Manual Testing Syllabus – Complete Roadmap
Course: Manual Software Testing
Level: Beginner to Job-Ready
Focus: Manual Testing, SQL, API Testing, Agile, Jira and Interview Preparation
Level: Beginner to Job-Ready
Focus: Manual Testing, SQL, API Testing, Agile, Jira and Interview Preparation
Module 1: Introduction to Software Testing
- What is Software Testing?
- Importance of Testing
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
- Verification vs Validation
- Quality Assurance (QA) vs Quality Control (QC)
Module 2: Testing Types
- Manual Testing
- Automation Testing (Basics)
- Black Box Testing
- White Box Testing
- Grey Box Testing
- Functional Testing
- Non-Functional Testing
- Smoke Testing
- Sanity Testing
- Regression Testing
- Retesting
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Module 3: SDLC Models
- Waterfall Model
- Agile Model
- Spiral Model
- V-Model
- Incremental Model
Module 4: Test Design Techniques
- Equivalence Partitioning (EP)
- Boundary Value Analysis (BVA)
- Decision Table Testing
- State Transition Testing
- Error Guessing
- Use Case Testing
Module 5: Test Documentation
- Test Scenario
- Test Case
- Test Data
- Test Plan
- Test Strategy
- Traceability Matrix (RTM)
- Test Summary Report
Module 6: Defect Management
- Bug Life Cycle
- Defect Severity
- Defect Priority
- Defect Report
- Bug Tracking Process
Module 7: Agile Testing
- Agile Methodology
- Scrum Framework
- Sprint
- Product Backlog
- Sprint Backlog
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
- Role of QA in Agile
Module 8: SQL Basics for Testers
- Database Concepts
- SELECT
- WHERE
- ORDER BY
- GROUP BY
- COUNT
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
- JOINs – INNER JOIN
- JOINs – LEFT JOIN
- JOINs – RIGHT JOIN
Practice: Write SQL queries for real-world testing scenarios and database validation.
Module 9: Web Application Testing
- Client-Server Architecture
- Browser Testing
- Cross-Browser Testing
- Responsive Testing
- Compatibility Testing
Module 10: API Testing (Basics)
- What is an API?
- HTTP Methods – GET
- HTTP Methods – POST
- HTTP Methods – PUT
- HTTP Methods – DELETE
- Status Codes
- Request & Response
- JSON Basics
Practice: Perform basic API requests and validate responses using Postman.
Module 11: Tools
- Jira – Bug Tracking
- Postman – API Testing Basics
- Microsoft Excel – Test Cases
- TestRail – Test Management
Module 12: Interview Preparation
- Tell me about yourself
- Difference between Smoke and Sanity Testing
- Difference between Severity and Priority
- Difference between Verification and Validation
- What is Regression Testing?
- What is Retesting?
- How do you write a Test Case?
- Explain Bug Life Cycle
- Scenario-based interview questions
Practice: Mock interviews and scenario-based QA interview questions.
Practice Activities
- Write 100+ Test Cases
- Report 50+ Sample Bugs
- Practice SQL Queries
- Test a Demo Website
- Perform API Testing using Postman
- Participate in Mock Interviews
Course Duration
- Beginner: 6–8 weeks
- With SQL + API: 8–10 weeks
- Job-ready with Projects: 10–12 weeks
Course Outcome
This syllabus covers the topics commonly expected in manual testing interviews for entry-level QA/Test Engineer roles.
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