SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT (SIP) -2024

All students must fulfil all the requirements regarding conducting the
SUMMER INTERNSHIP work and submission of 'INTERNSHIP
PROJECT REPORT' mentioned in this document.
The Academic Department, Placement Department and Exam
Department shall be responsible to ensure that all the requirements
mentioned in this document on 'Summer Internship Project Report'
are complied with, by the students.
The duration for the training will be 8 weeks (15th April- 21st June ‘24)

Important Timelines:
Submission of Project Registration Form to Faculty guide: On or before Monday, 25th
April, 2024
Introductory report to be submitted to the faculty guide: 2nd May, 2024
Intermedial report to be submitted to the faculty guide: 15th May, 2024
Correspondence/ Communication with the Faculty guide: At
least 05 times during 8 weeks
Submission of Final report to Faculty guide: On or before 30th
June, 2024
Viva for the Summer Internship Project report: 20th – July, 2024

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 CONTENTS
Sr. No. Chapter Details Page No.
I Introduction to Summer Internship Project 2
II Objective 3
III Project Contents 3
IV Project Pedagogy 3
V Project Procedure 3
VI Project Guide 4
VII Faculty Guidance 4
VIII Formatting & Printing for the Project 4
IX Submission of the Summer Internship Project 5
IX Evaluation of the Summer Internship Project 5
X Structure of the Summer Internship Project 5-7
Annexure I Registration Form 8
Annexure II Record of Meetings with Faculty Guide 9
Annexure III- Format of Title Page 10
Annexure IV- Format of Declaration by the Candidate 11
Annexure V- Format of Certificate by the Faculty Guide 12
Annexure VI- Acknowledgment 13
Annexure VII- Format of Project Report Submission 14
Annexure VII: Sample Index/ Flow of Project 15-16
Annexure IX List of Figures/ Illustrations 17
Annexure X List of Tables 18
Annexure XI List of Charts 119
Annexure XII Synopsis Format 20

I. Introduction to 'Summer Internship Project Report'

Summer Internship Project is a research assignment to be completed in partial fulfilment of the

PGDM requirements and to be submitted in PGDM fourth trimester. Summer Internship
Project is a study on any topic in management i.e. topics in the functional areas of management
or certain special aspects of the management processes namely planning,
organizing, direction, execution, control, staffing, motivation et al in the area of Marketing,
Finance, Operations and Human Resources. In addition, Summer Internship Project may be a
study on any state-of- the art areas of management like Information Technology, Supply Chain
Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Human Resource (HR) Practices, Banking,
Balanced Scorecard, Branding, Advertising, Total Quality Management and so on. However,
the final outcome of any project has to be a specific contribution to management based on
observations, fieldwork, survey, case studies, practical experiences and other sources of data.

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II. Objective
The objective of the project would be-

• To facilitate every student to do research work in any area of management

• To explore any specific industry, its current scenario, challenges and opportunities
• To enable students, explore the field of specialization viz. Marketing, Finance,
operations, or Human Resource Management.
• To inculcate research acumen in management students

III. Project Contents

Every project should include the following; however, this list is illustrative and by no means
exhaustive-
• Chapter One- Introduction
• Chapter Two- Literature Review
• Chapter Three- Research Methodology
• Chapter Four- Data Description and Analysis
• Chapter Five- Summary Conclusions
• Bibliography/ References

V. Project Pedagogy
Summer Internship Project work is designed to offer special on-the-job learning experience to
the students. The learners have to select any one topic related to their elected specialization
based on their interest and discussion with their guide and departmental head of the
organization where he/ she is doing his/her summer internship.
Learner needs to register the topic by filling Registration Form given in the Annexure No. I

V. Project Procedure
Learners are required to work on the project for 8 weeks starting from 15th April to 21st June
2024 and submit the Project Report in the standard format to the Institute after completion for
the specified duration.

Learners must identify the topic for the project work and submit their registration form to the
institute by 20th April 2024.
Faculty guide will be appointed for guiding the learners for their summer projects and he/she
will have continuous monitoring of the progress made by the student in the project.

Last date for the submission of the Summer Internship Project Reports is 30th June, 2024
The Summer Internship Project has been given weightage and therefore has been assigned 6
credit points.
Projects are individual project work and not joint/group projects

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Project Report has to follow a given sequence for registration, certification, submission
followed by Viva-Voce Examination.

