Government Law & Humanities University Rankings - 2026

Rank	College Name	NIRF	Total Score	City	State	Score Details
1	National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru	NR	1055	Bengaluru	Karnataka	Show × National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru Total Score: 1055
2	NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad	NR	1048	Hyderabad	Telangana	Show × NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad Total Score: 1048
3	National Law University (NLU), Dwarka, Delhi	NR	992	Delhi	Delhi	Show × National Law University (NLU), Dwarka, Delhi Total Score: 992
4	The Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), Delhi	NR	990	Delhi	Delhi	Show × The Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), Delhi Total Score: 990
5	National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur	NR	962	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	Show × National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur Total Score: 962
6	Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	NR	932	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	Show × Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur Total Score: 932
7	National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal	NR	920	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	Show × National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal Total Score: 920
8	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	NR	919	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	Show × Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow Total Score: 919
8	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata	NR	919	Kolkata	West Bengal	Show × The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata Total Score: 919
9	Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, Delhi	NR	893	Delhi	Delhi	Show × Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, Delhi Total Score: 893
10	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	NR	883	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	Show × Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Total Score: 883
11	Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur (WB)	NR	865	Santiniketan	West Bengal	Show × Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur (WB) Total Score: 865
12	Nalanda University, Rajgir (Bihar)	NR	859	Rajgir	Bihar	Show × Nalanda University, Rajgir (Bihar) Total Score: 859
13	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad	151-200	857	Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar	Maharashtra	Show × Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad Total Score: 857
13	Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus, Imphal (Manipur)	NR	857	Imphal	Manipur	Show × Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus, Imphal (Manipur) Total Score: 857
14	National Sanskrit University, Tirupati	NR	855	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	Show × National Sanskrit University, Tirupati Total Score: 855
15	National Museum Institute of History of Arts, Conservation and Museology (Deemed University), Delhi	NR	813	Delhi	Delhi	Show × National Museum Institute of History of Arts, Conservation and Museology (Deemed University), Delhi Total Score: 813
15	Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad	101-150	813	Hyderabad	Telangana	Show × Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad Total Score: 813
16	Tamil University, Thanjavur	NR	762	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	Show × Tamil University, Thanjavur Total Score: 762
17	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University	151-200	755	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	Show × Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University Total Score: 755
18	Central Sanskrit University, Delhi	NR	743	Delhi	Delhi	Show × Central Sanskrit University, Delhi Total Score: 743
19	Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha	NR	740	Wardha	Maharashtra	Show × Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha Total Score: 740

Rank	College Name	Competence of Faculty (150)	Faculty Welfare & Development (100)	Research and Innovation (300)	Curriculum & Pedagogy (100)	Industry Interface (100)	Placement (100)	Infrastructure and Facilities (150)	Internationalism (100)	Leadership/Governance Quality (100)	Range/Diversity of Programmes Offered (100)	NIRF	Total Score
1	National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru	142	84	212	85	86	85	137	80	79	65	NR	1055
2	NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad	140	80	206	84	89	87	137	79	81	65	NR	1048
3	National Law University (NLU), Dwarka, Delhi	137	78	193	77	84	88	129	76	74	56	NR	992
4	The Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), Delhi	135	73	199	75	78	85	130	75	77	63	NR	990
5	National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur	139	73	186	82	66	76	138	70	73	59	NR	962
6	Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur	133	70	167	78	75	75	131	68	74	61	NR	932
7	National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal	142	72	174	63	69	72	132	69	69	58	NR	920
8	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow	130	74	162	70	75	70	129	72	76	61	NR	919
8	The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata	138	70	177	79	63	78	133	67	65	49	NR	919
9	Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, Delhi	133	77	134	76	82	62	128	59	78	64	NR	893
10	Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar	136	73	121	76	74	75	131	66	72	59	NR	883
11	Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur (WB)	130	62	170	64	65	57	125	66	61	65	NR	865
12	Nalanda University, Rajgir (Bihar)	130	66	144	72	63	65	124	66	72	57	NR	859
13	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad	130	65	153	56	63	67	124	69	67	63	151-200	857
13	Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus, Imphal (Manipur)	117	64	155	59	65	65	126	68	65	73	NR	857
14	National Sanskrit University, Tirupati	128	69	125	73	79	61	131	57	64	68	NR	855
15	National Museum Institute of History of Arts, Conservation and Museology (Deemed University), Delhi	125	68	126	65	60	66	114	60	66	63	NR	813
15	Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad	135	66	118	63	55	59	125	53	67	72	101-150	813
16	Tamil University, Thanjavur	117	69	127	56	58	48	110	48	67	62	NR	762
17	Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University	111	61	129	60	55	59	104	56	53	67	151-200	755
18	Central Sanskrit University, Delhi	117	63	121	51	56	52	114	52	58	59	NR	743
19	Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha	109	56	122	61	56	61	120	48	52	55	NR	740

Government Law & Humanities University Rankings - 2026

National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

National Law University (NLU), Dwarka, Delhi

The Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), Delhi

National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, Delhi

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur (WB)

Nalanda University, Rajgir (Bihar)

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad

Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus, Imphal (Manipur)

National Sanskrit University, Tirupati

National Museum Institute of History of Arts, Conservation and Museology (Deemed University), Delhi

Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad

Tamil University, Thanjavur

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University

Central Sanskrit University, Delhi

Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha