Friday, June 15, 2012


JNT  UNIVERSITY , HYDERABAD

                           FORMAT   FOR   PREPARATION   OF   PROJECT   REPORT
FOR

 M.B.A.

 1.                  ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS:

The sequence in which the project report material should be arranged and bound should be as follows:

1.              Cover Page & Title Page
2.              Company Certificate(given by company)
3.              Bonafide Certificate(given by college)
4.              Abstract
5.              Table of Contents
6.              List of Tables
7.              List of Figures
8.              List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
9.              Chapters(I.introduction*,II. literature review, III.about company, IV.about industry, V.data analysis & Interpretation, VI.findings and suggestions)
10.          Appendices
11.          References
*-in Introduction Chapter things you should include:
1)Objectices of Study
2)Scope of the Study
3)Limitations of Study

The table and figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places.

2.                  PAGE DIMENSION AND BINDING SPECIFICATIONS:

The dimension of the project report should be in A4 size.   The project report should be bound using flexible cover of the thick WHITE art paper.  The cover should be printed in black letters and the text for printing should be identical.

3.                  PREPARATION FORMAT:

3.1       Cover Page & Title Page – A specimen copy of the Cover page & Title page of the   project   report are given in Appendix 1.

3.2       Bonafide Certificate(COLLEGE CERTIFICATE) –(Take this certificate from HOD)

3.3       Abstract – Abstract should be one page synopsis of the project report typed double line spacing, Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 14.

3.4       Table of Contents – 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. A specimen copy of the Table of Contents of the project report is given in Appendix 2

3.5       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.

3.6       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.

3.7       List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature – One and a half spacing should be adopted or typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc. should be used.

3.8       Chapters  – The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 parts  (i)  Introductory  chapter,   (ii) Chapters developing the main theme of the project work  (iii) and Conclusion.

            The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided into several divisions and sub-divisions.

v    Each chapter should be given an appropriate title.
v    Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the reference where they are cited.

v    Footnotes should be used sparingly. They should be typed single space and placed directly underneath in the very same page, which refers to the material they annotate.

3.9       Appendices – Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which is included in the main text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme.

·                     Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc.
·                     Appendices, Tables and References appearing in appendices should be numbered and referred to at appropriate places just as in the case of chapters.

·                     Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and the same title shall be made in the contents page also.


3.10     List of References –The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading “REFERENCES” in alphabetical order in single spacing left – justified. The reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the first author. 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.     ^ Merkle, Judith A.. Management and Ideology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03737-5.
2.     ^ Mayo, Elton (1945). "Hawthorne and the Western Electric Company". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
3.     ^ "About CIPD". Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
5.     ^ a b "About SHRM". Society for Human Resource Management. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
6.     ^ O'Brien, Michael (October 8, 2009). "HR's Take on The Office". Human Resource Executive Online. Archived from [www.hrexecutive.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=266686219 the original] on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.


3.10.1    Table and figures - By the word Table, is meant tabulated numerical data in the body of the project report as well as in the appendices.  All other non-verbal materials used in the body of the project work and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be designated as figures.


4.         TYPING INSTRUCTIONS:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
            The impression on the typed copies should be black in colour.

            One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed in the Font style ‘Times New Roman’ and Font size 14.
5.  Number of pages from 65 to 100:
           

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                                                                                                   APPENDIX 1
(A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page)
<Font Style Times New Roman – Bold>

A PROJECT REPORT
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on
TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT
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Submitted by
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NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)
Roll no
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in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree
of
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NAME OF THE DEGREE
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Under the guidance of

(Supervisor or Guide name and Designation)
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COLLEGE LOGO
NAME OF THE COLLEGE
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XXXXXXX UNIVERSITY : WARANGAL
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MONTH & YEAR
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SPECIMEN(Example Title Page)


A PROJECT REPORT
on
WELFARE FACILITIES AT XXXXXXXXXXXX PVT LTD


Submitted by

JAGAXXXXXXXXXX.P


in  partial  fulfillment  for  the  award  of  the  degree

of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Under the guidance of
XXXXXXX, Asst Professor




COLLEGE LOGO




XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX P.G. COLLEGE, KHAMMAM


KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY:: WARANGAL
 
 
MAY 2005