Weekly Study Plan for ₹40LPA+ Placement (Embedded Systems + AI/ML + DSA)

This plan balances: Embedded Systems & AI/ML Mastery (Technical expertise)
Advanced DSA & System Design (For top-tier company interviews)
Internship & Research Work (IITs, ISRO, NVIDIA, Qualcomm)
Networking & Job Prep (Referrals, GitHub, LinkedIn, Resume)

Phase 1: Core Learning (Weeks 1-12)

Week DSA (1-2 hrs/day) Embedded Systems & AI/ML (3-4 hrs/day) Project/Internship Focus (Weekend)
1 Arrays & Strings (LeetCode Easy) C Basics, Microcontrollers (ESP32) LED Blinking, Serial Communication
2 Linked List, Stack, Queue UART, I2C, SPI (Embedded C) Temperature Sensor Data Logging
3 Recursion, Sorting Timers & Interrupts (STM32) PWM Motor Control Project
4 Searching, Hashing FreeRTOS (Multitasking) Task Scheduling in RTOS
5 Trees (Binary, BST) IoT Basics (ESP32 + Firebase) IoT Weather Monitoring System
6 Graph Basics (BFS, DFS) Embedded Linux, Shell Scripting Remote Device Control via SSH
7 Dynamic Programming (Basic) AI/ML Intro (Python, NumPy, Pandas) Data Visualization from Sensors
8 Dynamic Programming (Advanced) TinyML (Edge AI on Microcontrollers) AI-based Gesture Recognition
9 Bit Manipulation Computer Vision (OpenCV, Raspberry Pi) Object Detection using AI
10 System Design Basics AI-powered Embedded Robotics AI Drone Path Planning
11 Operating Systems & Multithreading FPGA & Hardware Acceleration Face Recognition on Jetson Nano
12 Mock Interviews (LeetCode Medium) Debugging, Optimization Internship Application Review

Phase 2: Advanced Skills & High-Impact Projects (Weeks 13-24)

Week Advanced DSA & Interview Prep (2 hrs/ AI/Embedded Specialization (3-4 hrs/ Research/Internship Work
day) day)
13 LeetCode Medium/Hard Problems RTOS Advanced (FreeRTOS, Zephyr) Research IoT Security
14 Graphs & Shortest Paths Machine Learning for Embedded AI-based Fault Detection in Circuits
15 Advanced Trees & Heaps Deep Learning on Edge Devices TinyML-based Smart Home
16 Segment Trees & Tries Embedded AI + NLP Voice-controlled Embedded Device
17 Advanced Dynamic Programming AI-powered Robotics Autonomous Robot Navigation
18 System Design (Google/NVIDIA Level) Embedded Linux Kernel Programming Real-time Object Detection
19 Mock Interviews (Tesla, NVIDIA, FPGA & Hardware Acceleration Publish Research Paper
Qualcomm)
20 Review & Revise (150+ LeetCode Internship Project High-Impact Internship
Problems)
21 Parallel & Distributed Computing Optimization of AI Models Industrial AI Applications
22 LeetCode Weekly Contests Advanced Hardware Security AI-driven Embedded Cybersecurity
23 Resume, LinkedIn Optimization AI for Edge Computing Apply for DAAD, MITACS, Qualcomm
Internships
24 Final DSA Revision & Mock Interviews System Design Interviews Finalize Research Paper Submission
 Phase 3: Internship, Research & Placement Prep (Weeks 25-36)
Goal: Secure IIT/NVIDIA/Qualcomm Internship + Crack Top Tech Companies.

Week Interview Prep (3 hrs/day) Real-World Applications (3 hrs/day) Job & Networking
25 LeetCode Hard Problems Research Paper Finalization Internship Application
26 System Design Deep-Dive Edge AI + FPGA LinkedIn Outreach & Referrals
27 Operating Systems & Concurrency Industrial IoT Resume & GitHub Profile Review
28 Mock Interviews Advanced Robotics & AI Apply for FAANG/Qualcomm/NVIDIA
29 AI for Embedded Security Speech Processing on Embedded Tech Conference Presentations
30 Networking & Resume Review AI-based Traffic Management System Final Internship Selection
31 Advanced System Design (Google/NVIDIA) End-to-End AI IoT System Tech Blog Writing
32 Final DSA Revision GitHub Open-Source Contributions Finalize Job Applications
33 Last Mock Interviews Embedded System Debugging HR & Behavioral Interview Prep
34 Research Presentation Real-World AI Deployments Placement Drive
35 Placement Interviews Review All Past Projects Final LinkedIn Optimization
36 Final Placement Offers Career Planning Networking for Referrals

Final Notes
By 3rd Year: Secure a high-impact research internship (IIT/NVIDIA/Qualcomm/ISRO)
By 4th Year: Have at least 5 advanced AI-powered Embedded projects & 300+ DSA problems solved
Before Placements: Publish 1-2 research papers, contribute to open-source, and get strong referrals

Will You Get ₹40LPA?

Stay consistent, work hard, and success will follow!