Best LLM Colleges in India 2026 - Ranking, Admissions, Fees, Courses, Placements, Exam, Cut Off

The top-tier private LLM colleges in India are in this table. 

Private LLM College	Average Package
SLS Pune	INR 22 LPA
SOA University	INR 5.4 LPA
Christ University	INR 3 LPA

Note: All info. is from official sites and can change. 

There are 700+ best LLM colleges in India. About 350+ of 1 year LLM colleges in India are privately owned,  190+ of them are owned by the government and 20+ colleges are owned by semi-government institutions. Some of the top Law colleges in India are National Law School of India University, Symbiosis Law School, Nalsar University of Law, and Gandhinagar National Law University. CLAT, CUET PG, TS PGLCET, Andhra Pradesh PGLCET, etc. are some of the common entrance exams for admission to top LLM colleges in India.

Please refer to the table below for some of the cheapest private LLM colleges in India:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility/Exams
N.B.M. Law College	INR 21,000	Merit-Based
All Saint's Christian Law College	INR 24,000	AP PGLCET
N.B.M. Law College	INR 24,000	AP PGLCET
Dr. Ambedkar Global Law Institute	INR 26,000	AP PGLCET
Sri R.K.M. Law College	INR 26,000	AP PGLCET

For admission to one-year LLM at NLSIU Bangalore, the CLAT test was conducted on December 7, 2025. Aspirants of NLSIU Bangalore were required to appear for the exam in offline pen-paper mode at the allotted test centres. Candidates could complete the CLAT registration 2026 until Nov 7, 2025 in online mode. The exam took place in more than 125 cities listed as CLAT 2026 test centres in 22 states and UTs. The detailed schedule of CLAT 2026 will be declared soon along with the CLAT Exam Centers 2026.

• The CLAT question paper for undergraduate courses has total 120 passage-based objective-type questions from five subjects -  CLAT2 Language,    CLAT3 Reasoning,   Legal Reasoning,   CLAT3 Affairs including General Knowledge and  CLAT1 Techniques. 
• The CLAT LLM question paper has both objective- and subjective-type questions. However, last year, the CLAT Consortium removed the descriptive section from the LLM paper. Check complete CLAT 2026 exam pattern for LLM.

The eligibility criteria for colleges do differ from each other but the basic eligibility criteria that is followed is mentioned below: 

• Candidates are eligible to apply for admission in an LLM course if they have completed their graduation in law, that is, if the aspirant has secured his/ her LLB/ Bachelor of Law/ Five Year Integrated LLM course from a recognised university/ college.
• Apart from this, some colleges also fix a minimum percentage requirement for the LLM course offered by them.
• As part of the eligibility criteria shared by such colleges, candidates need to secure at least 55% aggregate marks at the graduation level in order to be considered eligible for admission to LLM course offered by them.
• Students are advised to appear for CLAT to increase their chances to be considered eligible in most colleges.

Given below are the best LLM colleges in India that provides the highest placement package to their students in India:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee	Average Placement Package
National Law School of India University, Bangalore LLM Courses	INR 90,000 - INR 2.69 lakh	INR 8.4 LPA
New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth LLM Courses	INR 1.02 lakh	INR 5 LPA - INR 9 LPA
GNLU Gandhinagar (NLU) LLM Courses	INR 1.2 lakh	INR 6 LPA
NLU Kolkata (NUJS) LLM Courses	INR 34,000	INR 10 LPA
School of Law, Christ University LLM Courses	INR 1.87 lakh	INR 3.7 LPA

Source - Official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

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

LLM or Master of Law is a postgraduate degree awarded to law students who have completed 2 years of higher studies after law graduation. It is a two year program with four semesters. The LLM course is recognized by UGC. Career prospects: A person with a Master of Law (LLM) degree has several opportunities in various undertakings. The work profiles may vary according to the chosen specialization There are various job profiles for an LLM graduate include the following. 1) Advocates 2) Attorney General 3) Public Prosecutor 4) Oath Commissioner 5) Sub-Magistrate 6) Magistrate 7) District and Sessions Judge 8) Legal advisor 9) Law Teacher 10) Law Reporters 11) Legal Experts 12) Legal Manager 13) Law Officer 14) Legal Reporter 15) Legal Assistants Law graduates can get good salary packages along with being in reputed positions in various Public and private Sector Organizations.

Generally, there is no one right LLB subject that prepares you for LLM. If someone wants to study a particular area of LLM then the ideal choice would fall towards that specific area. Here's why:

LLM Specializations: A Master of Laws is more specific in the areas of law that students pursue when in the course.
Alignment with Specialization: While switching from an LLB programme to an LLM programme might be relatively easy, the choice of courses that you took in your LLB that relates with your preferred LLM specialisation can serve as a foundation and thus make the switch easier.
For example if one’s LLM specialisation is in Corporate Law then Company Law, Contract Law and Business Law are relevant courses in the LLB.

Thus, the only strategy that makes sense is to choose the LLM specialisation one is interested in first and then search for the corresponding LLB subjects.

 

NLU Kolkata LLM programme has a seat intake of 102 students, including all specialisations. Candidates are offered seat in LLM based on their CLAT score. In 2024, CLAT cutoff for NUJS LLM was 620 indicating that aspirants must have a rank between 500-700 for a seat in NUJS LLM.

