GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER INTERN PROJECT BY MBA STUDENTS OF

CHRIST UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

SUMMER OF 2012
Students are required to undergo summer interns for a period of 2 months
commencing generally from 1
st
April immediately after their 3
rd
end trimester exams.
The objective of the summer interns is to provide an opportunity to the students to get
exposed to the or! culture of organi"ations and to simultaneously pursue a
management problem # issue$ specific to the area here the student is doing the
summer intern.
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Students are expected to use their net%or!ing and get a suitable project during
summer vacation. The company could be of their choice. &hile choosing the
company or the project$ the students may !eep in mind the folloing'
Their career interest
The reputation of the company
The quality of the project they are li!ely to underta!e
&hile the third point is compulsory$ the first to are not that important if the project
is good in terms of the exposure and learning opportunities the project may provide.
&e have seen in the past that projects in good reputed companies have not been
properly handled by the students and projects in not so reputed companies have been
handled by the students exceedingly ell also. So it is in your hands as to ho you
ould commit to the project or!.
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The student hile doing the summer intern should expect that the learning can ta!e
place in the folloing areas'
(earn about the company)s products and to sell the company)s products
(earn the various processes and systems ithin the company or at the area of
or!
(earn the or! and discipline culture of the organi"ation
(earn to relate to the company)s vision
(earn to netor! ith the staff
(earn about people management
(earn to be punctual at the or! place
(earn the discipline rules of the company and adhere to the same
*n order to ensure that the above learnings happen in a structured ay$ the student
should choose a project that ill !eep the student fully engaged ith the company
here the summer intern is underta!en.
While chosing the topic the student should keep the following broad principles in
mind:
+ormally hen the prospect company is approached by the student for summer
intern$ the company official ould as! the student about his#her area of interest. *n
order to anser this question in a proper ay$ the student should do enough ground
or! before approaching the company official. ,lease do not say that you ould do
hatever they as! you to do. *t ould place you in a poor light and the company
official may not be inclined to give you any or!$ as you haven)t done any ground
or! before approaching them.
The ground or! ould involve$ !noing thoroughly about the company in terms of
its operations$ products$ financial numbers$ various areas here project could be done$
branch offices details$ company history$ core strengths of the companies$ its mar!et
position$ competitors$ groth history etc etc etc.
This ould normally enable the student to create good impression ith the company
official and they ould be inclined to give a good project to the student.
-urther guidelines in this regard are as follos'
The project should be related to the company # area here the summer intern
is underta!en.
The project should be such that$ in order to do the project$ the student should
have requirement for inputs from the company here the summer intern is
underta!en. *n other ords$ if the project can be done ithout any inputs from
the company$ such projects ould not be acceptable.
,rimary data is not a compulsion. .oever$ if the project is such$ hich needs
primary data$ the same can be or!ed upon by the student. The student can
or! ith secondary data.
The student should read more from all possible sources concerning the area of
the project before finali"ing the topic for the project.
/efore finali"ing the project topic$ the student should assess the available data
inputs from the company here summer intern is being carried out and then
decide on the project.
The student should also keep in mind the privacy of the data and
confidentiality of the analysis which the company may insist, in which case
the student should ensure that the project work does not get hampered due
to this.
+ormally the students encounter the folloing pitfalls hile doing summer interns'
The project guide ould be normally busy ith his # her office or! that they
ould not have sufficient time to guide you. 0+ormally the project guides
ould be free during the end of the day%else find out% and hence the students
should try to approach them during this time to get clarifications or to !eep the
project guide updated on the progress1
+o data pertaining to the business of the company may be made available to
you easily to do your summer interns. 2r no data may be available to provide
you for your project. 03ou should be aare of such limitations and constraints
even before you start the project and hence should choose such projects here
such constraints are not there. *n such cases you can attempt to use publicly
available information of the company or such information that ould not
normally affect the confidentiality aspect1
The company ould normally expect you to sell their products 0atleast for a
part of the time1 instead of alloing you to do full fledged project or!
confining to office. 0Sales job should not be considered as menial. *t is very
important aspect of the summer intern training$ as many companies ould
expect you to do it. /ut$ apart from sales$ you should also ta!e up a project
hich ould involve analysis and data compilation. A chapter could be
included in the project report about the sales experience$ nature of the product
sold$ clients hom you met$ problems encountered etc etc etc.
3ou may not be provided ith sufficient office space to sit and or! on your
project comfortably. 0/e flexible enough in the or! place to adjust to this
situation1
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The student should observe proper dress code hile on summer interns or hile
meeting the customers of the company and representing the company here summer
interns is pursued.
The student should be punctual for or!.
The student should ensure that the routines of the company guide is not disturbed due
to the project or! of the student and the student should in fact support the company
guide in his # her or! as permitted by the guide. The student shall approach the
company guide during the lean hours of the guide for learnings and for project or!.
The student should !eep the company guide informed from time to time about the
progress of the project and the or! assignment.
The student should also !eep the faculty guide informed on a ee!ly basis about the
progress of the project and the or! assignment through emails. *t should be ensured
that the emails are continuous so that earlier correspondence can be referred at any
point of time.
The student should alays uphold the values of 4hrist 5niversity *nstitute of
6anagement at or! and ensure at all times that the name of the 5niversity is
maintained or enhanced in the eyes of the company here summer intern is carried
out.
The student can use the following structure while building up the project report of
summer intern:
a. 7xecutive Summary
b. *ntroduction to the topic
c. *ndustry ,rofile
d. 4ompany ,rofile
e. The problem statement
f. 2bjectives of the study
g. ,roject 8esign and 6ethodology
h. 8ata analysis and findings
i. (earning outcome from the study and during the period of or! at the
company.
j. Suggestions from the study
!. 9eferences$ /ibliography and Appendices
The student should prepare hard copy as follos' 1 for the department$ 1 for the
student and 1 for the company if required.
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Si"e :;%<: pages 0indicative including tables etc1
-ont si"e for the body should be 12 ith 1 = line spacing ith head
lines in 1>
A> si"e executive bond paper
-ont style is Times +e 9oman
-oot notes and 9eferences can be added at the end of each chapter if
necessary
/ibliography can be added at the end of the report if necessary
/ar charts and diagrams can be used herever necessary
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The students should obtain completion certificate from the company approved guide
here summer interns is carried out and the same should be a part of the hard copy
project report.
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Students are expected to put in a minimum of 6 5&&7( in summer interns project. *t is
possible that you may start the project a ee! later or complete the project a ee!
earlier. .oever it should be ensured that the project should be done in the company
for a minimum of ? ee!s during the summer vacation and your certificate from the
company should attest this fact.
Tim& )$!m& )o$ com-&'io" o) 'h& $o%&c'4
4ompletion of discussion ith the mentor ith draft copy ' 1:
th
@une 2;12
-inal submission of hard copy to the mentor ' 2;
th
@une 2;12
The students should gear up to adhere to the above schedule$ hile doing the summer
interns.
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3our S*, or! ould be assessed by the internal faculties on the basis of the
folloing parameters'
2rgani"ation and Area of study ' 2;A
,roject 8esign and 8ata 4ollection ' 2;A
Analysis and *nterpretation of data ' 2;A
(earnings$ 4onclusions and Suggestions ' 2;A
9eporting regularity during the S*, ith the faculty ' 2;A
Stressing again$ good projects can be messed up or bad projects 0if at all there is one1
can be made into excellent ones. The choice is yours$ ho you handle it.
&ishing you all the best.
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