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Switched coaching mid-year? A short plan to catch up
Changing institute in the middle of the year, or losing your centre, leaves gaps: chapters nobody taught you, chapters taught twice, and two sets of notes. The five steps below are general study advice, the same for JEE, NEET, CUET or any other exam you take coaching for.
1. Find where you stand first
Before planning anything, take one full mock for your exam. The result shows marks topic by topic, so you can see which chapters you really know and which you only attended.
Free mock tests →2. List what each place taught
Write two lists: the chapters your old institute finished, and the order your new one will teach. Chapters on neither list are your gap. Chapters on both need revision, not a second first reading. Check both lists against the official syllabus on your exam's page.
3. Keep one set of books and notes
Each institute has its own modules and order. Studying from two sets at once doubles the reading and makes revision harder. Pick one — your new institute's material or the NCERT textbooks — and keep your own short notes in one notebook.
4. Fill the gap a little every day
Do not try to catch up in one week; that usually breaks the new timetable too. Add one gap chapter at a time to your daily hours. A day-by-day plan can do the counting for you, and a short daily practice set keeps the old chapters warm.
Get a free day-by-day plan →5. Settle the fees in writing
If you paid for a course you left, or your centre closed, ask the institute for its refund policy in writing and keep every receipt, fee slip and message. If it is not resolved, you can register a complaint with the National Consumer Helpline of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India: toll-free 1915 (8 am to 8 pm), or online. This is general information, not legal advice.
National Consumer Helpline (consumerhelpline.gov.in) ↗
Helpline details read on consumerhelpline.gov.in on 27 Oct 2026.
Questions
Should I start every subject again from chapter 1?
No. Test the chapters you have already studied first (a short topic test is enough) and re-learn only the ones you fail. Spend the saved time on the chapters neither institute has taught you yet.
Is Shishya a coaching course?
No. Shishya runs no classes. It has free mock tests, a free practice set every day, a free day-by-day plan and an AI tutor (sign up free with Google to keep your scores and plan). It sits beside the teaching you get; it does not replace it.
Where can I practise on the exam body's own test screen?
Shishya keeps a list of the free mocks and past papers that exam bodies such as NTA publish on their own sites, for example NTA's National Test Abhyas for JEE Main and NEET UG.
Free day-by-day plan →Free daily practice sets →Free official practice →