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THE FORMAT OF SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REPORT

Project Structure

a. Title Page

It shall include title (including subtitle), student name, university logo, and Project Guide
name and university address.

b. Acknowledgments

Project guide(s) and anyone who helped you:

1. technically (including materials, supplies)

2. intellectually (assistance, advice)
3. Financially (fellowship, departmental support, travel grants etc.)

c. Table of Contents

• list all headings and subheadings with page numbers

• indent subheadings
• it will look something like this:

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Page
#
List of Figures xxx
List of Tables
Executive Summary
Organizational Profile
subheads ...
Introduction to the Project
subheads ...
Literature Survey
subheads ...
Research Methodology
subheads ...
Data Analysis
subheads ...
Findings
subheads ...
Limitations
subheads ...
Conclusions
Recommendations
Bibliography and References
Appendices
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d. List of Figures

List page numbers of all figures.

The list should include a short and clear title for each figure with its no. Eg for figure 2(on
need as motivation) of chapter 3; write Fig 5.2: Need Hierarchy

e. List of Tables

List page numbers of all tables.

The list should include a short and clear title for each table. Eg as given above

f. Executive Summary

• A good abstract explains in one line why the paper is important. It then goes on to
give a summary of your major results, preferably with limitations. The final sentences
explain the major implications of your work. A good abstract is concise, readable, and
quantitative.
• Length should be ~ 1-2 paragraphs, approx. 400 words.
• Abstracts generally do not have citations.
• Information in title should not be repeated.
• Be explicit.
• Use numbers where appropriate.
• Answers to these questions should be found in the abstract:
1. What did you do?
2. Why did you do it? What question were you trying to answer?
3. How did you do it? State methods.
4. What did you learn? State major results.

Why does it matter? Point out at least one significant implication

Main Body of Project

Chapter-1: Organizational Profile

Its brief introduction of your industry. It should mention of relevance of your industry and your
firm in local, national and international perspectives.

Chapter-2: Introduction to the Project

You can't write a good introduction until you know what the body of the paper says. Consider
writing the introductory section(s) after you have completed the rest of the project, rather than
before.

Be sure to include a hook at the beginning of the introduction. This is a statement of something
sufficiently interesting to motivate your reader to read the rest of the paper, it is an
important/interesting scientific problem that your project work either solves or addresses. The
author should include:
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1. Title of the project.

2. Statement of the problem.
3. Purpose of study.
4. Objectives of the study.
5. Hypothesis
6. Scope of the study

Chapter-3: Review of literature

This chapter cites previous work done in the area of present project work. It should cite those
who had the idea or ideas first, and should also cite those who have done the most recent and
relevant work. You should then go on to explain why more work was necessary (your work,
of course).

The following points should be taken into consideration:

a. Proper acknowledgement of the previous work on which you are building your present
project work. Sufficient references such that a reader could, by going to the library,
achieve a sophisticated understanding of the context and significance of the question.

Remember that this is not a review paper. We are looking for original work and
interpretation /analysis by the student.
Chapter-4: Research Methodology

The following points should be taken into consideration at the time of documenting the
procedure adopted for conducting the project work:

1. Research Design (whether exploratory, descriptive or causal).

2. Type of data and data collection methods (Primary or secondary or both,
quantitative or qualitative, instrument- questionnaire etc.).
3. Sampling plan- sample size and sampling technique
4. Data preparation and analysis- Tabulation, charting and use of statistical methods
like ANOVA, Regression or Chi square etc.
5. Description of your analytical methods, including reference to any specialized
statistical software like SPSS, SAS, MINITAB, MS EXCEL etc.

Chapter-5: Data Analysis

It would generally include:

1. Compilation and tabulation.

2. Graphs and charts.
3. Data Processing and Interpretation – use of statistical tools on statistical soft wares
and the interpretation of output
4. Hypothesis testing
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Chapter-6: Findings

Start with a few sentences that summarize the most important results. It should answer the
following questions and caveats:

1. What are the major patterns in the observations?

2. What are the relationships, trends and generalizations among the results?
3. What are the exceptions to these patterns or generalizations?
4. What are the likely causes (mechanisms) underlying these patterns resulting
predictions?
5. Is there agreement or disagreement with previous work?
6. Interpret results in terms of background laid out in the introduction - what is the
relationship of the present results to the original question?
7. What is the implication of the present results for other unanswered questions
8. Avoid bandwagons: Avoid jumping a currently fashionable point of view unless your
results really do strongly support them.
9. What are the things we now know or understand that we didn't know or understand
before the present work?
10. Include the evidence or line of reasoning supporting each interpretation.
11. What is the significance of the present results: why should we care?

This section should be rich in references to similar work and background needed to interpret
results. Break up the section into logical segments by using subheads.

Chapter-7: Limitations

Limitations in terms of time, geographies, extent upto which the results can be
generalized.

Chapter-8: Conclusions

• What is the strongest and most important statement that you can make from your
observations?
• If you met the reader at a meeting six months from now, what do you want them to
remember about your project?
• Refer back to problem posed, and describe the conclusions that you reached from
carrying out this investigation, summarize new observations, new interpretations,
and new insights that have resulted from the present work.
• Include the broader implications of your results.
• Do not repeat word for word the abstract, introduction or discussion.

Chapter-9: Recommendations

Include when appropriate:

• Remedial action to solve the problem.

• Further work to fill in gaps in our understanding.
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• Directions for future investigations on this or related topics.

