NLIU Bhopal - The National Law Institute University

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NLIU Bhopal Ranking 2025

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NLIU Bhopal is a well-known institute recognised across categories by a number of ranking bodies. Last year, the university maintained a strong standing in the #27 in NIRF 'Law' category rankings, cementing its rank with the top-most institutes in the country. In the 'Law' category, NLIU Bhopal ranked in the top 50 in the country for the 3rd consecutive year in 2025.

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NLIU Bhopal
NLIU Bhopal Ranking Highlights 2025

One of India’s top schools is NLIU Bhopal. Numerous national ranking agencies have continuously recognised it as one of the best institutes. According to the NIRF Ranking 2025, the institute has been awarded #27 rank in the Law category. The institute is a top-ranked institute because of its equipped infrastructure and well-educated faculty. Check the article given below to know details around NLIU Bhopal rankings.

Rank publisher & CategoryRank

Law

NIRF, 2025

#27

Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Madhya Pradesh in 2025->

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Q: Is NLU Bhopal ranked by any national or international ranking body for LLM?

National Law Institute University, is ranked 18 by NIRF 2023 ranking amongst other NLUs. The NIRF 2023 was approved by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and launched by the Honourable Minister of Education on June 5 2023. This framework considers a few parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. These parameters cover:

Teaching, Learning and Resources
Research and Professional Practices
Graduation Outcomes
Outreach and Inclusivity
Perception

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Q: Is NLU Bhopal ranked by any national or international ranking body for BA LLB (Hons)?

Teaching, Learning and Resources
Research and Professional Practices
Graduation Outcomes
Outreach and Inclusivity
Perception

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Q: Which is better among NLIU Bhopal and NLU Jodhpur with a slightly lower rank?

NLIU Bhopal offers admission to the 5-year integrated law courses based on CLAT entrance examination results, followed by counselling rounds. CLAT cutoff 2026 has been concluded, wherein the last closing rank for B.Sc. LL.B (Hons)(Cyber Security) and B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) course was 698 and 459, respectively, for students belonging to the General AI category.

For NLU Jodhpur, which also offers 5-year integrated law courses based on candidates' performance in the CLAT entrance exam, followed by the counselling process. The last round closing rank stood at 364 for the BA LLB (Hons) course for the General category candidates.
Therefore, after analysing the cutoff ranks for both institutions, NLU Bhopal has a comparatively lenient cutoff for BA LLB (Hons) for securing a seat.

Aside from cutoffs, aspirants can refer to the different parameters given below to make a better decision regarding which institution suits them better.

College	BA LLB (Hons) Tuition Fees	Ranking
NLU Jodhpur	INR 12.6 Lakh	Not Ranked
NLIU Bhopal	INR 7.5 Lakh	27

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NLIU Bhopal
NIRF Ranking 2025

As per the overall score, NLIU Bhopal has been placed at a good position by the NIRF under the 'Law' category, reflecting its exceptional performance in areas like Teaching, Research, Graduation Outcomes, and creating an inclusive, quality learning environment. When compared to the ranking from the previous years, it has been seen that in the 'Law' category, the institute's ranks have shown a decreasing trend. In 2025, NLIU Bhopal fell 6 ranks to #27 rank in the 'Law' category by the NIRF rankin

Check out the latest rankings for other ranking bodies and their categories below.

Category	2023	2024	2025
Law	18	21	27

NLIU Bhopal Ranking
NIRF Ranking Comparison

As per the NIRF 2025, NLIU Bhopal achieved #27 rank under the 'Law' category. It stands on par with well-known institutions such as MNLU Nagpur and Lucknow University under the NIRF 'Law' category. Check the year-wise comparison of NLIU Bhopal with other leading institutes below.

NLIU Bhopal vs Other Institutes: NIRF Ranking 2025
College Name	Law 2025
NLIU Bhopal	27
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	25
LPU	26
MNLU Nagpur	28
Lucknow University	29

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NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University Compare	15
CNLU Patna Compare	17
RMLNLU Compare	21
NLIU Bhopal	27
MNLU Nagpur Compare	28
NLU Ranchi Compare	30
HPNLU Shimla Compare	34

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NLIU Bhopal
India Today Ranking 2025

NLIU Bhopal has earned commendable rankings across different domains in the India Today 2025. This signifies the institution's esteemed reputation and proficiency in various aspects, assigning it an overall good score. NLIU Bhopal's rankings in 'Law Universities' category have exhibited an increasing trend as per the rankings of the previous years. In 2025, NLIU Bhopal climbed 1 rank to #3 rank in the 'Law Universities' category by the India Today ranking.

The rankings of the institute in the 'L

The rankings of the institute in the 'Law' category have demonstrated a fluctuating trend when compared to last year's rankings. In 2025, NLIU Bhopal's rank is #4, the same as last year's rank in the 'Law' category by the India Today ranking.

