📍 Module 1: Introduction to Automation Testing

• What is Automation Testing?

• Why Automation is needed?

• Manual vs Automation Testing

• Introduction to Selenium and its components

• Tools and Frameworks used in UI Automation

📍 Module 2: Core Java for Test Automation

• Java Basics: Data Types, Variables, Operators

• Control Statements: if-else, loops, switch

• Object-Oriented Concepts: Class, Object, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction, Encapsulation

• Exception Handling

• Collections Framework (List, Set, Map)

• File Handling in Java

• Working with Properties Files

• Introduction to Maven (Build tool)

📍 Module 3: Selenium WebDriver Basics

• Introduction to WebDriver

• Setting up Selenium with Java & Maven

• Locators in Selenium (id, name, cssSelector, xpath, linkText, partialLinkText, className, tagName)

• Handling WebElements: Click, SendKeys, GetText, GetAttribute

• Working with Alerts, Dropdowns, Checkboxes, Radio buttons

• Synchronization: Implicit Wait, Explicit Wait, Fluent Wait

📍 Module 4: Advanced Selenium WebDriver

• Handling Multiple Windows and Frames

• Mouse & Keyboard Actions (Actions class)

• Taking Screenshots

• File Uploads and Downloads

• Page Navigation and Browser Options

• WebDriverManager integration

• JavaScript Executor in Selenium

• Handling Dynamic Elements

📍 Module 5: TestNG Framework

• Introduction to TestNG

• Annotations & TestNG XML

• Grouping, Prioritization, Parameterization

• Data-Driven Testing with DataProvider

• Parallel Execution

• TestNG Reports

📍 Module 6: Cucumber BDD Framework

• Introduction to BDD (Behavior Driven Development)

• Gherkin Language: Feature, Scenario, Given-When-Then

• Setting up Cucumber with Selenium & Maven

• Step Definitions & Glue Code

• Hooks: Before & After

• Data Tables in Cucumber

• Parameterization in Cucumber

• Running Cucumber with TestNG

• Generating Reports (HTML, JSON, Extent Reports)

📍 Module 7: Page Object Model (POM)

• Introduction to Design Patterns

• Implementing Page Object Model

• Page Factory & Annotations

• Maintaining Test Cases using POM

📍 Module 8: Data-Driven Testing

• Reading data from Excel (Apache POI)

• Reading data from Properties & JSON files

• Data-driven framework implementation

📍 Module 9: CI/CD Integration

• Introduction to Jenkins

• Running Selenium-Cucumber tests in Jenkins

• Scheduling Jobs in Jenkins

• Git & GitHub for version control

📍 Module 10: Real-Time Project (Capstone)

• Automating an E-commerce Application

• Writing Feature Files for Login, Add to Cart, Checkout

• Implementing Step Definitions with Selenium & Java

• Integrating TestNG + Cucumber + Jenkins pipeline

• Generating Test Reports & Debugging Failures

📍 Module 11: Agile & Jira for Automation Testers

• Agile Overview

• Writing User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

• Linking Test Cases in Jira

• Reporting Bugs with Selenium Evidence (screenshots, logs)

📍 Module 12: Interview Preparation

• Common Selenium & Java Interview Questions

• Cucumber BDD Interview Questions

• TestNG & Framework-related Qs

• Hands-on Coding Exercises for Interviews