Top Law Colleges in India 2019

Due to the advent of postmodern society and the era of rapid technological development, a number of new streams and concepts have emerged in the field of education. At present, the study of law has expanded and proliferated into a number of branches, including Criminal Law, Business Law, Admiralty Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law, among others. The demand for lawyers in a country always increases with the rise in population. To meet this ever-increasing demand, a number of top law colleges in India have been established.

Top law colleges in India

Some of the top law colleges in India which provide quality education are mentioned below. Many top law schools in India are mostly government-aided. There are many private law colleges in India, but out of the top 10 law colleges, nine are NLUs.

These colleges have been ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). NLUs are government-funded universities which are recognised by the UGC and are affiliated to the Bar Council of India. Most of the students get admission in these law colleges through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) after completing class 12th. Private law colleges are also good and provide excellent law education. Symbiosis Law School, Pune is a private college and has secured a spot among top law colleges due to its teaching pedagogy.

Top movers in 2019

There are a total of 22 NLUs in India which are considered to be the best law schools in India.  Among them, the first law school to be established is the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. It has also been the top-ranking college in NIRF rankings for many years. NLU-Jodhpur, NLIU-Bhopal and NUJS-Kolkata have also been appraised as the best emerging law colleges in India. Here is the list of the top 10 law colleges in India:

• NLSIU, Bangalore was ranked first in 2018 and 2019 as well.
• NLU, New Delhi is being ranked second consecutively for last two years.
• Nalsar University of Law-Hyderabad and IIT-Kharagpur have held third and fourth position, respectively, for 2018 and 2019.
• The West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences (Kolkata) has moved up from the seventh position in 2018 to the fifth position in 2019.
• National Law University, Jodhpur has moved down from fifth position in 2018 to the sixth position in 2019.
• Symbiosis Law School, Pune has moved up from the ninth position in 2018 to the secenth position in 2019. It is the only private law school in our top 10 list.
• Jamia Milia Islamia (New Delhi) has moved down from sixth position in 2018 to the eighth position in 2019.
• Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar moved up to the ninth position in 2019.
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala moved up to the 10^th position in 2019.

Placements and career prospects provided by the top law colleges in India

There are huge opportunities available for students who have completed their LLB or BA LLB from top law colleges in India to complete their PG degree courses abroad. Countries like UK or USA have many good universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard offering law courses. These law schools provide excellent employment prospects in law firms too. Lawyers earn a good amount of money from their practice. Law graduates can earn a stipend of INR 5000-40,000 through court cases. Famous lawyers charge a good amount which is based on the complexity of cases. As there is a huge shortage of lawyers in a densely populated country like India, the prospects are huge for any law graduate.

Get rankings, placement reviews, courses and Q&A related to admission, cut-off and eligibility for top law Colleges. The rankings are published by NIRF/MHRD, India Today, The Week. '--' implies that the college is not ranked by the respective publications.