SVKMS NMIMS

School of Business Management

Summer Internship Guidelines - FT MBA and MBA HR Students
(With effect from 3rd April 2017)

1.Introduction:

The Summer Internship, an integral, compulsory part of the academic curriculum at School of
Business Management, NMIMS, is a non-credit course and is carried out before the start of
the II year of the MBA and the MBA HR programmes. These guidelines apply to students of
Full-Time MBA programme and the MBA HR programme of SBM, NMIMS.

Student summer internships are carefully monitored work experiences in which students have
intentional learning goals which are gained through experience in a professional workplace
under the general supervision of an experienced professional as well as a Faculty guide. For
the successful completion of the MBA programme, the students are required to successfully
complete the Summer Internship in accordance with the guidelines of the interning
organization as well as SBM. The duration of the Summer Internship is scheduled to be for
eight weeks, post which students are required to report to campus on the first day of the II
Year. However in no circumstances can the internship exceed 10 weeks. A viva is conducted
at the end of the internship by the faculty mentor, and it is mandatory to clear the viva for
progressing to the IInd year. Dates of the viva will be communicated separately.

2.Learning goals of the Summer Internship are:

Widening the student's perspective by providing an exposure to real life

organizational and environmental situations, sometimes even by exploring a new
industry.
Getting hands on experience in a new industry or business environment to share skills
and learn new ones, which may help to transit into a new career.
Building a relationship with a prospective employer, and providing a networking
experience to the students.
Developing and working to a project scope and plan, executing it and completing a
report with practical recommendations.
Experiencing insightful learning throughout the internship and enhancing ones CV
with the successful completion of the internship

3.Summer Internship components:

Meeting your faculty : Students are required to meet their faculty guide before
leaving campus for the internship and discuss the project, approach, mode of
communication to be followed.

Internship: The Summer Internship requires the student to report to the interning
organization as per the dates/timings communicated by the SBM NMIMS in
consultation with interning Organization in order to work on the project.

Ongoing support:. Students are advised to remain in touch with the faculty guide to
seek advice for their internship.
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 Final deliverables of the internship: The final deliverables will be a written report
and presentation to the host organization, as also submission of the written report
(hard copy) to Ms Ashwini Dighe for MBA and Ms Smita Kadam for MBA HR. The
project reports will be shared with the faculty guide at SBM who will then conduct
internship based viva with the student. The Project Report and the viva are a
compulsory part of the academic requirements of the Programme. Please ensure that
the report is free from plagiarized content as the faculty guides will be assessing the
same for plagiarism.

4.Student Responsibilities:

Students are advised to follow the guidelines below for a successful summer internship
experience.
Organize your schedule to ensure your ability to complete the internship components.
Meet / interact with the Faculty Guide to work on your internship plan and inform
them of any potential issues.
Maintain confidentiality at all times regarding information learned at the organisation.
Work with the company mentor to develop the scope of the project and work plan.
Complete the project according to the milestones and timelines set out in the project
scoping document, work plan and course timetable.
Prepare a written report for the organisation on the project and present project
findings to the organisations management group.
Maintain all documents / non disclosure agreements/ confidentiality agreements as
required to be signed by the organization and share in a timely fashion with the
faculty guide.
Achieve learning goals as stated above during the internship.
Exhibit appropriate leadership behavior at all times at the interning organization
Insure delivery of completion certificate by industry mentor to SBM NMIMS
Be a worthy ambassador for SBM, NMIMS at all times
5.Timelines and Submissions:

a. Registration Form for Summer Internship with Project Title (Enclosure 1)

b. Project Proposal: To be emailed to faculty guide / company mentor latest by Monday,
8th May 2017. Basic outline of project proposal is given in the Enclosure 2.

c. Progress Report: To be emailed to faculty guide / company mentor latest by Monday,

22nd May 2017. Basic outline of Progress Report is given in the Enclosure 3.

d. Final Project Report: Last date of submission of final Project report to Academic
office is Friday 23rd June 2017. The final Project Report should be a maximum of
40-50 pages and duly signed by your company mentor & Faculty guide. The report
should be in hard copy.

