Indian weekly magazines India Today and Outlook India have both ranked NLSIU Bangalore and Nalsar Hyderabad as India's top law schools, while NLIU Bhopal and ILS Pune occupied third place in each respective ranking and NUJS Kolkata found itself in sixth and fifth place.
NLSIU (pictured) and Nalsar both came out on top of this year's India Today and Outlook law school rankings.
While India Today's top two positions were unchanged from last year, in Outlook's ranking Nalsar displaced NUJS Kolkata in second spot, pushing it to fifth place behind NLIU Bhopal.
Campus Law Centre of Delhi University was ranked fourth by India Today but did not participate in Outlook's rankings.
Symbiosis Pune came in at fifth and sixth of India Today and Outlook's ranking respectively.
New high entrants to India Today's list included new national law schools GNLU Gandhinagar and HNLU Raipur in ninth and 11th positions respectively.
There were no other major changes in India Today's rankings, except for NUJS Kolkata climbing two places to sixth and ILS Pune dropping to seventh from fifth last year.
Outlook India's rankings, however, saw seven out of 10 ranked colleges rise the ranks as three colleges - Delhi University (sixth ranked in 2009), Government Law College Mumbai (eighth) and NLU Jodhpur (seventh) - did not participate in its rankings this year.
Outlook ranked ILS Pune in third place but NLIU Bhopal was by far the fastest climber, jumping from tenth to fourth this year.
NUJS saw the biggest drop in Outlook's rankings from second rank last year ahead of Nalsar to fifth place this year.
Read Legally India blogger sss's criticism of current law school rankings here. For a satirical look at the rankings, read False News With Balls blog on the topic.
Last year rankings:
For India Today's 2009 rankings of law schools, click here.
For Outlook India's 2009 law school rankings, click here.
India Today law school rankings 2010
Law School | India Today Rank (2010) | Rank 2009 |
NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 1 |
Nalsar Hyderabad | 2 | 2 |
NLIU Bhopal | 3 | 4 |
Campus Law Centre DU | 4 | 3 |
Symbiosis Pune | 5 | 6 |
NUJS Kolkata | 6 | 8 |
ILS Law College Pune | 7 | 5 |
NLU Jodhpur | 8 | 7 |
GNLU Gandhinagar | 9 | - |
Amity Law School Delhi | 10 | 9 |
HNLU Raipur | 11 | - |
Faculty of Law Benaras, Varanasi | 12 | 11 |
School of Legal Studies, Cochin University | 13 | 14 |
NUALS Kochi | 14 | 18 |
Army Institute of Law, Mohali | 15 | 21 |
Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University | 16 | 12 |
Faculty of Law Rohtak University | 17 | - |
Tamilnadu Dr Ambedkar Law University | 18 | 24 |
UCL Bangalore | 19 | 15 |
Faculty of Law, Osmania University | 20 | 20 |
Faculty of Law, University of Kolkata | 21 | 13 |
Kerala Law Academy | 22 | - |
Faculty of Law, University of Mumbai | 23 | - |
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamnia, New Delhi | 24 | 16 |
Bangalore University for Legal Studies | 25 | 22 |
Outlook India law school rankings 2010
Law school | Outlook India Rank (2010) | Score (2010) | Rank 2009 |
NLSIU Bangalore | 1 | 872.3 | 1 |
Nalsar Hyderabad | 2 | 848 | 3 |
ILS Law College Pune | 3 | 790.1 | 4 |
NLIU Bhopal | 4 | 779.4 | 10 |
NUJS Kolkata | 5 | 779.4 | 2 |
Symbiosis Law School Pune | 6 | 759.8 | 5 |
Faculty of Law, BHU Varanasi | 7 | 716.1 | - |
Amity Law School Noida | 8 | 711.1 | 12 |
Bangalore Inst of Legal Studies | 9 | 650.3 | 11 |
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed Univ Law College | 10 | 640.3 | - |
Note: Delhi University, Government Law College Mumbai and NLU Jodhpur did not participate, according to Outlook India.
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Why can this not be more transparent? Look at the Management rankings. They have a different set of rankings per each criteria and then they give an overall rank.
When will we ever get a proper ranking ? Something which can be trusted.
bit.ly/aoDshy
Thanks,
Kian
why do people still fight over rankings?? :sad:
www.hindustantimes.com/Law-board-chief-caught-taking-bribe/H1-Article1-479943.aspx
"...no action has been taken against the third co-accused Ankur Chawla despite the fact that he is specifically named in the FIR and where in view of the Court prima facie there is sufficient evidence to show that he was also a part of the conspiracy not only to commit the offence but also abettor of the offence. Beyond this the Court does not want to observe anything and leave the things to the wisdom of the investigating agency..."
I am not some upset HNLU loyalist trying to vilify Prabhu Chawla and India Today. My point is that in India we tend to treat newspaper reports as the gospel truth. We never question whether the media itself is honest. Headlines Today goes after A Raja but why not Ankur Chawla?
Please look at HNLU objectively. It may not deserve to be in the top 3 but compare the faculty, placements, moot court performance etc with Symbi and Amity.
It would be useful to have a survey from a web portal dedicated to law.
Sameer
1. NLS
2. NALSAR
3. NUJS
4. NLU - J
5. NLIU
6. GLC, MUMBAI
7. ILS, PUNE
8. GNLU
9. SYMBIOSIS
10. HNLU
but seriously these survey agencies they never visit the campus and just go ahead and come up with these obnoxious rankings and its not only india today, but also outlook and to some extent mint. credibility is nil. and the biggest losers are the students who actually in the end follow these rankings as the bible.
kian!! I am not saying this becos my college is not there in the ranking. I am an ex-student of NALSAR, its very much up there. but still i feel these rankings are a bunch of crap and LI can actually help improve this.
Kian my frend I hope you listening!!!
I have decided NOT to go to NUJS Kolkata. Why? Because it's obviously not as good as ILS, Symbiosis, NLIU Bhopal, Delhi Law Faculty.. and NOWHERE in the league of NALSAR, NLSIU..
I feel so happy that I have you, India Today & Outlook, to guide me through such turbulent times.. :-)
May god bless you for all your good work.
Regards,
Your Average Gullible Reader
PS
What was I thinking? Trusting all those LST tutors, LegallyIndia 'counselors', law students, my daddy's friends, senior counsels, law firm lawyers..? You had the answer all along!
I am sure that I will make the right choice NOW, and that you will stick to these rankings and not make me regret my decision for the next few years to come.
NLIU Bhopal / ILS / Delhi Law Faculty / Symbiosis.. here I come!!
NUJS - you're too lowly ranked to attract good people now. shame on you.
don't be imbecile.... before giving any stupid statement go & count the number of symbi people in d law firms... right fromm j sagar, amarchand, elp, remfry etc (i m not only talking abt jounior associates but also who are partners).... i think u r one of does loser whose college name doesn't feature in d above list.... now u will obviously cut & paste same crap tat u are already from nls or nalsar or nlu
No point fighting over rankings.
Although I do believe that India Today and Outlook mis-guide students.
Dear Average Gullible Reader,
Subject: Our Rankings.
You ask me how I ranked these schools?
Oh, Sir. I have to admit.
My journalists never had any clues,
So we decided - Oh well, to damn with it.
I'll have you know -
we used some cutting-edge techniques,
Perhaps, you've heard of them before?
Shooting Darts & Coin Tosses helped us a little,
But, Inky-Pinky-Ponky - was the handiest of them all!
And whenever we found ourselves lost,
nothing worked better than a lucky draw!
After all, who were we to decide?
We just let the Gods have their say.
When you don't have the almighty on your side,
The top slots were naturally kept at bay.
But we played fair -
we aren't fools, we gave second chances,
Of course, involved was a little pay,
that could alter the consequences.
We know how you are influences by our rankers,
Duh! That's why we sell these to you!
It's made all the more memorable when we walk,
hail & hearty, to our delighted bankers.
We got them wrong, you said? That can't be true!
Even if so, Poor kid, You must understand -
It's a learning curve for us too!
We'll get it right soon, I promise,
Haven't I told you that enough times already?
We'll shuffle them up once more,
even fly in our prized reported from the other shore!
His name is Kishan, Preddy.
For you, Poor Kid, next year may be too far,
You will be in a law school of our insightful recommendation,
We, at the Magazine, would have covered our arse,
And you may well be subjected to some sub-standard education,
But at least by then you wouldn't care enough to call our rankings a farce!
The Editor,
The Magazines That Know How to Sell.
1.NLS
2.NALSAR
3.NUJS
4.NLIU
5.DU
6.NLU J
7.GLC
8.SYMBIOSIS
9.AMITY
10.ILS
Dude you gotta come out with your legallyindia's law school rankings soon.. After all, it is legallyindia only which keeps credible info about the performances of various law schools..
In India Today's rankings I see some colleges for the first time, have not heard or seen them anywhere. So, Kian plz do the needful. We are all eagerly awaiting legallyindia's top 25 law schools.. ATB Kian!
dere's an analogy......on myLST site....
we r all aiming for d top of a building.....
nlsiu...nalsar...nujs students r taking d elevators.....
rest have 2 climb d stairs.......
its very much possible dat dose climbimg via d stairs reach earlier dan nlsiu nalsar or nujs students by dint of deir sheer hard work!!!!!!
PS...
i m frm very less known scul---omkaranda saraswati nilayam in rishikesh.......bt got better percentage(97.25) dan any DOON SCHOOL OR WELHAMS students.......its nt 2 boast bt 2 tell every1 dat HARD WORK IS D KEY 2 SUCCESS.....
& an NLSIU BANGALORE student cant possibly sit idle and still get recruited by amarchand n mangaldas!!!!!!!!!
stop cribbing over d rankings...
dose who r BEST cant be demeaned by dese stupid rankings..........
n seriously hats off to the writer of the poem....wow!! ur gud!!
as per my personal view...i am already studyin in one of the above colleges....n i have no choice to make as a freasher..! bt i love the rankin n they deserve it all!!
p.s....gnlu is in patiala dude!!
p.s. 2......glc mumbai eat shit!!!
Major flaw - GNLU IS NOT IN PATIALA. There is a reason why it is called Gujarat National Law University. Its in Gandhinagar. Need a map ?
I guess just that point tell us how credible you comment on GLC Mumbai is. All colleges are good.
I think all law schools should look at the broader issue of credibility. In my opinion rather than allowing themselves to be ranked and then cribbing, all self respecting law schools must take a decision that they will not participate in rankings conducted by entities not related to the legal profession. The recruiters and prospective aspirants have better sources to rely on.
And the Gebbels-ian trick of India Today is not going to work. Their repetition of their preferred lie over years is not going to pull down the great institution of NUJS even one bit.
So my advice to all young students wanting to join law colleges is that don't take these rankings seriously. You'd learn more during your 2 month internships than you would in the whole acedemic year. So do your internships sincerely, participate in moot courts, write articles and always be involved in research work.
it's been a while. :-)
1) NLSIU, Bangalore (no doubts about that!)
2) NUJS, Kolkata
3) NALSAR Hyderabad ( Down due to state reservation and political problems plus good faculty has left NALSAR)
4) NLU, Delhi
5) NLU, Jodhpur
6) ILS, Pune
7) NLIU, Bhopal
8) GNLU, Gandhinagar
9) Symbiosis, Pune
10) GLC, Mumbai
11) NUALS, Kochi
12) RMLNLU, Lucknow
13) RGNUL, Patiala
14) NLU, Orissa
15) Chankaya NLU, Patna
CLAT 2010 facts, figures and cut-offs
Highest rank Lowest rank Avg. rank High score Low Score Avg score General list places
NLSIU Bangalore 1 59 30 165 152 156 55 1987
Nalsar Hyderabad 14 102 78 159 148 150 41 1998
NUJS Kolkata 8 205 146 161 145 147 78 1999
NLIU Bhopal 70 244 197 150 144 145 35 1997
NLU Jodhpur 109 321 263 148 142 143 74 2001
GNLU Ghandinagar 112 480 389 148 138 140 79 2003
Nuals Kochi 110 581 442 148 137 140 33 2005
HNLU Raipur 219 527 449 144 138 139 52 2003
RMLNLU Lucknow 151 592 492 146 137 139 80 2006
RGNUL Patiala 207 637 586 145 136 137 48 2006
CNLU Patna 410 668 631 140 136 136 38 2006
Thanks to all commenters expressing confidence in Legally India's ability to compile a better law school ranking.
We would love to, however, we will only do so once we are able to do a credible job of it.
Right now, I think we are not quite there yet but we have some ideas to hopefully get there some point.
If you have any thoughts on how the present ranking could be improved, please also leave a comment, we are always very happy to hear from you.
Best regards,
Kian
Dear Kian,
Please don't indulge in compiling ranking.... whatever credibility u have will be lost in no time...
National Law Schools = Arrogance
bangalore is the indisputable champ FR SURE!
nujs/nalsar are almost the same..! it wud be better skip dis debate... ;-) :D
next come johpur/ils/symbi/symbi
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(i neva cared abt the rest)
n india today n outlook ppl...GROW UP!! GET A LIFE!!!!
Yesterday i had put up a comment stating that 'the rankings were nothing short of "bovine defecation"', which in other words means "bullshit"..... its fine when people use a slang on the forum and the posts get published.... what "bull shit"!!!!!!!!!!!! if this is the level of competence legally india is endowed wit, pray never try to compile law school rankings or for that matter anything....u will make a terrible mess outta whle thng.....
LO SM
[Well, moderation is not watertight, no. As witty as it was, the reason your comment did not go up yesterday was because it was one of several comments saying the same thing (albeit in different words). We were considering publishing it but it did not seem to add much by itself. In any case, comments that actually make an argument are usually more likely to get through than those trying to just repeat abuse in colourful language. -Ed]
Please.
2. NALSAR
3. NUJS
undisputed top 3
cant believe that surveyors get this wrong!
And Im sure when law students speak, they speak the voice of God.
Im sorry, I do not mean to take your case.
But your kung-fu is not strong. Please do not think you are competent enough to rank these colleges.
Such is the intent that not a single medium which permits free expression is left unexploited. I wonder if they are of any good other than performing this yearly ritual. Would like to know whether it's the faculty or the pigeon-holed campus which deseves the blsme. Take my advice, all you people indulging in inventing their own rankings just lay off. there are more sensical thing to do in life than paying nearly 2 lac a year and spend time spreading concoct versions hoping it would gather approver. Sorry to say this but repeated bullshit does not become wisdom.
That, and a few selfish men who stand to gain from these outrageous rankings joining in for the chorus. These include people such as promoters, and dare I say, students from institutions who find themselves ranked much higher than anyone could have ever imagined. Join the party while you can. Why not? This just became one of their very few claims to fame!
The students may disagree. In their heart, they themselves may know the truth. But well, who cares? These rankings don’t matter to them or even us. Heck, if your college is ranked higher, it just adds to your snob value.
First, you talk about free expression.
You seem to assert that the editors of popular magazines deserve to be kept on a pedestal (maybe just a wee bit higher, eh?) and anyone else’s (no matter what third grade college fucchas you might think them to be) free expression should be subservient to such expert opinions. India Today decided to come out with the rankings. I disagreed with them. I will express myself. “Exploiting a medium with religious consistency”? That’s exactly what India Today does, not me. They exploit their standing as Big Press and sell a story to gullible readers.
So then, students protest & write comments. You may disagree with them. But alas, no one’s put a gun to your head. Scoot.
Second, it does not take an extraordinarily intelligent man (don’t worry, I wouldn’t accuse you of being one) to conclude that not all posters here are from NUJS.
Third, yes. We play our own song. It’s time that Big Press started shouldering the consequences of its reporting. Can you honestly say these rankings are accurate? A few years back, India Today didn’t even rank NUJS amongst the top 10/top 25 law schools in India. The inconsistency in their rankings, as well as the arbitrary scores awarded to schools is almost criminal.
Do they not know that their target audience is a vulnerable lot of students who may be placing their careers in the hands of these reports?
Fourth, I don’t agree with these rankings & I have good reasons for that.
I’ve been around this debate for long enough to know what most students, teachers, lawyers, recruiters and even those in the business of legal industry analysis have to say. Rainmaker, LST, Prime, etc – after all, they do keep a close watch on law school standings; and dare I say – even LegallyIndia – which seems to hold NUJS in high regard if you refer to the write ups around the time of the MPL wrap-up.
The year I joined law school, I left a ‘highly ranked’ law school (per India Today) after 1 year of schooling and joined NUJS. I’ve never regretted my decision. The same year, my ex-law school was ranked amongst the top 5 law schools by India Today, and NUJS was conspicuously absent.
In every possible way, NUJS surpassed my expectations. Where would I be had I not looked beyond these rankings? But.. there ARE students who don’t.
Fifth, I am not in the first or the second year. Why do I have time to post here? Because I owe this to my law school & I owe this to every student out there who may be misguided by irresponsible Big Press & posters such as yourself. NUJS offered me unparalleled opportunities. It was my second preference as a law school, after NLS – but all through my five years at school, I never wished that I was elsewhere.
The faculty is amongst the best in the country, the student body boasts of an eclectic mix of people. The campus life was vibrant and the atmosphere fantastic. Sure, the length that the wall runs around our campus may be shorter than some of the other schools. But enclosed within was a beautiful & calming green spread over 5 acres with enough room for all 500 odd students to find their own space, and small enough for them to mingle with each other & never feel lost. After all, we had an entire sports stadium & a fabulous city at our doorstep – THAT was our campus too.
Friend, it isn’t about “self-boasting”. It’s solidarity. Thank you for your two cents, but my juniors will do just fine without your help.
Through these years, rankings have never been our friend. We’ve gotten by. Our alumni, our year on year achievements, our standing (no, not in a ranking)– we let them speak for themselves. Forgive my juniors for wanting to share their enthusiasm with you here.
Maybe.. JUST maybe.. it's true? Maybe NUJS is really.. a good law school after all??
It's not like we have a hyper-active PR department crawling the web and posting concocted versions of our achievements / developments..
Aough. Such negativity!
Well, evidently, you have more free time on your hands.
At least I don't see them going around bad mouthing other law schools. :-)
It's a free country. Let them speak their mind.
Stop blathering like a nincompoop. There. I spoke mine.
I REALLY DONT HAVE MUCH TO COMMENT ON THE "INDIAN YESTERDAY (?)" & "NARROWLOOK" MAGAZINES - - -
THE AMBIGUITY AND INCREDIBILITY THAT THEY SPARKED POST 2010 RANKINGS IS UNABIGOUS AND CREDIBLE - - - -
HOWEVER, I PERSONALLY BELIEVE AND WOULD WORK TOWARDS IT - - THE TWO MAGAZINES ARE GOING TO FACE A LAW SUIT IN RECENT FUTURE - - -
IT IS PROFESSIONALLY UNETHICAL TO RAISE THEIR READERSHIP BY COMING UP WITH SUCH DISASTROUS RANKING AT THE COST OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS - - -
P.S. ENGINNERING COLLEGES HAVE ALSO BEEN RANKED NEGLIGENTLY WITH WEST BENGAL COLLEGES NOT IN PICTURE (WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THEY DID NOT PARTICIPATE)....WHO KNOWS, WELL THE GUYS AT BENGAL ENGINNERING AND SHIBPUR COLLEGE, HOWARH (THE BEST COLLEGE IN KOLKATA) ASSERT THEY HAVE SENT ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR COLLEGE ON TIME - --
SO INDIAN TODAY AND OUTLOOK DONT TRY TO ACT AS GODFATHERS OF STUDENTS -- - KIDS KNOW ABOUT THE INTENTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS OF SUCH FAKE MAGAZINES - - STOP THIS..!
@# 64...I know I am not competent enough to rank these colleges. If I were competent, I would have joined India Today or Outlook. :-) I am just giving my viewpoint (which I think I have a right to) and I know many law students would endorse my rankings.
Look at all the top law firms and top tier corporates? What do ya see? Its NUJS all the way! They all are fighting over nujsians !! Check out the illustrous faculty and then lets set the records straight.
The Outlook and India Today rankings are not reliable especially because they have ILS in the top bracket! Ghastly !! and NLIU BHopal is definitely a tier II college.
The Top Tier consists of NLS, NUJS and Nalsar.......that is now a well known fact......... the rest of the crowd just follows !!
So called "tier 2 collegs" by a mis-informed Sachin Malhan, who has never been to some of these colleges, and his "loyal students" at "elite law schools" prove it time and again that they are bogged down by nothing but a "copy-cat mentality". Having not seen these "tier 2 colleges" ever and without having met any of its students, such conclusions appear nothing but childish and dull.
I mean c'mon...as so many of you have claimed to be working in law firms (irrespective of your graduating college)...I am sure you have enough work to do at your respective firms...
Go add some value to your lives by doing something more constructive..
That's one way to look at it.
But that would be selfish. Don't forget - these rankings can potentially ruin many careers every year. Not every prospective law student prepares at LSTs & Prime centers, or read comments on LI every day. They may actually fall prey to some poor reporting.
When I filled out my college applications, my parents & relatives were in favor of me going to Symbiosis & not the national law schools (any of them) - because India Today ranked all NLUs low that year. Boy, I was glad I was at LST & I could speak to Sachin. (There was very little school students knew about law schools back then anyways)..
It is time some action is taken against these magazines.
Whatever respect I had for India Today, Outlook.. it's one blow to it after another every year.
I hope they realize the gravity of the consequences.
Have they forgotten the might of the pen?
I guess 66 is right when he says - as long as the magazine sells, they don't really care.
There's a song which fits this situation.
Live Your Life (T. I.)
"..Seems as though you lost sight
Of what's important when depositin'
Them checks into your bank account
And you up out of poverty
Your values is a disarray, prioritizin' horribly
Unhappy with the riches 'cause you're poor morally
Ignorin' all prior advice and forewarnin'
And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we?"
And someone identified National Law Schools with arrogance, dude, are you even aware of the academic rigor at Nationals, people slog hard to get into them and it doesnt end with that, one has to slog hard to survive and the competition is nerve racking, so much so that it makes you confident that you are good enough, if you mistake the confidence for arrogance, then you are certainly mistaken.
45- You cannot rank colleges based on what misguided students have preferred
I'd need more than just a comment box if I was to start with the achievements.
For that, yes - we do have a prospectus.
But, I don't think I've really mentioned any of NUJS's achievments in that post. If THESE are all that pass off as achievments these days - Oh, Boy! Well there's really nothing to say, is there?
See, that's the problem with trolls like you. I write a 100 lines on an issue in debate. You pick a few of them (how many were there.. 4-5?) which may come across in praise or defence of a law school. And, you just need to cry bloody murder! Schadenfreude. What do you ask me to do? To not post it. Fool.
Thanks for the tip, bro.
But you obviously haven't come across very good prospectuses. Just an FYI - prospectuses aren't sprinkled with opinions. Mostly facts. Least of all, they don't question the credibility of some rankings. Your comment shows your ignorance - you don't know what an opinion reads like & you certianly don't know what a prospectus is!
Perhaps, I should have taken into account the poor comprehension skills of some readers on the site such as yourself. There's a reason why they put (or at least they used to put) comprehension passages in your entrances. If you screw them up, you don't get into your preferred law schools. You don't get in, you go to a lower rung school. You go there, then you hold a grudge against the other schools for the remainder of your student life. And, Voila! You have posts like #83. So when you have these rankings come out, all you want is for the truth to take a back seat and for everyone to accept the 'new' ranking order. And of course.. Shh! Weed out the dissent!
Anyhow, thanks for the read. But, your point was?
"My suggestion is just relax it won't cost you much."
So, I should sit back and relax because it's.. free? Wow! Pursuasive.
Well, I don't know how they're treating you here on LI, but Kian let's me post what I want, when I want, for free. So, No. It didn't cost me anything to post. [Humor me with a better post next time, and I'll let you in on the deal (wink)].
But, don't worry. I fully appreciate where you're coming from. When you're prone to making flawed assumptions & posting such nonsense, your principle must be a golden rule to live by. To just sit back and relax - for no other reason but because it costs nothing. Oh well. Atleast, you wouldn't be caught making an ass of yourself.
Would have loved the 4 cents. Bah, if only they weren't so worthless. Maybe you can pay someone to pull that foot out of your mouth now?
In my ratings also NLS is undisputably number 1, they have built in place time tested systems which are not individual centric, prestigious international placements, a great alumni network spreading across the world almost like the IITs or top IIMs (IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C) global partnerships with top-notch foreign law schools, decent faculty , decent and functional infrastructure, excellent library and IT systems
NUJS Kolkata comes second because of highly accomplished faculty almost all of them from Oxford, LSE, Cambridge, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell etc, very good placement, excellent location etc. The faculty in NUJS for subjects like jurisprudence, international trade, IPR are all well renowned experts, however the infrastructure is just adequate and can have lot of improvements.
NALSAR Hyderabad is third because of some unfortunate events that happened in the past 2 years or so, the VC who built NALSAR from scratch left the place to join as VC NLU Delhi. Thereafter many of the faculty members who had considerable expertise in fields like IPR, Constitutional law, sociology etc had to leave the place because of various unfortunate developments. Last year "Times of India" had many news reports about the developments at NALSAR and how some of the professors were treated. According to the report the ipr professor who was an expert left the place and joined some private law college in Pune, similarly areas like sociology,Financial law, Tax, constitution have all seen expert faculty leaving. Another important drawback is the regional reservation for students from AP which was introduced recently, the general instability because of the Telengana agitation. NALSAR is just living on its past glory which the former VC and his team built up with great passion. The students who are there would have already realised this. On a postive side, NALSAR has definitely done well in the moots but there also the 100% credit gone to some the very brilliant students they are having and not because of any institutional support. This is really sad because by around 2007-08 NALSAR was rated on par with NLS and in many of the parameters it excelled it. Just like the city of Hyderabad which witnessed lot of unfortunate developments in the past one year, NALSAR is also on a downward journey
Thus my ranking would be
NLS Bangalore
NUJS Kolkata
NALSAR Hyderabad
NLU Jodhpur
NLIU Bhopal
NLU Delhi (GOT A GOOD PROMISING START)
ILS
GNLU
NUALS
can we ever imagine IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, St. Stephen's /St. Xaviers or similar renowned institutions giving flashy adverstisements in a magazine (other than the public notice calling applications) ? they do not need any such publicity
I am from ILS..and you are right, NUJS is a better college. But i find the fact that you are aghast that ILS has been described to be in the "top bracket" rather annoying. A lot of you guys come across as whiny,self important, juvenile posers. Grow up dude. Atleast in ILS we learn to slug it out, and become men from boys. Maybe the NLU's need a lesson in humility
ALSO...KIIT is gudd!
1. NLSIU, Bangalore
2. NALSAR, Hyderabad
2. NUJS, Kolkata (Yes I know it's another 2, that's because I consider it equal to NALSAR)
4. NLU, Jodhpur
5. ILS, Pune
6. GLC, Mumbai
7. NLIU, Bhopal
8. GNLU, Gandhinagar
9. HNLU, Raipur
10. Symbiosis, Pune
ILS and Symbi are brilliant institutions...but India Today and Outlook are in a serious need of a reality check when they rank them above NUJS.
great going guys.....keep up the good work....
In my opinion, the ranking should be as follows :
Overall
1. NLSIU (have the first mover advantage and a strong alumni),
2. Nalsar / Nujs (giving really tough competition to ,
3. NLU Jodhpur (getting stronger and a threat to the above),
4. ILS / NLIU (Average quality of students is not that good, however, has produced some really good students),
5. GLC Bombay,
6. GNLU (catching up really fast),
7. HNLU / Symbiosis / Nuals.
Upcoming:
1. NLU Delhi,
2. Jindal GLS,
3. NLU, Lucknow,
4. NLU, Patiala.
Symbi is definitely better than GNLU. The faculty is much much superior. The GNLU faculty seems very ordinary from the website and most teachers seem to be graduates of obscure universities. Symbi has many legal legends as full-time and part-time lecturers.
Sorry but Amity does not deserve to be in the top 10.
Please don't compare Amity with Harvard!! It's like comparing a child's tricycle with a Merc. Amity should be compared with IIPM, Rai Univ, Sharda Univ etc.
Good to see people judging faculties from websites. I never knew about this system. Can you teach me how to do it?
@Everyone- Stop commenting now. The rankings will always be a debatable issue. Everyone likes this own college. All colleges are good.
There are so many other things to talk and argue about, get over the rankings and the comparisons of law colleges.
[If you rewrite the comments to be a little more sensitively phrased and not make allegations against individuals we will post them. -Ed]
I fully endorse you....the amount of self praise dez ppl are indulging in, it shows their lack of confidence in their abilities.... if they wud hav been confident it wud hav made no difference... wen ils waz ranked 1st i never saw any mud slinging... bcoz ppl frm nlsiu dont giv damn abt ranking as tey r confident abt their abilities... & it nver made any damn difference on their repo... only ppl lik u (referd to nujs & all who r ranked below symbi) get shaken by all dez nonsense ranking....
You refused to publish a post in which someone wrote about how the student body at NUJS had taken the situation in its stride and moved along to better things. How was that an allegation against any individual? That, in fact, represents the sentiments of our student body.
Weeding out comments which don't contribute & needlessly hurt others is fine. But here you went overboard. It's hypocritical - letting many other controversial posts get posted and not the ones on this issue. This is arbitrary censorship.
[As pointed out previously, the first part of the post made allegations against an individual. Please repost phrasing in more general terms. -Ed]
[#119 and here - it appears you have a knack ofr posting potentially defamatory content. Your NLIU comment mentioned a college director in an unfavourable light without any real insight or debate on the subject. Please do repost your comment in a more considered manner - it has nothing to do with bias. -Ed]
my top 10 ranking would be:
1. NLSIU
2. NALSAR
3. NLUJ
4. NUJS
5. NLIU
6. NLUD
7. GNLU
8. Symbiosis
9. ILS
10. GLC
@120- a big LOL to you as well!
This is what you get when you let misinformed students post anything.
NUJS came out with its placement data. Perhaps you missed the report because it came out with the figures a little before the other schools did.
Wow. over 120 posts & still counting. First you sling mud on NUJS's standing through your comments & then blame others for replying, labeling their comments as "showing off"? Awesome. And, then you turn tables & accuse LI for having a closed mind & being biased!
Rank us wherever you wish. It's been a long time since we really cared. Honestly. If we cared about these rankings, half of us wouldn't be here.
And please, India Today and Outlook rankings are not to be relied on at all.
preparin for my clat exam next year .definitely nlsiu and nalsar are the best but wanted to know whether symbi is better than wbnujs
PS: 127 and I are here to provide useful guidance based on true facts to the kids unlike these national kids here who try to garner some attention which their colleges do not get in international moots or debates. Kids, be eternally grateful to the two of us
say yay!!
Teaching staff consists majorly of Symbi LLM pass-outs. so faculty sucks, but so does everone elses.
The standard seems to have fallen since CLAT. But all said and done symbi people are echleons ahead in getting things done than their NLU counter-parts.
So if you think you can fend for yourself, symbi is the best place to learn and have a rocking time. If you rather be a bookish stay indoorsy and make up for the frustration by incessant smoking up go to the NLUs.
HNLU,RAIPUR IS ANYDAY BETTER THAN GNLU,GANDHINAGAR.
ACCORDING TO ME , RANKING SHOULD BE AS FOLLOWS:
1.NLSIU
2.NALSAR
3.NLIU
4.NUJS
5.NLUJ
6.HNLU
7.GNLU
8.RMLNLU
9.NUALS
10.RGNUL
11.CNLU
GNLU has placed only 40 out of 160 students which means a horrible 25% recruitment.
now compare this to HNLU's placement record.
39 HNLUites got recruited out of 63 students.ie. 61% recruitment.
meaning thereby is that HNLUites fetches jobs easily.
HNLU recruitment = 61%
GNLU recruitment = 25%
you forgot one simple thing.
apart from recruitment HNLU has got an awesome campus.
HUGE 65 acre campus resembling THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA.
arguably the BEST CAMPUS among any other NLU of the country.
AND according to TIMES OF INDIA, HNLU is the fourth best law school of the country.
1.NLSIU,BENGALURU (oldest law school, pioneer)
2.NALSAR,HYDERABAD (good campus, moot courts champion)
3.NLIU,BHOPAL (better infrastructure)
4.WBNUJS,KOLKATA (faculty, kolkata city)
5.NLU,JODHPUR (above average placements)
6.HNLU,RAIPUR (best campus, good pacement record,4TH best by TOI)
7.GNLU,GANDHINAGAR (Gujarat, one of the old NLU status)
8.DR.RMLNLU,LUCKNOW (good campus life)
9.RGNUL,PATIALA (managed by management guru's, punjabi food)
10.NUALS,KOCHI (intellectual south indians)
11.CNLU,PATNA (hard working people)
** NON NLU's are not worth ranking.
WHAT ?
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
chhattisgarh is among rich states man.
do you have any idea about how much energy is generated in CG?
further more, bhilai steel plant, korba....no dearth og money mate.
and what does location have to do with college??
1. placement record....
well....
HNLU= 61% recruitment (39 out of 63 students placed)
GNLU= 25% recruitment (40 out of 160 students placed despite being in Gujarat)
2. infrastructure ..
are you kidding me?
GNLU does not have any infrstructure....lol ..
have you ever seen the HNLU campus?
3. student quality..
is almost of same level...
but five years down the line HNLUites outshine GNLUites totally....
4. faculty..
GNLU has the worst faculty till date.
HNLU is catching up fast and has got some very good prof, lecturers ..
some even came from NALSAR and NLIU bhopal.
NEED I SAY MORE ?
PERFECT !
good job.
@157
haha...
well kid....GNLU has got no BOOZE..
haha.
how, on the earth can guys afford to live without drinks? that too for 5 long years?
hell.i would never wish to join such a college.
go for glory HNLU, Raipur.
@GNLUites :
i can sense jealousy.
am i right?
ain't NUALS better than RGNUL patiala?
i would say it is.
quality and location of the campus?
1. QUALITY : HNLU campus is the second PARLIAMENT of our nation.
2. LOCATION: i would anyday prefer to be in healthier environment to
conjusted,polluted city area.
students are there to learn. not to roam around city.
and moreover its a 20 minutes drive to CAPITAL city.
so mate , come up with some new points that favour GNLU.
i know its next to impossible cuz hnlu in every aspect is far far better than gnlu.
is it better than hnlu and gnlu?
please help.
likewise NLIU vs NUJS.
NLSIU vs NALSAR.
BUT,
i am convinced that both HNLU and GNLU are better colleges than symbiosis, amity and ILS,pune .
that's for sure.
so india today ranking is CRAP. amity and symbi might have offered million bucks.
*no offense to NON-NLUites.
regarding placements at GNLU.... i dun knw who has ritten only 40 out of 160 have been placed.... plzz get ur stats correct... over 40 students have been placed in law firms only, plus der were PSUs and many companies visiting the campus. also 160 students did nt sit for the placement. over 25% had other plans and did nt sit for placements. also the placement this time at GNLU has been actually really good with students in all the Tier 1 firms and other medium and small size firms.
I do not knw abt the HNLU placements, bt m sure it wld have been good. I have met sum of the HNLU alumni from the first and second batch and trust me they are really good. i do not knw abt the further batches.
and guyz nw plz stop dis crap of HNLU better or GNLU better. nd more importatntly plz stop arguing on unknown facts.
1) HNLU building is the second parliament of our nation?? joke of the century!!! the only thing the HNLU building has in common with our parliament is that the ppl inside both the buildings [...] talk nonsense...and what what do you mean u would rather live in a "healthy" area?? you are just jealous that yr college is not in a city. if you really want to live in a healthy area go live with the maoists in the jungles of dantewada, it's not too far from your college anyway
2) as for chattisgarh being a "rich" state, if counting coal mines is your method of assessment then jharkhand is india's richest state. pls do a reality check: gujarat
is 1000000 times more developed than chattisgarh.
3) and pls stop boasting about your so-called big campus. it's in a village for god's sake! property prices are obviously cheaper.
4)pls compare the GNLU moot court record with your and the quality of faculty
The debate can never end on such delicate issues. Everyone has a point to clarify in order to prove that their college stand superior when compared to the other. Please don't take others view as a critique, this is a natural tendency which we humans have and should be perceived in a good sense. Rather make a supporting argument to clarify the critique so that the scores are well settled and the critique is made to shut up!
Now coming to these new National Law Universities established in Delhi, Patiala, Lucknow, Kochi,Patna ; they are not in the rankings because these people are yet to be tested as their first batch is yet to pass out. Their worth cannot be assessed as of now. Yeah but all NLU's be it in Delhi , Patiala or Lucknow they are being refined and are shaping well as they too are on the platform of adopting similar pattern and are running on the footprints of NLS and NALSAR. So no doubt regarding the talent they possess. Moreover its not confirmed whether they did participate?
Not an iota of doubt that the setting up of National Law Schools have certainly raised the standards of legal education in the country. NLS Bangalore and Nalsar have maintained their status and are considered the pioneer institute for imparting legal education in the country. All credit to them for maintaining & sustaining the two top positions.
But people from Symbi and ILS and other colleges who are faring well need to be given their due irrespective of the fact how much they party or are into politics. They have lived up to their college's reputation as far as placement goes. These things should not wary you people until and unless you are performing well in the markets. You should be unperturbed by such remarks.
And just a piece of advice to my fellow and budding lawyers; follow the doctrine of harmonious construction among your fellow mates.
Come on yaar, do compete but not to outrage the other.
Take care!
Having considered the facts presented for our perusal, we conclude that there is hardly a competition to begin with. Therefore, in light of the arguments and evidence in support of the aforesaid, we rest the case in our favour.
Best,
Students,
NLSIU & NUJS
lol...
NUJS IS 5th best.
NLSIU is no. 1
come to HNLU once.
see it.
then comment.
library is on the pattern of London school of economics pattern.
we have amphitheatre which same as amphitheatre of athens,Greece.
academic block is definitely the 2nd parliament.
GNLU HAS GOT NOTHING !
so you are free to comment anything.
you are nothing but an arrogant fool.
get it straight.
hahaha....what's that supposed to mean? so if i build a building that looks like harvard law school does that mean it is harvard law school!!
"gnlu GANDinagar is grand college."
such crude humour..is this typical of HNLU students?
and LI pls keep this topic on the front page!
haha.
GNLU is younger than not just top 3 but also NLIU, NLUJ , HNLU....
and if you are trying to say that you will be among top 3 in next 4 years,
then where would you rank CNLU?
i hope not ar #1.
LOL.
while HNLU has come a long way.
campus,recruitment,infrastructure.
GNLU HAS ACHIEVED NOTHING EXTRA-ORDINARY.
GNLU PEOPLE. YOU KNOW YOURSELF WHAT GNLU IS. SO STOP THIS DEBATE.
AND BETTER BELIEVE THAT YOUR COLLEGE IS, IN NO WAY, BETTER THAN TOP 6.
(NLS,NALSAR,NLIU,NUJS,NLUJ,HNLU)
GNLU is even below RMLNLU.
n ya it aint the campus tht makes the quality of education of a college better...i hope u understand that.......
btw the HNLU building looks like a poor imitation of the parliament house. couldn't you come up with an original design? it's also a copyright violation to copy a design so i don't know how u can be proud of it.
poor imitation ?
you must be from GNLU.
the quality of your comment and the way you express makes it very clear.
r u kidding me ........
they offered 13.2 (including bonus)to NLS..u mean to say GNLU students offered more than NLS guys
r u serious .....check it !!
GNLU cant be compared to NLS, NALSAR & NUJS
GNLU is nthing is front of these top law school,,,
DONT LIE ON PUBLIC FORUM
on my basis the ranking would be -
1 Nlsiu banglore
2 Nalsar hyderabad
3 Nliu bhopal
4 Campus law centre du
5 Ils law college pune
6 Nujs kolkata
7 Nlu jodhpur
8 Symbiosis law college pune
9 Glc mumbai
10 Rmnlu Lucknow
job.all colleges are good .think about how the nlu student give there best in indian legal education and make no.1 legal education or system in the world .
Now pounce... if anyone has the energy left...
i've been to HNLU and beleve me.. the campus is AWESOME..!!
and by the way, the campus is not very far away from Raipur Airport.
Also, HNLU is not located in a village, infact it is in the midst of 'New Raipur' currently in developing stage.. New Raipur is to be developed in the lines of Navi Mumbai and it might even end up being one of the best cities to live/work in.. (see Business today, if you dont beleve me)..
HNLU is in a bad city like raipur and that too on the outskirts.
read this:
Top 10 Law Colleges in India in order of ranks
NLSIU, Bangalore
NALSAR University of Law , Hyderabad
NILU, Bhopal
National Law University , Jodhpur
Campus Law Centre, Delhi University , Delhi
NUJS, Kolkata
Symbiosis Society’s Law College , Pune
ILS Law College , Pune
Government Law College , Mumbai
Amity Law School , Delhi
the outlook survey also conducted surveys for other colleges. this is how flawed they were
Firstly, the people who have conducted the survey donot know what social work is.
The institutions ranked 4th , 6th, and 10th are not offering any course on social work at all. Course on human resourcemanagement, rural management and sociology are not social work. Social work is a distinct profession.
Second thing is that the methodology followed is not scientific.
Third important thing is that the institution ranked 13th does not exist in Chennai.The one that exists in Annamalai Nagar is a Sociology Department. It offers social work for a few years. I know the institute and the people there. It is astonishing to know such institution is better than Loyola college of social sciences which is well known in the south.
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