Recognitions

Rankings and Recognitions

JGU has been recognized as an ‘Institution of Eminence’ under the ‘UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017’ for private institutions, and the ‘UGC (Declaration of Government Educational Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017’ for public institutions. This distinction underscores JGU's exceptional standards of excellence in education, research, and innovation, placing it among the top universities in India committed to global academic leadership.

JGU is also ranked

  • The No.1 Private University in India by the QS World University Rankings 2023, for the third year in a row.
  • The only Indian Private University in the top 150 ‘Young Universities in the World’ (under 50 years of age) in the QS Young University Rankings 2022.
  • Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) named No. 1 in India by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, the fifth year in a row.
  • Amongst the top 250 universities in the world in a faculty-student ratio (1:9) and is ranked among the top 450 universities in the world in employer reputation.
  • Amongst the top 550 universities in the world in international faculty, which makes up 14% of JGU’s total faculty.
  • The highest-ranked Indian university, which focuses on Law, Business & Management, International Affairs, Public Policy, Liberal Arts & Humanities, Journalism, Art & Architecture, Banking & Finance, Environment & Sustainability, Psychology & Counselling, Languages & Literature, and Public Health & Human Development.

Awards and Nominations

Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021: Won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award

Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2020, 2021 and 2022: Nominated for the “Workplace of the Year” award

Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2024: Nominated for the “Leadership and Management Team of the Year” award

Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2024: Nominated for the “Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year” award

Recognitions and Memberships

ugc

Recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC)

AIU

Member of the Association of India Universities (AIU)

BCI

Approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI)

AALL

Member of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), USA

LSGL

Only Indian Members of the Law Schools Global League (LSGL), Istanbul/Madrid

career

Ranked FIRST among all private law schools in India by Career360 magazine in 2015, 2016 and 2017

EY

Ernst & Young – FICCI Report recognized JGLS as the only ‘Premium Higher Education Institute’ in law

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