TOPIC: GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION

OF
MMS SUMMER PROJECT REPORT
 GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF SIP REPORT

SECTION A

1. NUMBER OF SOFT COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR EVALUATION:

3 copies (1 Copy - College, Company & Student)

2. SIZE OF PROJECT REPORT: Minimum: 60 Pages

3. PAGE DIMENSIONS AND MARGIN:

• Standard A4 size (297mm x 210mm) paper to be used for printing of project report.

• Margin:

The Printed Sheets shall have the following written area and margins:

o Top Margin: 15 mm
o Head Height: 3 mm
o Head Separation: 12 mm
o Bottom Margin: 22 mm
o Footer: 3 mm
o Foot Separation: 10 mm
o Left Margin: 30 mm
o Right Margin: 20 mm
o Text Height: 245 mm
o Text Width: 160 mm
o When header is not used the top margin shall be 30 mm.

• Paper Quality: Good quality white paper, preferably not lower than 70 GSM.

4. FONT & LINE SPACING:

• Line Spacing: 1.5

• Alignment: Justified
• Font Style: Times New Roman
• Content Font Size: 12
• Main Heading Font Size: 12<Bold><CAPS>
• Heading Font Size: 12<Bold>
• Sub Heading Font Size: 12 <Italic>

Pagination
• Page numbering in the text of the report shall be Hindu- Arabic numerals at the center of the footer.
Page number "1- for the first page of the Introduction chapter shall not appear in print; only the
second page will bear the number "2".

• The subsequent chapters shall begin on a fresh page. Pagination for pages before the Introduction
chapter shall be in lower case Roman numerals, e.g.. "iv".
5. HEADER OF THE PAGE:

o Header to be followed: with title & logo.

6. FOOTER OF THE PAGE:

Copyright.2023@AIMSR Page X of Y

7. BINDING SPECIFICATIONS

• The cover for the bound project book should be black.

• The colour used for embossing on cover page should be Golden colour only.
• The font size and font type should be identical to what has been prescribed for the title page
• The last word of any page should not be split using a hyphen.
• The College Logo should be properly embossed. (New Logo only)
 SECTION B

1. IMPORTANT DATES OF REPORTING TO THE PROJECT GUIDE

(The students should consult their project mentors for supervision and guidance.)

EXCEL TEMPLATES FOR REPORTING ARE SHARED SEPERATELY.

Sr. No. Dimension Deadline Marks

1 Submission of Joining Report & Work Plan Report 22nd May 2023 10
indicating an appropriate tentative title and objectives. (via
e-mail)

2 Submission of Progress Report 1 highlighting secondary 12th June 2023 15

data review (via e-mail)

3 Submission of Process Report 2: Summer Internship 26th June 2023 15

Learning Curve (SILC) details (via e-mail)

4 Submission of Final Report for approval by Faculty Guide 10th July 2023 10
(soft copy). Note: The opportunity for this depends upon
your meeting the above deadlines

5 Presentation and VIVA Dates to be 30

announced later

6 Documentation Last date for 20

submission to be
announced later

Total 100

*A copy each of these reports must be attached as annexure in your final report.

2. EVALUATION OF THE REPORT AT THE END OF SUMMER PROJECT

(MARKS:100).

Will evaluate the student on a given Performa as per following parameters:

• Project Presentation: Content, Impact, Work Profile, Learning, Testimonial.
• Written Communication skills, Overall Impact of the report, Quality of the report submitted
• Contents of project report, Level of contribution in the overall project.
• New skills acquired during the project work – Best Practices Learned.
• Use of Tools and Techniques, Analysis and Design Ability.
• Adherence to working schedule & reports submitted on time.
• Impact of your project on the company.
 SECTION C

1. THE MAIN REPORT

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Secondary Data Collection

Chapter 3: Methodology

Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Interpretation

Chapter 5: Conclusions

* Most important part of the report Corporate Testimonial

Appendix

References

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

The title of Chapter I shall be Introduction. The aims and objectives of the report should be explained
in detail. Any problems or limitations in the scope of the report should be identified, and description of
project, research methods, the parameters of the KRA and any necessary background history should be
included.

1.1 Company and Sector Information

1.1.1 Company Profile (3-5 pages)

(Hint: The story of the company in last few years, Growth rate, Achievements, important people,
partnership, achievements and stakeholders: (Student should use Company website, Annual report,Investor
presentation, etc. to make this part of the report. Incase the company is a private company the datacan be
procured primarily by the student.))

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1.1.2 Details about your specific industry (3-5 Pages)

(Hint: Growth rate, Value Chain, Competitive Advantages. Competition Analysis Reports, White papers)
(This data can be procured by the student using CMIE database in the college, all facts and figures
about the industry, top players, competitors, market share, forecast, etc.)

