MANUAL FOR INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME

Introduction to Internship
The Department of Commerce offers learning opportunities to the individuals who are
seeking careers in dynamic business environment. After completion of compulsory courses
for M.Com, M.Sc (Accounting & Finance) & BS Commerce., the students are required to
undertake internship training programme in an organization for a period of 6-8 weeks.
The internship enables the students to understand, how the theoretical knowledge can be
applied to the practical situations. After completion of the internship, the students are required
to submit a draft copy of internship report and appear in viva voce examination in Department.
Internship is a scheme of arrangements, requiring a student to work in an organization for a
specific period of time after completing requisite number of degree courses. It has certain
specific objectives such as to:

Training in genuine understanding of Organizational Culture and Know -how about

working environment
Apply theoretical Knowledge to the practical and improve personal Skills, confidence,
writing skills, organizational analysis, financial analysis, marketing analysis and to
give recommendations etc.
The Program wise detail of internship;
Program
Credit
Internship Duration Offered
Importance
Hours for
Credit or
in
Internship Non-Credit
Semeste
r No
M. Com
NIL
Non Credit
06-08
4th
Students are required
Weeks
to do internship
training, submission
M. Sc (Accounting
NIL
Non Credit
06-08
4th
of internship report
& Finance)
Weeks
and Passing of viva
voce for Issuance of
BS Commerce
03
Credit
06-08
6th
final Result card and
Weeks
degree.

Pre-internship readings & Work Plan

The internee is required to read relevant material, websites and recent reports
concerning the selected organization for internship.

Internship Work Plan (8 weeks)

Time
Activities
Week One:
(i)-Introduction to staff/Supervisor
(ii)-Getting an orientation of the overall
organization
and
visiting
different
sections/units
(iii)-Collecting all relevant written material
about organization from Web Site, News
paper, and organization Manuals like Credit,
Operation and Audit Manual in Banks

Time
Activities
Week two:
(i)-Starting work in specific section, for
example Finance Section, for the remaining 7
Weeks
(ii)-Getting all relevant written materials on
that section and reading it
(iii)-Studying each espect of the assigned
section and get complete introduction of
Internship Supervisor
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(iv)-Doing practical Work there
Week three:
(i)-Interviewing concerned people based on
review of material collected so far
(ii)-Taking notes of all interviews
(iii)-Collecting any missing information
Week five & six:
(i)-Analyzing strengths and weaknesses or
using other analytical tools to analyze
working of section/system etc
(ii)-Finding gaps, shortcomings etc based
on academic background
(iii)-Recording all observations with a view to
write chapter on analysis

Week four:
(i)-Writing a draft chapter on existing
situation in the assigned section
(ii)-Collecting and incorporating any missing
information
Week seven & eight:
(i)-Working on recommendations
(ii)-Meeting informed people to get their
viewpoint on recommendations and their
ideas
about
practicability
of
recommendations
(iii)-Taking down all notes with a view to
write concrete recommendations, alternate
plan, time frame for implementations, and
financial costs etc

Internship Report Format

The Internship report to be divided in four (04) chapters;

Chapter No-1: Introduction to Internship Report

Title Page
Internship Completion Letter from Organization
Internship request Letter Copy from Department
Acknowledgements
List of Contents
(This list should contain all headings, sub headings, and list of all annexes)

List of tables & illustrations

(All tables, graphs, and charts of the report should be listed in this list)

Internship Supervisor Details

(Name, Designation, Education, Institution of education, contacts no office, cell, postal & email address)

One Photo of Organization Main Entrance & one with Internship Supervisor
(On single page, Color Print)

Chapter No-2: Review

Objectives of studying the organization

(What do you want to achieve by studying this organization? Weather these objectives have been
achieved or not?)

Overview of the organization

Nature of the organization
(a) What kinds of business activities are performed by the organization? And also discuss;
b) Business volume in terms of revenue, deposits, advances, investments, etc and quote figures of latest
five years.
c) Organization Structure (Primary and secondary activities, Main offices, organogram, Number of
employees, and your concerned department staff details/reporting, and Analysis & comments on the
organizational structure)
d) Product lines-Description of the various products/services offered by the organization)

Overview of Departments
(e.g. Finance, Accounting. Operations/Productions, Marketing, Human Resource, Customer service,
Information Technology, Admin) on following aspects;
a) Number of employees working
b) Details of operations

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c) Systems, sops and technologies and functions

d) Specific learning and experience during internship discussing chronologically as rotated on
different jobs/ functions and departments

Overview & Report of followings;

(Important manuals, reports, broachers, other materials studied during internship and special
assignments, projects, and / or studies conducted)

Chapter No-3: Analysis

Theoretical Analysis (e.g. Management Analysis,)

Broad/ macro environment (PEST or other models) specific/ micro environment
Industrial/ sector environment (industry life cycle stage and five forces model)
Organizational Analysis with reference to listing in Stock Exchange and compare
with Competitors
Analysis of Future prospects of the organization and the students should analyze the
managements vision/strategy for the future.
SWOT analysis
Financial Analysis;
a) Give five latest years Balance Sheet & Income Statement in a single table form
b) Ratio Analysis with interpretation and graphic representation (cover all ratio given in Managerial
Finance Book written by GitMan)
c) Vertical analysis & Horizontal analysis of latest five years of Balance Sheet and Income Statement
d) Depount analysis

Chapter No-4: Finding, Conclusions and Recommendations

Short-falls/weaknesses of the organization

(Managerial, financial, audit and overall observation of the student with facts)

Summery
(Give overall summery of your internship report)

Conclusion & Recommendations

(Give recommendations for eliminating/minimizing the highlighted weaknesses and for overall
improvement of the organization)

Copy of Letter thanks written by the concerned student to the organization for
offering Internship to him/her
Submit a virus free softcopy on CD in plastic cover
References (Give chapter wise references of the data collected)
Annexes (All audited financials of the firms for the latest year, etc)

Guidelines for Writing Internship Report

1-Page: Page should be of A4 size. Paper weight
should be of 75 gram
3-Font Size: Main heading 16, Sub heading 14,
report text 12
5-Justification: The whole document must be
fully (left + right) justif ied
7-Margin: 1.75 *1*1*1 inch borders on left,
top, right, and bottom respectively
9-Report Binding: These typed pages should
be in hard board binding in black color.
Latest mailing address, roll number, registration
number & telephone number should clearly
mention on the title page of the report.
11-Title Page: Title format (sample) is also
given below that should be followed by all.

2-Font: Times New Roman

4-Spacing: The body of the report should have
1.5 line spacing
6-Paragraphs and Sections: Extra blank line
before and after every section and subsection.
Paragraphs must be separated by blank line.
Paragraphs must be justified
8-Spelling & Grammar Check: Apply Spelling
& Grammar check feature of MS word on whole
document (report).
10-Page Numbering: Every page should be
numbered. The page numbers should start
with 1 from the first page of your chapter 1.
All the pages before the first chapter should be
given Roman numbers (i, ii, iii, etc.)

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Sample Title page for Implementation

INTERNSHIP REPORT

NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN

Program: M.Com (Finance)

Session : 2011-2013

Submitted to:
Chairman
Department of Commerce

Submitted by:
Name: ______________________
Roll #:______________________
Email Address #:______________
Mailing Address:______________
Contact #:___________________
Date of Submission:____________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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