What Are Quantitative Techniques in CLAT? Class 10 Maths

Quantitative Techniques is the smallest section of CLAT — roughly 10–14 of the 120 questions, about a tenth of the paper. It gives you a short passage containing data, usually a table, chart or a few sentences of figures, and asks questions based on it.

The mathematics involved does not go beyond Class 10 mathematical operations.

What is actually tested

Ratio and proportion
Percentages, including increase and decrease
Averages
Basic algebra
Reading data from tables, bar charts and pie charts
Simple interest, profit and loss, time and work

The official syllabus also explicitly includes mensuration and statistical estimation. This is a preparation overview, not an exhaustive list of guaranteed inclusions or exclusions.

Why the section frightens people more than it should

Students who dropped maths after Class 10 may need to refresh it, but school maths in Classes 11 and 12 is not an eligibility requirement. We have answered it separately and at length in is maths necessary for CLAT? — the short version is that you do not need to have taken maths in Class 11 and 12, while the entrance exam still requires maths practice.

The section is a reading test too

This is the part candidates miss. The task combines interpreting information, choosing an operation and calculating accurately. A question may give you five figures and require two. Misreading which column a figure sits in costs the mark just as surely as an arithmetic slip, so review both kinds of error.

Build accurate calculation as well as careful extraction — the same attentiveness the rest of the paper rewards.

Is it worth the time?

Ten to fourteen marks is not nothing, and targeted practice may recover marks lost to identifiable calculation or interpretation mistakes. For a candidate comfortable with arithmetic, this section is a dependable source of marks.

For a candidate who genuinely struggles, the honest calculation is different. Compare potential improvement here with Legal Reasoning and other sections. Marks available alone do not determine where your next study hour is best spent.

Where to go next

CLAT maths topics — official areas and a practice checklist
Is maths necessary for CLAT? — the honest answer
Time management in the CLAT exam — where this section fits in your two hours

Sources and scope

Official references checked on 18 September 2026. Study routines and teaching examples are editorial suggestions, not official requirements.