🌱 Fresher reality check: pace over speed

This is a real 6-month plan, not a weekend crash course. Do one month at a time and actually ship the "Build This Month" project before moving on. Month 5 (Docker, cloud, MLOps) looks scary, that is normal, you only need a working deploy, not mastery. Use the Mark month done buttons to pace yourself, and tap ✦ Ask AI if any topic feels overwhelming.

MONTH 1

Programming Foundations & Web Basics

Core Focus: Building a solid programming foundation with Python and web technologies
Python HTML/CSS JavaScript Git/GitHub Data Structures Algorithms
Build This Month

Create a simple personal webpage or calculator application to practice your new skills

Learning Resources
SWAYAM Plus: Free AI/ML using Python (IIT Madras) Microsoft AI for Beginners (GitHub) CS50: Introduction to AI with Python (edX)
MONTH 2

Fullstack Web Development

Core Focus: Building complete web applications with modern frameworks and databases
React.js Node.js Express.js PostgreSQL MongoDB RESTful APIs Authentication
Build This Month

Create a CRUD application with user authentication - think todo app, blog, or inventory system

Learning Resources
FreeCodeCamp: Responsive Web Design & JavaScript Algorithms GUVI: AI & ML Course (India focused)
MONTH 3

Core AI & Machine Learning

Core Focus: Understanding machine learning fundamentals and building your first AI models
Supervised Learning pandas NumPy scikit-learn TensorFlow Neural Networks PyTorch
Build This Month

Train your first machine learning model - start with classification or regression problems using real datasets

Learning Resources
Google Machine Learning Crash Course Coursera: AI for Everyone by Andrew Ng IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate
MONTH 4

Generative & Natural Language AI

Core Focus: Working with Large Language Models and building conversational AI
LLMs (GPT, DALL·E) Prompt Engineering Hugging Face Vector Databases Chatbots AI Search
Build This Month

Build a simple chatbot or AI-powered search application using modern LLM APIs

Learning Resources
fast.ai: Practical Deep Learning for Coders MIT Deep Learning (YouTube) DeepLearning.AI: AI Python for Beginners
MONTH 5

AI Integration & Deployment

Core Focus: Integrating AI APIs and deploying AI applications in production
OpenAI APIs Azure AI LangChain Docker CI/CD AWS/GCP MLOps
Build This Month

Integrate commercial AI APIs and deploy your AI applications using cloud platforms and containerization

Learning Resources
Google Cloud: Machine Learning & AI Courses Udacity: AI Programming with Python Nanodegree Kaggle: Datasets and Competition Platforms
MONTH 6

Capstone Projects, Certification & Portfolio

Core Focus: Building comprehensive projects and preparing for AI developer career
Capstone Project Portfolio Development Chatbots Image Classification Content Generation Certification Interview Prep
Build This Month

Build a capstone project (chatbot, image classifier, content generator, or end-to-end AI web app). Prepare portfolio with project reports, code repositories, and demo videos.

Learning Resources
RCM Bhubaneswar: Hands-on AI Project Ideas UpGrad: 30+ AI Project Ideas for Beginners IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate IndiaAI: Free Course Directory SkillsBuild.org: Free AI Certification Kaggle: Build, share, and publish projects GitHub: Code repositories and collaboration