SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

WARANGAL

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF MBA PROJECT REPORT

(Prescribed Format and Specification)

1. GENERAL:
The guideline is intended to provide broad guidelines to the MBA candidates in the preparation
of the project report. In general, the project report shall report, in an organized and scholarly
fashion, an account of original work of the candidate including methodology, data analysis,
interpretation and summary of findings.

2. SIZE OF PROJECT REPORT:

The size of project report should not exceed 60-70 pages of typed matter reckoned from the first
page of Chapter 1 to the last page of the last chapter.

3. ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS OF PROJECT REPORT:

The sequence in which the thesis material should be arranged and bound should be as
follows:
Cover Page &Title page
Company/Organization Certificate
Approval Sheet

Bonafide Certificate
Declaration
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature (Optional)
Chapters
References
Appendices
The Tables and Figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places.
4. PAGE DIMENSIONS AND MARGIN:
The dimensions of the project report should be 290mm x 205mm. Standard A4 size (297mm x
210mm). The page margins are
Top edge: 30 to 35 mm
Bottom edge: 25 to 30 mm
Left side: 35 to 40 mm
Right side: 20 to 25 mm
The Tables and figures should conform to the margin specifications. Large size figures should be
photographically or otherwise reduced to the appropriate size before insertion.

5. MANU SCRIPT PREPARATION:

The candidate shall supply a typed copy of the manuscript to the guide for the purpose of
approval. In the preparation of the manuscript, care should be taken to ensure that all textual
matter is typewritten to the extent possible in the same format as may be required for the final
project report. Hence some of the information required for the final typing of the project report is
included also in this section.

The headings of all items 2 to 11 listed in section 4 should be typed in capital letters without
punctuation and centered 50mm below the top of the page. The text should commence 4 spaces
below this heading. The page numbering for all items 1 to 10 should be done using lower case
Roman numerals and the pages thereafter should be numbered using Arabic numerals.

6.1 Cover Page & Title Page-As specimen copy of the Cover page & Title page for MBA
project report is given in Annexure I.

6.2 Approval Sheet- A specimen copy of the Approval Sheet for MBA project report is given in
AnnexureII.

6.3 Bonafide Certificate - The Bonafide Certificate shall be in double line spacing using Font
Style Times New Roman Font Size 12, as per the format shown in Annexure III.

6.4 Declaration by the student: A specimen copy of the Declaration by the student is given in
AnnexureIV.

The certificate shall carry the signatures of student, Guide, & Head of the Department.

6.5 Abstract - Abstract should be an essay type of narration not exceeding 600 words,
outlining the problem, the methodology used for tackling it and a summary of the findings,
with typed double line spacing, Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 12 and signed by
the candidate.

6.6 Acknowledgement-The acknowledgement should be brief and should not exceed one page
when typed in double spacing. The candidate’s signature shall be made at the bottom end above
his / her name typed in capitals.

6.7 Table of contents - The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any
material which precedes it. The title page, Company Certificate Bonafide Certificate and
Acknowledgment will not find a place among the items listed in the Table of Contents but the
page numbers in lower case Roman letters are to be accounted for them. One and a half spacing
should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.
6.8 List of Tables - The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the
tables in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head.
6.9 List of Figures-The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the
figures in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head.
6.10 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.
6.11 Chapters-The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be
further divided into several divisions and sub divisions. The contents of the Chapters are only
indicative. Only Chapter titles are common.

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Problem formulation/ identification
1.3 Need of thestudy
1.4 Objectives /Aim of the study
1.5 Expected outcome
1.6 Hypothesis ( if applicable)
Chapter 2: Literature Survey
2.1Contemporary literature in a chronological order /case studies
Industrial Practices
2.2 Literature relevant to the problem
2.3 New tools to be used for the method etc
Chapter 3: Work Carried
3.1 Company Profile
3.2 Methodology of study (As per standards/Company mode/
Previous study/ Literature)
3.3 Analysis (if any): Use of tools, statistical tests, F-test, ANOVA
ANACOVA , Chi square, Factor analysis etc.

Chapter 4: Results &Discussions

4.1 Methodology
4.2 Analysis

Chapter 5: Results & Discussion

Presentation of your observations: Tables
Statistics: By Histograms/Pie Diagram
Trends: By X-Y graphs, X-log,
Log X- Log Y graphs
Findings from the results
Chapter 6: Conclusion & Suggestions
General/Specific /Conformity etc
6.1 conclusions
6.2 Suggestions
6.1 Limitation of the Study
6.2 Further Scope of Study

* 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
under neat hint the very same page, which refers to the material they annotate.

6.12 Appendices - Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which if

included in the main text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme under
discussion.
* Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2,etc.
* Appendices, Tables and references appearing in appendices should be numbered and referred
to at appropriate places just as in the case of chapters.
* Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and the same title shall be made in the
contents page also.

6.13 List of References - Any works of other researchers, if used either directly or indirectly, the
origin of the material thus referred to at appropriate places in the project report should be
indicated. A paper, a monograph or a book may be designated by the name of the first author
followed by the year of publication, placed inside brackets at the appropriate places in the
project report should be indicated.

The listing should be typed 4 spaces below the heading "REFERENCES" in alphabetical order
in single spacing left-justified. The reference material should be listed in the alphabetical
order of the first author. The name of the author/authors should be immediately followed by the
year and other details. A typical illustrative list is given below. For website references the full
link with date and time should be given.
References: Chronological order
Paper/Books together can be provided (First)
Web-sites (Last)
Ex. Shravan, Ravikumar ”Consumer perception towards Rural Marketing” Vol 10, issue 05,
2008 pp….p….Int. Jnl of ICFAI Univ. ICFAI Press.

