SQL Roadmap

Week-1

BASIC SQL- Introduction

First week learn basics of SQL: what is SQL, application, database, tables, data types,
create, update, delete, filter, operators and sort values

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SQL Topics Resources
Database Concepts (Database, DBMS, Data
https://youtu.be/pVKT4N-Cgb8?si=L399JHfwFAU4Pb
Models, RDBMS and SQL)

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Data Types, Primary-Foreign Keys &

Constraints
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https://youtu.be/unREmbNASaI?si=HOO-iOy6KCWK

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Install sql: postgre sql and pgadmin4 https://youtu.be/1aybOgni7lI?si=4ubqe_n50UplqI2_

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CREATE Database & CREATE Table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-2cIUgx_jw

INSERT UPDATE, DELETE & ALTER Table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YAAgrm8_ZI

SELECT Statement & WHERE Clause +

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YAAgrm8_ZI
Operators + Order By + Limit

W3schools website to learn SQL https://www.w3schools.com/sql/

Sample Questions
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● What is SQL and Database, example primary key vs foreign key, types of operators,
etc. ● SELECT list of employees whose salary ranges between 2L to 3L.
● Write a query to retrieve the list of employees from the same city.
● Query to find the null values in the Employee table.

Practice SQL
After completing week-1 topics,
 ● Go to HackerRank and solve SQL questions - Click here
Week - 2
INTERMEDIATE SQL
Second week : Import file, SQL functions & types, String functions, Aggregate functions,
Group By, Having clause and date time functions
SQL Topics Resources
Import Excel (CSV) File https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftlJoXEBmis

Functions in SQL + String Functions https://youtu.be/GQj6_6V_jVA?si=LbxJBBX04O4JnH_X

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Aggregate Functions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NfthspfXEo

Group By and Having Clause https://youtu.be/jk6_L0k8VPg?si=6vsmXWMja0T46eDa

Date Time Function + Extract Clause https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqn4Sxz2c50

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W3schools website to learn SQL

Sample Questions
https://www.w3schools.com/sql/

● What is a Function in SQL, types of functions, user-defined function, how to import files,
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explain String/Aggregate functions, what is group by and its use, where vs having, etc. ●
Find the male and female employees’ ratio; fetch 50% of records from the Employee
table.
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● Query to fetch the employee’s salary but replace the LAST 2 digits with
‘XX’. ● Query to find all the Employee names whose name
starts/ends/contains. ● Write a query to find and remove duplicate records
from a table.
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Practice SQL
After completing week-2 topics,

● Group by interview question (learnsql.com website): Click here

● Go to HackerRank & solve SQL, use filter Skills= SQL (Basic), Difficulty=
Medium - Click here
Week - 3
Advanced SQL ( Very Important )
Third week : SQL Joins, types of joins, Union, Union all, Sub query (with operators) and
window functions with examples (Rank, Row Number, Lead/Lag, etc)
SQL Topics Resources
Complete SQL JOINS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQJDd3QqQM

Union & Union ALL + SELF JOIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQJDd3QqQM

Sub Query https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJIEIzF7tDw&t=300 7s

Window Function https://youtu.be/Ww71knvhQ-s?si=OQxiez5Zl95iJjKP

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W3schools website to learn SQL https://www.w3schools.com/sql/

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Sample Questions
● What is a SQL JOIN, types of JOINS, UNION vs UNION ALL, SELF JOIN, CROSS

gDJOIN, Sub-query, window functions, and examples?

● Explain row number, rank, dense_rank, and ntile functions.
● Find the cumulative sum of employees' salaries; fetch even & odd rows from the Emp
table.
● Find the Nth highest salary from the Emp table without using the TOP/LIMIT
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keywords. ● Find the total count of employees joined each year in the company/find
monthly sales.
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Practice SQL
After completing week-3 topics,

● SQL window functions QnA (learnsql website): - Click here

● Solve all questions (SQLPractice website): - Click here
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● Go to HackerRank & solve all SQL questions: - Click here

Week - 4
PRO SQL
Fourth week : Case Statement/Expressions, Common table Expression (CTEs), WITH
Clause, Recursive CTE, Store Procedure, Triggers. Now practice as much as you can!
SQL Topics Resources
Case Statement/Expression https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twusw__OzA8
 Common Tables Exp CTEs in SQL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNfnuK-1YYY&t=329s

Recursive Queries/CTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hZYh9qXxe4

Stored Procedure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLR1w4tZ36I

Triggers in SQL https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/sql-trigger-student-database/

Sample Questions
● Explain CTE and its use cases. What is a WITH clause? What is a recursive CTE?

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Explain CASE expressions and stored procedures along with their use cases. Explain

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triggers, etc
● Find the 2nd & 3rd highest salary for each project from the Emp table. ● Create groups
based on the salary column (low, med, high) according to the salary range.

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● Query to pivot the data in the Employee table and retrieve the total salary for each city.
● Find the total monthly salary based on the team/project they are working on. ● Write a
stored procedure to retrieve the name of the employee based on their ID using the output
parameter as @Name.

Practice SQL
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After completing week-4 topics,

● SQL CTEs QnA (learnsql website): Click here

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● Stored Procedure QnA (dotnettutorials website): Click here

● Go to HackerRank & try to solve all questions - Click here

FREE SQL RESOURCES

To Learn & Practice Online
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SQL Topics Resources

W3schools https://www.w3schools.com/sql/

SQL Practice https://www.sql-practice.com/

HackerRank https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/sql

leetcode https://leetcode.com/studyplan/top-sql-50/

SQL Zoo https://sqlzoo.net/wiki/SQL_Tutorial

 Datalemur https://datalemur.com/

8 week sql Challenge by Danny https://8weeksqlchallenge.com/

Related Resources:

● Complete SQL in One Video: Click Here

● A-Z SQL Tutorial: Click here

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