Guidelines for preparing Seminar

1. Study of topic
Students are requested to acquire a thorough knowledge on the subject by referring back
papers and reference books (These may be included as references at the end of the seminar
report) on the corresponding area.

2. Preparation of slides for presentation

Slides may be presented in MS power point. Time allowed for presentation is 10 minutes.
So, number of slides may be around 10 - 15 to adhere the time limit.

3. Organization of slides
1. The first slide will be a title page showing the title, name of author (presenter),roll
no. and Class.
2. 2nd page will contain overview of the seminar
3. Successive pages will contain
a. Objectives of the topic
b. Introduction
c. Body of the paper arranged in a logical sequence depending on the topic.
d. Results and discussions
e. Conclusion

4. Last page will contain references and bibliography. References must be presented in
IEEE format

5. All equations must be typed using equation editor (available with MS office/other
office suite)

6. Each slide will have a title and each figure have a caption.

7. An abstract of the work (seminar) is to be circulated among the faculty before

presentation of the seminar. The abstract is prepared as follows.

The seminar abstract is an important record of the coverage of topic and provides a valuable
source of leading references for students and faculty alike. Accordingly, the abstract must
serve as an introduction to your seminar topic. It will include the key hypotheses, the major
scientific findings and a brief conclusion. The abstract will be limited to 250 words,
excluding figures and tables. The abstract must be submitted to the faculty in charge and get
approval before the presentation.

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Note :

1. Seminar Report must be Blue colored Spiral Bounded &

Black Embossed lettering.
2. Only one copy of the report should be prepared and
submitted to the faculty.
3. Abstract should be not more than One Page.
4. Sequence of pages to be followed as:
i) Cover Page
ii) First Page
iii) Certificate
iv) Acknowledgement
v) Page Index
vi) Abstract
vii) Content
viii) Conclusion
ix) Bibliography

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 SEMINAR REPORT
(12 Bold- center of page- all capital)

ON

SEMINAR TITLE(Title should be as short as possible)

(Font: Times New Roman, 18 pts, Bold ALL CAPITAL)

Submitted by

Name of the student

((Font: Times New Roman, 14 pts, center of page)

to
The APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology
in
Computer Science and Engineering (12 Italics )

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering Kadayiruppu
2019-20
(Font: Times New Roman, 14 pts)

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the seminar entitled “SEMINAR TITLE” has been carried
out by NAME OF THE STUDENT under my guidance in partial fulfillment of
th Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University ,Kerala during the academic
year 2019-2020.

Guide Head of the Department

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

(Name of student)

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 INDEX

ABSTRACT

Topic Page No.

1. TITLE

1.1 HEADING
1.2 HEADING

2. TITLE

2.1 HEADING
2.2 HEADING
:
:
:
:
:
N-1

N. CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] G.K.Patnaik and M. M. Gore, “Design of Compiler for Mobile

Environment and it’s formalization using Evolving Algebra ”, proceedings of
3rd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, Singapore,
January 2002, PP 159-160.

[2] “Author Guidelines”, http://.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm

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 FORMAT OF SEMINAR REPORT
1. Paper Size : A- 4 size bond paper

2. Margins :
Top : 1” (1 inch=2.54cm)
Bottom : 1.15” (2.86cm)
Left : 1.5”
Right : 0.6”

3. Line Spacing : 1.5 line

4. Title of Chapter
Font : Times New Roman ( Bold face)
Size : 18 point
Alignment : Centre Alignment
One thick line ( 2¼ point weight) after the name of chapter.

5. Headings
First Order Heading : ( for example – 1.
INTRODUCTION)
Font : Times New Roman (Bold Face)
Size : 16 point
One blank line before the heading. (12 points)

Second Order Heading : (for example – 1.1. Evolution)

Font : Times New Roman ( Bold Face)
Size : 15 point
One blank line before the heading. (12 points)

Third Order Heading : ( for example – 1.1.1. Image

Processing)
Font : Times New Roman ( Bold Face)
Size : 14 point
One blank line before the heading. (12 points)
6. Text
Font : Times New Roman
Size : 12 point
Line Indent : First line of every paragraph should be indented
by 1 cm. ( Except first paragraph *)

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* No indent should be applied to first line of first paragraph under any
Heading / Sub-Heading
Alignment : Justified ( Full Text)

7. Abstract ( upto 250 words)

Heading (i.e. ABSTRACT)
Font : Times New Roman (Bold Face)
Size : 16 point
Two blank lines after the heading. (12 points)
Remaining Text
Font : Times New Roman
Size : 12 point
Alignment : Justified ( Full Text)
8. Figures and Tables : Centered Placed
Caption
Font : Garamond (Bold)
Size : 12 point
Alignment : Centered
9. Page Numbering ( Right Aligned)

From ABSTRACT -to- BIBLIOGRAPHY) : 1, 2, …… N

10. Header ( Seminar Title)

Font : Times New Roman

Size : 10 point
Alignment : Right

11. Footer ( Dept. of Computer Applications, SNGCE )

Font : Times New Roman
Size : 10 point
Alignment : Left

12. References / Bibliography

Line Spacing : 1.5 Line
Font : Times New Roman
Size : 12 point

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[citation number] Author’s Name, “ Article Title”, Journal, Publisher,
Location, Year , Edition/Reprint, PP Page No. Start-
End.
[citation number] Author’s Name, “Article Title”, Complete URL of
Web Page.
[citation number] Author’s Name, “Title of the Book”, Publication,
Edition, Year of Printing.

For Example :
[1] G. K. Patnaik and M. M. Gore, “Design of Compiler for Mobile
Environment and it’s formalization using Evolving Algebra ”, proceedings of
3rd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management, Singapore,
January 2002, PP 159-160.
[2] “Author Guidelines”, http://.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm

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