100 Best Law schools in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 4.35M citations received by 395K academic papers made by 481 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#73 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#89 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Law

#98 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#110 in Asia

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Law

#111 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

6. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#124 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#131 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#152 in Asia

#816 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Law

#162 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#181 in Asia

#917 in the World

Founded: 1931

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#182 in Asia

#919 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Law

#185 in Asia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

13. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#191 in Asia

#950 in the World

Founded: 1959

14. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Law

#193 in Asia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

15. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#202 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

16. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#208 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1955

17. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#211 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Law

#222 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

19. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#235 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Law

#245 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#247 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#252 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

23. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Law

#255 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

24. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Law

#309 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

25. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#315 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#317 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

27. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Law

#320 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#325 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#342 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#347 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Law

#361 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

32. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#367 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

33. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Law

#370 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

34. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Law

#390 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

35. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Law

#392 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

36. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#397 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

37. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Law

#404 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

38. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Law

#406 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1963

39. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Law

#436 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Law

#437 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#443 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 2005

42. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Law

#444 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

43. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Law

#454 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

44. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#462 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Founded: 1857

45. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#465 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

46. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#491 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Founded: 1993

47. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Law

#498 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

48. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#504 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

49. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Law

#505 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

50. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Law

#514 in Asia

#1791 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#522 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Founded: 2013

52. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#527 in Asia

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

53. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Law

#529 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

54. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#532 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

55. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Law

#543 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Founded: 1960

56. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Law

#554 in Asia

#1902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

57. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Law

#555 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

58. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Law

#561 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

59. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Law

#565 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

60. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#568 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#580 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Law

#595 in Asia

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

63. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#601 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

64. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Law

#613 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

65. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Law

#615 in Asia

#2059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

66. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#662 in Asia

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

67. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#667 in Asia

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

68. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#670 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Law

#678 in Asia

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#683 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

71. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Law

#688 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Founded: 1982

72. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Law

#690 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

73. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#695 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Founded: 1986

74. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#703 in Asia

#2257 in the World

75. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Law

#705 in Asia

#2263 in the World

Founded: 1981

76. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Law

#713 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

77. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Law

#718 in Asia

#2289 in the World

Founded: 1971

78. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#719 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

79. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Law

#725 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

80. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Law

#729 in Asia

#2312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

81. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Law

#732 in Asia

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

82. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Law

#735 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

83. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Law

#738 in Asia

#2336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

84. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Law

#743 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

85. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Law

#746 in Asia

#2354 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

86. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#768 in Asia

#2396 in the World

Founded: 1990

87. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#769 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Founded: 1981

88. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Law

#773 in Asia

#2408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

89. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Law

#786 in Asia

#2432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

90. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#789 in Asia

#2437 in the World

Founded: 1956

91. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#795 in Asia

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

92. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Law

#799 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1926

93. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Law

#801 in Asia

#2458 in the World

Founded: 1984

94. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Law

#806 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

95. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Law

#815 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

96. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Law

#822 in Asia

#2497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

97. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Law

#829 in Asia

#2518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#838 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

99. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Law

#847 in Asia

#2561 in the World

Founded: 1969

100. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Law

#852 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Law in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kharagpur, Bangalore, and Vellore.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology230

Broadcast Journalism29

Classics and Ancient History83

Communications and Public Relations124

Criminology and Criminal Justice25

Early Childhood Education2

Education Majors186

Forensic Science111

Gender Studies64

Human Rights Law15

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law10

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media85

Law Enforcement4

Library and Information science147

Media Studies19

Military science15

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health10

Political Economy14

Political Science485

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting20

Special Education7

Sports / Exercise science6

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies218

Urban and Regional planning19