Tabulated below are the rankings and categories from various ranking bodies:

Category	2025
Law	4

NLIU Bhopal Ranking
India Today Ranking Comparison

According to the India Today ranking 2025, NLIU Bhopal received #3 rank in the 'Law Universities' category. It holds a comparable status to the most prestigious universities such as GNLU Gandhinagar, and RMNLU Lucknow for India Today rankings under the 'Law Universities' category. Check out the year-by-year comparison of Tezpur University with other top institutes:

NLIU Bhopal vs Other Institutes: India Today Ranking 2025
College Name	Law Universities 2025
NLIU Bhopal	3
NLSIU Bangalore	1
NLU Kolkata	2
GNLU Gandhinagar	4
RMNLU Lucknow	5

Similar ranked Law colleges by India Today

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College	Ranking
NLSIU Bangalore Compare	1
NUJS Kolkata Compare	2
GNLU Gandhinagar Compare	3
NLIU Bhopal	4
HNLU Raipur Compare	5
SLS Pune Compare	6
NLU Odisha (NLUO) - National Law University Compare	7

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NLIU Bhopal
Course Ranking

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Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
India Today	-	-	4
NIRF	18	21	27

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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2024

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Our college has a good infrastructure and campus.

Placements: Nearly 50-60% of students get placements every year. This count can increase if students want more placements. The highest salary package offered is 28 LPA - 30 LPA. The lowest salary package offered is 6 LPA and the average salary package offered is 15 LPA. Recruiting companies include law firms. About 70-80% of students get internships in different law firms.

Infrastructure: A Wi-Fi router is provided for every 6 students in the hostel. Wi-Fi is available in the classroom and library. The quality of food is very good and we get it 4 times a day. We get good food with original quality products. There is a juice shop along with Amul Dairy in our college. Gym and sports facilities and an ambulance for medical facilities are available in our college.

Faculty: Teachers in our college are well qualified. Teaching level is very good. Course curriculum is relevant. It will help students in future. Semester examinations are not so tough. If you give attention in classes then exams are easy. The passing percentage is 80-85%.

Other: I chose this course because law never stops developing. Extracurricular activities to be started at the college level itself. Sports events with various cultural events, moot court, and client counseling competitions are conducted in our college.

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LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Business Law - Batch of 2019

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Overall my experience is good with teachers and college and hostel.

Placements: 30 percent students were placed in my course. The highest package on the basis of average is 10,00,000 per annum. And the lowest is 4,00,000 per annum. As my course is of one year there is no internship required. Top roles can be class representative.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure facilities is better than average. Like labs and practical classes are provided. There is Wi-fi facilities. Library is one of my favourite things. It's quite huge. Classrooms are also good with smart facilities. Hostel us quite nice with good food and other regular facilities provided.

Faculty: Teachers are very helpful and well-qualified with experience of many years. They are very knowledgeable. Teaching quality is also good. Yes curriculum is relevant with students can make industry ready. Semester exams are not that much difficult.

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Review of NLIU Bhopal - The National Law Institute University.

Placements: The placements in NLIU need no answer. The college provides excellent job and internship opportunities. The highest package ranges from 18 LPA to 20 LPA, and the lowest package is 10 LPA. The top recruiting companies are Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan, AZB, Luthra and Luthra, Saraf, Argus, JSA, Induslaw, Trilegal, Vedanta, Singh and Singh, LKS, and ICICI. Almost every student gets placed in NLIU in a tier-1 law firm.

Infrastructure: The college has perfectly designed infrastructure and facilities. The hostel has both single and double-occupancy rooms. The library of NLIU is one of the biggest libraries in India. It has around 15 lac books, both academic and non-academic. The infrastructure facilities are really awesome. It really has sufficient facilities.

Faculty: The teacher-student ratio is NLIU is 1:8. All the teachers are highly qualified with PhDs. The courses curriculum is very relevant, and it is easy to pass the exams. Almost every student passes exams with flying colors. The course is very relevant to pursuing corporate jobs in India and abroad.

Other: Our college conducts fests and many events at regular intervals. It has NCC and NSS services. It conducts many extra and co-curricular activities. I am satisfied with joining this college. I suggest everyone join this college.

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Nliu- a decent place for higher studies.

Placements: Almost every student in NLIU get placed. Placements records are extremely awesome. The college provides excellent job and internship opportunities. The highest package ranges from 18 LPA to 20 LPA and the lowest salary is 10 LPA. The top recruiting companies are Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan, AZB, Luthra and Luthra, Saraf, Argus, JSA, Induslaw, Trilegal, Vedanta, Singh and Singh, LKS, ICICI. Almost every student gets placed in nliu in tier 1 law firm.

Infrastructure: NLIU has one of the finest academic record with people placed after their fifth year. The library of nliu is one of the biggest library of india. It contains around 15 lac books in it with both academic and non academic library. The infrastructure facilities are really awesome and it really has sufficient facility.