6.Format of the Project Report:

The Project Report should follow the following suggested format.

1.1 Title Page

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 1.2 Preface
1.3 Acknowledgements
1.4 Executive Summary
1.5 Table of Contents
1.6 List of Tables, Graphs & Figures
1.7 Chapter 1 Introduction & Research Methodology
1.8 Chapters 2, 3, 4, and so on dealing with main project matter
1.9 Last Chapter Findings & Recommendations
1.10 Annexures
1.11 References

7.Evaluation:

I. The summer internship will be treated as a as a non-credit compulsory course.

However the candidate needs to satisfactorily complete the project as an essential
partial fulfillment for award of the MBA degree.
II. Students who have signed NDAs with their respective interning organization are
required to immediately inform the same to their faculty guides. Once the internship
is over the students have to submit a detailed summary of their project(7-8 pages)
declaring learning objectives learning process, methodology followed, findings,
learning & scope of work. Students are requested to carry with them a detailed
presentation for their viva, to share with the faculty mentor ,
III. Clearing the viva is a must and grade of Satisfactory is required for a student to
have successfully completed the internship and progress to the II year of the
Programme
IV. Students have to provide with the report
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a. Completion certificate from the company in the prescribed format.(Enclosure
6)
b. Evaluation format duly filled in by the company guide deeming the
performance of the candidate Satisfactory. (Enclosure 4)

8.Non-Completion:

In case the student does not fulfill all the conditions mentioned above, the summer internship
will need to be repeated by way of another company project or internal project in the second
year, based on approval of the Dean.

9.Confidentiality:

SBM shall endeavor to maintain the confidentiality of the matter contained in the Project
Reports. If the student has signed Confidentiality/ Non Disclosure Agreement with the
Company, then in such cases a synopsis of the project and a letter from the Company Guide
has to be attached to the synopsis for evaluation purposes. However, a viva will be conducted
by the Faculty Guide based on the internship.

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Dr. Debashis Sanyal Dr. Veena Vohra Prof. Seema Rawat
Vice Provost &Dean SBM Associate Dean SBM Prog. Chair (MBA HR)

Enclosure 1
SVKMS NMIMS
School of Business Management
REGISTRATION FORM FOR SUMMER PROJECT TITLE SUBMISSION
(To be emailed to course coordinator & Faculty guide within one week of joining the
company)

PERSONAL DETAILS
Name in capital letter________________________________________________________
Roll No.___________________________Programme______________________________
Phone No.________________________Email ID_________________________________
Name of Faculty Guide _______________________________________________________

SUMMER PROJECT DETAILS

Proposed Title of the Summer Project___________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Name & Designation of Company Guide_________________________________________

Contact No. & Email ID of Company Guide ______________________________________

Name of Company__________________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________________________

Name of City where placed for Summer Internship__________________________________

Start Date of Internship __________________Completion Date of Internship____________

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Signature of Student Date

Enclosure 2

SVKMS NMIMS
School of Business Management

Sample Format For Submission of Project Proposal

(To be emailed to your Company Guide/ Faculty guide latest by Monday , 8th May 2017)

Name of Student
Roll Number: Programme:

Title of Project:
Name of Company Guide:
Name of Faculty Guide:

PROJECT PROPOSAL:
Introduction: (100 words minimum)
Literature/Library review: (250 words minimum)
Purpose and Objectives of Study:

Signatures

Student Company Guide Faculty Guide

Date:

(Students are advised to retain a copy for their records)

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 Enclosure 3

SVKMS NMIMS
School of Business Management

Sample Format For Submission of Progress Report

(To be emailed to your Company Guide / Faculty guide latest by Monday 22nd May
2017)

Name of Student
Roll Number: Programme:

Title of Project:
Name of Company Guide:
Name of Faculty Guide:

PROGRESS REPORT
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Signatures

Student Company Guide Faculty Guide

Date:

(Students are advised to retain a copy for their records)

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 Enclosure 4

SVKMS NMIMS - School of Business Management

Summer Internship Feedback Form
(Last date for submission of this form is June 23, 2017)

Instructions for collection of feedback.

