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GUIDELINES FOR B.PHARM. PROJECT

REPORT PREPARATION

Quantum School of Health Sciences (QSHS)

Department of Pharmacy
Quantum University
Roorkee (Haridwar) Uttarakhand

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Guidelines for preparation of Project Reports

Preamble

The aim of this document is to present the basic guidelines on how a report should be
constructed for B.Pharm. Project. Any student must confer to the rules and guidelines that
have been laid out in the following sections while writing their final report. It must also be
kept in mind that the soft copy of the report that any student prepares will also have to be
submitted in the Departmental library for future reference.

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE PROJECT REPORT

This project report shall be presented in a number of chapters, starting with Introduction and
ending with Summary and Conclusions. Each of the other chapters will have a precise title
reflecting the contents of the chapter. A chapter can be subdivided into sections, subsections
and sub subsection so as to present the content discretely and with due emphasis. When the
work comprises two or more mutually independent investigations, the project report may be
divided into two or more parts, each with an appropriate title. However, the numbering of
chapters will be continuous right through.

1.1 Introduction

The title of Chapter 1 shall be Introduction. It shall justify and highlight the problem posed,
define the topic and explain the aim and scope of the work presented in the project

report. It may also highlight the significant contributions from the investigation.

1.2 Review of Literature

This shall normally form Chapter 2 and shall present a critical appraisal of the previous work
published in the literature pertaining to the topic of the investigation. The extent and
emphasis of the chapter shall depend on the nature of the investigation.

1.3 Report on the present investigation

The reporting on the investigation shall be presented in one or more chapters with appropriate
chapter titles.

 Due importance shall be given to experimental setups, procedures adopted, techniques

developed, methodologies developed and adopted.

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 While important derivations/formulae should normally be presented in the text of

these chapters, extensive and long treatments, copious details and tedious information,
detailed results in tabular and graphical forms may be presented in Appendices.
Representative data in table and figures may, however, be included in appropriate
chapters.
 Figures and tables should be presented immediately following their first mention in
the text. Short tables and figures (say, less than half the writing area of the page)
should be presented within the text, while large table and figures may be presented on
separate pages.
 Equations should form separate lines with appropriate paragraph separation
above and below the equation line, with equation numbers flushed to the right.

1.4 Results and Discussions

This shall form the penultimate chapter of the project report and shall include a thorough
evaluation of the investigation carried out and bring out the contributions from the study.
The discussion shall logically lead to inferences and conclusions as well as scope for possible
further future work.

1.5 Summary and Conclusions

This will be the final chapter of the project report. A brief report of the work carried out shall
form the first part of the Chapter. Conclusions derived from the logical analysis presented in
the Results and Discussions Chapter shall be presented and clearly enumerated, each point
stated separately. Scope for future work should be stated lucidly in the last part of the chapter.

1.6 Appendix

Detailed information, lengthy derivations, raw experimental observations etc. are to be

presented in the separate appendices, which shall be numbered in Roman Capitals (e.g.,
“Appendix IV”).

1.7 References

Reference citation style: APA style (Ussher & Drucker, 2023; Oliveira et al., 2023; Farzaei et
al., 2023; Gupta et al., 2023; Kranzbühler, 2022)

Note:

 Articles/data having one author should be cited as Kranzbühler, 2022.

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 Articles/data having two authors should be cited like Ussher & Drucker, 2023
 Articles having more than two should be cited as Oliveira et al., 2023

References examples:

Ussher, J. R., & Drucker, D. J. (2023). Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists:

cardiovascular benefits and mechanisms of action. Nature Reviews. Cardiology,
10.1038/s41569-023-00849-3.

Oliveira, V. R., Paula, C. C., Taniguchi, S., & Ortis, F. (2023). Pre-treatment with IL-6
potentiates β-cell death induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines. BMC Molecular and Cell
Biology, 24(1), 11.

Farzaei, M., Shahbazi, S., Gilani, N., Ostadrahimi, A., & Gholizadeh, L. (2023). Nurses'
knowledge, attitudes, and practice with regards to nutritional management of diabetes
mellitus. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 192.

Gupta, A., Hu, J., Huang, S., Diaz, L., Gore, R., Levy, N., Bergman, M., Tanner, M.,
Sherman, S. E., Islam, N., & Schwartz, M. D. (2023). Implementation fidelity to a behavioral
diabetes prevention intervention in two New York City safety net primary care practices.
BMC Public Health, 23(1), 575.

Kranzbühler, B. (2022). Die männliche Inkontinenz [Male Incontinence - An Overview and

its Relationship to Benign Prostatic Enlargement]. Therapeutische Umschau. Revue
Therapeutique, 80(3), 133-139.

Web reference should have author name, site link and access date like

Stein R.A., (2011) https://www.genengnews.com/magazine-issues/july-1-2011-vol-31-no-

13/dna-cloning-expands-into-new-horizons/. Accessed on 18-05-2023.

