Core Java Syllabus

1. Introduction to Java

- History and features of Java

- Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

- Understanding Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

2. Basics of Java Programming

- Java Syntax and Semantics

- Data types (primitive and non-primitive) and variables

- Operators and expressions

- Type casting and type promotion

3. Control Statements

- Decision-making: if, if-else, if-else-if ladder, switch

- Looping: for, while, do-while

- Jump statements: break, continue, return

4. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

- Classes and Objects

- Constructors and types

- Inheritance (single, multilevel, hierarchical)

- Polymorphism (method overloading and overriding)

- Encapsulation and Abstraction

5. Packages and Interfaces

- Built-in packages

- Creating and importing user-defined packages

- Interfaces and multiple inheritance in Java

6. Exception Handling

- Types of exceptions: checked and unchecked

- Try-catch block

- Finally block

- Throw and throws keywords

- Creating custom exceptions

7. String Handling

- String class and its methods

- StringBuilder and StringBuffer

- String immutability and comparison

8. Java I/O

- Introduction to streams (InputStream and OutputStream)

- File handling: FileInputStream and FileOutputStream

- Reader and Writer classes

9. Collections Framework

- List, Set, and Map interfaces

- ArrayList, LinkedList, HashSet, HashMap

- Sorting and searching in collections