diff --git a/rationai/mlkit/data/__init__.py b/rationai/mlkit/data/__init__.py
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+from rationai.mlkit.data.shard_parquet import shard_parquet
+
+
+__all__ = ["shard_parquet"]
diff --git a/rationai/mlkit/data/shard_parquet.py b/rationai/mlkit/data/shard_parquet.py
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+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pyarrow.parquet as pq
+
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def shard_parquet(
+    input_file: str | Path,
+    output_dir: str | Path,
+    rows_per_shard: int = 100_000,
+    row_group_size: int = 5000,
+) -> None:
+    """Splits a large Parquet file into smaller Parquet files (shards).
+
+    This function reads a single Parquet file in memory-efficient batches and writes
+    it out into multiple smaller files. Each output file will contain exactly
+    `rows_per_shard` rows, except potentially the final shard.
+
+    Args:
+        input_file (str | Path): The path to the source Parquet file.
+        output_dir (str | Path): The directory where the output shards will be saved.
+        rows_per_shard (int, optional): The target number of rows per shard.
+            Defaults to 100,000.
+        row_group_size (int, optional): The number of rows to read/write per batch.
+            Defaults to 5,000.
+
+    Raises:
+        AssertionError: If `rows_per_shard` or `row_group_size` are not strictly positive,
+            or if `rows_per_shard` is not perfectly divisible by `row_group_size`.
+    """
+    # --- Input Validation ---
+    assert rows_per_shard > 0, "rows_per_shard must be greater than 0"
+    assert row_group_size > 0, "row_group_size must be greater than 0"
+
+    # Ensure exact chunks can be written without remainder
+    assert rows_per_shard % row_group_size == 0, (
+        "rows_per_shard must be divisible by row_group_size"
+    )
+
+    # --- Setup Output Directory ---
+    output_dir = Path(output_dir)
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # --- Read and Shard Process ---
+    with pq.ParquetFile(input_file) as parquet_file:
+        _logger.info(f"Total rows in source: {parquet_file.metadata.num_rows}")
+
+        # Initialize tracking variables
+        shard_idx = 0
+        current_shard_rows = 0
+        writer = None
+
+        try:
+            # Iterate through the source file in memory-efficient chunks (batches)
+            for batch in parquet_file.iter_batches(batch_size=row_group_size):
+                if writer is None:
+                    out_path = output_dir / f"shard_{shard_idx:05d}.parquet"
+                    writer = pq.ParquetWriter(out_path, batch.schema)
+
+                # Write the current batch
+                writer.write_batch(batch)
+                current_shard_rows += batch.num_rows
+
+                # Check if the current shard has reached its maximum capacity
+                if current_shard_rows >= rows_per_shard:
+                    writer.close()
+                    writer = None
+
+                    _logger.info(f"Finished writing shard {shard_idx:05d}")
+
+                    shard_idx += 1
+                    current_shard_rows = 0
+
+            if writer is not None:
+                _logger.info(f"Finished writing final shard {shard_idx:05d}")
+
+        finally:
+            # Ensure the active writer is properly closed
+            if writer is not None:
+                writer.close()
+
+    _logger.info("Sharding complete!")