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“TITLE OF THE PROJECT”

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A Dissertation Submitted to
Institute for Technology and Management, Bangalore

For the Partial Fulfillment of the PGDM Program

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By

NAME of the Student

Reg. No:

Under the Guidance of:

Name of the Guide
Designation

Institute
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Institute for Technology and Management

Bangalore-560076

2009-11
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 FORMAT OF THE REPORT

A. Preliminary pages of the report:

1. Title page
2. Declaration by the student
3. Guide/ institute certificate
4. Acknowledgement
5. Table of content
6. List of tables
7. List of graphs

B. BODY OF THE REPORT:

CHAPTERS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (if done in a company)
OR
Research Extract (For sector specific)

2. INTRODUCTION
a. Background of the study
b. Statement of the problem
c. Review of Literature (One- two pages on the benefits derived from the literature review)
d. Need and importance of the study
e. Objective of the research
f. Limitations of the study

3. METHODOLOGY
a. Type of research
b. Sampling technique
c. Sample size
d. Sample description
e. Instrumentation technique
f. Actual collection of data
g. Tools used for testing hypothesis
h. Other software used for data analysis

4. PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA AND INTERPRETATION

a. Hypothesis
b. Table: presentation of data
c. Complex table needs explanation
d. Conclusion from the analysis

5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

a. Summary of the study
b. Conclusions from the study
c. Implications (of the study)
d. Suggestions (for further research and policy implementation)
 C. SUPPLEMENTARY PAGES
1. Copy of the instrumentation technique (questionnaire, interview schedule etc)
2. Any other tools used
3. Bibliography
4. Appendices
References (at the end of each chapter instead of foot notes)

FORMAT OF REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Books:
(1). Sahni N. K. (2009), ‘Personnel Management and Industrial Relations’, Himalaya
Publishing House, Bangalore, pp110.
(2). Sahni N. K. et al (2007) ‘Personnel Management and Industrial Relations’, Himalaya
Publishing House, Bangalore, pp110. (If the authors are more than two)
Articles:
(1). Patil B. S. (1999), ‘Labour Legislations: Paradox for Social Scientists’, Journal of Social
Welfare, Vol XII, No. 6, pp 95.

(2). John M (2001), ‘Synergy: A Tool for Successful Mergers and Acquisitions’, Mergers and
Acquisitions in India’, Tata McGrawHill, New Delhi, p107 (If the article is published in a
edited book)

Objectives Hypothesis Conclusion

POINTS TO BE REMENBERED
1. The report should be in third person (passive voice)
2. Abbreviated words should not be used (Ex: Examination should be instead of Exams.
Mathematics should be written instead of maths etc.)
3. If the number is below 10, then it should be written in word ( ex: two people were
consulting NOT 2 people were consulting)
4. If the secondary data is exhaustive then primary data is not necessary
5. Number of pages: 50+ ( excluding section A and C)
6. Font size: report heading should be 14 and running text should be 12
7. Line spacing:1.5
8. Font Style: Times New Roman