1.7 Acknowledgements

The acknowledgments by the candidate shall follow the citation of literature, signed by
him/her, with date.

Statement of Thesis Preparation

1. Thesis title

2. Degree for which the thesis is submitted

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3 Thesis Guide was referred to for preparing the thesis.

4. Specifications regarding thesis format have been closely followed.

5. The contents of the thesis have been organized based on the guidelines.

6. The thesis has been prepared without resorting to plagiarism.

7. All sources used have been cited appropriately.

8 The thesis has not been submitted elsewhere for a degree.

2. PROJECT REPORT FORMAT

2.1 Paper

2.1.1 Quality

The project report shall be printed on white bond paper, whiteness 95% or above, weight 70
gram or more per square meter.

2.1.2 Size

The size of the paper shall be standard A 4; height 297 mm, width 210 mm.

2.1.3 Type Setting, Text Processing and Printing

The text shall be printed employing LaserJet or Inkjet printer, the text having been processed
using a standard text processor. The standard font shall be Times New Roman of 12 pts.
with 1.5 line spacing.

2.1.4 Page Format

The Printed Sheets shall have the following written area and margins: Top Margin
15 mm

Head Height 3 mm Head Separation

12 mm Bottom Margin 22 mm Footer
3 mm Foot Separation 10 mm Text Height
245 mm Text Width 160 mm

When header is not used the top margin shall be 30mm.

Left and Right Margins

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The candidates shall have the options of single or double-sided printing

 Single sided/odd number page (in double sided printing) Left Margin 30mm
 Right Margin 20 mm
 Double sided/ even numbered page
 Left Margin 20mm
 Right Margin 30mm

2.1.5 Pagination

Page numbering in the text of the project report shall be Hindu Arabic numerals at the center
of the footer. But when the candidate opts for header style the page number shall appear at the
right and left top corner for the odd and even number pages, respectively. 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 (fresh odd
number page in case of double-sided printing). When header style is chosen the first page of
each chapter will not have the header and the page number shall be printed at the center of the
footer. Pagination for pages before the Introduction chapter shall be in lower case Roman
numerals, e.g., “ii”.

2.1.6 Header

When the header style is chosen, the header can have the Chapter number and Section
number (e.g., Chapter 2, Section 3) on even numbered page headers and Chapter title or
Section title on the odd numbered page header.

2.1.7 Paragraph format

Vertical space between paragraphs shall be about 2.5 line spacing. The first line of each
paragraph should normally be indented by five characters or 12mm. A candidate may,
however, choose not to indent if (s) he has provided sufficient paragraph separation.

A paragraph should normally comprise more than one line. A single line of a paragraph shall
not be left at the top or bottom of a page (that is, no windows or orphans should be left).

The word at the right end of the first line of a page or paragraph should, as far as possible, not
be hyphenated.

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2.2 Chapter and Section Format

2.2.1 Chapter

Each chapter shall begin on a fresh page (odd number page in case of double-sided printing)
with an additional top margin of about 75mm. Chapter number (in Hindu Arabic)

and title shall be printed at the center of the line in 6mm font size (18pt) in bold face using
both upper and lower case (all capitals or small capitals shall not be used). A vertical gap of
about 25mm shall be left between the Chapter number and Chapter title lines and between
chapter title line and the first paragraph.

2.2.2 Sections and Subsections

A chapter can be divided into Sections, Subsections and Sub subsections so as to present
different concepts separately. Sections and subsections can be numbered using decimal
points, e.g., 2.2 for the second section in Chapter 2 and

2.3.4 for the fourth Subsection in third Section of Chapter 2. Chapters, Sections and
Subsections shall be included in the contents with page numbers flushed to the right. Further
subsections need not be numbered or included in the contents. The Section and Sub Section
titles along with their numbers in 5 and 4mm (16 and 14 pt.) fonts, respectively, in bold face
shall be flushed to the left (not cantered) with 15 mm space above and below these lines.
In further subdivisions character size of 3 and 3.5 with bold face, small caps, all caps and
italics may be used for the titles flushed left or cantered. These shall not feature in the
contents.

2.2.3 Table / Figure Format

Small size table and figures (less than half of writing area of a page) should be incorporated
within the text, while larger ones may be presented on separate pages. Table and figures shall
be numbered chapter wise.

For example, the fourth figure in chapter 5 will bear the number Figure 5.4. Table number
and title will be placed above the table while the figure number and caption will be located
below the figure. Reference for Table and Figures reproduced from elsewhere shall be cited
in the last and separate line in the table and figure caption, e.g. (after McGregor, 2012).

3. AUXILIARY FORMAT

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3.1 Binding

The evaluation copies of the project report may be spiral bound or soft bound. The final hard
bound copies to be submitted after the viva voce examination will be accepted during the
submission of project report. The hard bound cover should be in Maroon Colour.

