100 Best Law schools in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 4.88M citations received by 415K academic papers made by 484 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

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#89 in Asia

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Law

#102 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Law

#108 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#116 in Asia

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#126 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#128 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#155 in Asia

#827 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Law

#162 in Asia

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Law

#184 in Asia

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#185 in Asia

#920 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Law

#190 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

13. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#193 in Asia

#938 in the World

Founded: 1931

14. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#197 in Asia

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

15. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#198 in Asia

#959 in the World

Founded: 1959

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#201 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#213 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Founded: 1955

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Law

#218 in Asia

#1030 in the World

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

19. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#237 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#239 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#241 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

22. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Law

#245 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

23. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Law

#266 in Asia

#1153 in the World

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

24. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#289 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

25. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Law

#291 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

26. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#307 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Law

#314 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#330 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Law

#355 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#359 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Law

#361 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

32. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#370 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

33. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Law

#385 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

34. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#388 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Law

#389 in Asia

#1489 in the World

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

36. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#395 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

37. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Law

#397 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

38. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Law

#399 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Law

#406 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

40. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Law

#412 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1963

41. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Law

#435 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

42. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#444 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Founded: 1993

43. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#446 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Law

#449 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Law

#456 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

46. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Law

#459 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

47. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#473 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Founded: 1857

48. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Law

#477 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

49. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Law

#498 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Founded: 1963

50. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Law

#512 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

51. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Law

#513 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

52. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#519 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

53. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Law

#532 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Founded: 2013

54. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Law

#534 in Asia

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

55. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Law

#540 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

56. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Law

#557 in Asia

#1892 in the World

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

57. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Law

#560 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

58. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Law

#561 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Law

#569 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

60. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#573 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#579 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Law

#584 in Asia

#1961 in the World

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

63. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Law

#604 in Asia

#2007 in the World

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

64. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Law

#606 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

65. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Law

#633 in Asia

#2078 in the World

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

66. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#676 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

67. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Law

#677 in Asia

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

68. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#679 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Law

#682 in Asia

#2180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Law

#689 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

71. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Law

#691 in Asia

#2205 in the World

72. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Law

#693 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Founded: 1990

73. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#705 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

74. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Law

#708 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Founded: 1982

75. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Law

#710 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

76. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Law

#712 in Asia

#2263 in the World

Founded: 1981

77. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Law

#719 in Asia

#2277 in the World

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

78. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Law

#720 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Founded: 1971

79. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Law

#727 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

80. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#729 in Asia

#2299 in the World

Founded: 1986

81. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#736 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

82. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Law

#744 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

83. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Law

#748 in Asia

#2338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

84. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Law

#753 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

85. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Law

#754 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

86. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Law

#756 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

87. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#757 in Asia

#2354 in the World

Founded: 1981

88. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Law

#775 in Asia

#2388 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Law

#777 in Asia

#2396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

90. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Law

#779 in Asia

#2402 in the World

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

91. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Law

#782 in Asia

#2408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

92. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Law

#784 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Founded: 1984

93. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Law

#801 in Asia

#2437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

94. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Law

#805 in Asia

#2444 in the World

Founded: 1956

95. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Law

#819 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

96. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Law

#820 in Asia

#2475 in the World

Founded: 1926

97. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Law

#826 in Asia

#2486 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

98. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Law

#832 in Asia

#2498 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

99. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Law

#833 in Asia

#2501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

100. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Law

#835 in Asia

#2505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology240

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History84

Communications and Public Relations128

Criminology and Criminal Justice25

Early Childhood Education2

Education Majors200

Forensic Science119

Gender Studies68

Human Rights Law15

Intellectual Property and Patent Law39

International Law11

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media93

Law Enforcement5

Library and Information science149

Media Studies19

Military science16

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy14

Political Science486

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting21

Special Education7

Sports / Exercise science6

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies223

Urban and Regional planning21