Generally, 1-year LLM courses are offered by the NLUs and some top-ranking law schools in India. This course is ideal for working professionals. Some of the popular colleges in the country are in this table.

College Name	Entrance Exam
NLSIU Bangalore	CLAT PG
NALSAR University of Law	CLAT PG
NLU Delhi	AILET
WBNUJS	CLAT PG
NLU Jodhpur	CLAT PG
GNLU Gandhinagar	CLAT PG

Note: All info. is from the official site ande can change. 

The Bar Council of India recognises the two-year LLM programme in most colleges of India. Here are the best ones. 

College Name	Entrance Exam
University of Delhi (DU)	CUET PG
Banaras Hindu University	CUET PG
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)	JMI Entrance
Aligarh Muslim University	AMU Entrance
University of Mumbai	University Entrance

Note: All info. is from official sites and can change. 

In India, the best branches for LLM are corporate law and commercial law. There are 99 LLM colleges that offer corporate law, and around 75+ institutes offering LLM in commercial law. These are considered more profitable with median packages ranging between INR 5 to 20 LPA. 

Due to global legal developments and changing market demands, there are many specialisations offered, some of them are mentioned below 

• Civil Law
• Tax Law
• Labour5 Law
• Corporate Law
• Commercial Law
• International Trade Law
• Labour Law
• Labour5 Law

A total of 210 companies visited the University campus during the 2024 recruitment process and offered the highest package of INR 43 LPA. Take a look at the table below depicting the SOA University placement details 2024:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)
Highest package	INR 43 LPA
Companies visited	210

LLM course eligibility requires completing an LLB with a minimum 50 percent or equivalent CGPA. Some of the universities have additional requirements for entrance exam scores or work experience.

 

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

Analyze all the specialisations in LLM like - Civil Law, Cyber Law, Corporate Law Criminal Law, etc and think what matches with your interest and also your career goals in long terms. 

Next research for the scope and demand for your choosen Law field, and prior to that you should also evaluate the universities offering your desired course, along with their faculty, curriculum amd placement options as well. 

No, you cannot take LLM without pursuing LLB, as the primary requirement for LLM course is Bachelors degree in Law. Apart from that, approximately 50 percent marks are also required in their LLB duration to enroll in LLM. 

The LLM specialisations that will best suit you when you want to work in large corporations are:

• Corporate Law
• Labor Law
• Tax Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Labor and Employement Law

For startups:

• Cyber Law
• Tax8 Law
• Information Technology Law

Moreover, Big firms always require legal professionals who are experts in regulatory compliance and established legal frameworks, while startups need lawyers who can dynamic and often unpredictable legal challenges of early0stage businesses. 

CLAT 2026 dates for admission to NLU Odisha are out. Students seeking admission to UG and PG courses offered at National Law Universities (NLUs) can apply for CLAT 2026. Only students who fill out the application form as well as, pay the fee are issued admit cards to appear for CLAT exam 2026. Students can log in using their registered mobile number and password to update their preferences in CLAT 2026 application form. 

Conducted in pen-and-paper mode, candidates have to attempt questions from English, Current Affairs and GK, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Mathematics for UG course, and from Constitutional Law, and other law subjects like Jurisprudence, Torts, IPC, CrPC, CPC, Family Law, and IPR. 

Candidates who are willing to get into NLU Odisha for five-year LLB course must specific the desired course in the application form.

Yes, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University conducts a Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to BSc, BCA, BCom (Hons), B.Ed, BA (JMC), BHMCT, BBA, BA (Hons), BVoc, BPT, BPO, BOT, BASLP, BSc MLT, MSc, MA, MEd, MPT, MOT and MPO courses. IPU CET exam 2026 application forms for other courses, open tentatively in March every year. Apart from conducting IPU CET, GGSIPU also accepts several national-level entrance exams to provide admission to a few undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses. 

LLM at RMLNLU is a one-year full-time postgraduate course scheme of the LLM course encompasses diverse areas of legal studies, and its operation is divided into two semesters. The law course shall provide advanced 'legal' education with theoretical knowledge and insights into practicum. After the successful completion of LLM, at the end of the semester, the graduates are prepared by inculcating in them the required skills and expertise to open wide vistas of career opportunities in academia, legal practice, and the public sector.

LPU top courses include BTech and MBA. Other than this, the university offer courses in Design, Arts, Animation, Nursing, etc. The popular LPU courses along with eligibility and selection details are mentioned below:

Course Name	Common Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BTech	Eligibility: Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with 60% marks Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with a minimum of 60% aggregate for BTech Biotechnology, Food Tech and Biomedical Selection Criteria: LPUNEST + JEE Main + CUET
MBA	Eligibility: Graduation with at least 55% aggregate or completed Company Secretary (CS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Chartered Accountancy (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) or Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST / CAT / MAT / XAT / CMAT / NMAT + GDPI
BBA/ BBA (Hons)	Eligibility: Class 12 from a recognised board with 50%-60% aggregate with English or equivalent Selection Criteria: LPUNEST/ CUET UG (merit-based for some of the BBA specialisations)
MCA/ MCA (Hons)	Eligibility: A minimum aggregate of 60% in BCA or BSc (CS/IT) or any other UG degree with CS/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Maths/ Business Statistics/ QT as a subject at UG or Class 12 level) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST