Issue 01 · 2026
The Karma Yogi Journal. Field notes for the long grind.
- Essays
- 78
- Exam tracks
- 5
- Topics
- 52
The Lead
The essay we keep coming back to.
The Archive
Everything else worth reading, ordered by date.
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How to Prepare for JEE Without Coaching: 4 Substitutes
Coaching sells four specific things, none of which require a classroom: a schedule, regular testing, peer accountability, and curated problems. Here is a concrete substitute for each, and the one that quietly breaks most self-study plans.
JEE Chemistry Strategy: Three Branches, Three Study Modes
Chemistry is the highest-ROI JEE subject, but only if Organic, Inorganic and Physical get studied differently rather than as one undifferentiated block. Three worked examples showing what "differently" actually means.
How to Prepare for NEET Without Coaching: 4 Substitutes
A coaching batch sells four things - structure, pacing, a test series, peer pressure - and none of them require a classroom. Free lecture series like Physics Wallah already proved the structure half at scale.
Best JEE Preparation Books: NCERT Plus One Each
NCERT plus one reference per subject beats a shelf of half-finished books. Here are the specific titles worth owning, which ones are Advanced-only, and the buying pattern that predicts a stalled prep.
NEET Physics Problem Solving: One Problem, Two Methods
The same incline problem, solved in four steps by kinematics and one line by energy conservation - and why the second method is the one that actually matches how NEET tests Physics.
Best NEET Preparation Books: The Case Against a 6th
NCERT rewards you for reading its exact sentences, not the concept behind them - here is the real example that proves it, plus the short, specific list of books worth adding on top.
My 20 CAT Mocks: 41 to 91, With Every Crash Left In
Three months of real mock scores, section by section, including the mock where I scored 40 two days after scoring 96. Not a success story - a log of what the aggregate number hid.
JEE 2027 Study Plan: The 24-Month and Drop-Year Timelines
A phased, month-by-month plan for JEE 2027 with an actual chapter-by-chapter timeline for both the two-year and compressed drop-year paths - not just "cover the syllabus."
JEE Physics Problem Solving: One Problem, Two Frameworks
The same rod-falling problem solved two ways - torque and integration versus energy conservation - shows exactly why picking the right framework before writing an equation matters more than knowing more formulas.
NEET 2027 Study Plan: What 40/30/30 Costs in Real Hours
Do the actual arithmetic on your available hours before splitting them 40/30/30 - a worked example on 18 months of daily study shows what that split really costs each subject.
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