REFERENCES

1. Michael Levy (2008) Retailing Management 6th edition, New Delhi, Tata McGraw-
Hill.
 2. Tom Jackle (2004) “Customer Satisfaction, Service Quality and perceived value : An
integrative model” Journal of Marketing Management vol.20, issue 7/8,PP.897-917
3. http://goir.ap.gov.in/Reports.aspx dated 26/02/2010 time:21.50hrs

6.14 Tables and Figures- By the word Table, is meant tabulated numerical data in the body of the
project report as well as in the appendices. All other non-verbal material used in the body of the
project report and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be
designated as figures.
* A table or figure including caption should be accommodated within the prescribed margin limits
and appear on the page following the page where their first reference is made.
* Tables and figures on half page or less in length may appear on the same page along with the
text. However, they should be separated from the text both above and below by triple spacing.
* Two or more small tables or figures may be grouped if necessary in a single page.

7. TYPING INSTRUCTIONS
7.1 General

This section includes additional information for final typing of the project report. Some
information given earlier under 'Manuscript preparation' shall also be referred.
If Computer printers are used uniformity of the font in the same project report shall be
observed.
A sub-heading at the bottom of a page must have at least two full lines below it or else it should
be carried over to the next page.
The last word of any page should not be split using a hyphen.
One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed
in Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 12.

Single spacing should be used for typing:

(i) Longtables
(ii) Long quotations
(iii) Footnotes
(iv) Multilane captions
(v) References

All quotations exceeding one line should be typed in an indented space - the indentation being
15mm from either margin.

7.2 Chapters
The format for typing Chapter headings, Divisions headings and Sub-division headings are
explained through the following illustrative examples.
Chapter heading: CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
Division heading: 1.1 OUTLINE OF PROJECT WORK
Sub- division heading: 1.1.2 Literaturereview.

The word CHAPTER without punctuation should be centered 50 mm down from the top of the
page. Two spaces below, the title of the chapter should be typed centrally in capital letters. The
text should commence 4 spaces below this title, the first letter of the text starting 20mm, inside
from the left handmargin.
The division and sub-division captions along with their numberings should be left-justified.
The typed material directly below division or sub-division heading should commence 2 spaces
below it.

8. NUMBERING INSTRUCTIONS

8.1 PageNumbering
All pages numbers (whether it be in Roman or Arabic numbers) should be typed without
punctuation on the upper right hand corner 20mm from top with the last digit in line with the
right hand margin. The preliminary pages of the project report (such as Title page,
Acknowledgement, Table of Contents etc.) should be numbered in lower case Roman
numerals. The title page will be numbered as (i) but this should not be typed. The page
immediately following the title page shall be numbered (ii) and it should appear at the top right
hand corner as already specified. Pages of main text, starting with Chapter 1 should be
consecutively numbered using Arabic numerals.
8.2 Numbering of Chapters, Divisions and Sub-Divisions
The numbering of chapters, divisions and sub-divisions should be done using Arabic numerals
only and further decimal notation should be used for numbering the divisions and sub-
divisions within a chapter. For example sub-division 4 under division 3 belonging to chapter 2
should be numbered as 2.3.4. The caption for the sub-division should immediately follow the
number assigned toit.
Every chapter beginning with the first chapter should be serially numbered using Arabic
numerals. Appendices included should also be numbered in an identical manner starting with
Appendix 1.

8.3 Numbering of Tables and Figures

Tables and Figures appearing anywhere in the thesis should bear appropriate numbers. The rule
for assigning such numbers is illustrated through an example. Thus, if a figure in Chapter 3,
happens to be the fourth then assign 3.4 to that figure. Identical rules apply for tables except
that the word Figure is replaced by the word Table. If figures (or tables) appear in appendices
then figure 3 in Appendix 2 will be designated as Figure A2.3. If a table to be continued into
the next page this may be done, but no line should be drawn underneath an unfinished table.
The top line of the table continued into the next page should, for example read Table2.1
(continued) placed centrally and underlined.

9. Project Evaluation:

The Project work will be evaluated for 100 marks, with the following weightages:

Sub-component Weightage

a) Periodic review by Guide: (20+20 Marks)

b) Mid review: 20 Marks (By Panel)
c) End Semester viva-voce examination: 40 Marks (By panel)
 ANNEXURE I
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PURCHASE BEHAVIOUR FOR ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS

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A PROJECT REPORT
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Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(An Institute Of National Importance)

WARANGAL
TELANGANA, 506004
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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(An Institute Of National Importance)

WARANGAL
TELANGANA, 506004
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Approval Sheet

This Project work entitled (Title )...........................................................................................................by

(Author Name) is approved for the degree of Master of Business Administration.

Examiners

Supervisor

Chairman

Project Viva Voice heldonDate: and Place:

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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(An Institute Of National Importance)

WARANGAL
TELANGANA, 506004
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BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that the Project reporttitled is the

bonafide work of Mr./Ms.<NAME, CAPS ANDBOLD, REGNO, BOLD> who carried out

the work under my supervision. Certified further that to the best of my knowledge the work

reported herein does not form part of any other project report or dissertation on the basis of

which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion on this or any other

candidate.

SignatureofSupervisor Signature of Head of theDepartment

 ANNEXURE IV

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the project entitled “(Project Topic)” submitted for the M.B.A.
Degree is my original work and the dissertation has not formed the basis for the
award of any degree, associate ship, fellowship or any other similar titles.

Place:
Date: Signature of theStudent
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