VI. Project Guide

Every learner needs to get his/her name duly registered with the allocated project guide and
present the registration form to the office on or before 25th April, 2024. Project Registration
Form should be duly signed by the respective Guide.

A project guide will facilitate learner’s work on the project. Project Guide will have
continuous monitoring of the progress made by the student in project. The major contribution
will naturally come from students, who are expected to communicate with their respective
project guide for the following:

• Selection of topic for the project

• Periodic review meetings and discussions, depending upon the understanding between
the student and the Guide
• Project report preparation and acceptance by the Guide

VII. Faculty Guidance

At the outset Faculty guide will agree a schedule of work with learners and will establish how
frequently communication will be required. Normally the pattern of supervision will be as
follows:
Learner can normally expect a minimum of 10 times communication with their guide to
identify an appropriate topic area and to discuss the project work.
The responsibility is on the student to make the necessary appointments, telephonic
communications, online meetings, etc. such that they derive maximum benefit from these
sessions.
The guide will keep a written record of all meetings, normally using the “Record of
Communications/ Meetings with Project guide” (see Annexure No. II).
Where guidance is carried out remotely (e.g. by email), evidence of guidance will take the
form of email correspondence between guide and students. Faculty guides are asked to aim to
reply to any correspondence relating to report (including email correspondence) and to return
comments on submitted work within a fortnight of receipt. Students should not expect instant
responses to e-mails.

At all times it is the responsibility of the learner to maintain adequate contact with their Guide
and to keep their Guide informed of their progress.

VIII. Formatting & Printing for the Summer Internship Project

The report must be typed in A4 Size paper (8 ½ X 11 ½ )

• 2” margin on the left side of the paper and 1” from other three sides except for drawing,
graphs and maps on which no restriction is placed
• Chapter Heading- Times New Roman Font, 16 Font Size, Capital Letters, Bold

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 • Heading- Times New Roman Font, 14 Font Size, Bold
• Sub-heading- Times New Roman Font, 12 Font Size, Bold
• Normal Text - Times New Roman Font, 12 Font Size
• Line spacing 1.5 lines

IX. Submission of the Summer Internship Project

Deadline for Submission of Summer Internship Project is 30th June 2024

Two hard copies of the project report (Bound Book with Black Resin Cover and Golden
Embossing) shall be submitted to Faculty Guide.

Softcopy in pdf or word format shall be submitted to the respective mentor.

Two copies of Synopsis write-up shall be submitted along with the Summer Internship
Project (see Annexure No. XII)

IX. Evaluation of the Summer Internship Project

Project will be evaluated on the three parameters namely originality, tools and techniques
used and project contents in terms of clarity, logic, language and presentation.

Viva Voce Examination will be conducted on Saturday 20th July, 2024

Since the dates for Viva Voce examinations are already fixed and external referees are
invited, students are required to complete and submit their Summer Internship Project on
or before the deadline.

The evaluation criteria will be made transparent to the students.

Viva - Voce will be held through a panel of internal and external panels.

Evaluation Parameters
Internal Assessment 100 Marks

The Summer Internship Project work in the area of specialization will carry 100 marks,
to be allocated on the basis of Situation Analysis & Problem Definition, Literature
Review (Secondary Data), Methodology of Study, Data Analysis, Conclusions &
Recommendations, Guide’s assessment of project progress of student and Viva voce
examination.
X. Structure of the Summer Internship Project Report

The structure of the Summer Internship Project and details thereof should be as per the project
Performa shown in Annexure No. VII.
The flow of Summer Internship Project report will be as follows

Title Page (See Annexure No. III)

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Candidate’s Declaration (see Annexure No. IV)
Certificate by the Company

Certificate by the Institute (see Annexure No. V)

Acknowledgement (see Annexure No. VI)

Abstract / Executive Summary

Table of Content (see Annexure No. VII)

List of Figures/ Illustrations (see Annexure No IX)

List of Tables (see Annexure No. X)

List of Charts (see Annexure No. XI)

The Summer Internship Project will have following five chapters-

Chapter One: Introduction

Background

Need and Significance of Study

Nature and scope of the study

Research Problem
Research Question

Aims and Objective/s of the Study

About the Company

Milestones
Board & Mission
Products of the Organization

Organisation Structure
Departments- HR/ Marketing/ Finance, etc

Specific details of the department you have worked

Summary of chapter

Chapter Two: Literature Review

About the Industry

Review of Opportunities and Challenges in the Industry

Literature review related to your topic

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Chapter Three: Research Methodology
Problem Identification

