Everything about law entrance prep
This is the first of a four-post blog series on NLU ranking, designed by experts at IMS. Make sure you check out the link at the end for the next blog post.The time has arrived for law enthusiasts to gear up for CLAT 2020, the entrance test for the coveted NLU seats. Since most serious takers have started preparation, it is a good time to find out about the top NLUs in India so that you can target the desired institute well in advance
Note: Ranking starts beyond Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata, which undisputedly occupy the first, second and the third positions respectively
NLU Group 1
| Rank | NLU | No of Seats | Age in Years | Comments |
| 4 | Jodhpur | 120 | 21 | Small batch => Quicker placements, no domicile reservations, established NLU. More uniform batch |
| 5 | Gandhinagar | 187 | 17 | Diverse batch profile. No domicile reservations. Better rank quotient, more uniform batch. Established NLU, batch diversity due to women & NRI seats |
| 6 | Bhopal | 122 | 22 | One of the oldest NLUs. Slightly high rank quotient => less uniform batch, lesser % of unreserved seats to total |
| 7 | Mumbai | 122 | 6 | Financial capital, Low rank quotient => more uniform batch, high domicile reservations, batch diversity due to women & NRI seats |
| 8 | Raipur | 187 | 17 | <50% seats for All India unreserved candidates. Slightly high rank quotient => Less uniform batch |
| 9 | Lucknow | 178 | 15 | All India Unreserved seats are 50% of total, better rank quotient. Batch diversity due to women & NRI seats |
| 10 | Patiala | 195 | 14 | Large batch size without location benefit. Higher % of All India unreserved seats. Moderate rank quotient |
| 11 | Kochi | 68 | 15 | Small batch, All India Unreserved seats are 50% of total. Rank quotient is too high, without location benefit |
NLU Group 2
| Rank | NLU | No of Seats | Age in Years | Comments |
| 12 | Cuttack | 180 | 12 | Higher unreserved seats, no state domicile, large batch without location benefit. No batch diversity |
| 13 | Guwahati | 60 | 11 | Rank quotient is the best among batch 2. Moderate sized batch to place. Just 22% state domicile impacts batch diversity |
| 14 | Patna | 140 | 14 | Location benefit (State capital) over others. 50% of total seats for All India unreserved. Slightly larger batch with fairly high rank coefficient. Established NLU |
| 15-18 | Vizag | 138 | 12 | <50% of total seats available for All India unreserved segment. Except Vizag & Ranchi, others are less than 10 year-old, without location advantage. Very high rank coefficients mean student potential will largely vary within the batch. Except Ranchi (State capital), no location advantage |
| Ranchi | 140 | 10 | ||
| Trichy | 120 | 8 | ||
| Nagpur | 120 | 4 |
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Well, now that you have seen the list, you must be curious to know how we arrived at this listing. To know about ranking parameters, visit our next blog
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