Study Guides
These are full-length articles written by the PadhakuMonk team, not summaries or link lists. Each guide takes one preparation problem — building a six-month SSC CGL plan, keeping a NEET or JEE timetable alive through a bad week, turning a mock test into actual marks, studying from free video lectures without losing hours to the feed — and works through it in detail, with the reasoning behind every recommendation spelled out.
Everything here is free to read, requires no account, and is written for candidates preparing in India for examinations conducted by the SSC, UPSC, NTA, IBPS and the Railway Recruitment Boards. If you are starting today, begin with the mock-test analysis routine: it is the single change that most reliably improves scores within a month.
SSC CGL Preparation Strategy 2026: A Realistic 6-Month Study Plan
A practical, week-by-week SSC CGL study plan covering Tier 1 and Tier 2: subject weightage, daily time split, revision cycles and the mock-test routine that actually moves your score.
11 min read · Updated 8 August 2026
How to Study from YouTube Without Getting Distracted: A Practical System
Free lectures on YouTube are excellent teaching material and a terrible study environment. Here is a concrete system for turning video lectures into real preparation without losing hours to the feed.
9 min read · Updated 8 August 2026
How to Analyse a Mock Test: The Two-Hour Routine That Raises Scores
Attempting mock tests is the easy half. This guide gives a step-by-step analysis routine — error classification, time audit, accuracy targets and the mistake notebook that turns tests into marks.
8 min read · Updated 8 August 2026
NEET and JEE Time Table: Building a Weekly Schedule That Survives Real Life
A realistic weekly schedule for NEET and JEE aspirants, including subject rotation, NCERT strategy, revision cycles and how to recover a week after you fall behind.
10 min read · Updated 8 August 2026
Who writes these guides?
PadhakuMonk is run by a small team of former aspirants who cleared or attempted SSC, banking and engineering entrance examinations between 2016 and 2024. The recommendations in these guides come from that experience combined with what we see in aggregate on our own free mock tests — which sections candidates lose marks in, where time is wasted, and which corrections produce the fastest improvement. We do not sell courses, we do not run affiliate offers, and no guide on this site is sponsored. If you spot something you disagree with, write to us from the contact page and we will revise it.