Methodology Adopted
Data Collection

Data Analysis Tools and Techniques

Chapter Four: Data Description and Analysis

(Questionnaire Analysis in case of Quantitative data and SWOT Analysis of the

Company)

OR
Chapter Four: Discussion

(Discussion in case of qualitative data and SWOT Analysis of the Company)

Chapter Five: Summary Conclusions

Findings and Conclusions

Recommendations from the Study

Learning from the Study

Strength and limitations of the study

Future Scope of Research

Bibliography and References
Annexure

Questionnaire, if any
Letter to the company/ respondents, if any

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 Annexure I Format of Registration Form

PGDM PROGRAMME, BATCH 2022-24

SUMMER INTERSHIP PROJECT REGISTRATION FORM

Name of the candidate (capital

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letters)

2 Name of the Programme

3 Address for Correspondence

4 Mobile No.:
Name of the Organisation of Summer
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Internship
Details of Reporting Officer
Name:
6 Designation:
Email:
Mobile No:
Details of Faculty Guide
7 Name: Prof./Dr.
Designation:
8 Proposed Title of the Project

Date: ______________Place: _______________________________

Signature of Student: _____________

Signature of Company guide: _________________

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 Annexure II Format of Record of Communication with Faculty Guide

PGDM PROGRAMME, BATCH 2022-24

RECORD OF COMMUNICATION WITH FACULTY GUIDE

Name of the Learner:

Roll No.
Specialization:
Title of the Project:
Date Way of Topic Discussed Next meeting Future Action Signature of Signature
communication Schedule Plan Student of
Supervisor

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 Annexure III- Format of Title Page
Summer Internship Project On
HUMAN RESOURCE RECRUITMENT POLICIES AND
PRACTICES
submitted for the partial fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT
(PGDM)
Approved by
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)

SUBMITTED BY
(Name of the Learner)
Roll No.
Batch : PGDM 9
A.Y. 2023-24
Specialization:

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

(Faculty Guide)

Submitted To

UNIVERSAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

MUMBAI (KARJAT), 410201

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 Annexure IV- Format of Declaration by the Student
DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE
I _______________________________________________________________ (name of the
learner) hereby certify that the work which is being presented in this Summer Internship
Project Report entitled- “______________________________________________________”
in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the Post Graduate Diploma In
Management and submitted to the Universal School of Business, Karjat is
an authentic record of my own work carried out during a period from 07th May , 2023 till 30th
June, 2023 at ________________________________________(name of the organization)
under the guidance of ____________________________________(Name and Designation of
Faculty Guide).

The matter presented in this project report has not been submitted by me for the award of any
other degree of this or any other Institute.
Wherever references have been made to intellectual properties of any individual / Institution /
Government / Private / Public Bodies / Universities, research paper, text books, reference
books, research monographs, archives of newspapers, corporate, individuals, business /
Government and any other source of intellectual properties viz., speeches, quotations,
conference proceedings, extracts from the website, working paper, seminal work et al, they
have been clearly indicated, duly acknowledged and included in the Bibliography.

Name of the learner:

Signature of the Learner:

This is to certify that the above statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of our
knowledge.

Signature of Faculty Guide: ___________________________

Name of Company Guide: _______________________________

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 Annexure V- Format of Certificate by the Faculty Guide

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms.

_________________________________________________ is a bonafide student of
the two year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM),
(Finance / Marketing / Human Resource/ Operations ), Roll No. ___________of the
institute.

As a part of the All India Council of Technology (AICTE) guidelines, the student has
carried out the Summer Internship
Project____________________________________________________(Title of the
Project) at _________________________________________________________
(Name of the Organization) during the period from ______________________ to
_______________ under my guidance in partial fulfilment of requirement for the
completion PGDM as prescribed by the All India Council of Technical Education
(AICTE). This Summer Internship Project Report is the record of authentic work carried
out by him / her during the period from June 2022 to July 2022.

