Perfect.
With your MCA background, willingness to commit serious time (42 hours/week),
and no prior coding experience, here’s a beginner-friendly, focused 6-month roadmap to
get you started in AI — covering coding, math, and core AI/ML.
🔄 Month-by-Month Plan
🟩 Month 1: Programming & Math Basics
Goal: Build a strong base in Python and essential math.
📘 Learn Python (20 hrs/week)
Platform: Python for Everybody – Coursera
Key topics: variables, loops, functions, lists, dictionaries, file I/O
Practice: HackerRank – Python Basics
🔢 Math (10 hrs/week)
Platform: Khan Academy – Precalculus & Linear Algebra
Focus: functions, vectors, matrices, plotting
Practice tool: Desmos Graphing Calculator
💡 Projects (12 hrs/week)
Simple Python projects: calculator, quiz app, to-do list
GitHub: Create your profile, upload your projects
🟧 Month 2: Core Math for AI + Python Intermediate
Goal: Level up math and Python; prepare for ML.
🧠 Math (15 hrs/week)
Linear Algebra: matrix multiplication, eigenvalues
Calculus: derivatives, gradients (Khan Academy or 3Blue1Brown videos)
Statistics: mean, median, standard deviation, Bayes’ theorem
🐍 Python (15 hrs/week)
Numpy, Pandas
Data visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn
🔨 Mini Projects (12 hrs/week)
Data analysis with Pandas (e.g., analyze COVID data, sports stats)
Visualize results using plots
🟨 Month 3: Machine Learning Foundations
Goal: Understand key ML concepts and algorithms.
🤖 Learn ML (20 hrs/week)
Course: Andrew Ng’s Machine Learning – Coursera
Topics: linear regression, logistic regression, decision trees, clustering
📊 Practice with scikit-learn (12 hrs/week)
Use datasets from Kaggle Datasets
Build and evaluate simple models
Projects (10 hrs/week)
Titanic survival predictor
House price prediction model
🟦 Month 4: Deep Learning & Neural Networks
Goal: Start with Deep Learning using high-level tools.
🧠 Deep Learning (20 hrs/week)
Course: Deep Learning Specialization – Coursera
Topics: Neural networks, activation functions, backpropagation
🧰 Tools (12 hrs/week)
Learn TensorFlow or PyTorch (pick one)
Implement simple neural networks
🔬 Projects (10 hrs/week)
Digit recognition (MNIST)
Image classifier (CIFAR-10)
🟪 Month 5: Mini Specialization + Portfolio
Goal: Explore areas of AI + Build your GitHub portfolio.
🔍 Explore Specialties (20 hrs/week)
Pick 2 to explore (10 hrs each):
NLP: Hugging Face, text classification, sentiment analysis
Computer Vision: Object detection, OpenCV
Reinforcement Learning: OpenAI Gym
📂 Projects (15 hrs/week)
End-to-end projects with data, model, and visualization
Document all on GitHub
🧾 Resume + LinkedIn (7 hrs/week)
Add projects, skills, and courses
Connect with others in AI/ML
🟥 Month 6: Capstone + Job/Intern Prep
Goal: Complete one big project and prepare for jobs/internships.
🎓 Capstone Project (30 hrs/week)
Examples:
Chatbot with NLP
Medical image classifier
Stock prediction with LSTM
Interview Prep (12 hrs/week)
Coding: LeetCode Easy
ML concepts: review theory + practice questions
Practice mock interviews with peers
📌 Tips for Math Learning:
Use 3Blue1Brown YouTube channel for intuitive visuals.
Keep a math notebook – write down rules, formulas, and diagrams.
Relate math to code – visualize what gradients or matrices do in ML models.
