Law Colleges in Lucknow Based on 2024 Ranking

Top 10 Law Colleges in Lucknow

Lucknow hosts some of the most prestigious and top-ranked Law colleges in India. RMLNLU Lucknow, University of Lucknow, and Amity University Lucknow are some of the best Law colleges in Lucknow. RMLNLU Lucknow has a seat intake of 230+ for different Law courses. Tabulated below are the top 10 Law colleges in Lucknow along with the number of seat intake.

Top Law Colleges in Lucknow: Ranking

Various ranking agencies in India release the list for different colleges according to their specializations, assigning them certain ranks. Some such agencies are NIRF, India Today, Outlook, The Week, etc. Have a look below to find which are the best-ranked colleges in India offering law courses.

Top Law Colleges in Lucknow with NIRF Ranking

National Institutional Ranking Framework is a method that is adopted by the Indian government to rank top Education institutions in India based on various parameters. It is under the Ministry of Education. Every year NIRF publishes ranking lists of top Institutions in India for different domains. NIRF is the most trustworthy and popular Ranking agency in India. NIRF ranks all the best law colleges in India out of which one college in Lucknow has also found its place.

The NIRF website looks at the following factors while deciding the ranks of participating institutes. The major factors are Teachers & learning resources, General perception of the institute, Graduation outcome, Research & Professional Practice, and Outreach and Inclusivity. These parameters carry different weightage, which plays an essential role in deciding the rank of any given institute. The break-up of the factors is described in the chart below.

Not many law colleges are listed by NIRF ranking, the only college from Lucknow is Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

• Out of 30 colleges being ranked by the NIRF ranking, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law is the only college that has found its place in NIRF Law Ranking. 
• The University stands 17th this year, dropping its rank by 6 places as compared to last year.

Top Law Colleges in Lucknow with Outlook Ranking

Outlook also known as Outlook ICARE is one of India's most popular and trusted private Ranking agencies. Every year it publishes Ranking lists of top Institutes for different domains. Outlook ranks an Institute based on various parameters like placement records, Education quality, etc.

The following infographics represent the weightage of individual different parameters based on which Outlook ranks a college/ University:

There are 26 Law colleges in Lucknow amongst only 1 top college that managed to secure a place in the list of top Law colleges in India released by Outlook Icare. The University has a seat intake of 320 for LLB courses and 60 for LLM courses.

Top Law Colleges in Lucknow with India Today Ranking

India Today is one of the leading and well-reputed English news magazines in India which is published by Living Media India Limited every week. A marketing and research firm from Delhi named - The Marketing & Development Research Associates (MDRA) and India Today have partnered together to conduct a college ranking survey. Every year it ranks Indian colleges in different domains like Science, Arts, Commerce, Management, Engineering, etc.

The following infographics represent the weightage of individual different parameters based on which India Today ranks a college/ University:

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University is one of the top Law colleges in India. The Institute is ranked 7th by India Today Ranking and it has a seat intake of 187 & 31 for BA LLB (Hons.) and LLM courses respectively.

• India Today has ranked 61 Law colleges in India, among them 4 colleges from Lucknow manage to secure a place in the list.
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University is the best Law College in Pune. The institute is ranked 7th among the top Law colleges in India.
• The faculty of the Law University of Lucknow has secured 13th place followed by Amity Law School Lucknow and the Department of Law Integral University at 33 and 54 positions respectively.

Tabulated below are the top Law colleges in Lucknow as per India Today Ranking:

Top Law Colleges in Lucknow: Admission Process

There are 27 law colleges in the city of Lucknow, out of which 22 are private and 5 are public. The ratio of private to public colleges is 4.4. However, the state of Uttar Pradesh has all 184 law colleges. The topmost colleges of Uttar Pradesh are Faculty of Law, Banaras, Amity Law School, Sharda University (Greater Noida), Babu Banarasi Das University etc. 

Most of the colleges give admissions based on the 10+2 scores and a few via CLAT scores.

Here is the walkthrough of the admission process for a few top colleges:

Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU)

This University offers admission to BA.LLB and LLM are both done online. The basic eligibility is 10+ 2 for LLB and the candidate evaluation test here is the CLAT exam.

• The total intake for the LLB course is 178 candidates.
• One needs to sign up via their official website to apply for the college, be it LLB or LLM. There the process is quite simple.
• The candidates need to apply along with a fee of INR 4,000 and INR 3,500 for SC/ST candidates.
• Throughout the admission process, many numbers of seats are reserved for SC, ST, and OBC candidates of UP state.
• A few other reservations one can note are a person with a disability (PWD), women candidates, freedom fighter dependents of UP, and children of UP state’s defense personnel.
• University also has to offer an integrated five-year course B.A- LLB, which provides the benefit of a double degree from a single course.

University of Lucknow (LU)

Lucknow university or the University of Lucknow as the title goes, offer a plethora of courses at various level from UG to Ph.D.  The registration for one desired course, LLB in this case, needs a few steps to be followed.

• Register with a valid email and contact number on the admission section of the official college website.
• Pay the specified fee based on the course and category to which the candidate belongs.
• The process of selection is primarily done based on the Entrance test conducted by the university itself.
• Some of the major companies which recruit students from LU are ICICI bank, MRF Tyre, HDFC bank, etc.

The placement stats are as below.

• The highest Package offered: INR 5 LPA
• Average Package offered: INR 3.1 LPA
• The least Package offered: INR 2.1 LPA

Amity University

Amity University is known for being the best non-profit private university in India as of IndiaToday. The admission for graduate and postgraduate courses is both an entrance test followed by an interview.

• The candidate stands eligible if his 10+2 aggregate is over 55%. SC/ST candidates are given a relaxation of 5% more.
• Apart from higher secondary school marks, the English language test and Interview are taken into consideration while selecting.
• As expected one needs to submit the online application via their official website and pay a sum of INR 1100 in name of the application fee.
• UG and PG candidates can opt between an online and offline way of applying, while PhDs are left with an online-only option.
• Amity University also offers a 10% fee waiver for students who continue their higher studies at Amity.

Here, is the list of the top 10 law colleges in Lucknow along with their fees.

Top Law Colleges in Lucknow Through CLAT Exam

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national-level examination for admission into NLUs (National Law University) and any other law universities. It is conducted on a rotational basis by NLUs. CLAT Result 2023 has been published on December 23, 2022, by the Consortium of NLUs in the form of a scorecard of CLAT 2023. Candidates can download their scorecards from the official website.

The colleges which give admission via the CLAT exam are

• Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University ( RMLNLU)
• Shia PG college
• Babu Banarasi Das University, School of Legal Studies.
• DAV PG college
• Royal PG college

All other colleges only rely on their test along with 10+2 scores.

• Amity University
• Lucknow University
• Baba Saheb Bheem Rao Ambedkar Law College.
• City Academy Law College, Lucknow
• Shia PG College, Lucknow

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