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Project Work and VIVA: Guidelines

The objective of project

The objective of project work is to provide the students an opportunity to identify problem in
their area of interest within an organization and take up problems and engage in the related
field. Students should use this as a platform to understand the concerns/issues/problems faced
by the business entities and strive to provide feasible solutions by evaluating the suggest
alternatives to problems

Selection of Topic

Selection of topic for the project work is the first step. For project work student should come
up with two or more topics and guide will finalize the topic and/or area for study. If the
company suggests a topic for study, then consult with your project guide and then proceed for
further, the approval of the project guide is Mandatory.

Supervision

1. During the period, the student would be supervised by a faculty mentor allotted by
SCMS.
2. The student is required to report to the concerned supervisor for topic selection.
3. Students are required to meet their project guide regularly. The regularity of
communication will be recorded during the project work.
4. Changes suggested by the supervisor needs to be incorporated immediately.
5. The progress of the project needs to be updated regularly.
6. Specific groups concerning the project work should be created, queries related to the
project work should be discussed within the group.
7. Each student should maintain a ‘Project Diary ’in the form of Weekly Report in which
he/she shall record the activities carried out on a weekly basis. The record shall be
emailed to the faculty guide on the following week.

Project work report

To fulfill the academic requirements, you are required to submit a Project Report following
the specifications outlined in these guidelines.

Structure of the report

Project Report should consist of three main sections:

1. Preliminaries
2. Main text
3. Appendix
1. Preliminaries
a. Title Page
b. Declaration of the student
c. Project Completion (Company Certificate)
d. Certificate of the University Plagiarism report
e. Acknowledgement
f. Table of Contents
g. List of Tables
h. List of Graphs
i. List of Abbreviations Abstract/ Executive Summary
2. Main Text
a. Chapter I Introduction (Industry and Company Profile)
b. Chapter II Review of Literature (Minimum 20)
c. Chapter III Research Methodology
d. Chapter IV Data Analysis & Interpretations
e. Chapter V Summary of Findings & Recommendations
f. Chapter VI Conclusion
3. Appendix

The Title page introduces the report by listing information like project works title, student’s

name, guide’s name etc.

The Declaration page is to be signed by the student and thereby confirming that the project

work is an original work.

The Project Completion Certificate page to be signed by the company or SCMS.

The University Certificate page will be signed and issued by the Dean, SCMS. (This
certificate will only be issued after the completion of Project work with signature of guide).
The Acknowledgment page should not exceed more than two pages. It provides an
opportunity to thank various people who have been help during the Project work.

The Table of Contents lists of sections and sub-sections using numbering system in the
report.

The List of tables and list of graphs page numbering system in the report.

The list of abbreviations used in the project should be listed.

The Abstract/ Executive Summary is the most important part of your report. It summarizes

the report in around two pages by outlining its scope, purpose and major findings,
highlighting

the key conclusions and recommendations.

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction on Industry and

1.2 Company profile (Include Vision, Mission, Quality Policy, Product and Service profile,
Area of Operation, SWOT analysis and Future Growth and Prospectus)

Chapter 2 Conceptual Background and Review of literature

2.1 Conceptual Background on related topic for their study

2.2 Minimum 20 articles required for ROL- Recently published article which are related to
the title of project. Provide the existing information on the work already done by way of
fundamental nature of the study and the

2.3 The chapter should be followed by the Research Gap.

Chapter 3. Methodology

3.1 Statement of problem (5 lines to 6 lines)

3.2 Need for the study
3.3 Objectives of the Study (Minimum two objectives of the study which is related to the title
of the project)
3.4 Research Methodology
Research Design and Sampling Techniques
Samples Selection, Sample Size, Sample Location, and Variable’s selection
 Source of Data (primary data and secondary data - mention source)
Tools used for Analysis (brief explanation)
3.5 Hypothesis of the Study (Based on the objectives, Hypotheses framed)
3.6 Limitation of the study (Constraints of the research)
3.7 Scope of the study (boundary and targeting coverage of the study)

Chapter 4. Analysis and interpretation

4.1 This chapter will include Classification of Data, Tabulation of the data, Application of
analytical tool(s), Use of graphs, Depiction of Bar diagrams, Histogram and its observation
and inferences drawn. Proper titles, legends, scales, source (s) etc. must be mentioned along
with each diagram. Each of the tables, charts should be followed by the rational and logic
interpretations.