Chapter-10: Bibliography and References

• Cite all ideas, concepts, text, data that are not your own.
• If you make a statement, back it up with your own data or a reference.
• All references cited in the text must be listed.
• cite single-author references by the surname of the author (followed by date of the
publication in parenthesis)
o ... according to Hays (1994)
o ... Population growth is one of the greatest environmental concerns facing
future generations (Hays, 1994).
• cite double-author references by the surnames of both authors (followed by date of
the publication in parenthesis)
o e.g. Simpson and Hays (1994)
• cite more than double-author references by the surname of the first author followed
by et al. and then the date of the publication
o e.g. Pfirman, Simpson and Hays would be:
o Pfirman et al. (1994)
• do not use footnotes for references
• list all references cited in the text in alphabetical order using the following format for
different types of material:
o Hunt, S (1966) Carbohydrate and amino acid composition of the egg capsules
of the whelk. Nature 210: 436-437.
o National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1997) Commonly asked
questions about ozone. http://www.noaa.gov/public-
affairs/grounders/ozo1.html, 9/27/97.
o Pfirman, S.L., M. Stute, H.J. Simpson and J. Hays (1996) Undergraduate
research at Barnard and Columbia Journal of Research 11: 213-214.
o Pechenik, J.A. (1987) A short guide to writing about biology. Harper Collins
Publishers, New York, 194pp.
o Pitelka, D.R. and F.M. Child (1964) Review of ciliary structure and function.
In: Biochemistry and Physiology of Protozoa, Vol. 3 (S.H. Hutner, editor),
Academic Press, New York, 131-198.
o Sambrotto, R. (1997) Lecture notes Environmental Data Analysis. Barnard
College, Oct 2, 1997.
o Stute, M., J.F. Clark, P. Schlosser, W.S. Broecker and G. Bonani (1995) A
high altitude continental paleotemperature record derived from noble gases
dissolved in groundwater from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Quat. Res.
43: 209-220.

Chapter-11: Appendices

• Include at least one questionnaire.

• Reference data/materials not easily available (these are used as a resource by the
department and other students).
• Calculations (where more than 1-2 pages).
• You may include a key article as appendix.
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• If you consulted a large number of references but did not cite all of them, you might
want to include a list of additional resource material, etc.
• Note: Figures and tables, including captions, should be embedded in the text and not
in an appendix, unless they are more than 1-2 pages and are not critical to your
argument.

TYPING INSTRUCTIONS
i. General
This section includes additional information for final typing of the Project Report. The
impressions on the typed/Xeroxed/printed copies should be black in colour. A sub-
heading at the bottom of a page must have at least two full lines below it or else it
should be carried over to the next page.
The last word of any page should not be split using a hyphen. One and a half spacing
should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed in Font Style
Times New Roman and Font Size 12. Single spacing should be used for typing:
(i) Long Tables
(ii) Long quotations
(iii) Foot notes
(iv) Multiline captions
(v) References
All quotations exceeding one line should be typed in an indented space – the indentation being
15 mm from either side of the margin.
All headings shall be typed in Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 14 CAPS.

ii. Numbering Instructions

a. Page Numbering
All page numbers (whether it be in Roman or Arabic numbers) should be typed without
punctuation on the upper right hand corner 20 mm from the top with the last digit in line
with the right hand margin. The preliminary pages of the Project Report (such as Title
page, Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, etc.) should be numbered in lower case
roman numerals. The page immediately following the title page shall be numbered as
(i) and it should appear at the top right hand corner as already specified. Pages of main
text, starting with Chapter 1 should be consecutively numbered using Arabic
numerals.
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b. Numbering of Chapters, Divisions and Sub-Divisions

The numbering of chapters, divisions and sub-divisions should be done using Arabic
numerals only and further decimal notation should be used for numbering the divisions
and sub-divisions within a chapter. For example sub-division 4 under division 3
belonging to chapter 2 should be numbered as 2.3.4. The caption for the sub-division
should immediately follow the number assigned to it. Every chapter beginning with the
first chapter should be serially numbered using Arabic numerals. Appendices, included
if any, should also be numbered in an identical manner starting with Appendix 1.
c. Numbering of Tables and Figures
Tables and Figures appearing anywhere in the Thesis should bear appropriate numbers.
The rule for assigning such numbers is illustrated by an example. Thus, if a Figure in
Chapter 3, happens to be the fourth then assign 3.4 to that Figure. Identical rules apply
for Tables except that the word Figure is replaced by the word Table. If Figures (or
Tables) appear in appendices then Figure 3 in Appendix 2 will be designated as Figure A
2.3. If a table to be continued into the next page this may be done, but no line should be
drawn underneath an unfinished Table. The top line of the Table continued into the next
page should, for example read Table 2.1 (continued) placed centrally and underlined.
d. Numbering of Equations
Equations appearing in each Chapter or Appendix should be numbered serially, the
numbering should commence afresh for each Chapter or Appendix. Thus for example, an
equation appearing in Chapter 4, if it happens to be the eighth equation in that Chapter,
it should be numbered as 4.8.
e. Binding Specifications
• Two copies of Project Report hard bound in black or Navy blue colour are to be duly
submitted with the concerned guide. Apart from this, a student needs to provide a soft
copy each in pdf and word format to the concerned guide. The cover should be printed
in black letters and the text for printing should be identical to what has been prescribed
for the title page.
• The certificate as given separately should be placed between the title page and
acknowledgement.
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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Project work entitled “ ……………………………………..”

submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of Master of
Business Administration to Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences,
Bajhol, Solan (H.P.) is a bonafide Project work carried out by Name of student (Registration
No.) No part of this work has been submitted for any other degree or diploma.

Name of Student: Name of the Guide:

Signature : Signature :

Place: Solan

Date:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The assistance and help received during the course of investigation has been duly
acknowledged.

Name of Student :

Signature :
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A Specimen of Cover Page for Project Work

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY
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