Thanks for your honesty, Dharani—that's the right mindset!
Let's **simplify** the
path. You’ll learn **step-by-step**, doing **mini projects after each topic**, like
checkpoints. This will keep things clear and give you confidence.
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## **Your Clear Gen AI Learning Path (with Mini Projects)**
⏳ **Total Duration**: 8–10 weeks
🧠 **Learning Style**: Learn one concept → build a mini project
**Goal**: Be ready to show 2–3 solid projects to move into a Gen AI team
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### ✅ **Step 1: Learn Python (Week 1)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* Variables, loops, conditionals
* Functions & OOP (classes, objects)
* File handling
#### 📘 Resource:
* [W3Schools Python Tutorial]([Link]
* [Python OOP (YouTube - Telusko)]([Link]
#### Mini Project:
> **Student Marks Report System**
> Input student data → store in file → show average, highest, etc.
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### ✅ **Step 2: Python + External Libraries (Week 2)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* `requests`, `json`, `os`, `re`
* `pandas` basics for data handling
#### 📘 Resource:
* YouTube: "Python for Data Science - freeCodeCamp"
#### Mini Project:
> **Weather App (using API)**
> Take city name → call weather API → show live weather
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### ✅ **Step 3: Understand Embeddings & Vectors (Week 3)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* What is an embedding? (turn text to numbers)
* Cosine similarity
* Use `sentence-transformers` to generate embeddings
#### 📘 Resource:
* YouTube: “What are Embeddings” by AssemblyAI
* HuggingFace: `sentence-transformers` example
#### Mini Project:
> **Text Similarity App**
> Compare two inputs and say how similar they are (e.g., Resume vs Job description)
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### ✅ **Step 4: Vector Databases (Week 4)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* Store embeddings in DB: `FAISS` or `ChromaDB`
* Search vectors efficiently
#### 📘 Resource:
* ChromaDB Quickstart: [[Link]
#### Mini Project:
> **PDF Search Bot**
> Upload a PDF → Convert to chunks → Store in Chroma → Ask a question and get an
answer
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### ✅ **Step 5: LangChain Basics (Week 5)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* PromptTemplates
* Chains
* LLMs via OpenAI (or HuggingFace)
#### 📘 Resource:
* LangChain Docs: Quickstart + Tutorials
* YouTube: “LangChain for Beginners” by James Briggs
#### Mini Project:
> **FAQ Bot using LangChain**
> Input 10 FAQs → Store answers → Chat with bot using natural questions
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### ✅ **Step 6: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) (Week 6)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* Combine LLM + Vector DB + Retrieval
* RAG Architecture
#### 📘 Resource:
* LangChain RAG Tutorial
* YouTube: “Build a ChatGPT on your files” (James Briggs)
#### Mini Project:
> **Your Own Notes Chatbot**
> Add your MCA notes (PDF or text) → Ask questions → Get accurate answers
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### ✅ **Step 7: Agentic AI (Week 7–8)**
#### 🔸 What to Learn:
* What are Agents?
* Tool use + reasoning with LangChain
* Simple AutoGPT-like flow
#### 📘 Resource:
* LangChain Agents Guide
* YouTube: “LangChain Agents Explained Simply”
#### Mini Project:
> **Task Assistant Agent**
> Input: "Search something + calculate + tell current time" → LLM uses tools to
solve step by step
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## 📦 Final Project Ideas (Pick 1 for Week 9–10)
Build a full app that you can demo for internal project transfer.
| Project | Description |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Resume Matcher AI** | Match resumes to JDs using embeddings & LLM |
| **Chat with Docs** | PDF RAG bot for internal documents |
| **Customer Support Bot** | Train on chat logs / ticket data |
| **Interview Prep AI** | Ask questions from MCA subjects + answer using RAG |
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### 🧭 Tips to Stay on Track:
* Learn **1 topic per week** max
* **Build and upload** each mini project to GitHub
* Share your projects with your TCS friend (they can recommend you to PM)
* Be ready with a 2–3 minute **demo video** or PPT
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Would you like me to help you **start with Step 1 (Student Marks Report mini
project in Python)**? I can guide you in building it now.
