NLU or National Law Universities are considered to be the most prestigious law colleges in India. They are considered to be the entry-point for having a successful legal career in the country. The admissions in the NLUs are done on the basis of a candidate’s score in the Common Law Admission Test or CLAT. There is a total of 23 NLUs in the country and the competition to get a seat in each one of them is very high.

Though all these NLUs have a significance and a specialty of its own, some of these manage to surpass the other when it comes to facilities for students, placements, academics, and much more. Here, in this article, we will be talking about the ten best National Law Universities in the country and will help you make an informed decision once you pass the dreaded CLAT exam.

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

Established in Year 1986
Also Known As NLSIU
Situated in  Bangalore
Official Website https://www.nls.ac.in/
Exams Conducted NLAT
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 15 courses across 1 stream
NIRF Rank 1
Seats (UG+PG courses) 120 + 50
Popular Alumni Ali Hussain, Member of Parliament, Republic of Maldives.Dipen Sabharwal, Partner, White & Case LLP.Dorj Odbayar, Chairman, Constitutional Court of Mongolia.Harpreet Singh Giani, Litigator.Hrishikesh Datar, Founder & CEO – vakilsearch.comJeydev CS (IAS), (Rank-5, UPSC CSE-2019)Justice C. Saravanan, Judge, High Court of Madras.Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, Judge, High Court of Karnataka.Justice Shekhar B. Saraf, Judge, High Court of Calcutta.Justice Suraj Govindaraj, Judge, High Court of KarnatakaMenaka Guruswamy, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. Named as one of Times 100 Most Influential Persons 2019.Shamnad Basheer, Founder, SpicyIP Blog and the IDIA Trust.Shyamkrishna Balganesh, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School.Vikramjit Banerjee, Additional Solicitor General of India
Campus Size  23 acre

National Law University, Delhi

Established in Year 2008
Also Known As NLUD
Situated in  Delhi
Official Website https://nludelhi.ac.in/ 
Accepted Exams AILET
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 10+
NIRF Rank 2
Seats (UG+PG courses) 80+80
Total Faculty 40+
Popular Alumni Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister of HaryanaSaumya Sharma IAS (Rank-9, UPSC CSE-2017)Kanchan Singh IAS (Rank-35, UPSC CSE-2019)Anubhav Singh Bassi, Stand-Up ComedianKali K, Rapper
Campus Size  12 acre

National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

Established in Year 1998
Also Known As NALSAR
Situated in  Shamirpet, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana,
Official Website http://www.nalsar.ac.in/
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 22 courses across 3 streams
NIRF Rank 3
Campus Size  50 acre
Seats (UG+PG courses) 105+50
Total Faculty 50+
Campus Size  55 acres

National Law University, Jodhpur

Established in Year 1999
Also Known As NLUJ
Situated in  Jodhpur
Official Website http://www.nlujodhpur.ac.in/
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 5+
NIRF Rank 4
Seats (UG+PG courses) 104+50
Total Faculty 40
Campus Size  55 acre

National Law Institute University, Bhopal

Established in Year 1997
Also Known As NLIU
Situated in  Bhopal
Official Website https://www.nliu.ac.in/
Accepted Exams CLAT
Popular Courses M.Sc. , LL.M. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 9 courses across 1 stream
NIRF Rank 17
Seats (UG+PG courses) 80+80
Total Faculty 32
Campus Size  40 acre

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

Established in Year 2003
Also Known As GNLU
Situated in  Gandhinagar
Official Website https://www.gnlu.ac.in/GNLU/Home
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 15 courses across 1 stream
NIRF Rank 7
Seats (UG+PG courses) 187+63
Total Faculty 60
Campus Size  50.64 acre

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

Established in Year 2005
Also Known As RMLNLU
Situated in  Lucknow
Official Website http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 16 courses across 1 stream
NIRF Rank 11
Seats (UG+PG courses) 178+32
Total Faculty 100
Campus Size  42 acre

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

Established in Year 2006
Also Known As RGNUL
Situated in  Patiala, Punjab
Official Website https://rgnul.ac.in/
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
   
Total Courses Available in the College 6 courses across 1 stream
NIRF Rank 10
Seats (UG+PG courses) 196+44
Campus Area 40 acres 

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

Established in Year 2003
Also Known As HNLU
Situated in  Raipur, Chhattisgarh 
Official Website https://www.hnlu.ac.in/
Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 3
NIRF Rank Not Ranked in 2020
Seats (UG+PG courses) 187+84
Total Faculty 30 Permanent Members
Campus Size  65 acre

National Law University, Cuttak

Established in Year 2009
Also Known As NLUO
Situated in  Cuttak, Orissa
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Accepted Exams CLAT
Courses PG Diploma, B.A LL.B., LLM, PhD, LL.D., M.A. 
Owned BY State
Total Courses Available in the College 7
NIRF Rank 14
Seats (UG+PG courses) 180+46
Total Faculty 50+
Campus Size  50 acre
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