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INDIA’S TOP GOVERNMENT LAW &

HUMANITIES UNIVERSITIES

edge creation, upgrade and expand
our syllabus to develop new law and
multidisciplinary programmes,” says
Krishnaswamy, an alum of NLSIU
and Oxford University, who was ap-
pointed vice chancellor in 2019.
Law universities overwhelm-
ingly dominate the newly introduced
government law and humanities
universities league table. NLSIU is
followed by NALSAR University
of Law, Hyderabad, ranked #2
(#11 in 2021-22), the WB National
University of Juridical Sci-
ences, Kolkata at #3 (#17), NLU,
Dwarka, Delhi, at #4 (#13) and the
Indian Law Institute, Delhi at #5
(#12).
NLSUI, Bangalore campus. Inset: Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy Similarly other law schools have
also received huge promotions in this
Ranked #7 in the composite EWIHER 2021-22, National league table. They include National
Law University (NLU), Jodhpur,
Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru is ranked #6 (#35), National Law
India’s #1 public law and humanities university in 2022-23 Institute University (NLIU),
with top scores in a record nine of ten parameters Bhopal at #7 (#31), Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohiya National
Law Institute, Lucknow at #8
he carving out of a sepa- Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, (#44), Hidayatullah National
rate law and humanities vice chancellor of NLSIU, welcomes Law University, Raipur at #9
league table has given a the university’s #1 ranking in the (#45) and Gujarat National Law
Thuge boost to the National new law and humanities league table. University, Gandhinagar at #10
Law School of India Univer- “We are honoured by this recogni- (55).
sity (NLSIU), Bengaluru, widely tion. NLSIU is known for having Beyond the Top 10 league table
acknowledged as India’s premier revitalised legal education in India. entirely dominated by legal education
institute of legal education. Promoted However, we are more than a legal institutions, there are some pure play
in 1986 as India’s first law university education institution. Our five-year humanities varsities including the
under the leadership of legendary degree programme includes learning slow-track Nalanda University,
legal educator N.R. Madhava Menon of the social sciences and humani- Rajgir — promoted in 2010 to revive
(1935-2019), NLSIU — ranked #7 ties. Our pedagogy is focused on the the glory of the ancient eponymous
in the composite EWIHER 2021-22 intersection of law with the social varsity — at #13 (#69), Maulana
— is India’s #1 government law and sciences and humanities such as Azad National Urdu University,
humanities varsity in 2022-23 with sociology, cultural anthropology, Bhopal at #13 (#71), Visva-Bhara-
top scores on a record nine of the history, politics and economics. With ti University, Santiniketan at #13
ten parameters of higher education the National Education Policy 2020 (#25), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
excellence including competence of recommending the conversion of all Marathwada University, Au-
faculty, research and innovation, higher education institutions into rangabad at #14 (#60) and Tilak
curriculum and pedagogy and place- multidisciplinary universities, we Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
ments. intend to boost research and knowl- at #15 (#96).

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