WINTER PROJECT GUIDELINES

1. In fourth semester, candidates have to submit a Research Project Report on a

problem/topic (from the Specialization areas) to be assigned by the Department MBA under the supervision of a core faculty member of the department.
2. The research project report will carry 150 marks. Hence, it is the important part of MBA

Programme. 3. Project should be carried out individually. 4. The evaluation of the project report will be done by two external examiners and will consist of: (i) Evaluation of Project Report (100 Marks) (ii) Viva on Project (50 Marks). 5. This module enables MBA students to develop interest and enhance their expertise in the area which they have profound implications in their later endeavours. 6. The project is entirely different form summer training project as it is industry based and not company based.
7. The project should be related to an industry problem, comparative analysis, or future

projections. 8. The number of pages in the report will be 75 or more. 9. The report should be typed in A-4 size paper.
10. The student will submit three copies of the report to your Project Guide.

11. A certificate of the Head of the MBA program certifying the authenticity of the report shall be attached therewith. 12. The format will be as follows:a. Title Page b. College Certificate c. Acknowledgement d. Preface e. Executive Summary f. Table of Contents g. List of Tables (if any) h. List of figures (if any) i. Project Intro & Need for the Study j. Objectives of the study. k. Research Methodology l. Chapters covering the Data Collection, Research Design and Hypothesis Testing. etc
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m. Analysis of Data and Results (if any), and Interpretations

n. o. p. q. r. s.

Conclusion Findings Limitations (if any) Recommendations Bibliography, References, Websites, etc Appendix (if any)

13. Font size: 12 of body text and 14 of headings; font: Times New Roman. The body text

will have Double Spacing. 14. The file should be hard bound. 15. One can follow the approach of: a. Writing an initial research plan of the approach you will follow in answering your question. b. Survey the literature relevant to your topic. c. Once your plan is approved, start to work on the project itself. Often it is helpful to create schedule of the activities you have to complete and the time you available. d. Prepare a draft outline of the sections of the report. e. As soon as it is clear how the final report is going to look, send a draft copy of it to your supervisors for comments. Make corrections and changes as required. Complete the report and send it in, in final typed form.

TITLE PAGE
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RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT

Submitted in partial fulfillment of Master of Business Administration

Session- 2012-2013

[Topic]________________________________ ______________________________________

Submitted To: [Guide Name] [Designation]

Submitted By: [Student Name] [Roll Number]

PRANVEER SINGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Affiliated to GBTU
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RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT

Submitted in partial fulfillment of Master of Business Administration

Session- 2012-2013

[Topic]________________________________ ______________________________________

Submitted To: [Guide Name] [Designation]

Submitted By: [Student Name] [Roll Number]

PSIT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Affiliated to GBTU

DECLARATION [FONT 14]

I hereby declare that this submission is my own work. It contains no material previously published or written by another person, nor has this material to a substantial extent been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher learning. [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING] [STUDENT NAME] [ROLL NUMBER]

ACKNOWLEDGMENT [FONT 14] in case of PSIT Research Project Report is the one of the important part of MBA program, which has helped me to gain a lot of experience, which will be beneficial in my succeeding career. For this with an ineffable sense of gratitude I take this opportunity to express my deep sense of indebtedness and gratitude to Dr. A. K. Saxena and Dr. S. L. Shukla, Director PSIT and Director Academics PSIT respectively along with Dr. Atul Kumar Agarwal, Professor and Head of Business Administration Department, for their encouragement, support and guidance in carrying out the project. I am very much thankful to, my Project Guide [Guide Name], [Designation] for their interest, constructive criticism, persistent encouragement and untiring Guidance throughout the development of the project. It has been my great privilege to work under his/her inspiring guidance. I am also thankful to my Parents and my friends for their indelible Co-operation for achieving the Goal of this study. [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING]

ACKNOWLEDGMENT [FONT 14]in case of PSIT Coe Research Project Report is the one of the important part of MBA program, which has helped me to gain a lot of experience, which will be beneficial in my succeeding career. For this with an ineffable sense of gratitude I take this opportunity to express my deep sense of indebtedness and gratitude to Dr. N.K. Singh, Director PSIT Coe along with Dr. Atul Kumar Agarwal, Professor and Head of Business Administration Department, for their encouragement, support and guidance in carrying out the project. I am very much thankful to, my Project Guide [Guide Name], [Designation] for their interest, constructive criticism, persistent encouragement and untiring Guidance throughout the development of the project. It has been my great privilege to work under his/her inspiring guidance. I am also thankful to my Parents and my friends for their indelible Co-operation for achieving the Goal of this study. [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING]

PREFACE [FONT 14]

3 PARAGRAPHS A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS [FONT 14]

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SR.NO.

TOPIC

PAGE NO.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [FONT 14]

Atleast 2 page Giving a brief introduction to the project. A sort of Research Plan. [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING]
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<INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC>

[FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING] Atleast 20 pages. A complete explanation of the topic. Must contain the previous literature.

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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
<The objectives of a research project summarize what is to be achieved by the study.> Atleast 5 objectives. [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING] Bullets to be used

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH PROBLEM RESEARCH DESIGN TYPE OF DATA USED DATA COLLECTION METHOD

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 SAMPLE SIZE UNIVERSE SAMPLING TECHNIQUE DATA ANALYSIS TOOL DATA PRESENTATION TOOL

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

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CONCLUSION
<ATLEAST 3 PARAGRAPHS> <EXPLAIN THE MAIN THINGS CONCLUDED> [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING]

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FINDINGS
IN POINTS ATLEAST 15-20 POINTS [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING] FOR EXAMPLE:

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 By the summation of all the different sector of Industries in survey, Nilkamal has the Largest Market Share of approximately 34.6 % due to the diversity of Nilkamal products. The main competitor of Nilkamal is Supreme as they are having approx 14.78 % of share in the product.

RECOMMENDATIONS
IN POINTS ATLEAST 10-15 POINTS [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING] FOR EXAMPLE:

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 Company should try to advertise about their products and try to make people aware about their new range of products. Distributor should try to advertise them with the help of company because many people are not aware about them. Company should try to offer promotional schemes from time to time.

LIMITATIONS

IN POINTS ATLEAST 5-10 POINTS [FONT 12 AND DOUBLE SPACING]

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FOR EXAMPLE: The industrial area was very limited in Allahabad and in its outskirts. Some of the industries had been closed. At certain target place the person who could give the relevant information was unavailable.

BIBLIOGRAPHY WEBSITES: For example:

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http://www.nilkamal.com/Material_Handling/PP_Corrugated.aspx should be pasted.

<URL

BOOKS:

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1. <Author name>, <book name>, <publication>, <edition and volume>, <page number>

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