This form is in two parts. Part 1 is to be filled in by the student and handed over to his
company guide. The guide is requested to fill in Part II and place in an envelope, sign over
the flap and seal. This is preferably to be sent directly to the following contact person: (both
part I and II)
Name of Programme_________________
Course Coordinator, Academic Office,
9th Floor, School of Business Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, New Campus
V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W)

Mumbai 400056

PART I (to be filled in by student)

Name of
Student:_________________________________________________________________
Roll Number: ______________________Programme ______________________________

Company details
1 Name of Company:_____________________________________________________
2 Company Guides name________________ designation:________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Phone No _____________________Email ID________________________________
3 NMIMS Faculty Guide
Name_________________________________________________________________
4 Title of summer project:_________________________________________________
5 Dates of Project: From: ________________________To _______________________

6 Brief description of project undertaken by student:

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Declaration by student: I hereby waiver the rights to see the contents of this evaluation, and
permit the company guide to seal his comments in an envelope and mail it directly to
NMIMS.

Signature:________________________ Date _____________________

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 SVKMS NMIMS - School of Business Management
Summer Internship Feedback Form
(Last date for submission of this form is June 24, 2016)
Programme
Name of Student: Roll No.
PART II (To be filled in by Company Guide)

Message to guiding manager:

Thank you for taking the time out to give us feedback on our students summer internship. As you are
probably aware, this is an essential part of our MBA Programme at NMIMS. Your feedback is
valuable to us.
An honest rating will be much appreciated. The student has agreed to waive his rights to view your
ratings. You may place this format inside the envelope provided and sign on the reverse of the
envelope over the flap after sealing it. Your ratings will remain confidential.

Please rate the students competencies on a scale of 0-5.

Poor Below Average Average Good Very Good Excellent

0 1 2 3 4 5

S No. Learning Outcomes Rating

1 Understanding of the business and your specific problem

2 Comprehensiveness and coverage of fact finding and analysis
3 Originality of ideas
4 Quality and practicality of recommendations
5 Clarity of presentation of conclusions
6 Professionalism and expertise
7 Interpersonal relations and communications
8 Adherence to timelines
9 Benefit derived by your organisation from this project
10 Overall delivery of project/tasks
Total
(We request you to kindly total up the figures given alongside the ratings for each of the ten parameters. Thus
your final rating will be from a total of 50. A total less than 20 will be considered Unsatisfactory
performance and the student will deem to have NOT completed this requirement)

Remarks & Areas for Improvement

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Name & Signature:_________________________________________________________________

Name of the company ____________________________Designation _________________________

(Kindly attach your visiting card)
Date:

Enclosure 5

Guidelines and Format of Submission of Report

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1.0 Title Page of the project report: It contains the title of the project report, presented to
whom, on which date, for what purpose, name of the authors along with their Roll No.
and Group No.

2.0 Preface: The Preface is after the Title page. It is started on a right-hand side page. It is
included in numbering but page number is not to be written if it is of only one page. If
Preface is of two pages, then the first page is not numbered but only second and
subsequent pages, if any are numbered. They are numbered in Arabic in lower case font
Times New Roman size 12 with brackets. The objective of writing Preface by the author
is to indicate how the subject was chosen, its importance and need. At the end of the
Preface, the authors/s name is/are given on the right side. On the left side, name of city
where the preface was written, and date appear. All these are put in font Times New
Roman size 12 in italics.

