A Game of Scores positions education as something you can analyze, model, and engineer. It studies how multiple-choice questions are deliberately designed to trick you. You learn to write non-linear notes that compress entire textbooks into connected concept maps; to separate practice-mode exploration from exam-mode execution; to eliminate wrong answers through pattern recognition rather than guesswork; to handle exception-heavy subjects by finding structure inside apparent randomness; and to simulate exam conditions until pressure feels familiar.
The book moves beyond content into meta-learning: how memory encodes and retrieves, how attention drifts, how spaced repetition strengthens recall, and how active teaching deepens understanding. It covers unconventional strategies such as aggressive note compression, statistical elimination, structured revision cycles, and stress testing under deliberate constraints. It addresses online versus offline preparation objectively, lays out tactical planning for the final days before the exam, aligns routine with circadian rhythm, reframes mental health and daily problems, applies the principles of lab manuals that design lab experiments to life manuals that design your life, and uses calculus to propose to your crush.
You’ll learn to study with the same mindset Sunny used to get into IIT Bombay, to crack any exam that takes you to your dream prestigious university, and to ace exams within those prestigious universities.
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SUNNY DHONDKAR
Sunny Dhondkar is the author of A Game of Scores, whose views on education and exam preparation are built around a simple but uncomfortable claim: most students are trained for an ideal version of education that collapses under time pressure, fatigue, competition, and uncertainty. He does not treat exams as a test of memory or a race of ranks, but as a game of scores with rules, constraints, patterns, weaknesses, strengths, and traps to be understood and mastered. Instead of memorising formulas, he breaks every concept down to first principles and rebuilds it from fundamental truths. Instead of writing pages of linear notes, he designs non-linear notes and concept maps that organise large volumes of information into connected structures. Instead of guessing in multiple-choice questions, he studies MCQ distractors as engineered errors that exploit partial understanding and overconfidence. He separates practice-mode thinking from exam-mode execution, treats preparation as an applied discipline rather than a theoretical exercise, and aligns routine, meditation, time management, and even daily problems with performance under real exam conditions.
He graduated from IIT Bombay, with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, where he served as Class Representative for three years and as General Secretary of his department council. During his time at IIT Bombay, he worked as the Business Head of a student-led startup, served as Media Coordinator at the institute’s Entrepreneurship Cell, anchored lecture series events, edited Enspace magazine, and completed academic courses in entrepreneurship and filmmaking. He directed and edited Techfest aftermovies, created short films, built RC vehicles through DIY competitions, and remained deeply engaged in hands-on engineering and creative projects.
After graduating, Sunny began building at a larger scale. He expanded his personal brand across digital platforms, reaching millions of students and professionals through structured thinking and educational content. He collaborated with leading brands, launched digital products, and transitioned into the corporate space while continuing to build independently. Over time, companies began approaching him directly for roles and collaborations. Today, his work extends beyond education into business, enterprise, and long-term value creation, applying the same analytical discipline that shaped his years at IIT Bombay to building systems in the real world.
