flipkart, Reliance, Jio, OYO, ICICI Bank XL Dynamics, IBM, E21 Group, Wipro, IDBI Bank, Axtria, Optum (SDE), Indshine, Honeywell, HCL, Tata Communications, Tata Steel, ZS Associates, IVP, Smart Cube, Novartis, Myntra, Paypal, Morgan Stanley, Sapient and Veritas, etc.
National Law University, Delhi	4.1	AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangladas, Trilegal, Khaitan & Co, ICICI Bank, S&R Associates, L&L Partners Law Offices, Linklaters LLP, Majmudar & Partners, Verist Law, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, GMR Group,  HDFC Bank Limited, Vedanta Limited, National Mineral Development Corporation, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Herbert Smith Freehills (International Law Firm), etc.

How Affordable is Studying Law Courses in India?

Based on the below pie chart, it can be estimated that pursuing Law Courses in India is very expensive as 59% of the colleges have course/annual fees more than Rs 5 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad
• The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
• The National Law Institute University, Bhopal
• SIU Pune, Viman Nagar Campus
• Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
• The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

Approximately 17% Law colleges fee structure ranges between Rs 3-5 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• National Law University, Delhi
• Army Institute of Law, Mohali
• Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi
• Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies and School of Law, Delhi
• Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala

Only around 14% Law colleges are economical with a fee structure of less than Rs 1 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
• New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune
• Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad
• Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bilaspur

Around 7% Law colleges in India have a fee structure between Rs 1-2 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• ILS Law College, Pune
• Indore Institute of Law, Indore

Approximately 3% Law colleges have a fee structure between Rs 2-3 lakh. These colleges are:

• L.E. Society's Law College, Bangalore

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the break-up of Law Colleges in India basis fees:

Which are the most popular Law Exams in India?

The most popular entrance examinations for studying Law courses in India is CLAT and MHCET Law. While scoring good marks in CLAT will help you land in Law colleges like National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad. MHCET Law is your ticket to colleges like ILS Law College, Pune and Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad.

Rest of the colleges accept AILET, BHU UET, DU LLB Entrance Exam, ILSAT, JMI Entrance Exam, LSAT India, Lloyd Entrance Test (LET), SITEEE, etc. for admission into their colleges.

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview: