Top Law Colleges
NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
Quick answer: 25 National Law Universities (NLUs) accept CLAT 2027 scores, along with IIULER Goa, making 26 member institutions of the Consortium of NLUs. NLU Delhi is the only NLU that admits separately through its own exam, AILET, not CLAT. NLUs are autonomous public institutions established by state legislation — they are not private colleges. NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad are consistently ranked the top two and require the highest CLAT scores. Choosing the right NLU depends on your expected CLAT rank, state of domicile, and target specialisation.
In India, National Law Universities (NLU) or National Law schools are the law schools founded pursuant to the second-generation reforms for legal educations that were implemented by the Bar Council of India.They are single-discipline universities that offers integrated honours and law degree programmes. These law schools were established by the act of the state government. Hence, although they are termed as National University, they are recognized as state-level law colleges by UGC (University Grants Commission) and regulated by Bar council of India and Ministry of Law and Justice.
NLUs are the most desired law schools in India . The first NLU was established in the year 1986 in Bangalore came to be known as the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). Today, it is considered to be the epitome of Law schools.Since then, every state in India has established a National Law University and currently, there are 23 national law schools in India, which have continuously been ranked as the India’s top-most law schools.
Finding the information about the National Law School is another challenge that the law aspirants often encounter. It is very important for the student to have detail information about all the National Law University in India. So given below is the list of National Law schools in India (as per the year of Establishment):
Name of National Law Universities
Admission Process
Admission in 22 National Law Universities is done via the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by around the country. It is organized by the Consortium of National Law Universities consisting of the representative universities.
However, admission to the National Law University, Delhi is done via All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) and not one the basis of CLAT Score.
OTHER UNIVERSITIES (PRIVATE/GOVERNMENT)
The courses of Law are very popular and hence, apart from national law universities, there are lucrative law courses being offered by various private and government colleges and universities in India. One can pursue his or her study in various law courses such as LL.B (Bachelor of legislative law), integrated LL.B, LL.M (Master of legislative law) and doctoral courses.
Here’s the list of law colleges, one can opt for apart from National Law universities:
Admission Process
The Admission process in these aforementioned university can be based on different modes, depending on their preference. The procedure for admission can be any the following:
1. Admission Test: Many of the non-nlu universities conducts their own entrance examination which the candidates have to clear in order to get admission in their undergraduate/graduate courses, for example, AIL, UPES, Christ University, Symbiosis etc.
2. CLAT/LSAT/MHCET Score: Some universities, such as UPES, NIRMA etc. consider the score obtained in CLAT UG examination as the eligibility criteria and the admission is granted on the basis of that score only. Similarly, Jindal University considers the score obtained in LSAT examination (conducted by LSAC India). Apart from this, one can appear for MHCET Examination which is required to get admission in listed colleges in Maharashtra such ILS, GLC and BVP.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many NLUs accept CLAT 2027?
25 NLUs accept CLAT 2027 scores, along with IIULER Goa, making 26 member institutions of the Consortium of NLUs. NLU Delhi is the exception: it admits separately through AILET.
Are NLUs private or government?
NLUs are autonomous public institutions established by state legislation. They are not private colleges.
Which NLU is the best?
NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad are consistently ranked the top two NLUs and require the highest CLAT scores.
Does every NLU accept CLAT?
All NLUs accept CLAT scores except NLU Delhi, which conducts its own exam, AILET, instead of CLAT.
About the Author
Manav Lawania, India's Teens & Twenties Mentor. Founder of MEGA LAW & G.K. and UsefullBooks, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Former Intelligence Officer, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India. 15+ years of teaching experience and 4,000 to 5,000 students counselled for CLAT and AILET. Manav scored 13 out of 100 in Class 12 before rebuilding his own path, and that comeback is the lens he brings to every student he now mentors. He writes and teaches under the belief that CLAT preparation is as much about having the right data as it is about having the right mindset.