List Of Top 5 Private Law Colleges In India According To NIRF Ranking 2021
On September 11, 2021, the Ministry of Education (formerly known as the Ministry of Human Resource Development) announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (hereinafter, “NIRF”) Ranking 2021. The same was e-released by Hon’ble Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. Every year, the NIRF law ranking is published to evaluate the performance of Government law schools as well as private law schools based on five primary criteria. These criteria are as follows:
i) Teaching Learning & Resource
ii) Research and Professional Practice
iii) Graduation Outcomes
iv) Outreach and Inclusivity
v) Peer Perception
The NIRF rankings are released every year in April; however, because of the pandemic induced by COVID-19, this year’s process was delayed. This article lists out the top 5 private law colleges according to the NIRF ranking 2021.
| Name of private college | Rank (in private college category) | Overall Rank |
| Symbiosis Law School, Pune | 1 | 9 |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar | 2 | 10 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 3 | 13 |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | 4 | 17 |
| Christ University | 5 | 19 |
The individual details of these five private law colleges have been given herein below –
· Symbiosis Law School, Pune
This college is located in Pune, Maharashtra and offers courses at three different levels, i.e., diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate. For admission to UG and PG level, it conducts entrance exams every year called Symbiosis All India Test (AIAT) and Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT). The admissions to UG and PG are made on the basis of scores obtained in these entrance exams. At the undergraduate level, the college offers two courses, i.e. BA LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.).
NIRF Parametric Score (out of 100)
| TLR | RPC | GO | OI | PERC | TOTAL |
| 73.61 | 18.82 | 63.89 | 76.74 | 55.9 | 61.49 |
· Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
The college is located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and offers various undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses. Admissions are primarily done through an entrance exam conducted by the college called the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Exam (KIITEE).
NIRF Parametric Score (out of 100)
| TLR | RPC | GO | OI | PERC | TOTAL |
| 78.4 | 26.53 | 54.3 | 74.08 | 9.52 | 57.28 |
· Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
SIMATS College is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It offers a range of courses, including B.A. LL.B(Hons.), B.B.A. LL.B(Hons.), B.COM LL.B(Hons.), PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, LLM and PhD. Admission is made based on 10th (if 12th marks have not been announced) / 12th / UG Law/ PG Law marks as Applicable. The admission form can be found on the college’s website.
NIRF Parametric Score (out of 100)
| TLR | RPC | GO | OI | PERC | TOTAL |
| 70.38 | 45.02 | 51.48 | 56.89 | 17.26 | 55.19 |
· Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate as well as doctoral programmes. In undergraduate law students, it offers three courses, namely B.A. LL.B(Hons.), B.B.A. LL.B(Hons.), B.COM LL.B(Hons.). The admission to this college is given based on marks obtained by the candidates in class 12.
NIRF Parametric Score (out of 100)
| TLR | RPC | GO | OI | PERC | TOTAL |
| 56.44 | 34.37 | 59.69 | 53.58 | 23.79 | 50.4 |
· Christ University, Bangalore
The Christ University is located in Bangalore, Karnataka and offers a wide range of courses at UG, PG and Doctoral levels. At the UG level, it offers primarily two courses, i.e. B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.). The admission to Christ University is through an entrance exam conducted by the university, the Christ University Entrance Test (CUET).
NIRF Parametric Score (out of 100)
| TLR | RPC | GO | OI | PERC | TOTAL |
| 50.33 | 29.62 | 52.91 | 63.9 | 55.9 | 49.78 |
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