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1.1.3 Details about your Department (1-2 Pages)

(Hint: Department Chart, Product / Service) (Student to specify department, process, function – Brief
introduction about the same and the product or service the department serves)

1.2 Identified Problem

1.2.1 Need for Study

1.2.2 Objectives and Scope of work: Objectives of work assigned at your company (Hint: Research work)

1.2.3 Deliverables: Deliverables expected at your company (Hint: Research KRAs)

Chapter 2: Literature Survey

(Student should use EBSCO and JGate for reviewing available literature)

This shall normally form Chapter 2 and presents a critical appraisal of the previous work the reference
to taken from secondary source like Newspaper, Magazines, Journals etc. Appropriate referencing for
data and literature quoted needs to be done..

2.1 Review of Literature (Hint: Secondary Analysis of the work assigned)

2.2 Your understanding from the Secondary Analysis

Chapter 3: Methodology of work done or primary analysis

3.1 Type of Project

3.2 Stakeholders involved to meet the objective.

3.3 Assumptions, Constraints and Limitations of the project

3.4 Details of the work done

3.4 Proof of work or picture or sampling methods (Take company permission)

3.5 Information Collected to complete the project.

3.6 Tools for Analysis of work (Hint: Gantt Chart, Graphs, Infographics, Financial Tables, Chart, Use
Data Analysis in Excel or SPSS) (The student should use Ticker Plant for charting the data specific to
company or competitors)

The main body of the report is where you discuss the data that has been found which includes the
facts and evidence you have gathered. This should be analyzed and discussed with specific reference
to the problem or issue. The discussion interprets the results in light of the SIP project objectives
so that the reader is informed of the insight, if your discussion section is lengthy you might divide it
into section headings. Your points should be grouped and arranged in an order that is logical and
easy to follow. Use headings and subheadings to create a clear structure for your material. Use
bullet points to present a series of points in an easy-to-follow list.

3.8 Diagrammatic Representations

(Hint: Use graphs like Stacked Column , 100% Stacked Column, Doughnut, Radar, Scatter)

Chapter 4: Results & Conclusion

4.1 Summary of Findings

This section should include a summary of the results of the investigation or experiment together with
any necessary diagrams, graphs or tables of gathered data that support our results. The results section is
dedicated to presenting the actual results (i.e. measured in number if possible), not to discussing their
meaning or interpretation.

4.2 Suggestions & Recommendations (Hint: 5- 7 Pages)

4.3 Conclusions

The conclusion should summarize the central points made in the discussion section, reinforcing for the
reader the value and implications of the project work. If the results were not definitive, specific future work
that may be needed can be (briefly) described. Therefore, any conclusions should he based on observations
and data already discussed. You may want to remind the reader of the most important points that have been
made in the report or highlight what you consider to be the most central issues or findings. However, no
new material should be introduced in the conclusion.

4.4 Directions for Future Research

Chapter 5: Conclusions, Suggestions & Recommendation Based SILC (Hint: 4- 5Pages)
• Overall Management Leanings from the company (Hint: 2-3 Pages)
• Overall learning about your Specialization from the company (Hint: 2-3 Pages)
• Your Achievements& Testimonial (Hint: 1 Page should be signed by your reporting boss; can be
an Email Copy also)
o Your picture with your reporting boss
o Testimonial from your boss
o Testimonial from other stakeholders of the company would be appreciated

References

(Hint: Minimum: 2 Books, Minimum: 2 Business Magazines, Minimum: 2 Industry reports &
Online Links)

• Any works of other researchers, if used either directly or indirectly, the origin of the material thus
referred in appropriate places in the project report should be indicated.
• The References section should contain complete citations following standard form. The form of the
citation depends on the type of source being referenced, and is different for whole books, chapters
in books, and articles published in a journal.
• The references should be numbered and listed in the order they were cited in the body of the report.
In the text of the report, a reference can be cited by using a numerical superscript that corresponds
to its number in the reference list. References must be numbered in the order that they are cited.

Use only APA Style format

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• 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 given below.
Bibliography:

1. Michael Levy (2008) Retailing Management 6 edition, New Delhi, Tata McGrawHill.

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

Appendix

• Copy of Questionnaire/Interview Schedule

• Any Other related documents
• Under this heading you should include all the supporting information you have used
that is not published. This might include tables, graphs, questionnaires, surveys or
transcripts. Refer to the appendices in the body of your report.

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Anti-plagiarism Software

Process to be followed only after Summer Project Report completion

• The steps for uploading the documents in anti-plagiarism Software, URKUND is as follows:
• The projects of the students can be uploaded using the student account.
• Each student needs to create his student account by using the link:
• https://secure.urkund.com/account/account/create
• The concerned faculty will share his/her analysis address with the students and the students
can upload the project directly to the Faculty’s analysis address using his student account.
• Please note that students must attach the Plagiarism Output Report with the Project report at
the end.

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