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Cover Story EW India Government University Rankings 2024-25

India’s top-ranked government sity of Juridical Sciences, Kol-
kata #5, NLU Jodhpur #6, Dr.
Ram Manohar Lohiya National
law & humanities universities Law University, Lucknow #7, Hi-
dayatullah National Law Univer-
sity, Raipur #8 and National Law
Institute University, Bhopal #9.
Established in 23 states countrywide, India's 27 publicly- Non-NLUs which have made it to the
funded National Law Universities (NLUs) have emerged as Top 10 are The Indian Law Insti-
the gold standard of contemporary legal education tute (Deemed University), Delhi
at #3 and Shri Lal Bahadur Shas-
tri National Sanskrit University,
Delhi #10.
“We are grateful to receive recog-
nition for our continuous efforts to
provide highest quality law education
to the next generation who will trans-
form the legal profession and frame
laws that govern the country. NLSIU is
deliberately focused on admitting a di-
verse student body to be mentored by
expert faculty in law, public policy, so-
cial sciences and the humanities. The
objective is to provide our students a
transformative education experience
including interdisciplinarity, experien-
tial and socially engaged learning in all
our degree programmes. We are also
developing a thoroughly professional
administration and implementing
NLSIU's Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy (centre): transformative experience objective comprehensive digital transforma-
tion across all academic, administra-
he country’s 27 publicly- However in the new millennium, sev- tive and residential processes while
funded National Law Uni- eral private sector law schools — no- also reviving an institutional research
versities (NLUs) are the IITs tably the Jindal Global School of framework through our centres,
Tof legal education. Since the Law of the O.P. Jindal Global Univer- chairs and projects,” says Dr. Sudhir
first National Law School of India sity — have also established excellent Krishnaswamy, an alum of NLSIU
University, Bengaluru was promoted reputations with their alumni receiv- and Oxford University, appointed Vice
in 1988 pursuant to legal education re- ing start-up remuneration packages of Chancellor of NLSIU in 2019.
forms advocated by the Bar Council of equivalent amounts. Krishnaswamy is especially appre-
India, 26 additional NLUs have been Nevertheless within the category ciative that NLSIU is top-ranked on
promoted in 23 states countrywide of government-promoted law univer- the parameters of faculty competence,
and have emerged as the gold standard sities, NLUs have dominated the EW faculty welfare and development, and
of contemporary legal education. league table of India’s best public law research and innovation. “In 2023, we
Admission into NLUs is through an and humanities universities. The lat- recruited 22 faculty — the largest co-
IIT-JEE-style hyper-competitive na- est 2024-25 league table is no differ- hort in a single hiring round, and also
tional exam, the Common Law Admis- ent with eight pre-eminent NLUs in recently completed another recruit-
sion Test (CLAT). Over 200,000 stu- the Top 10. ment round in February. To ensure an
dents write CLAT annually, of whom The pioneer National Law enabling environment for our faculty/
only 3,000 are admitted into 24 NLUs, School of India University, Ben- staff, we have also revamped our cam-
whose graduates on completion of the galuru (NLSIU) is ranked #1 for pus facilities with provision of a creche
rigorous five-year BA.LLB programme the third consecutive year followed and health centre, and access to men-
are snapped up by top corporatised by NALSAR University of Law, tal health services,” he adds. Currently,
legal firms at annual remuneration Hyderabad at #2, NLU, Delhi #4, NLSIU has 1,123 students and 77 fac-
packages ranging from Rs.10-15 lakh. West Bengal National Univer- ulty on its muster rolls.

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