FORMAT FOR PREPARATION OF PROJECT REPORT
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 WHITEart 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.
4. ^ "About Cornell ILR". Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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.
5. Number of pages in a Project minimum 65 to maximum100:
