Law Colleges in Assam Based on 2024 Ranking

The top law colleges in Assam include popular names like Mangaldai Law College, Tezpur Law College, etc. These colleges are ranked by some of the good ranking agencies in India.

• National Law University and Judicial Academy is the best Law college in Assam, per NIRF ranking 2023. The university is ranked 28th among the top Law colleges in India.
• There are 10 public and 9 private law colleges in Assam. These colleges offer legal education in 7 specializations apart from the general stream.
• These colleges are approved by multiple bodies and authorities like the Bar Council of India (BCI), UGC, NAAC, AIU, and MHRD.
• The law courses offered by the top law colleges in Assam include LLB, LLM and PhD in Law.

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Top Law Colleges in Assam: Rankings

Various ranking agencies release the list of top law colleges in India based on different parameters every year. These rankings are based on parameters like Perception of the University, Teacher-Student Ratio, Placement Reports, Faculty Quality and many more. Many ranking agencies release separate ranking lists for Private Law colleges and Government Law colleges.

Ranking agencies like NIRF, Indiatoday, SuccessCDs, The Week and Outlook also release rankings in different categories including state-wise and city-wise. Given below are some of these ranking lists released for top law colleges in Assam.

Top Law Colleges in Assam: NIRF Ranking 2023

NIRF or the National Institutional Ranking Framework is the ranking agency supported by the government of India. NIRF ranks the institutions based on 5 major parameters which carry different weightage to get a ranking. The Infographic below shows the weightage allotted to the 5 different parameters considered by NIRF for the rankings:

Below is the list of top Law colleges in Assam, per NIRF ranking 2023.

Top Law Colleges in Assam: Cutoff

Many top LLB and LLM colleges in Assam accept the score of the CLAT exam. Dibrugarh University conducts Dibrugarh University Entrance Exam for admissions. The cut-off scores accepted by these colleges vary from institute to institute.

• The CLAT cutoff for BA LLB (Hons) course at National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJAA), Guwahati was 41,958 in 2022.
• For LLM, the cutoff was 947.

The chart below compares some of these cutoffs.

Source: Official Website

Top Law Colleges in Assam: Fee Structure

The following table shows the fee structure of some of the best law colleges in Assam. These fees are mentioned for the BA LLB course.

Best Government Law Colleges In Assam 

The Best Government law colleges offer the best infrastructural facilities such as libraries, computer laboratory support for research purposes, cafeterias, a communication centres and many more. The following is the list of the best government law colleges in Assam.

Top Law Colleges in Guwahati 

Guwahati, the capital of Assam houses several Law colleges that offer a variety of Law courses across various educational levels such as diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. The following is the list of Top law colleges in Guwahati along with their fee structure.

Top Law Colleges in Assam: Admission Process

The total of 18 colleges is made up of 13 private and 5 government law colleges in Assam, and their ratio is shown in the chart below. These colleges also offer degree courses, diplomas as well as certificate courses in law.

Source: Official Survey

Admissions are conducted mainly through CLAT and on merit basis, apart from DUEE mentioned above in the cut-off section. These colleges are affiliated with different bodies, the details of which are given in the table below.

Tezpur University, Tezpur

Tezpur University, Tezpur is the best law college in Assam and is ranked 48th among all the top colleges in India for the various courses it offers.

• The institute has also been ranked as the best college in Assam for the learning experience.
• Established in 1994, it is a Central University and is one of the best law colleges in North East India.
• Tezpur University established the Department of Law in the 2016-17 session to make it a vibrant centre of legal education.
• Currently, only the LLM course is offered at Tezpur University, Tezpur.
• The university has proposed to start subsequently the 5-year BA LLB (Hons), PG Diploma in Law and PhD programmes.

Gauhati University, Guwahati

Gauhati University, Guwahati is the most popular Law college in Assam with one of the most efficient teaching faculty.

• It is the oldest university in North-East India and was established in 1948.
• The Department of Law established in the year 1976 is the premier centre for advanced legal studies and research in North-east India.
• The institute offers quality legal education from LLM degrees to PhD.
• Admissions to Gauhati University are done through different entrance tests conducted by the university.

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Top Law Colleges in Assam: Entrance Exam Wise

Admissions to Assam Law colleges are done mainly through entrance exams like CLAT and based on merit.

• Dibrugarh University conducts its entrance test called Dibrugarh University Entrance Test (DUEE).
• This exam is organized for both UG and postgraduate law courses in Assam.
• Top universities like Tezpur University and Gauhati University admit students mainly based on merit in their past education only.

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The specialization you choose matters very much in the case of law education also. Click on the links below to check the top law colleges in Assam specialization-wise.

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• Top Law Colleges in Assam for Corporate Law
• Top Law Colleges in Assam for Criminal Law
• Top Law Colleges in Assam for Intellectual Property Law

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