Django → DRF → FastAPI Roadmap (For
Abhinav Singh)
🚨 Phase 1: Master Django (2–3 weeks)
What to Learn:
Models (ORM), Migrations
Views (CBV + FBV)
URLs
Templates (Jinja2 templating)
Forms + Form Validation
Admin customization
Authentication (Login, Signup, Sessions)
File uploads (images, PDFs)
Static/media files
Messages framework
Mini Project: Blog App
User login/signup
Create/Edit/Delete post
Comments
Admin can ban users
Deadline: 15 days
🧱 Phase 2: Django REST Framework (1.5 weeks)
What to Learn:
Serializers (ModelSerializer vs regular)
APIView vs ViewSet
Routers
JWT Authentication
Permissions (IsAuthenticated, IsAdmin, custom)
Mini Project: To-do App API
React/Postman frontend
Register/Login
Add/Update/Delete tasks
JWT token-based auth
Deadline: 10 days
⚡ Phase 3: FastAPI (1 week)
What to Learn:
Path, Query Parameters
Pydantic Models
Async/await basics
Dependency Injection
OAuth2, JWT Auth
Connect with DB via SQLAlchemy
Mini Project: ML Prediction API
Input: Text
Output: Sentiment
Use simple Scikit-learn model
Deploy on Render or Railway
Deadline: 7 days
🔥 Phase 4: Full-Stack Project (2–3 weeks)
Build 1 solid, portfolio-grade app with Django/FastAPI backend + React frontend
Suggested Projects:
Job Board
E-commerce (Digital Products)
Quiz App
AI Image Classifier
Project Requirements:
Clean UI (TailwindCSS + React)
Secure auth (JWT or session-based)
API tested in Swagger/Postman
Hosted frontend + backend
Public GitHub repo with README
Deadline: 21 days
🧠 Phase 5: Resume + GitHub Polish (2–3 days)
GitHub Projects:
Blog project (Django)
API-only project (DRF)
ML API project (FastAPI)
One full-stack app
Resume Skills:
Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI
PostgreSQL, Git, REST API
⚔️Phase 6: Freelancing/Internships (Immediately)
Apply on Internshala, Upwork, Fiverr, LinkedIn
Pitch your Django/FastAPI API skills
Offer to build/admin panels, dashboards, ML APIs
⚙️Tools You MUST Know:
Git + GitHub
Postman
Render / Railway
Docker (optional)
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