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If you want to clear without the coaching - you will have to take a lot of responsibility. You will have to make your own schedules, set deadlines, and ensure you bridge the gap yourself between self-study and coaching.
Many people make self-study work, but they certainly have to take a more active approach towards the exam, because no one is conducting tests for them regularly or giving them notes. A lot has to be done on your own. But as i said, people have cracked DJS without coaching, you will just have to put that extra effort into studying + strategising for the exam yourself.
It is always best to talk to someone who has cleared the exam one-on-one. Get real advice, practical advice that you can use from successful candidates directly. Ask them what sources they used, how did they structure their preparation, etc.
Basically - Have people done it without coaching? Yes. But did they have to work harder in the absence of a coaching setup? Also, yes.
Is coaching really necessary to qualify DJS? The cost of Rahul's IAS - only decent coaching - is 300K. It's way too much for me, moreover, I think it is unjustifiably high. Can I prepare on my own? Does he really teach anything that one cannot learn on his own?
Also, I want to continue with internships and publications - to have something on my CV so that I can land a decent job after law school - but if I join coaching then I have to completely stop it because classes cannot be paused.