Faculty: The teacher student ratio in nliu is 1:9. All the teachers are highly qualified with Specializations in Ph.D. The quality of teaching is satisfactory and the teachers teaches really very good in both blended mode as well as offline mode. The courses curriculum is very relevant and it is easy to pass the B.A. LL.B. course curriculum of nliu. Almost every student passes in nliu with flying colours. The course is very relevant to pursue corporate jobs in india and abroad.

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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2024

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NLIU: Oxford of Central India.

Placements: The placement of NLIU needs no answer. The college provides excellent job and internship opportunities. The highest package ranges from 18 LPA to 20 LPA and the lowest salary is 10 LPA. The top recruiting companies are Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan, AZB, Luthra and Luthra, Saraf, Argus, JSA, Induslaw, Trilegal, Vedanta, Singh and Singh, LKS, ICICI. Almost every student gets placed in NLIU in tier 1 law firm.

Infrastructure: My college has perfectly designed infrastructure facilities with both single and double occupancy rooms. The library of NLIU is one of the biggest libraries in India. It contains around 15 lac books in it with both academic and non-academic libraries. The infrastructure facilities are really awesome and it really has sufficient facilities.

Faculty: The teacher-student ratio is 1:8. All the teachers are highly qualified with Specializations in PhD. The courses curriculum is very relevant and it is easy to pass the B.A. LL.B. course curriculum of NLIU. Almost every student passes with flying colours. The course is very relevant to pursuing corporate jobs in India and abroad.

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B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) - Batch of 2024

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NLIU Bhopal: An exceptional institutions .

Placements: I am a third year B.A. LL.B. (Hons. ). Student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal. I will graduate in 2024. In the batch of 2021, 46 students got placements in tier-1 law firms, 20 students got placed in various law chambers, and 4 students went abroad for pursuing LL.M. The highest package was 18LPA, the lowest was 10 LPA and the median package was 14 LPA. The top recruiting companies were Khaitan, Trilegal, SAM, and CAM.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure facilities provided to students are exceptional. The campus is fully covered with Wi-Fi and each student is provided with 10GB internet per day. The classrooms are spacious and equipped with technical Gazettes to provide a smooth experience for students. The library is also magnificent and contains the latest law journals, books and other research materials for students. The hostel facilities are also great, and the mess and canteen provides delicious food 4 times a day. The Sports Complex is also well-equipped.

Faculty: The teachers are highly qualified with immense experience in their respective disciplines. The teaching quality is also great. The curriculum covers diverse law subjects which not only helps students who are preparing for judiciary but also prepares students for future roles in corporate law field. It is tough to secure good grades in examinations and the pass percentage is 80%. .

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Which one is better GNLU Gandhinagar or NLIU Bhopal?

Answered 3 weeks ago

The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is ranked the 5th best Law School of India by the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF 2025). While NLIU Bhopal was ranked 27th by the same.

Further in terms of placements the median package was INR 18 LPA in 2024 for GNLU Gandhinagar while the same fo

Chikat Marchang

Contributor-Level 8

What is the cutoff of NLU Bhopal for 2026 admission?

Answered 5 months ago

NLIU Bhopal CLAT cutoff 2026 has been concluded for admission to five-year integrated law and LLM courses. In the last round, the CLAT closing rank was 459 for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and 698 for the B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) [Cyber Security] law courses at the undergraduate level. For the LLM course, the requ

Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

I belong to General HS quota. How much rank should I score to get NLU Bhopal?

Answered 5 months ago

For the General Home State quota, the last round of NLU Bhopal CLAT cutoff 2026 ranged between 759 and 1950. Candidates can refer to the table given below to view the course and specialisation-wise cutoff details for the General HS quota.

Course	CLAT Cutoff 2026 (Closing Rank)
LL.M. in Human Rights and Criminal Law	972
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)	759
LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Business Law	972
LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law	972
LL.M in Business Law	972
LL.M in Criminal Law	972
B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) [Cyber Security]	1950

Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

My SC category rank is 648 in CLAT 2025 and I have MP domicile. Will I get into NLIU? I am a woman.

Answered 11 months ago

For SC-MP the opening rank was around 4,900 closing rank was around 7,625.

As you hold:

Mp domicile, Sc category, Women

You can be qualified according to horizontal Women quota.So you can secure a seat at NLIU bhopal.

Submit required documents well ahead of deadlines.

Shruthi Gangatkar

Contributor-Level 6

Does NLIU Bhopal provide 3 year LL.B course?

Answered a year ago

No, NLIU Bhopal does not provide 3 year LL.B course. Instead they yare known for offering a 5-year integrated B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) programme and a 1-year LL.M. program. Maximum duration is seven academic years. There are two semesters in an academic year.The total cost to pursue this 5 year integrate

Kapil Lalwani

Contributor-Level 10

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