EH-Syllabus.md

Program 1: Ethical Hacking - 19 Week Plan

Total Duration:

• Theory: 45 Hours
• Practical: 30 Hours
• Total Weeks: 19 Weeks (4 hours/week)

Weekly Distribution:

Theory on Tuesdays | Practical on Fridays

Unit-Wise Outcomes and Student Learning Benefits:

Unit	Outcomes	Student Benefits & Learning Experience
Unit 1: Introduction & Threat Landscape	Understand ethical hacking basics, hacker types, and attack phases	Builds foundational knowledge and ethical perspective essential for cybersecurity roles
Unit 2: Footprinting & Reconnaissance	Master OSINT, footprinting techniques	Enhances external intelligence gathering skills crucial for real-world assessments
Unit 3: Scanning & Enumeration	Execute network scans, identify open ports and services	Improves network analysis, enumeration, and vulnerability discovery expertise
Unit 4: Vulnerability Scanning & Exploitation	Learn vulnerability scanning, privilege escalation	Hands-on exposure to OpenVAS, Metasploit, giving industry-relevant experience
Unit 5: System Hacking & Post Exploitation	Master password cracking, post-exploitation techniques	Enables real-world attack simulation understanding
Revisions & Mock Tests	Reinforce knowledge, exam preparation	Boosts certification success rate

Unique Value to Students:

• Real CyberRange practice
• Mock interviews
• Industry use-case simulation

Student Learning Path and Unit-wise Plan (19 Weeks)

Weekly Session Distribution:

Week	Day	Type	Duration	Focus Area
1	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Introduction to Ethical Hacking + Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Hands-on Lab: Secure CyberRange Setup for Ethical Hacking and Pentesting
2	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Phases of Attack, Types of Hackers
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Recon and Basic Info Gathering
3	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Ethical Considerations, Hacker Ethics
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Google Dorking
4	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Footprinting Techniques
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	WHOIS Lookup & Nslookup
5	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Scanning Methodology Overview
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Network Discovery with Nmap
6	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Port Scanning Techniques
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Nmap Advanced Scanning
7	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Vulnerability Scanning Concepts
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Vulnerability Scan with OpenVAS
8	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Enumeration Concepts
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Service Enumeration with Nmap
9	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	User & SNMP Enumeration Techniques
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Enum4linux & DNS Enumeration
10	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Introduction to System Hacking
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Password Cracking with John the Ripper
11	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Privilege Escalation Methods
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Metasploit for Privilege Escalation
12	Tuesday	Theory	2 hrs	Post Exploitation and Reporting
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Reporting Best Practices
13	Tuesday	Revision	2 hrs	Unit 1 and Unit 2 Revision
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Lab Revision: Footprinting & Scanning
14	Tuesday	Revision	2 hrs	Unit 3 and Unit 4 Revision
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Lab Revision: Enumeration
15	Tuesday	Revision	2 hrs	Unit 5 Revision - System Hacking
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Lab Revision: Exploitation
16	Tuesday	Mock Test	2 hrs	Theoretical Mock Test
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Practical Mock Test
17	Tuesday	Discussion	2 hrs	Mock Test Review and Q&A
	Friday	Workshop	2 hrs	Real-Time Ethical Hacking Scenario
18	Tuesday	Recap	2 hrs	Overall Recap and Student Doubts
	Friday	Discussion	2 hrs	Career Guidance in Ethical Hacking
19	Tuesday	Final Exam	2 hrs	Final Written Assessment
	Friday	Practical	2 hrs	Final Practical Lab Evaluation

Summary of Unit-wise Allocation:

Unit	Total Theory Hours	Total Practical Hours
Unit 1: Introduction	9 hrs	2 hrs
Unit 2: Footprinting	9 hrs	6 hrs
Unit 3: Scanning	9 hrs	8 hrs
Unit 4: Enumeration	9 hrs	10 hrs
Unit 5: System Hacking	9 hrs	6 hrs
Revisions, Tests & Recap	-	-