Name & Signature of Name & Signature of

(Faculty Guide) (Program Director)

Place:
Date:

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 Annexure VI- Format of Acknowledgement

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It gives me immense pleasure to present this Concurrent Project Report. However, it would
not have been possible without the help and support of all the team members of Mention
Company Name.
I would like to thank my Mention Company guide name and Faculty guide name for
guiding me in my tenure of internship on ……………… Without their support and guidance,
I wouldn’t have come so far to prepare this report.
I would like to express my thankfulness to Corporate Relations team of Universal Business
School, who gave me this great opportunity to work on this Interesting project.
I am also grateful to my loving parents and my kind friends whose prayers, affection and
support are always a source of encouragement. Their suggestions and supply of information
were really very valuable and helpful to me. Their continuous encouragement and support
helped me for completing this project successfully.
Name: Xyz.
Batch:
Roll No: 00000000
Specialization: Mention here
Universal AI University, Mumbai (Karjat)

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 Annexure VII- Format of Project Report Submission
(To be prepared in duplication- One copy for Students and One for Library)
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT SUBMISSION
(FOR OFFICE USE ONLY)

Received two copies of Hard Bound Book and Softcopy of the Summer Internship
Project Report and two copies of Synopsis –
Mr. / Ms.
_____________________________________________________________________ Roll
No. _____________________________ Specialization: ____________________________ in
partial fulfilment of requirement for the completion PGDM as prescribed by the All India
Council of Technology (AICTE).

Project
Titled:_________________________________________________________________

Name of the
Organisation:_______________________________________________________

Duration: From ___________________To __________________________

Name of Faculty Supervisor:
____________________________________________________
Place:
Date:

Receiver’s Signature: ________________

Receivers Name:_____________________

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 Annexure VIII: Sample Index

CONTENTS
Chapter
Details Page No.
No.
Title Page i
Candidate’s Declaration ii
Certificate by the Company iii
Certificate by the Institute iv
Acknowledgement v
Abstract / Executive
vi
Summary
List of Abbreviations xii
List of Figures/ Illustrations xv
List of Tables xvi
List of Charts xviii
1 INTRODUCTION 1-10
1.1 Background
Need and Significance of
1.2
the Study
Nature and Scope for the
1.3
Study
1.4 Research Problem
1.5 Research Question
Aims and Objectives of
1.6
Study
1.7 About the Company
1.8 Scheme of Chapters
2 LITERATURE REVIEW 11-30
2.1 About the Industry
Review of Opportunities and
2.2
Challenges in the Industry
Literature review related to
2.3
your topic
RESEARCH
3 31-35
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Problem Identification
3.2 Methodology Adopted
3.3 Data Collection Methods
Data Analysis Tools and
3.4
Techniques
DATA DESCRIPTION &
4 36-60
ANALYSIS
4.1 (as per your topic)

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4.2
OR
4 DISCUSSIONS
4.1 (as per your topic)
4.2
SUMMARY &
5 61-85
CONCLUSION
5.1 Findings & Conclusions
Recommendations from the
5.2
study
5.3 Learning Outcomes
Strength and Limitations of
5.3
Study
5.4 Future Scope of Research
BIBLIOGRAPHY &
REFERENCES

ANNEXURE I-
Questionnaire if any

ANNEXURE II- Letter to

the Company, if any

ANNEXURE III- Letter to

the Respondents, if any

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 Annexure IX List of Figures/ Illustrations

List of Figures/ Illustrations

Figures/
Title / Heading Page No.
Illustrations No
1
2
3
.
.
.
.
.n

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 Annexure X List of Tables
List of Tables

Table No Table Title / Heading Page No.

1
2
3
.
.
.
.
.n

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 Annexure XI List of Charts

List of Charts

Chart No Chart Title / Heading Page No.

1
2
3
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.
.
.
.n

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 Annexure XII Format for Research project Synopsis

Research Project Synopsis

(To be approved from the Faculty Guide to be submitted with Project
Report duly signed by students and Guide.)

Research Project Synopsis shall not exceed 1-2 Page/s covering following
points-
• Project Title
• Brief Description About The Project
• Objectives, Scope And Limitations of the project of the study
• Hypothesis/Problem Statement/Research Question
• Research Methodology (Type Of Research, Source/S of Data, Date Collection
Instrument, Population, Sampling Method, Sample Size)
• Finding And Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Future Scope Of Research

Place:
Date:

Signature of Student:________________
Name of the Student: __________________

Signature of the Faculty Guide :_______________

Name of the Supervisor :________________

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