3-Month Data Analytics Roadmap (10-15 LPA Target)
Month 1: Excel + SQL Basics
Day 1: Excel: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP (2 hrs)
-> Formula syntax, exact & approximate match
Day 2: Excel: INDEX, MATCH (2 hrs)
-> Lookup using INDEX-MATCH combo
Day 3: Excel: IF, Nested IF (1.5 hrs)
-> Logical formulas
Day 4: Excel: Pivot Tables basics (2 hrs)
-> Creating, filtering, summarizing data
Day 5: Excel: Data validation, Conditional formatting (1.5 hrs)
-> Restrict data input, highlight data
Day 6: SQL: SELECT, WHERE (2 hrs)
-> Basic queries, filtering data
Day 7: SQL: ORDER BY, DISTINCT (1.5 hrs)
-> Sorting and unique values
Day 8: SQL: Aggregate functions (SUM, COUNT, AVG) (2 hrs)
-> Calculations on data
Day 9: SQL: GROUP BY, HAVING (2 hrs)
-> Grouping and filtering groups
Day 10: SQL: JOIN basics (INNER JOIN) (2 hrs)
-> Combining tables
Day 11: SQL: LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN (2 hrs)
-> Outer joins
Day 12: SQL: Subqueries basics (2 hrs)
-> Nested queries
Day 13: Practice day: Excel + SQL mini mock (3 hrs)
-> Solve questions combining Excel & SQL
Day 14: Review + catch-up (2 hrs)
-> Revise weak areas
Month 2: Advanced SQL + Python Basics
Day 15: SQL: Window functions basics (2 hrs)
-> ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), etc.
Day 16: SQL: Advanced JOINs, CTEs (2 hrs)
-> Complex queries
Day 17: SQL: Performance tuning basics (1.5 hrs)
-> Indexes, explain plans
Day 18: Python: Basics (variables, data types, loops) (2 hrs)
-> Syntax, simple scripts
Day 19: Python: Functions, modules (2 hrs)
-> Code reuse, organization
Day 20: Python: File I/O, exceptions (1.5 hrs)
-> Reading/writing files, handling errors
Day 21: Python: Pandas basics (2 hrs)
-> DataFrames, reading CSV/Excel
Day 22: Python: Data cleaning basics (2 hrs)
-> Handling missing data, filtering rows
Day 23: Python: Grouping and aggregation with pandas (2 hrs)
-> GroupBy, pivot tables
Day 24: Practice day: SQL + Python mini project (3 hrs)
-> Small data analysis project
Day 25: Review + catch-up (2 hrs)
-> Revise weak areas
Month 3: Visualization + Projects
Day 26: Data Visualization: Matplotlib basics (2 hrs)
-> Plotting charts
Day 27: Data Visualization: Seaborn basics (2 hrs)
-> Statistical plots
Day 28: Dashboard basics (Excel or Python) (2 hrs)
-> Interactive visuals
Day 29: Mini project: End-to-end analysis (3 hrs)
-> Real-world data analysis
Day 30: Mock interview questions practice (3 hrs)
-> Excel + SQL + Python
Day 31: Days 31-60: Repeat cycle (3 hrs/day)
-> Projects + Interview Prep