Final Roadmap for Placements: Java Development + DSA + Aptitude
Java + Spring Boot + React Development Roadmap (12 Weeks)
Week 1: Java Basics
- Learn Java variables, data types, operators
- Understand conditionals (if-else) and loops (for, while)
- Write simple programs (print patterns, basic calculations)
Week 2: Java OOP & Methods
- Learn classes, objects, methods
- Understand constructors and method calls
- Practice small OOP programs (e.g., Bank Account class)
Week 3: Java Collections & Exception Handling
- Learn ArrayList, HashMap basics
- Understand try-catch and exception handling
- Build a simple console ToDo list (add, remove items)
Week 4: Basic Web Tech (HTML + CSS + JS Basics)
- Learn HTML tags and page structure
- Style with basic CSS (colors, margin, padding)
- Understand basic JavaScript syntax and variables
Week 5: Spring Boot Setup + Simple API
- Setup Spring Boot project via [Link]
- Build a simple "Hello World" REST API (GET method)
- Understand Controller and basic MVC pattern
Week 6: Spring Boot CRUD - Part 1
- Learn POST & GET methods in Spring Boot
- Understand Models and Services in Spring Boot
- Practice creating simple APIs
Week 7: Spring Boot CRUD - Part 2
- Learn PUT & DELETE methods
- Integrate Spring Data JPA with H2 database
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- Practice full CRUD operations on a simple entity (e.g., Student)
Week 8: React Basics
- Setup React app using Create React App
- Learn JSX and build components
- Manage state with useState hook
- Handle simple user input and events
Week 9: React & Backend Integration
- Learn to make API calls with Axios or fetch
- Fetch data from Spring Boot backend and display
- Create forms to send POST requests to backend
Week 10: React Styling & Navigation
- Learn CSS Flexbox basics for layout
- Style React components (CSS modules or files)
- Implement React Router for page navigation
Week 11: Build Mini Full-Stack Project
- Plan a simple CRUD app (e.g., Job Tracker, Student Manager)
- Build backend APIs with Spring Boot
- Build frontend UI with React to consume APIs
- Test functionality thoroughly
Week 12: Deploy & Interview Prep
- Deploy React frontend on Netlify or Vercel
- Deploy Spring Boot backend on Render or Heroku
- Prepare to explain your project and its code
- Practice Java OOP and basic DSA questions for interviews
DSA Checklist for Placements (12 Weeks)
Week 1: Basics + Arrays
- Understand time complexity (Big O notation basics)
- Learn arrays - declaration, traversal, insertion, deletion
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- Solve easy array problems: find max/min, sum, reverse array
Week 2: Strings
- Learn string operations and common methods
- Solve basic string problems: palindrome, anagram check
Week 3: Linked Lists (Singly)
- Understand linked list structure and operations (insert, delete)
- Implement singly linked list in code
- Solve simple linked list problems
Week 4: Stacks and Queues
- Learn stack operations and use cases
- Learn queue operations and use cases
- Solve problems using stack/queue (balanced parentheses, queue using stacks)
Week 5: Recursion Basics
- Understand recursion and base cases
- Solve simple recursive problems (factorial, Fibonacci)
Week 6: Searching Algorithms
- Learn linear search
- Learn binary search and practice problems
Week 7: Sorting Algorithms
- Understand bubble sort, selection sort, insertion sort
- Practice sorting problems and analyze their complexity
Week 8: Trees Basics
- Understand binary trees and traversals (inorder, preorder, postorder)
- Solve basic tree problems (height, count nodes)
Week 9: Binary Search Tree (BST)
- Understand BST properties
- Implement insertion, search, and deletion in BST
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Week 10: Hashing
- Understand hash tables and collision handling basics
- Solve problems using hash maps (frequency counting, duplicates)
Week 11: Graph Basics
- Learn graph terminology and representations (adjacency list/matrix)
- Practice DFS and BFS traversal algorithms
Week 12: Practice + Mock Tests
- Solve mixed problems from all topics covered
- Take online mock tests for placement coding rounds
- Revise weak areas
Important Aptitude Topics for Placements (12 Weeks)
Week 1: Percentages & Averages
- Understand percentage calculations
- Solve percentage increase/decrease problems
- Learn average formulas and practice related questions
Week 2: Time, Speed & Distance
- Learn formulas for speed, distance, and time
- Solve problems on trains, boats, and relative speed
Week 3: Time & Work
- Understand work rate and combined work problems
- Practice pipe and cistern problems
Week 4: Simple and Compound Interest
- Learn formulas for simple and compound interest
- Solve interest-based problems with different compounding periods
Week 5: Ratio & Proportion
- Understand ratio concepts and simplify ratios
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- Solve mixture and allegation problems
Week 6: Profit & Loss
- Learn cost price, selling price, profit, and loss formulas
- Solve problems involving discounts and marked price
Week 7: Basic Algebra
- Practice solving linear equations
- Learn to solve problems on variables and expressions
Week 8: Number System & Divisibility
- Understand basics of whole numbers, integers, and divisibility rules
- Solve problems on LCM, HCF, and remainders
Week 9: Logical Reasoning Basics
- Practice puzzles, seating arrangements, and blood relations
- Solve series and pattern problems
Week 10: Permutations & Combinations
- Learn basic formulas and concepts
- Solve simple problems on arrangements and selections
Week 11: Probability Basics
- Understand probability concepts and formulas
- Solve basic probability questions
Week 12: Mixed Revision & Mock Tests
- Revise all topics quickly
- Take aptitude mock tests for practice