Note:

a. Analyses should meet the objective of the study, if any deviation project will be
straightaway rejected.
b. Project without analysis will not be approved.
c. Using of percentage analysis should be strictly prohibited.
d. Output & Interpretations should match; hypothesis must be proved.

This chapter is the most important part of the study, wherein students are required to apply

established tools/techniques to the data analysis and draw inference and interpretation.

Chapter 5 Findings, Suggestions and Conclusion

Based on the analysis results, draw the finding from each analysis interpretation (Note:
should

be in bullet point) and then based on findings of the study give suggestions (Note: should be

in bullet point) (Note: Should be based only your objective findings, no general statements

to be made).

Summary of the study- Conclusion should cover findings of the work, whether the stated

objectives of the work are achieved with full justification, recommendations, and limitations

should be covered. (Note: it should be in paragraph format)

References

a. Articles minimum 20 (APA format)

b. Books
c. Websites
d. Appendix
e. If Questionnaire (minimum15 questions Excluding Demographical variables/Socio-
economic variables)
f. ✓ The Plagiarism report is a certificate submitted by the student after ensuring that
the similarity index of the compiled final project report is less than 15%. The usage of
Turnitin software will be used by the project guide to ensure similarity.

Format of the project report

There should be consistency of style in terms of margins, page numbers, paragraphs, bulleted
lists, numbered lists, font used in hierarchical headings and so on.

a. Paper – A4 size bond paper

b. Margin – Normal
c. Font style – Times New Roman
d. Font color – Black Line Spacing – 1.5
e. Font size – 14 points for heading (bold face); 12 points for sub-heading (bold face)
and 12 points for the body text (normal)
f. Text alignment – Center for headings; Left for sub-headings; Justify for content
g. Figures and Tables – Centered placed
h. Numbering – Chapter, headings and sub-headings should be numbered sequentially.
Titles and headings used for tables, graphs and other illustrations should be
standardized also be numbered sequentially. The first digit should refer to the chapter
number and the second digit to the table/chart number (ex: Table 4.1)
i. Page number – Position: Bottom of page; Alignment: Right Do not use any header
and footer Turnitin software will be used by the project guide to ensure similarity.

Evaluation pattern

Evaluation of Project works

Sl No Evaluation Criteria Marks
by guide
 1 Guide • IIR Submission 60
• Weekly Report Submission
• Promptness/ Frequency of contact
2 Examiner 1  Formatting, 40
3 Examiner 2  Viva-voce Examination & Presentation
 Depth of discussion
 Quality of research
Total Marks: 100

General Instructions

a. Project work topics selected by all students will be shared in the class group.
Concerned student shall identify duplication of the topic, if any.
b. No two students can do the project work on the same topic. It can be the same
organization but the topics have to be different.
c. If the company is the same, the industry profile and company profile information can
be the same but it has to be presented in perception with the topic.

Project work Report should be between 60 to70 pages.

Chapters Description No. of Pages

Chapter I Introduction 8 to 10 pages
Chapter II Conceptual background 10 to 15 pages
Chapter III Research Methodology 5 to 10 pages
Chapter IV Data Analysis & Interpretations 20 to 30 pages
Chapter V Summary of Findings, Suggestions 5 to 10pages
and Conclusion

a. Project work report should be hard bound in blue color only with University Logo
(Spiral binding or any other form is not allowed) (as specified by the university).
b. Two copies of the report: (Student and library copy) is to be submitted. A soft copy of
the same should be submitted in a CD format.
c. Verify your figures, information and facts. Check spelling and definitions in a
dictionary. Search for more accurate words in a thesaurus. Be consistent in tense,
person and presentation. If you quote, provide a reference; plagiarism is unacceptable.
 d. Plagiarism test will be done by the institute and no direct copying from the internet or
some other project will be permitted.

The prospective schedule of the project is

Activity Deadline
Deciding company and Title of the project Aug 1
Mid review 1 (Introduction, Review of Literature, Objectives) Aug 20
Mid review 2 (Data Analysis and Interpretation, Report Sep 20
writing)
Final Project Submission Oct 10
Evaluation by guide Oct 15
Viva date Nov 2