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FOR
SUMMER PROJECT
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SINHAGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION &
RESEARCH, KONDHWA BUDRUK, PUNE
Dear Students,
You are required to undergo SUMMER INTERNSHIP/ TRAINING
PROGRAMME for 50 days in a business organization, in an area of your chosen
specialization, as per the requirement of the course curriculum of Pune University.
You will be required to choose a topic and do research work on the same in the company under
the guidance of your Internal Project Guide (from the Institute) and the Guide in the company.
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Report Guidelines:
• Copies: You are required to make the project report in THREE copies [ one for
submission to the University, one to the Institute, and one for your own record.]
• Binding: The copies will be Black resin bound with the details on it embossed in
Golden colour.
• Page : Use Standard white A4 size paper for the printing.
• Font Type: Use ‘Times New Roman’, the universal Formal font. Do not use informal
fonts. Also, use ‘Justify’ command for the text.
• Font Size: Font size to be kept 12 for normal script and 16 for Titles.
• Margins: Left 1.5”, and
Right , Top and Bottom margins – 1” each.
• Page Numbering: to start from Introduction till Bibliography.
• Line Spacing: 1.5
• Title page/ Front Cover: The front cover shall contain the following details embossed
in Golden Colour.
Top : The Title of the project, and name of the organization in the block
capitals of 6mm size letters properly centered.
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The sequence for the report should be as under:
CERTIFICATE
He has worked under our guidance and direction. The said report is based on bonafide
information.
Date:-
Place:-
Declaration: It is necessary for a student to declare that his/her project work is original. The
following is the format for the same.
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SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION AND RESEARCH, KONDHWA (BK)
DECLARATION
Place: Signature:
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Certificate of the concerned company. (As per the individual company format.)
Acknowledgement
Executive Summary
• Executive summary is a gist of the project work presented in not more than 250 words.
The executive summary is expected to provide answers to some key questions
mentioned below.
What did you do it?
Why did you do it?
• It gives the substance of the report. In fact, a summary presents the reports in a nutshell,
without any illustrations and explanations.
• Since it will be summary of what you yourself have written, it may be better to prepare
the abstract/ summary directly from the outline or the table of contents, without getting
entangled in the text, and then to check it with the main body of the report. This
procedure will give you a better sense of balance and perspective.
• The Executive Summary will not read more than two pages.
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Table of Contents/ Index (with page no.s)
The Table of contents may look like as under:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction 2
2. Objectives 4
3. Methodology 6
4. Company Profile 11
5. Literature survey 18
6. Data presentation 23
6.1 Data collection 23
6.2 Data analysis 28
7. Conclusions 40
8. Limitations / future scope 42
9. Recommendations 44
10. Bibliography 46
11. Annexure 48
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Chapter 1: Introduction (2-3 pages)
• The purpose of introduction is to introduce the research project to the readers.
• The main function is to say what the report is about, what work has already been done
on the subject and what new grounds are covered in the present study. In specific terms
the items of information that may be included in it are the following:
1. Historical and technical background.
2. Scope of study, specifying its limitations and qualifications.
3. Relevance/ importance of the said topic to the organization
4. Definitions of special terms and symbols, if their number is small.
• Since the introduction sets the scene and prepares the reader for what is to follow, take
utmost care in writing it. The introduction to a report states in a forthright manner what
you are going to discuss and does not admit of any vagueness.
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• The primary objective is the main purpose of the study and to answer this objective you
require to get answers of some supporting questions, which are called secondary
objective.
• There should be minimum five to six objectives, which should be answered in the
conclusions.
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You may collect data through various sources using various methods. Questionnaire is
the most widely used method for collection of primary data. Following are the
guidelines for preparing and implementing a Questionnaire:
• First and most important- Your Questionnaire must be in line with your
objectives.
Remember, data collection and analysis of the data collected through this
Questionnaire will give birth to your findings on which your suggestions/
recommendations will be dependent. Hence, a proper Questionnaire is extremely
important for a successful project.
• Number of questions in a questionnaire can not be exactly determined as it will
entirely depend upon the objective of your project.
• Number of questions should be enough so as to cover your research objective and
also should not be too many which will annoy the respondents.
• Your questionnaire should be a blend of open ended as well as close ended
questions. Close ended questions are easy to analyze and open ended questions are
difficult to interpret.
• Sequencing in the questions-Before you start with questions mention that the data
so collected is going to be used for academic purpose and would not be used against
the respondents.
• Always start the questionnaire with demographic questions like respondents
name, age, gender, address etc..
• Then proceed with the warm up questions, which are related to the topic but are
not the core questions e.g. if you are doing a survey for employee satisfaction about
the welfare facilities in the organization , warm up question could be “ How many
years you are working in this organization?”
• Now ask the core questions, which serve your main objectives, followed by the
questions related to the secondary objective.
• Lastly, ask the closing questions. Typically questions like “ Any comments or
suggestions about the facility ( or your area of study ) “
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o Make sure that all figures included in the report carry a figure number and
title.
o Graphs, charts should be explained properly with proper reference of the
corresponding data.
o In case a table, graph or a diagram is used in the project report, make sure that
the body text of the report provides appropriate reference.
o The tables need to be designed properly i.e. it is easy to create a complex table
with several number of columns and rows but difficult to read the data and
observe the trends. If possible split the table into number of sub tables and
provide a summary table giving general idea of it.
o If figures mentioned are more than five or six digits, it is better to present
them into thousands, lakhs or crores. In case of percentage round off the digit
to two on the right hand side of the decimal.
o The constraints due to computer equipment availability have to be kept in
mind while preparing the graphs and charts.
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• Bibliography is the works or a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the
author in its production.
• They are arranged in alphabetical order and two entries are separated by a blank line.
• It is a place to mention all the references material that the student has used during the
course of the project work. Bibliography entries are divided in three categories. They
are
1. Published books: This bibliography entry for a book is made up of three parts.
They are: Author, title and the publication details. In case of Author’s name,
the family name comes first followed by initials or the first name. In case of
multiple authors, the sequence of authors is to be maintained as published in the
book. The title of the book is to be reproduced as it is. Mention title of the book
in italics. The publication details include name of the publisher, place and date
or year of publication. Edition number (2nd , 3rd etc.) .
Use a comma to separate three parts of this bibliography entry.
Example:
Kothari C.R., Research methodology-methods and techniques, New Age
International Publishers, New Delhi 1985, second edition.
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• All the annexure should be referred to in the text and its significance or meaning
pointed out. If its number is more than one, they should be designated as Annexure A,
Annexure B and so on.
• Generally the kinds of data included in the annexure are questionnaires, statistical data,
samples of forms of data sheets or data sheets used in the investigation and other
materials which must be included for record.
• Make sure that you are fully conversant with the subject matter of your project report.
• Make sure that you know date, time and place/ venue of your oral exam and arrive early
for reporting.
• Bring a copy of your report with you. Also carry your I-Card and Hall Ticket.
• Your personal appearance and manners should be that as required for an important job
interview. Attend viva-voce in formal dress code only.
• Answer any questions put to you clearly and to the point.
• If you think that the question is not clear to you, ask to rephrase it.
• Remember, at all times during the oral examination, the Examiner is looking for
evidence that you are aware of your crucial role as a professional manager and that you
can communicate well.
• Body language should be positive.
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