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Law is one of the most important streams and very different from regular science, commerce and Art colleges. In India corruption levels are very high among legal circles and due to these few corrupt lawyers, law as a stream is not looked upon in a very good light. Having said that following top Law colleges in INdia have produced some of the most well known lawyers in the world.
Top 20 Law Institutes in India
Rank College / Institute Name
1 NLSIU, Bangalore (Est: 1988)Post Bag No. 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560072Tel: 080-23213160Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/E-mail:registrar@nls.ac.inSeats: 80Cut-off: Entrance test.
2 NALSAR, Hyderabad(Est: 1998)3-4, 761, Barkatpura, Hyderabad-500027Tel: 040-27567955Website: http://www.nalsaruniv.org/Seats: 80Cut-off: Entrance testInfo: Apart from the routine courses, its post-graduate programs in human rights law, medical law and ethics and environmental law are very popular
3 NLIU, Bhopal(Est: 1997)Bhadbhada Road, Barkheri Kalan, Bhopal-462002Tel: 0755-2696965Website: http://www.nliu.edu/Seats: 80Cut-off: Entrance testInfo: Has a huge sylvan campus. A cyber law centre funded by the Union HRD Ministry, the only one of its kind in Asia, is coming up soon.
4 Symbiosis Law College, Pune(Est: 1977)Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411004Tel: 020-25655114Website: http://www.symlaw.ac.in/Seats: 200Cut-off: Entrance examThe students moved the Bombay High Court to make helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Maharashtra and have brought to the court’s attention the state of the Consumer Protection Forum in Pune.
5 ILS Law College, Pune(Est: 1924)Law College Road, Pune-411004Tel: 020-25656775Website: http://www.ilslaw.edu/Seats: 240 for a three-year course and 400 for a five-year courseCut-off: MeritEmphasis is equally on academics and sports. Besides the regular Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in law, the college offers six diploma courses in subjects like intellectual property rights, cyber law and medical jurisprudence.
6 Faculty of Law, BHU, Banaras(Est: 1916)Varanasi-221005Tel: 0542-2369018Website: http://www.bhu.ac.in/Seats: 275Cut-off: Entrance testIt was the first college in the region to have started environmental law courses which has held it in good stead.
7 Faculty of Law, DU, Delhi(Est: 1924)Delhi-110007Tel: 011-27667765Website: http://www.du.ac.in/E-mail: lawfaculty@vsnl.netSeats: 1,500Cut-off: Entrance testThe present chief justice of India is an alumnus of this institute. Three-quarters of high court judges are also alumni of this institute.
8 Government Law College, MumbaiMumbai
9 Faculty of Law, Chandigarh Univ.(Est: 1976)Sector-14, ChandigarhTel: 0172-2541577Website: http://www.puchd.ac.in/E-mail: regr@pu.ac.inSeats: 360Cut-off: Entrance testA recognized institution for aspiring lawyers, it offers post-graduate and doctoral programs as well.
10 Amity Law School, Delhi (Est: 1999)Yasho Bhawan, Okhla Road, Delhi-110025Tel: 011-26325901Website: http://www.amity.edu/Seats: 80Cut-off: 60 per centIts credibility received a boost with its affiliation to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Job offers for its students come as far a field as Singapore and Dubai.
11 University Law College, Bangalore Univ., Bangalore(Est: 1948)Palace Road, Bangalore-560001Tel: 080-22262137Seats: 80Cut-off: 85 per centFive student teams have represented India in the Jessup International Law moot court competitions in the US and Vienna in Europe. This college has also entered into a MoU with Nanterre University, Paris, France, for a student-and-faculty exchange program.
12 University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh(Est: 1956)Sector-14, Chandigarh-160014Tel: 0172-2534158Website: http://uils.puchd.ac.in/Seats: 150Cut-off: Entrance examRegular visits to district courts, high courts and the Supreme Court are part of the curriculum. Moot court competitions are also held within the institute.
13 Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College, Pune(Est: 1983)Katraj-Dhankawadi Campus, Pune-Satara Road, Pune-411043.Tel: 020-24360572Website: http://www.engg.bharatividyapeeth.edu/Seats: 40Cut-off: Entrance examIt is one of the largest engineering colleges in Maharashtra with a hostel to accommodate over 1,200 students. Special training is imparted in communication skills.
14 KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore(Est: 1976)PB-1059, 2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560010Tel: 080-23324529Website: www.klesociety.org/law/banlc.htmSeats: 115 for a three-year course, 65 for a five-year courseCut-off: Written testIts plus points include above-average results, good hostel accommodation and a well-equipped library.
15 Faculty of Law, Lucknow Univ., Lucknow(Est: 1921)2nd Campus, Lucknow University, Sitapur Road, LucknowTel: 0522-2363113Seats: 320Cut-off: Entrance testA committed law institution, the graduates it produces are a competent lot.
16 University College of Law, Hyderabad(Est: 1918)Hyderabad-500007Tel: 040-27098928Seats: 160Cut-off: Written examA tried and tested institution where law is concerned. Its library is a storehouse of the latest information.
17 Army Institute of Law, Mohali(Est: 1999)Sec-68, Mohali-160062Tel: 0172-5095336-38Website: http://www.armyinstituteoflaw.org/Seats: 80Cut-off: Entrance examThe learning process is interactive and participative.
18 Gopaldas Jamatmal Advani Law College, Mumbai(Est: 1977)32nd Road, Bandra, Mumbai-400050Tel: 022-26497484Seats: 320Cut-off: Entrance testThe college offers tutorials to students at its own cost. National and state-level seminars are organized periodically which are presided over by a Supreme Court judge. Library is available for current students as well as the alumni.
19 MS Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore(Est: 1995)M.S. Ramaiah Road, MSRIT Post, Bangalore-560054Tel: 080-57708015E-mail: info@msrcl.orgSeats: 70Cut-off: 55 per centA relatively new entrant, it has managed to carve a niche for itself in the highly competitive field of law education.
20 Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore(Est: 1993)Vijaya College Campus, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560004Tel: 080-2656107Seats: 80Cut-off: 60-70 per centThe college has an active legal aid clinic and special lectures are delivered by eminent personalities.
Hope this list helps students seeking admission in Top Indian Law colleges. I wish you all the best !
Law is one of the most important streams and very different from regular science, commerce and Art colleges. In India corruption levels are very high among legal circles and due to these few corrupt lawyers, law as a stream is not looked upon in a very good light. Having said that following top Law colleges in INdia have produced some of the most well known lawyers in the world.
Top 20 Law Institutes in India
Rank College / Institute Name
1 NLSIU, Bangalore (Est: 1988)Post Bag No. 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560072Tel: 080-23213160Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/E-mail:registrar@nls.ac.inSeats: 80Cut-off: Entrance test.
2 NALSAR, Hyderabad(Est: 1998)3-4, 761, Barkatpura, Hyderabad-500027Tel: 040-27567955Website: http://www.nalsaruniv.org/Seats: 80Cut-off: Entrance testInfo: Apart from the routine courses, its post-graduate programs in human rights law, medical law and ethics and environmental law are very popular
3 NLIU, Bhopal(Est: 1997)Bhadbhada Road, Barkheri Kalan, Bhopal-462002Tel: 0755-2696965Website: http://www.nliu.edu/Seats: 80Cut-off: Entrance testInfo: Has a huge sylvan campus. A cyber law centre funded by the Union HRD Ministry, the only one of its kind in Asia, is coming up soon.
4 Symbiosis Law College, Pune(Est: 1977)Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411004Tel: 020-25655114Website: http://www.symlaw.ac.in/Seats: 200Cut-off: Entrance examThe students moved the Bombay High Court to make helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Maharashtra and have brought to the court’s attention the state of the Consumer Protection Forum in Pune.
5 ILS Law College, Pune(Est: 1924)Law College Road, Pune-411004Tel: 020-25656775Website: http://www.ilslaw.edu/Seats: 240 for a three-year course and 400 for a five-year courseCut-off: MeritEmphasis is equally on academics and sports. Besides the regular Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in law, the college offers six diploma courses in subjects like intellectual property rights, cyber law and medical jurisprudence.
6 Faculty of Law, BHU, Banaras(Est: 1916)Varanasi-221005Tel: 0542-2369018Website: http://www.bhu.ac.in/Seats: 275Cut-off: Entrance testIt was the first college in the region to have started environmental law courses which has held it in good stead.
7 Faculty of Law, DU, Delhi(Est: 1924)Delhi-110007Tel: 011-27667765Website: http://www.du.ac.in/E-mail: lawfaculty@vsnl.netSeats: 1,500Cut-off: Entrance testThe present chief justice of India is an alumnus of this institute. Three-quarters of high court judges are also alumni of this institute.
8 Government Law College, MumbaiMumbai
9 Faculty of Law, Chandigarh Univ.(Est: 1976)Sector-14, ChandigarhTel: 0172-2541577Website: http://www.puchd.ac.in/E-mail: regr@pu.ac.inSeats: 360Cut-off: Entrance testA recognized institution for aspiring lawyers, it offers post-graduate and doctoral programs as well.
10 Amity Law School, Delhi (Est: 1999)Yasho Bhawan, Okhla Road, Delhi-110025Tel: 011-26325901Website: http://www.amity.edu/Seats: 80Cut-off: 60 per centIts credibility received a boost with its affiliation to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Job offers for its students come as far a field as Singapore and Dubai.
11 University Law College, Bangalore Univ., Bangalore(Est: 1948)Palace Road, Bangalore-560001Tel: 080-22262137Seats: 80Cut-off: 85 per centFive student teams have represented India in the Jessup International Law moot court competitions in the US and Vienna in Europe. This college has also entered into a MoU with Nanterre University, Paris, France, for a student-and-faculty exchange program.
12 University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh(Est: 1956)Sector-14, Chandigarh-160014Tel: 0172-2534158Website: http://uils.puchd.ac.in/Seats: 150Cut-off: Entrance examRegular visits to district courts, high courts and the Supreme Court are part of the curriculum. Moot court competitions are also held within the institute.
13 Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College, Pune(Est: 1983)Katraj-Dhankawadi Campus, Pune-Satara Road, Pune-411043.Tel: 020-24360572Website: http://www.engg.bharatividyapeeth.edu/Seats: 40Cut-off: Entrance examIt is one of the largest engineering colleges in Maharashtra with a hostel to accommodate over 1,200 students. Special training is imparted in communication skills.
14 KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore(Est: 1976)PB-1059, 2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560010Tel: 080-23324529Website: www.klesociety.org/law/banlc.htmSeats: 115 for a three-year course, 65 for a five-year courseCut-off: Written testIts plus points include above-average results, good hostel accommodation and a well-equipped library.
15 Faculty of Law, Lucknow Univ., Lucknow(Est: 1921)2nd Campus, Lucknow University, Sitapur Road, LucknowTel: 0522-2363113Seats: 320Cut-off: Entrance testA committed law institution, the graduates it produces are a competent lot.
16 University College of Law, Hyderabad(Est: 1918)Hyderabad-500007Tel: 040-27098928Seats: 160Cut-off: Written examA tried and tested institution where law is concerned. Its library is a storehouse of the latest information.
17 Army Institute of Law, Mohali(Est: 1999)Sec-68, Mohali-160062Tel: 0172-5095336-38Website: http://www.armyinstituteoflaw.org/Seats: 80Cut-off: Entrance examThe learning process is interactive and participative.
18 Gopaldas Jamatmal Advani Law College, Mumbai(Est: 1977)32nd Road, Bandra, Mumbai-400050Tel: 022-26497484Seats: 320Cut-off: Entrance testThe college offers tutorials to students at its own cost. National and state-level seminars are organized periodically which are presided over by a Supreme Court judge. Library is available for current students as well as the alumni.
19 MS Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore(Est: 1995)M.S. Ramaiah Road, MSRIT Post, Bangalore-560054Tel: 080-57708015E-mail: info@msrcl.orgSeats: 70Cut-off: 55 per centA relatively new entrant, it has managed to carve a niche for itself in the highly competitive field of law education.
20 Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore(Est: 1993)Vijaya College Campus, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560004Tel: 080-2656107Seats: 80Cut-off: 60-70 per centThe college has an active legal aid clinic and special lectures are delivered by eminent personalities.
Hope this list helps students seeking admission in Top Indian Law colleges. I wish you all the best !
