GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF M. Tech.
PROJECT REPORTS
Project reports should be typed neatly only on one side of the paper with
1.5 or double line spacing on a A4 size bond paper (210 x 297 mm). The
margins should be: Left - 1.25", Right - 1", Top and Bottom - 0.75".
The total number of reports to be prepared are
One copy to the department
One copy to the concerned guide(s)
Two copies to the sponsoring agency
One copy to the candidate.
3. Before taking the final printout, the approval of the concerned
guide(s) is mandatory and suggested corrections, if any, must be
incorporated.
6. For making copies dry tone Xerox is suggested.
7. Every copy of the report must contain
Inner title page (White)
Outer title page with a plastic cover
Certificate in the format enclosed both from the college and the
organization where the project is carried out.
An abstract (synopsis) not exceeding 100 words, indicating salient
features of the work.
1. Inner title page
2. Abstract or Synopsis
3. The organization of the report
should be as follows
4. Acknowledgments
Usually numbered in roman
5. Table of Contents
6. List of table & figures (optional)
Chapters (to be numbered in Arabic) containing Introduction-, which
usually specifies the scope of work and its importance and relation to
previous work and the present developments, Main body of the report
divided appropriately into chapters, sections and subsections.
The chapters, sections and subsections may be numbered in the decimal
form for e.g. Chapter 2, sections as 2.1, 2.2 etc., and subsections as 2.2.3,
2.5.1 etc.
The chapter must be left or right justified (font size 16). Followed by
the title of chapter centered (font size 18), section/subsection
numbers along with their headings must be left justified with
section number and its heading in font size 16 and subsection and
its heading in font size 14. The body or the text of the report should
have font size 12.
The figures and tables must be numbered chapter wise for e.g.: Fig. 2.1
Block diagram of a serial binary adder, Table 3.1 Primitive flow table, etc.
The last chapter should contain the summary of the work carried,
contributions if any, their utility along with the scope for further work.
Reference : The references should be numbered serially in the order of
their occurrence in the text and their numbers should be indicated within
square brackets for e.g. [3]. The section on references should list them in
serial order in the following format.
1. For textbooks - A.V. Oppenheim and R.W. Schafer, Digital Signal
Processing,Englewood, N.J., Prentice Hall, 3 Edition, 1975.
2. For papers - Devid, Insulation design to combat pollution problem, Proc of
IEEE, PAS, Vol 71, Aug 1981, pp 1901-1907.
Only SI units are to be used in the report. Important equations must be
numbered in decimal form for e.g.
V = IZ
..........
All equation numbers should be right justified.
(3.2)
The project report should be brief and include descriptions of work carried
out by others only to the minimum extent necessary. Verbatim
reproduction of material available elsewhere should be strictly avoided.
Where short excerpts from published work are desired to be included, they
should be within quotation marks appropriately referenced.
Proper attention is to be paid not only to the technical contents but also to
the organization of the report and clarity of the expression. Due care
should be taken to avoid spelling and typing errors. The student should
note that report-write-up forms the important component in the overall
evaluation of the project
Hardware projects must include: the component layout, complete circuit
with the component list containing the name of the component, numbers
used, etc. and the main component data sheets as Appendix. At the time
of report submissions, the students must hand over a copy of these details
to the project coordinator and see that they are entered in proper registers
maintained in the department.
Software projects must include a virus free disc, containing the software
developed by them along with the read me file. Read me file should
contain the details of the variables used, salient features of the software
and procedure of using them: compiling procedure, details of the
computer hardware/software requirements to run the same, etc. If the
developed software uses any public domain software downloaded from
some site, then the address of the site along with the module name etc.
must be included on a separate sheet. It must be properly acknowledged
in the acknowledgments.
Sponsored Projects must also satisfy the above requirements along with
statement of accounts, bills for the same dully attested by the concerned
guides to process further, They must also produce NOC from the
concerned guide before taking the internal viva examination.
The reports submitted to the department/guide(s) must be hard bounded,
with a plastic covering.
Separator sheets, used if any, between chapters, should be of thin paper
(On a separate sheet)
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION
Address with pin code
Department of ..
CERTIFICATE
Certified that the project work entitled ... carried
out by Mr./Ms. ..., USN.., a
bonafide student of .in partial
fulfillment for the award of Master of Technology in
.... of the Visveswaraiah
Technological University, Belgaum during the year ... It is
certified that all corrections/suggestions indicated for Internal Assessment have
been incorporated in the Report deposited in the departmental library. The
project report has been approved as it satisfies the academic requirements in
respect of Project work prescribed for the said Degree.
Name & Signature of the Guide
Name & Signature of the HOD
Signature of the Principal
External Viva
Name of the examiners
1
2.
Signature with date
Certificate issued at the Organization where the project was carried out
(On a separate sheet, If applicable)
NAME OF THE INDUSTRY / ORGANIZATION
Address with pin code
CERTIFICATE
Certified that the project work entitled
... carried out
by Mr./Ms . .., USN.., a
bonafied student of .in
partial fulfillment for the award of Master of Technology in
.... of the Visveswaraiah
Technological University, Belgaum during the year ... It is
certified that, he/she has completed the project satisfactorily
Name & Signature of the Guide
Name & Signature of the Head of organization
When once dissertation copies are ready for submission
1. Submit 4 copies of the dissertations to the respective Regional Offices with
a copy of the letter marked to the office of the Registrar (Evaluation).
2. Ensure that the Panel of Examiners, in the suggested format, has been
already submitted as also the Internal Assessment Marks (out of 50) and
3. After the Conduct of Viva-Voce, dispatch the marks lists directly to the
Registrar (Evaluation)
COLOUR OF THE OUTER COVER/FRONT PAGE OF PG DISSERTATION /
PROJECT REPORT
Sl.
UG course
No.
Color of the
outer cover/front
page of the
report
Electrical
PINK
Electronics
PURPLE
Mechanical
SKY BLUE
Civil
GREY
Computer Science
CREAEM
Chemical
YELLOW
Textile
BROWN
MARKS ALLOCATION FOR DISSERTATION REPORT EVALUATION
Sl.
Particulars
No.
Max.
Marks
Relevance of the subject in the present context
30
Originality
10
Literature Survey
20
Problem formulation
20
Experimental observation / theoretical modeling
20
Results Presentation & Discussion
30
Conclusions and scope of future work
20
Overall presentation of the thesis
40
Outcome of the dissertation resulting in a article
10
Total Marks
200
MARKS ALLOCATION FOR DISSERTATION VIVA VOCE
Sl.
Particulars
No.
Max.
Marks
Presentation of background of work undertaken
20
Presentation of suitability of the work chosen
20
Presentation of finalization of work
40
Presentation of results, Discussion of results and conclusion 50
Overall performance
20
Total Marks
150
Guide/s & Panel of Examiners for III semester M.Tech. Dissertation
While proposing the panel of examiners, the following points shall be taken care.
In case the candidate has carried out full or part of the work of dissertation outside the
institution, the name of the external guide should be mentioned compulsorily by giving full
details.
The internal guide may be from other department, if the dissertation work is interdisciplinary.
While proposing the external examiners, care should be taken to list the examiners who
are working in the same field. The examiner may be drawn from other departments in
case of work is of interdisciplinary type.
If the work is carried out in an industry, the list of proposed examiners should contain at
least one examiner from the industry and should be well experienced in the field.
The external examiner proposed should be at least of Assistant Professor or Selection
grade lecturer cadre preferably with Ph. D., if they are from educational institutions.
To the extent possible, do not suggest the same examiner for more than three
dissertations.
