World University Ranking 2018: Duke University Tops THE Best Law Universities Ranking; India Not In Top 100

NEW DELHI: Times Higher Education (THE) has released the ranking for Law Universities around the world. The list is topped by Duke University in United States. The top ten Law Universities around the world are rounded off by four more universities form United States, three from United Kingdom and one each from Australia and Canada. The Universities have been ranked on parameters such as number of full-time students, gender ratio, number of students per staff and international students enrolled at the university.

As per the Times Higher Education ranking for 2018, the top ten Universities in the world for Law are:
Duke University, United States
Stanford University, United States
Yale University, United States
University of Chicago, United States
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
University of Melbourne, Australia
University College London, United Kingdom
Harvard University, United States
University of Toronto, Canada

As per the THE website, Harvard has ranked ninth on the scale because of its low score for teaching.

Indian Law Universities Absent In Global Rankings

In the top 100 Law Universities across the globe, there is not a single Indian University. Although, India has its fair share of Law Universities such as NLUs however none of these have featured in any of the global rankings yet.

In fact, even the MHRD which has been releasing NIRF rankings for Universities and colleges across India for the last two years, is yet to rank Law Universities in India.

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This lack of recognition in terms of global and national ranking, speaks volumes about the state of law education in the country. While the ranks are beneficial for students in helping them choose the best possible institute for them, the rankings also inspire institutes to strive to do better and improve infrastructure and quality of education.