DR.

VISHWANATH KARAD MIT WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (PG)

GUIDELINES

FOR

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (SIP)

BATCH 2021-23
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Summer Internship Programme (SIP)

Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) Faculty of Management, School of
Management (PG) offers MBA and MCA programmes which are professional in nature and demand that the
students should be industry-ready when they join the organization for employment. Hence, these programmes
are designed to be rigorous, contemporary & aligned to the needs of the industry.

Purpose: Summer internship Programme (SIP) is an important means to achieve necessary industry-
orientation for the students and help him to excel in his professional skills.

Objectives:

The objective of the Summer Internship Programme (SIP) is to expose the students to the dynamics of an
organization and to integrate classroom learning with practical experience. The SIP benefits the students
through the first-hand experience earned, while the host organization benefits through availability of young and
enthusiastic interns who are having new ideas, to aid in execution of organizational tasks or projects for the
internship duration. Following are few objectives of SIP:

• To provide students possible opportunities to learn, understand and sharpen the real time managerial
skills required at the job.
• To expose students to the current developments relevant to the subject area of training.
• To enable students to use the experience gained from the SIP in discussions held in the classrooms.
• To enhance skills of students in writing project reports.
• To expose students to the professional responsibilities and ethics.
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Credits & Marks – 6 Credits (300 Marks)

Duration – 3 months (90 days)

Last date of
Marks for acceptance of
Timelines of
Timely Late
Sr. No. Evaluation Component submission / Penalty
submission / submission /
compliance
compliance compliance
with penalty
50% of
1 Project Proposal 25th May 2022 30 30th May 2022
max. marks
50% of
2 Monthly Report-1 15th June 2022 30 20th June 2022
max. marks
Mid-term Review with
3 Company Guide (taken by 01st July 2022 30 NA NA
internal Guide)
50% of
4 Monthly Report-2 15th July 2022 30 20th July 2022
max. marks
Regular Progress
Once in 10 days on 50% of
5 Reporting to Internal 30 2 days
phone / email max. marks
Guide
05th August 50% of
6 Final Report 01st August 2022 75
2022 max. marks
Student
shall have
to reappear
for
Final presentation cum Student has to BACKLOG in
05th August 2022 to
7 Viva-voce examination 75 appear as per case of
10th August 2022
(Online) the schedule failure of
the student
to appear
as per the
schedule

Note: 1. Any case of late submission / compliance after the Last date of acceptance shall be awarded ZERO
marks.
2. Evaluation Components -1 to 5 shall be considered as Concurrent Evaluation, 6 & 7 as Term End Evaluation.

valuation Pattern

*All the above-mentioned component formats shall be shared with the students before they proceed for SIP.
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General Guidelines:

1. Encouragement to inter-disciplinary / cross-functional activities during internship – The internship

work of the student need not be confined to a particular niche or narrow domain, but can have shades
of other domains / disciplines too.
2. The SIP should be based on completing a task assigned to the student.
3. The Faculty guide can plan a visit to the SIP Company / telephonic conversation with the company
guide. The date of visit or phone call shall be informed to the company guide and student in advance.
4. Mid-term Review report from the students shall be ensured after 45 days of SIP commencement. The
faculty guide may initiate any necessary corrective or preventive action, based on the same.
5. Project Proposal Mid-term report shall be considered valid if their scanned copies are received by
email or hard copy by the faculty guide as per timelines. In case of email report it is recommended to
mark a copy to mentor from Industry. In case of hard copy report signature of Industry mentor is a
must.
6. Ideally, SIP report draft should be ready with the student before he/she resumes the term after
internship. The students shall seek guidance from their respective Internship faculty guides during the
SIP Tenure and refine & finalize report file for Final evaluation by last week of July.
7. Number of Copies: Soft copy (PDF)to be submitted (by 28 th July), to the respective internal guide of
the institute. Only on acceptance of draft project report accepted and approved by the Internal Guide,
the student should proceed to make the final copies duly signed and accepted by the guide.
8. Final Internship Viva-voce Examination (External) shall be organized on suitable dates (First week of
August). The examiner shall be 1internal faculty members and 1 external industry official.
9. Each faculty guide shall identify a few good projects and encourage these students to participate in
project / internship competitions. (Example: Business Standard Internship Competition for ‘Best
Summer Internship Project’ for MBA students).
10. The TPO shall maintain a database of students who receive PPO & suitably address these companies,
based on the final placement policy.
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An MBA student should perform his / her Summer Internship Programme based on an ‘On Job Project’.

Features of an Project:

1. The student shall be performing a project which involves a substantial component of doing tasks /
activities which are regularly performed in the project organization.
2. Under the project, the focus of the student shall be on activity or task performance. Student is not
allowed to undertake pure research project.
3. The student shall gain first-hand experience of performing the task / activity by working independently
or assisting an employee.
4. Project shall be typically performed by a student to understand how the activity is performed, what
inputs or resources are required, what supporting infrastructure or technology is needed, how
problems or issues are resolved, how communication is done, how reporting to the superior is done
etc.
5. Examples: Participating in tax return filing activity, doing on field sales, doing sales presentations for
clients, taking part in quality inspections, participating in employee recruitment and selection process,
performing performance appraisals etc.
6. For Report writing purpose, the student shall follow the Chapter scheme for On Job Project (as per the
Annexure).
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SUGGESTIVE CHAPTER SCHEME OF THE FINAL PROJECT REPORT

