FORMAT FOR PREPARATION PROJECT REPORT

1. ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS: The sequence in which the project report material should be arranged and bound as follows: 1. Cover Page 2. Inside cover page 3. Certificate from external guide (if any) 4. Certificate from the college 5. Acknowledgements 6. Abstract 7. Table of contents 8. List of tables 9. List of figures 10. Chapters 11. Appendices 12. References 13. List of papers published, based on the report ( if any) 2. PAGE DIMENSION AND BINDING SPECIFICATIONS: The project report should be prepared in A4 size, and should be hard bound with black color wrapper. The cover should be printed in golden letters. 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 Annexure1. The fonts and locations of various items on this page should be exactly as shown in Annexure 1. 3.2 Inside cover page Same as cover page 3.3 Acknowledgement This should not exceed one page. Times New Roman and Font Size 12 3.4 Certificate of external guide (if applicable ) 3.5 Bonafide Certificate - See Annexure 2. The fonts and locations of various items on this page should be exactly as shown in Annexure 2. The Certificate should be in double line spacing using Times New Roman Font Style and, as per the format in Annexure 2. 3.6 Abstract Abstract should be a one page synopsis of the project work, typed in double line spacing (about 300 words). Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 12. 3.7 Table of Contents The table of contents should list all headings, sub headings after the table of contents page, as well as any titles preceding it. The title page and Bonafide

Certificate will not find a place among the items listed in the Table of Contents. 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 Annexure 3. 3.8 List of Tables The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables in the body of the report. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. 3.9 List of Figures The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures in the body of the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. 3.9.1 Table and figures - The word Table means 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 should be designated as figures. 3.10 List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc. should be used. 3.11 Chapters The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 or 4 parts with minimum total pages 50, (i) Introductory chapter, (ii) Literature Review (if any) (iii) Experimental setup (if any) (iii) Chapters developing the main theme of the project work (iv) and Conclusion. The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided into several divisions and sub-divisions. Each chapter should be given an appropriate title. Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the reference where they are cited. 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. 3.12 Appendices - Same format as Chapters 3.13 List of References The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading REFERENCES in alphabetical order, in single spacing and left justified. The reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the surname 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

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Ariponnammal, S. and Natarajan, S. (1994) Transport Phonomena of Sm Sel X Asx, Pramana Journal of Physics Vol.42, No.1, pp.421-425. Barnard, R.W. and Kellogg, C. (1980) Applications of Convolution Operators to Problems in Univalent Function Theory, Michigan Mach, J., Vol.27, pp.8194. Shin, K.G. and Mckay, N.D. (1984) Open Loop Minimum Time Control of Mechanical Manipulations and its Applications, Proc.Amer.Contr.Conf., San Diego, CA, pp. 1231-1236.

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3.14 List of papers published based on the report same as references 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 12. Use A4 (210 mm X 297 mm) bond un-ruled paper (80 gsm) for all copies submitted. Use only one side of the paper for all printed/typed matter.

4.1. NUMBERING Every page in the project report, must be accounted for and numbered. The page numbering, starting from acknowledgements and till the beginning of the introductory chapter, should be printed in small Roman numbers, i.e, i, ii, iii, iv...... The page number should be printed using Arabic numerals, i.e. 2,3,4,5... All printed page numbers should be located at the bottom centre of the page. 4.2 CHAPTERS Use only Arabic numerals. Chapter numbering should be centered on the top of the page using large bold print. < size 15> <Times new Roman>
4.3 SECTIONS Use only Arabic numerals with decimals. Section numbering should be left justified using bold print. Example: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc. 4.3.1 SUBSECTIONS Use only Arabic numerals with two decimals. Subsection numbering should be left Justified using bold print. Example: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, etc. 4.4 EQUATION(S)/FORMULA Use only Arabic numerals with single decimal. Equation numbers should be right justified using normal print. Format: (<Chapter number>.<Equation serial number>). Example (1.1)

4.5 REFERENCES Use only Arabic numerals. Serial numbering should be carried out based on Alphabetical order of surname or last name of first author. 5 TEXT 5.1 COLOR - Black 5.2 FONT 5.2.1 REGULAR TEXT - Times Roman 12 pts. and normal print. 5.2.2 CHAPTER HEADING - Times Roman 15 pts., bold print and all capitals. 5.2.3 SECTION HEADINGS - Times Roman 12 pts., bold print and all capitals 5.2.4 SUBSECTION HEADINGS - Times Roman 12 pts., bold print and leading capitals. ie. Only first letter in each word should be in capital 5.2.5 SPECIAL TEXT - Italics/Superscript /Subscript/Special symbols, etc., as per necessity. Special text may include footnotes, endnotes, physical or chemical symbols, mathematical notations, etc. 5.2.6 REFERENCES - Same font as regular text. Serial number and all authors' names to be in bold print. Journal names and book titles should be in italics.

6. PARAGRAPH SPACING
Use 6 pts before & 6 pts after paragraphs. All paragraphs in the seminar/project report should be left justified completely, from the first line to the last line. Use 1.5 spacing between the regular text and quotations. 6.1 Provide double spaces between: (a) Chapter title and first sentence of a chapter, 6.2 Use single spacing (a) in footnotes and endnotes for text. (b) in explanatory notes for tables and figures. (c) in text corresponding to bullets, listings, and quotations in the main body of project report. 6.3 Use single space in references and double space between references.

7 JUSTIFICATION The text should be fully justified

8 MARGINS The margins for the regular text are as follows: LEFT = 1.50" RIGHT = 1.00" TOP = 1.00" | BOTTOM = 1.00" 9 TABLES All tables should have sharp lines, drawn in black ink, to separate rows/columns as and when necessary. Tables should follow immediately after they are referred to for the first time in the text. Splitting of paragraphs, for including tables on a page, should be avoided. Provide double spaces on the top and the bottom of all tables to separate them from the regular text, wherever applicable. The title of the table etc. should be placed on the top of the table The

title should be centered with respect to the table. The titles must be in the same font as the regular text and should be single spaced. The title format is given below: Table<blank><chapter number>.<serial number><left indent><table title>. 10 FIGURES All figures, drawings, and graphs should be drawn in black ink with sharp lines and adequate contrast between different plots if more than one plot is present in the same graph. The title of the figure etc. should be placed on the bottom of the figure. Figures should follow immediately after they are referred to for the first time in the text. Splitting of paragraphs, for including figures on a page, should be avoided. Provide double spaces on the top and the bottom of all figures to separate them from the regular text, wherever applicable. Figures should be centered with respect to the figure. The titles must be in the same font as the regular text and should be single spaced. The title format is given below: Fig. <blank><chapter number>.<serial number> <left indent><figure title>.

Annexure 1

PROJECT TITLE
A PROJECT REPORT
submitted to COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY by NAME OF STUDENT in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Established by IHRD)

ATTINGAL - 695 101. KERALA, INDIA.

MARCH 2011

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CERTIFICATE
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Certified that this is a bonafide report of the project work entitled TITLE OF PROJECT WORK submitted by NAME OF STUDENT(s) of Eighth semester Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering towards the partial fulfillment of requirement as part of curriculum for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
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Project Guide

Project Coordinator

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER NO. TITLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT LIST OF TABLE LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF SYMBOLS PAGE NO. i ii iii iv v

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INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL 1.2

1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.2.2 . . . . . . . . 19 1.2.2.2 ........ . . . . . . . .

2 1.2.1 12 1.2.2.1General 25 1.2.2.3 29 1.2.3 30 1.3 45 1.4 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General

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LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 GENERAL 2.2 99 2.2 100 . . . . . . .

69 75 .