TOP 6 LAW UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA

Law is crucial for the smooth functioning of the whole society in which we live. Laws provide safety against mistreatment from other people, from unlawful practices of organizations and the government by protecting our rights. A law aspirant can choose from the wide range of courses offered by the many universities in India. Studying law offers a variety of career options – litigators or legal practitioners, corporate lawyers, civil servants, judicial clerks, legal journalists, public prosecutors, social workers, academicians, advocate generals, judicial servants, etc.

If you have good logical and reasoning skills, excellent reading comprehension skills, speaking and writing skills, then pursuing law is a good option.

In this article, will look at the top 6 law colleges in India, according to the latest NIRF Ranking, published in 2020.

1. National Law School of India University, Bengaluru

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is a national law university and public law school established in 1986 at Ngarbhavi, Bengaluru in Karnataka state.

NLSU offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in various specializations – Human Rights & International Humanitarian Law, Public Policy, and Business law. Apart from full-time programs, distance/correspondence courses are also offered.

Admissions to BA LLB & LLM are done through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).

2. National Law University, New Delhi

NLUD is a national university for law established in 2008 in New Delhi. The institute offers BALLB (Hons.), L.L.M, Certification, PG Diploma, and Ph.D. programs in two streams – management and law.

The application process is online and admission is entrance based. Admission to the first year of 5-year integrated B.A. LL.B. is based on the score of the national level AILET entrance exam. The admissions to LL.M are also based on the score of the AILET entrance, which is then followed by an interview. Admission to the Ph.D. program is based on the scores obtained in the written test conducted by the University and other qualifying exams.

3. Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad

The Nalsar University of Law is a national law university established in 1998 at Shamirpet, Hyderabad in Telangana. The institute offers various programs like LL.M., PG Diploma, MBA/ PGDM, Ph.D., B.A. LL.B., and M.Phil. A student can choose from full-time, part-time, and online classes and courses.

Admission to BA LLB (Hons) & LLM is done based on the scores obtained in the CLAT examination. MBA admission is done through CAT/ GMAT/ GRE exams.

Courses in Aviation, Space, Telecommunications, GIS& Remote Sensing is a special feature of Nalsar University. MBA students can choose from the following subjects of specializations- Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Court Management, Corporate Governance, Financial Services & Capital Markets, and Innovation & Sustainability Management Finance.

Ph.D. is offered in the following subjects of specializations- Marketing, Human Resource Management, Court Management, Corporate Governance, Financial Services & Capital Markets, and Innovation & Sustainability Management.

4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public technical and Research University established in 1951 at Kharagpur, West Bengal, by the government of India.

IIT Kharagpur offers programs in M.E./M.Tech, B.E./ B.Tech, M.Sc., Ph.D., LL.M., B.Sc. (Hons.), MBA/ PGDM, LL.B., M.Arch, MMRT, B.Arch and Executive MBA/PGDM across many streams including Engineering, Science, Law, Business & Management Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, IT &Software, Architecture & Planning, Accounting & Commerce, Design and Humanities & Social Sciences.

The course are offered full-time and part-time. Admission to the Ph.D. and the LLM courses is done through a written test, which is followed by an interview.

5. National Law University, Jodhpur

NLU-J is a public law school and national law university established in 2001 at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

The programs offered here include MBA/PGDM, LL.M., B.A., Ph.D., B.A. LL.B., BBA, BBA LL.B. (Hons), and LL.D. The course structure offers students the flexibility to choose from areas like Business Laws, Intellectual Property Rights, International Investment and Trade Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Laws, and Human Rights Studies.

LLM aspirants can choose between corporate law or Intellectual Property Rights Laws as subjects of a specialization and MBA applicants can choose between Insurance and Insurance Risk Management as subjects of specializations.

Selection of the candidates in the BBA-LLB (Hons.) and BA-LLB (Hons.) integrated courses is based on scores obtained at the national level entrance examination- CLAT. Admission to Ph.D. programs is based on the scores of the National Level Entrance Test conducted by the university, followed by a personal interview.

6. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

NUJS is a national law university established in 1999 at the Salt Lake City of Kolkata.

The institute offers Certificate, M.A., MBA/PGDM, LL.M., UG Diploma, B.Sc., B.Sc. LL.B and B.A. LL.B. programs.

Flexible to choose from the Online, Part-Time – Classroom, Full Time, and Distance/ Correspondence courses is an added feature of NUJS . The subjects of specializations offered to the Law students are also diverse – National/ International Trade Law, Consumer Law, Cyber Law, Intellectual Property Law, Business Law, Competition Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Energy Law, Air & Space Law, Finance, Healthcare Law, Human Rights & International Humanitarian Law, Information Technology Law, Insurance Law, Labour & Employment Law, Nuclear Law, Real Estate / Infrastructure Law, etc.

BA LLB (Hons), BSc LLB (Hons), and LLM admissions are based on CLAT scores. Admission to MPhil/ PhD/ LLD programmes is based on UGC-NET/ SLET/ SET/ JRF scores.