The document outlines a comprehensive 12-week roadmap for Java development, data structures and algorithms (DSA), and aptitude preparation for placements. It details weekly topics including Java basics, Spring Boot, React, and various DSA concepts, culminating in project deployment and interview preparation. Additionally, it includes a structured approach to mastering essential aptitude topics relevant for job placements.
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Placement Roadmap Java DSA Aptitude Final
The document outlines a comprehensive 12-week roadmap for Java development, data structures and algorithms (DSA), and aptitude preparation for placements. It details weekly topics including Java basics, Spring Boot, React, and various DSA concepts, culminating in project deployment and interview preparation. Additionally, it includes a structured approach to mastering essential aptitude topics relevant for job placements.
- 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 https://start.spring.io/ - 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 Final Roadmap for Placements: Java Development + DSA + Aptitude
- 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 Final Roadmap for Placements: Java Development + DSA + Aptitude
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 Final Roadmap for Placements: Java Development + DSA + Aptitude
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 Final Roadmap for Placements: Java Development + DSA + Aptitude
- 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