NIRF Law Ranking 2025: Top 40 and Rank History

Ranked in 2025
40
Editions
8
First ranked
2018
Top score
82.97

Checked 13 October 2026

against every NIRF ranking published since 2016

Showing 1–20 of 40 ranked in Law, NIRF 2025 · change vs 2024

The short answer

In the NIRF 2025 law ranking, National Law School of India University is first, followed by National Law University and Nalsar University of Law. NIRF ranked 40 institutions in this category in 2025. Search below for any of them to see its rank in every year since 2018, its score and the five parameter scores.

  1. 1

    Pick the category that matches what you want to study: engineering, management, medical, law and so on.

  2. 2

    Search the institution, or filter by state. Open a row for its rank in every year, its score and the five parameter scores.

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    Compare the trend, not one year’s number, and check the institution’s own data PDF on nirfindia.org before you decide.

2024 to 2025

What changed this year

Ranks compared with NIRF 2024 for institutions ranked in both years. 7 institutions ranked in 2024 are not in the 2025 list.

Biggest climbs

  • Chanakya National Law University31 → 17
  • National Law University26 → 15
  • UPES28 → 18
  • Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur34 → 28
  • ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad36 → 31

Biggest falls

  • Christ University15 → 24
  • National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi22 → 30
  • National Law University and Judicial Academy27 → 35
  • Lovely Professional University19 → 26
  • Army Institute of Law30 → 37

New this year

  • Cochin University of Science and Technology#13
  • Central University of South Bihar#23
  • S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology#25
  • Nirma University#33
  • Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla#34

How NIRF scores

The five parameters

Every institution is scored out of 100 on each group, and the groups are weighted into one total. The weights differ by category; NIRF publishes them in each year’s methodology.

  • TLR

    Teaching, Learning and Resources

  • RPC

    Research and Professional Practice

  • GO

    Graduation Outcomes

  • OI

    Outreach and Inclusivity

  • PR

    Perception

NIRF 2025

Every category

Sources

Where this comes from

Every rank, score and parameter score is copied from the ranking tables the Ministry of Education publishes on nirfindia.org(opens in a new tab), one table per category per year from 2016 to 2025. We match an institution across years and categories by its NIRF institute ID; for 2016 and 2017, when NIRF used older IDs, by name within the same state.

We publish NIRF’s figures as published, including ties, bands and withdrawn ranks, and do not correct them. Check the institution’s data PDF linked in each row for the numbers behind its score.

Latest edition: NIRF 2025 rankings(opens in a new tab).

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Cite as: CareerBhavan, “NIRF rankings 2016 to 2025: every category, institution and year”, careerbhavan.com/nirf-ranking (checked 13 October 2026)

FAQ

Questions students ask

Which is the best law college in India as per NIRF 2025?

National Law School of India University is first in the NIRF 2025 law ranking, followed by National Law University and Nalsar University of Law. Search the list for any other institution’s rank and its trend since 2018.

How many institutions are in the NIRF law ranking?

NIRF ranked 40 in 2025. The number changes between editions: 30 in 2023, 40 in 2024, 40 in 2025.

How do I see an institution’s NIRF rank for earlier years?

Open its row in the list for its rank in every year it was ranked since 2018, or change the year filter to see the full list as NIRF published it that year. Each row links to the data the institution submitted to NIRF.

Is a higher NIRF score always better for students?

The total weighs research heavily for most categories. If placements matter most to you, look at the graduation outcomes (GO) score in the row, and check the programme’s fees and eligibility before shortlisting.

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NIRF overall ranking and all categories

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