guidelines for project report writing

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S. K. PATEL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & COMPUTER STUDIESGANDHINAGAR

GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT REPORT WRITING

Any project report submitted to the institute for academic purpose as partial fulfillment of

award of any degree must be formally presented. The report should be constituted and

written as per the guidelines described below.

The guidelines are strictly to be followed. Any deviation from the prescribed guideline

will lead to award of negative marks or rejection of the report and the authors may be

required to re-writing the whole / part of the project report.

1. Cover

2. Title Page

Title page of the report should contain the following in chronological order:

a. Title of the Projectb. Project Guidec. Author(s) submitted by

(See Title Page Format)

3. Certificate

A certificate has to be furnished from the respective guide saying that the project was

done under his/her supervision.

4. Declaration

Student(s) are required to declare that the work done is original and has not been

published anywhere else.

5. Acknowledgements

Mention, diligently, the names of persons and organizations that have helped you in

the production of the report.

6. Table of Contents (with page numbers)

To give the reader an overall view of the report and help him locate a particular topic

or sub-topic easily. The page numbering for items 2 to 8 should be in Roman

Numerals. The page numbering for items 9 to 20 should be in digits.

7. Table of illustration, charts, etc.8. Executive Summary (or Synopsis)

Represents the report in a nutshell without any illustrations or explanations. Here the

aim is to enable the reader to gather information quickly without having to go through

the whole report. It should be self-sufficient and intelligible.


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9. Chapter 1: Introduction

Briefly introduce about the project work and the general environment.

10. Chapter 2: Literature Survey

A survey has to be carried out and presented in this chapter related to the project. The

aim is to convey/show/narrate about the subject matter of the project and whether

students of other institutes, academicians, and professionals have carried out similarresearch or study. If similar work has been carried out then explain how your work

will be different. Support your write-up with footnotes and references. A list of

reference must be added at the end of this chapter.

11. Chapter 3: Research Methodology

a. Study objectives or Learning Objectives

b. Scope of the studyc. Methods of Data collection

i. Sampling (sample design, sample size, sample unit, etc)ii. Data collection sources (Primary, secondary)

d. Data analysis (tools viz.: statistical models, concepts, etc; SWOT, BCG

Matrix, Porter Model, Five-Force Model, etc)

e. Limitations

12. Chapter 4: Industry Profile

Briefly describe the nature and size of the industry. Also, describe to the possible

extent major players, competition, recent developments and future prospects.

13. Chapter 5: Company Profile

Briefly describe the companys activities; historical developments, products, markets,

technology, financial performance (at least of the last financial year).

14. Chapter 6: Theoretical Aspects of the Study

Brief description of the concepts used / studied in the projects (in reference to books,journals, etc)

15. Chapter 7: Data Analysis & Interpretation

With proper organization of tables and graphical presentations, analysis and

interpretation must be made comprehensively.

16. Chapter 8: Research Findings & Conclusions

Main findings must be highlighted systematically. Conclusions must me made on themain findings and an overall conclusion of the entire work.


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17. Chapter 9: Suggestions & Recommendations

18. Annexure

Questionnaires (if any)

Reference notes/ tables or figures from published sources.

19. Bibliography

Books, Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, websites, etc.(See Format for Bibliography)

20. Glossary

List of technical words used in the report and their explanation. If the number of such

words is small, they can be explained in the footnotes.

Note:

For the Header/Footer It should start from first page of the first chapter. The Headermust have the Title and Chapter number. The Footer must have theInstitute name and

Page number.


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Format of Title page

MARKET SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

With Reference to xxxxx Bank, Gandhinagar

A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of Award of the MBA Degree

Project GuideProf. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Submitted by

xxxxxxxxxxRoll No: xxxx

S. K. PATEL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & COMPUTER STUDIES

Gandhinagar, India

Month 20XX


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Format of Bibliography

Bibliography

1. Skinner, Wickham; Manufacturing Missing Link in Corporate Strategy,Harvard

Business Review; May June, 1969

2. Dumez, Herve and Jeunemaitre; Understanding and Regulating the Market at the

Time of Globalisation: The Case of the Cement Industry; Macmillan, London, 2000

Author(s)

Title of the

article

Name ofthe Journal

(inItalics)

Month &

year ofpublication

Author(s)Title of the

Book

Publisher Place ofPublication

Year ofPublication


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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr./ Ms. TYPE IN BOLD & Mr./Ms. TYPE IN

BOLD of S.K. Patel Institute of Management and Computer Studies, Gandhinagar

have submitted their / his / her Grand Project titled, TYPE IN BOLD in the year

2005-2006 in partial fulfillment of Gujarat University requirements for the award of the

degree ofMaster of Business Administration.

Prof. S. Chinnam Reddy Dr. Siddharth G. Das Prof.

Director Coordinator Grand Project Guide

Date:


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DECLARATION

We / I, hereby, declare that the Grand Project titled, TYPE IN BOLD is original to the

best of our / my knowledge and has not been published elsewhere. This is for the purpose

of partial fulfillment of Gujarat University requirements for the award of the degree of

Master of Business Administration, only.

Student Name(s) Signature

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