Outlook Magazine in association with research agency MRDA has come out with this year’s law school rankings. Outlook has ranked NALSAR Hyderabad as the best law school in the country; followed by NLSIU Bangalore and NLIU, Bhopal..Outlook Magazine in association with research agency MRDA has come out with this year’s law school rankings. Outlook has ranked NALSAR Hyderabad as the best law school in the country; followed by NLSIU Bangalore and NLIU, Bhopal..NUJS, Kolkata, who had earlier raised concerns about the transparency and the procedural aspects of the research methodology undertaken by Outlook, took the fourth position this year. Last year, NUJS had not submitted the data to Outlook and was not included in the rankings..This year, some law schools saw a dip in their ranking as compared to last year. For instance, National Law University, Jodhpur moved down in the rankings from 4th to 5th rank, ILS, Pune from 5th to 6th rank, Symbiosis Law School, Pune from 6th to 8th rank and Law School, BHU, Varanasi from 7th to 12th rank..Government Law College, Mumbai was ranked 8th last year and this year it has moved up to 7th position. Amity Law School, Delhi and GNLU, Gandhinagar, remained consistent in the scale with 9th and 10th position respectively. Law schools like University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh and University College of law, Osmania University, which did not participate in the ranking last year, clinched 13th and 15th ranks this year respectively..M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore that was not in the rankings last year, found a place in the chart at 14th place. New Law College, BVDU which bagged 11th rank this time is also a new entrant in the ranking list..Outlook’s ranking methodology can be read here..If we compare the results of Outlook with that of India Today`s ranking of the colleges this year, there are a few discrepancies and variations in the rankings of the colleges. NALSAR, which is ranked 1st in Outlook, is ranked 3rd in India Today. NLSIU which is ranked 2nd in Outlook, is ranked 1st in India Today; NLIU, Bhopal which is ranked 3rd in Outlook, is ranked 5th in India Today; ILS, Pune which is ranked 6th in Outlook, is ranked 10th in India Today..It is also interesting to note that Faculty of Law, Delhi University, which is ranked 2nd by India Today could not make it in top 15 Outlook rankings. Other colleges like Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University; Army Institute of Law, Mohali; Faculty of Law, Jamia Milla Islamia, Delhi and HNLU, Raipur also do not figure in Outlook rankings but make an appearance in the India Today ranking..The following table shows a comparison of the rankings of the various law schools over the past two years, conducted by India Today and Outlook respectively.
Outlook Magazine in association with research agency MRDA has come out with this year’s law school rankings. Outlook has ranked NALSAR Hyderabad as the best law school in the country; followed by NLSIU Bangalore and NLIU, Bhopal..Outlook Magazine in association with research agency MRDA has come out with this year’s law school rankings. Outlook has ranked NALSAR Hyderabad as the best law school in the country; followed by NLSIU Bangalore and NLIU, Bhopal..NUJS, Kolkata, who had earlier raised concerns about the transparency and the procedural aspects of the research methodology undertaken by Outlook, took the fourth position this year. Last year, NUJS had not submitted the data to Outlook and was not included in the rankings..This year, some law schools saw a dip in their ranking as compared to last year. For instance, National Law University, Jodhpur moved down in the rankings from 4th to 5th rank, ILS, Pune from 5th to 6th rank, Symbiosis Law School, Pune from 6th to 8th rank and Law School, BHU, Varanasi from 7th to 12th rank..Government Law College, Mumbai was ranked 8th last year and this year it has moved up to 7th position. Amity Law School, Delhi and GNLU, Gandhinagar, remained consistent in the scale with 9th and 10th position respectively. Law schools like University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh and University College of law, Osmania University, which did not participate in the ranking last year, clinched 13th and 15th ranks this year respectively..M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore that was not in the rankings last year, found a place in the chart at 14th place. New Law College, BVDU which bagged 11th rank this time is also a new entrant in the ranking list..Outlook’s ranking methodology can be read here..If we compare the results of Outlook with that of India Today`s ranking of the colleges this year, there are a few discrepancies and variations in the rankings of the colleges. NALSAR, which is ranked 1st in Outlook, is ranked 3rd in India Today. NLSIU which is ranked 2nd in Outlook, is ranked 1st in India Today; NLIU, Bhopal which is ranked 3rd in Outlook, is ranked 5th in India Today; ILS, Pune which is ranked 6th in Outlook, is ranked 10th in India Today..It is also interesting to note that Faculty of Law, Delhi University, which is ranked 2nd by India Today could not make it in top 15 Outlook rankings. Other colleges like Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University; Army Institute of Law, Mohali; Faculty of Law, Jamia Milla Islamia, Delhi and HNLU, Raipur also do not figure in Outlook rankings but make an appearance in the India Today ranking..The following table shows a comparison of the rankings of the various law schools over the past two years, conducted by India Today and Outlook respectively.