Top 10 NLUs in India to kick start your Legal Career

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
Official Website	Go to website…
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