3.2 Front Covers

The front covers shall contain the following details:

 Full title of project report in 6 mm 22 point's size font properly centred and positioned
at the top.
 Full name of the candidate in 4.5 mm 15 point's size font properly centred at the
middle of the page.
 A 40 mm dia replica of the Institute emblem followed by the name of department,
name of the Institute and the year of submission, each in a separate line and properly
centred and located at the bottom of page.

3.2.1 Lettering

All lettering shall be embossed in gold.

3.2.2 Bound back

The degree, the name of the candidate and the year of submission shall also be embossed on
the bound (side) in gold.

3.3 Blank Sheets

In addition to the white sheets (binding requirement) two white sheets shall be put at the
beginning and the end of the project report

3.4 Title Sheet

This shall be the first printed page of the project report and shall contain the submission
statement: the Project Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the
Degree B. Pharm., the name and Roll No. of the candidate, name of the Supervisor,
Department, university and year of submission. Sample copy of the 'Title Sheet' is appended
(Specimen 'A')

3.5 Dedication Sheet

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If the candidate so desires(s) he may dedicate his/her project report, which statement shall
follow the title page. If included, this shall form the page 1 of the auxiliary sheets but shall
not have a page number.

3.6 Approval Sheet

In the absence of a dedication sheet this will form the first page and, in that case, shall not
have a page number. Otherwise, this will bear the number two in Roman lower case “ii” at
the centre of the footer.

The top line shall be:

Report Approval for B. Pharm. Projects

The Approval Sheets are to be included only in the hard bound copies which are submitted
after the successful viva voce examination.

A sample copy of the Approval Sheet is appended (Specimen `D')

3.7 Abstract

The 500-word abstract shall highlight the important features of the project report and shall
correspond to the electronic version to be submitted to the library for inclusion in the website.
The Abstract in the project report, however, shall have two more parts, namely, the layout of
the project report giving a brief chapter wise description of the work and the key words.

3.8 Contents

The contents shall follow the Abstract and shall enlist the titles of the chapters, section and
subsection using decimal notation, as in the text, with corresponding page number against
them, flushed to the right.

3.8.1 List of Figures and Tables

Two separate lists of Figure captions and Table titles along with their numbers and
corresponding page numbers against them shall follow the Contents.

3.9 Abbreviation Notation and Nomenclature

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A complete and comprehensive list of all abbreviations, notations and nomenclature including
Greek alphabets with subscripts and superscripts shall

be provided after the list of tables and figures. (As far as possible, generally accepted
symbols and notation should be used). Auxiliary page from dedication (if any) to
abbreviations shall be numbered using Roman numerals in lower case, while the text starting
from the Introduction shall be in Hindu Arabic.

(The first pages in the both the cases shall not bear a page number).

3.10 A Declaration of Academic Honesty and Integrity

A declaration of Academic honesty and integrity is required to be included along with every
project report after the approval sheet. The format of this declaration is given in Specimen `C'
attached.

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Specimen 'A': Title Sheet

(TITLE OF THE PROJECT)

Project report submitted

in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of
Bachelor of Pharmacy

By

Name of the student

(Roll No.)
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
Supervisor name

QUANTUM SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
QUANTUM UNIVERSITY
ROORKEE (UK) (MONTH AND YEAR)

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Specimen `B' CERTIFICATE

It is certified that the work contained in the project report titled “Title of the Project Report,”
by “Name of the Student,” has been carried out under my/our supervision and that this work
has not been submitted elsewhere for a degree.

Signature of Supervisor(s)
Name(s)
Department(s)
Quantum University, Roorkee
Month, Year

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Specimen `C' – Declaration

I declare that this written submission represents my ideas in my own words and where others'
ideas or words have been included, I have adequately cited and referenced the original
sources. I also declare that I have adhered to all principles of academic honesty and integrity
and have not misrepresented or fabricated or falsified any idea/data/fact/source in my
submission. I understand that any violation of the above will be cause for disciplinary action
by the Institute and can also evoke penal action from the sources which have thus not been
properly cited or from whom proper permission has not been taken when needed.

(Signature)

(Name of the student)

Date:

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Specimen `D': Approval Sheet

This project report entitled (Title) by (Author Name) is approved for the degree of
___________________ (Degree details).

Examiners
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

Supervisor (s)
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

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TITLE (Times new roman, capitalized, 14 font size)

Subtitle: (Times new roman, capitalized, 12 font size)

Sub-subtitle:

 Insert image names at bottom of image like below:

Image 1: an abstract art

 Insert table no and name at the bottom of table:

Table 1: table of blank

 Justify all the text with selecting all data and press control + J
 Insert line spacing of 1.5 everywhere.
 The data should be compact, and extra pages should not be used if not required.
 Use tools like Grammarly, chatgpt, gemini, quillbot to correct grammar and spellings.
 Numbering should follow the main title number/chapter no. like:
Chapter 1
1.1 Chapter introduction

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1.2 Chapter preamble

1.2.1 chapter preamble type
1.2.2 chapter preamble classes.

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