100 Best Law schools in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 2.54M citations received by 317K academic papers made by 470 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

#72 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#85 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Law

#90 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#103 in Asia

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#120 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#124 in Asia

#757 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Law

#127 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#129 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Law

#145 in Asia

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#149 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1931

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Law

#167 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#170 in Asia

#911 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#184 in Asia

#963 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Law

#197 in Asia

#1002 in the World

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

15. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Law

#203 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#204 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#220 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1978

18. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#225 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Law

#229 in Asia

#1101 in the World

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

20. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#230 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#254 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#263 in Asia

#1201 in the World

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

23. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Law

#270 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

24. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#273 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

25. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Law

#284 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

26. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#311 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

27. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Law

#312 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

28. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Law

#325 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#326 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Law

#337 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#345 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#349 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Law

#356 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Law

#370 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1963

35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Law

#389 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

36. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Law

#394 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

37. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#399 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

38. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Law

#415 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

39. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#426 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Law

#434 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Law

#446 in Asia

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

42. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Law

#451 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

43. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#480 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Founded: 2013

44. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#491 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

45. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Law

#501 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#506 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1857

47. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Law

#507 in Asia

#1858 in the World

Founded: 1960

48. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Law

#530 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

49. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Law

#533 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

50. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#539 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

51. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#543 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

52. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#549 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

53. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Law

#553 in Asia

#1961 in the World

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

54. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Law

#561 in Asia

#1975 in the World

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

55. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#564 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

56. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#566 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

57. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Law

#574 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

58. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Law

#576 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

59. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#585 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Founded: 1986

60. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#599 in Asia

#2059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

61. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#609 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

62. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Law

#634 in Asia

#2137 in the World

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

63. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Law

#636 in Asia

#2147 in the World

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

64. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Law

#639 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

65. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Law

#642 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

66. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Law

#652 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

67. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Law

#654 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Founded: 1981

68. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#661 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

69. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Law

#670 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Founded: 1971

70. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Law

#672 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

71. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Law

#680 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

72. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Law

#682 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

73. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Law

#701 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

74. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Law

#709 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

75. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#713 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

76. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#718 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Founded: 1993

77. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#724 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Founded: 2005

78. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Law

#728 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

79. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Law

#730 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

80. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Law

#744 in Asia

#2368 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

81. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Law

#750 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

82. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#761 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

83. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#763 in Asia

#2414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

84. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#779 in Asia

#2447 in the World

Founded: 1956

85. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Law

#780 in Asia

#2450 in the World

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

86. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#806 in Asia

#2505 in the World

87. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Law

#814 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

88. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Law

#819 in Asia

#2530 in the World

Founded: 1999

89. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#823 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Founded: 1981

90. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Law

#825 in Asia

#2541 in the World

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

91. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Law

#837 in Asia

#2561 in the World

Founded: 1984

92. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Law

#847 in Asia

#2589 in the World

Founded: 1926

93. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#850 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

94. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#852 in Asia

#2604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

95. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Law

#855 in Asia

#2610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Law

#856 in Asia

#2613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

97. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#861 in Asia

#2621 in the World

Founded: 1817

98. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Law

#862 in Asia

#2623 in the World

Founded: 1969

99. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#866 in Asia

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

100. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Law

#878 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology185

Broadcast Journalism30

Classics and Ancient History63

Communications and Public Relations102

Criminology and Criminal Justice17

Education Majors134

Forensic Science97

Gender Studies40

Human Rights Law14

Intellectual Property and Patent Law37

International Law10

International Relations and Diplomacy9

Journalism and Digital Media68

Law Enforcement4

Library and Information science112

Media Studies12

Military science18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy10

Political Science470

Public Policy / Administration9

Radio and Television broadcasting22

Special Education8

Sports / Exercise science3

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies167

Urban and Regional planning14