S.No. Component Page No

Cover page and title page These formats
Bonafide certificate from the institute will be shared
Company certificate (on company letterhead) by 1st week of
Declaration by student June. Students
Table of Contents should strictly
Table of Figures use the same.
List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
1 Executive Summary (project summary)
2 Industry & Company Profile
Introduction (Project)
Review of Literature/theoretical Background
3 Objectives (Project)
4 Scope
6 Project Methodology / Description of Work/Research Methodology
7 Data/Task Analysis
8 Observations / Findings / Suggestions
Limitations
9 Learning Outcomes
Appendices
Bibliography
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Instructions for SIP Report

Report (soft copy to be submitted on 28 th July 2022) Hard copy report to be submitted before
20th August 2022.

a) Format of the SIP Project Report: The students must adhere strictly to the format
for the submission of the project report.
b) Paper: The Report shall be typed on white executive bond paper, A-4 size for the
final submission. The Report to be submitted to the University must be original
(along with all original certificates) and subsequent copies may be photocopies on
any paper.
c) Typing: The typing shall be of Times New Roman, font size 12, and on both side of
the paper only, using black color only. (Spacing: to be maintained at 1.5 between
two lines), and the titles to be maintained at Times New Roman, font size 14.
d) Margins: The top & bottom margins must be 1" and left margin for right side page
and right margin for left side page should be 1.5"
e) Binding: Resin bound in Black with Golden Embossing.
f) Front cover: The front cover should be as per the format given.
g) Color Graphs / Charts / Tables can be used – provided they display the values and units
clearly.

DO’S & DON’TS FOR STUDENT:

Do’s
1. Report on the first day of Internship to the venue as communicated by the host organization.
2. Be punctual
3. Always wear formal attire
4. Adhere to the timelines of Evaluation components submission / compliance
5. Stay in contact with Internship Internal Guide throughout the Internship duration
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6. Exhibit pro-activeness & develop learning attitude (Remember Internship is the best
opportunity to observe & get experience of how industry functions)
7. Be polite with Internship External guide and other employees of the host organization.
8. Contact Internship Internal Guide, in case of any issues at the host organization / with
Internship External Guide.
9. Be sincere in your approach towards Internship.
Don’ts

1. Exhibit over-smartness or ‘I know everything’ attitude.

2. Prepare fake documentation or show some work as your Internship which you have not done.
3. Insist on getting reimbursements for travelling/ conveyance / food etc.
4. Use host organization’s resources like stationery or facilities like transport, canteen etc. unless
permitted by the competent authority from the host organization.
5. Copy reports from earlier batches.
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INTERNSHIP / PROJECT PROPOSAL

Project Proposal, in MS word / pdf format, shall be submitted within 15 days of joining the Internship
Organization.

The Project Proposal must necessarily incorporate the following information:

 Project Topic (Detailed report about the proposed work for 3 months)
 Objective of and Study Plan for the Project- brief report on the work to be done.
 Name of the Organization
 Name of the Executive Guide with Telephone No. and Email ID
 Department in which the project is undertaken with address, telephone no. & fax no.
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Monthly Progress REPORT

(To be submitted by each student to the respective faculty guide of SIP)

Day & Date: ______________

Tasks performed till date:

Important Meetings/ Discussions attended, if any:

Any challenges Faced:

Important Contacts developed, if any:

Key Learnings:

Number of Papers reviewed (for literature review):

Plan for further tenure:

Number of Interactions with the internal guide:

Name & Signature of Student: ______________________________________________

Endorsed By:_____________________________________________________________

(Name & Signature of Guide from host organization)

Student can attach additional sheet(s), if he / she wants to elaborate any point.
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Mid-term Review with Company Guide

1. Each of the following components carry 5 marks. Rate your intern for the same.

Sr. Component Marks

No.
1 Understanding and Proactive leadership
2 Applicability of Theory to practical situation
3 Adaptability with people
4 Communication (written and oral)
5 Quality of Project work
6 Overall Performance
Total

Overall Assessment (Please elaborate):

Signature, Name & Designation of External(company) Guide

Date:
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TEMPLATE FOR SIP PRESENTATION

(Student to present the same to the Panel after resuming the term post-SIP)

Maximum Two Slides per point

• Project Title
• Project Objective
• Theoretical Background
• Methodology followed (Research Methodology for Research Projects)
• Data Collection & Analysis
• Conclusions / Findings / Observations
• Key Suggestions
• Key Learnings
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A Specimen of Title Page for MBA

A Summer Internship Project Report

On

TITLE OF THE PROJECT

At/for

Name of the Company, Place

By

Name of the Student

MBA (Specialization)
Batch -

Under the guidance of

Prof. ………………

Submitted to

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award

of Degree of Master in Business Administration
(MBA)

Submitted Through
MIT-WPU School of Management (PG), Pune.
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A Specimen of certificate by the institute on letterhead

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms /Mrs.

of

MIT-WPU School of Management (PG) has successfully completed the project work titled

in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of MBA/MCA prescribed by the MIT

World Peace University, Pune, from _ to

This project is the record of authentic work carried out by him / her out during the academic
year

Name of the Internal Guide Name of AHOS Prof. Dr. P.Srinivas.Subbarao

Internal Project Guide A-Head of School Dean/Director

School of Management (PG) School of Management (PG) School of Management

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A Specimen of certificate by the company on company letterhead

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms /Mrs.

of

MIT-WPU’s School of Management (PG) has successfully completed the project work titled

This project is the record of authentic work carried out by him / her
from

to .

Authorized signature with

stamp
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A Specimen of Declaration by student

DECLARATION

I, Mr. / Ms / Mrs. Hereby declare that this project is

the record of authentic work carried out by me during the academic year . This project is

plagiarism free and has not been submitted to any other University or Institute towards the award

of any degree.

Signature of the student

(Name of the Student to be written here)

h)
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