Shree Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Session 2020-21

Format for Preparation of Seminar Report for the project-I(MEP360) course :-

1. Prepare Three (3) copies of Seminar report.

2. Limits for the report are 20 to 25 pages.

3. Write in Footer “Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.C.O.E.M.”.

(Font:- Times New Roman, 10 pts, Centrally aligned.)

4. Write Page Numbers in digits Like 1, 2, 3….etc starting from Introduction, in the footer
right aligned, with 10 pts.

5. Write Page Numbers in Roman Like I, II, and III…. Etc, in footer, right aligned with 10
pts in Front pages.

6. Print the report using,

6.1 Main part of the report should be Times New Roman 12 pts, in Justify mode.

6.2 Use 1.5 line spacing in each paragraph.

6.3 Paper size should be A4 Size. And margins must be,

Sr. No. Margin Location Margin Value

1 TOP 1”
2 BOTTOM 1”
3 LEFT 1.5”
4 RIGHT 1

6.4 Each paragraph will begins with Indentation.

6.5 Font size for main heading 16 Pts, Bold and Left aligned.
6.6 Sub Heading 14 pts, Bold and Left aligned.
6.7 Illustration (Charts, figures, drawings) must be sharp, clear, black and white.
6.8 Illustration should not be more than two / page, one could be Ideal.
6.9 Figure No. & Title at bottom with Times New Roman and 12 Pts.
6.10 Mathematical Equation if any should be typed in text. (It should not be copied as
image.) Use SI System of Units.
6.11 References should be in order as they appear in the report.
6.12 Symbols and Notations if any should be included in Nomenclature section only.

7.Arrangement of the Contents.

 Cover page
 Title page exactly similar to the Cover page.
 Certificate
 Acknowledgement.
 Abstract: -
Abstract should be one page synopsis of the project report typed double line spacing,
Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 14.
 Table of Content (Index):-
The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any material which
precedes it. The title page and Bonafide Certificate will not find a place among the
items listed in the Table of Contents but the page numbers of which are in lower case
Roman letters. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under
this head.
 List of Tables.:-
The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables in the
text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.

 List of Figures.-
The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures in the
text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.

 List of Symbols, Abbreviation and Nomenclature.

One and a half spacing should be adopted or typing the matter under this head.
Standard symbols, abbreviations etc. should be used.

 Chapters
o CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
o CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE SURVEY
o CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
o ……etc.
 References
References should in order as they appear in the report.
The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading
“REFERENCES” in alphabetical order in single spacing left – justified. The name of
the author/authors should be immediately followed by the year and other details.

A typical illustrative list given below relates to the citation example quoted above.

REFERENCES

1. Ariponnammal S. and Natarajan S., 1994, ‘Transport Phonomena of Sm Sel – X

Asx’, Pramana – Journal of Physics, Vol.42, No.1, pp.421-425.

2. Barnard R.W. and Kellogg C., 1980, ‘Applications of Convolution Operators to

Problems in Univalent Function Theory’, Michigan Mach, J., Vol.27, pp.81–94.

3. Shin K.G. and Mckay N.D., 1984, ‘Open Loop Minimum Time Control of
Mechanical Manipulations and its Applications’, Proc.Amer.Contr.Conf., San
Diego, CA, pp. 1231-1236.