JAVA FULL STACK + DSA ROADMAP (PLACEMENT FOCUSED)
Profile: 2nd Year Engineering Student | Goal: 5–7 LPA Placement
PHASE 1 (Weeks 1–6): Core Java + Basic DSA
Java: OOP, Collections, Exception Handling, Java 8
DSA: Arrays, Strings, Recursion, Sorting (150 problems)
Checklist: Solve easy-medium problems, write clean Java code
PHASE 2 (Weeks 7–12): Backend Development
Topics: JDBC, Servlets, Spring Boot, REST APIs
Project: Student Management System API
Checklist: Build CRUD APIs, understand MVC architecture
PHASE 3 (Weeks 13–18): Frontend + DB
Frontend: HTML, CSS, JS, React
Database: SQL, Joins, Indexing
Project: Connect React with Spring Boot
Checklist: Full stack integration working
PHASE 4 (Weeks 19–24): Advanced DSA + Projects
DSA: Trees, Graphs, DP (300+ total problems)
Project: E-commerce / AI Stock Dashboard
Checklist: Medium problems solvable independently
DAILY SCHEDULE
2 hrs DSA + 2 hrs Development + 1 hr Revision
INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS
Strong Java basics, REST APIs, SQL queries, DSA medium problems
COMMON MISTAKES
Watching tutorials without coding, ignoring DSA, no projects
REVISION & MOCK PLAN
Weekly revision, monthly mock interviews