3.0 Acknowledgement: The Acknowledgement is after the Preface. It is started on a right-

hand side page. It is included in numbering but page number is not to be written if it is of
only one page. If Acknowledgement is of two pages, then the first page is not numbered
but only second and subsequent pages, if any are numbered. They are numbered in Arabic
in lower case font Times New Roman size 12 with brackets.

This is an attempt of thanks giving by the author to those who have helped the author
during the work. At the end of the Acknowledgement, the authors/s name is/are given
on the right side. It is put in font Times New Roman size 12 in italics.

4.0 Executive Summary: It is also called Synopsis or Abstract. Executive Summary is after
the Acknowledgement. It starts from the right-hand side page. It is included in numbering
but page number is not to be written if it is of only one page. If Executive Summary is of
two pages, then the first page is not numbered but only second and subsequent pages, if
any are numbered. They are numbered in Arabic in lower case font Times New Roman
size 12 with brackets. Its length is from 100 words to 1000 words depending upon the
length of the project report itself. The Executive Summary provide and overview to the
reader or a busy researcher or executive. It should summarize whole project report
including its findings and recommendations. Important calculations or workings should
be referred with page numbers. E.g: The Company has faced a liquidity crisis in the year
1997-98.

5.0 Table of Contents: The Table of Contents is after the Executive Summary. Table of
Contents is different from Index. (see Annexure for sample)

6.0 List of Tables, Graphs & Figures: This is also just like Table of Contents. It appears
after the Table of Contents. It contains titles and page numbers of all Tables, Graphs &
Figures appearing in the project report. This will help reader to understand the report very
well. (see Annexure for sample)

7.0 Chapter 1 - Introduction & Research Methodology

The first chapter should have the above-mentioned title. The chapter introduces the
reader to the project report. Tries to justify the title and elaborates on the Research

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 Methodology. The following components must be mentioned in the Research
Methodology:

Research Objective
Research Methodology
(a) Primary Data universe, instrument, size
(b) Secondary Data sources
Assumptions
Limitations

8.0 Chapter 2, 3, 4, and so on

All these chapters should be written as per the requirements of the individual project
report

9.0 Last Chapter Findings & Recommendations

The last chapter should have the above-mentioned title. It should enlist the findings of the
project report and give logical, feasible recommendations.

10.0 Annexures help the author to authenticate the main text and the reader to check the data
provided. In the text, the attention of the reader should be drawn to the relevant annexures.
Annexure have to be serialized with capital letter Annexure: A, B, and so on to differentiate
from the chapter numbers. All Annexures and their page numbers are to be listed in the table
of contents. Generally Annexures include the following:

Original data
Long Tables
Legal Decisions, Laws
Extensive Computations
Schedules
Forms
Transcripts of Interviews
Photographs
Any other reference material of secondary nature Newspaper / Magazine cutting

11.0 References
This section contains the source of every reference cited in the text, footnote and any
other relevant works that the author has read or consulted. It gives the reader an idea of
the literature available on the subject and that has influenced or aided the author. (see
Annexure for sample)

Enclosure 6

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 SVKMs NMIMS University
(School of Business Management)

(Completion Certificate to be signed by the Guide under whom the candidate has worked)

Certified that the project titled __________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ presented by
_______________________________________(name) _________________________(Roll
No. represents his/her original work which was carried out by him/her under my guidance
and supervision during the period from ________ 20__ to ____________ 20__.

Name of Company guide:_________________________________

Signature of guide:______________________________

Date:_________________________________________

Name of Faculty guide:_________________________________

Signature of guide:______________________________

Date:_________________________________________

Faculty Guides will carry out checks of these reports to ensure integrity using software, which can check
documents within the batch, across the batch, across past years, worldwide web, etc. Plagiarism is a serious
offence, which is unethical and illegal. If a student is found guilty (intentionally or unintentionally), it will be
considered as misconduct in terms of SBM, NMIMS policies and will be dealt with as per rules of SBM,
NMIMS.

The students should know that all the following are considered as plagiarism i

Turning in someone else's work as your own

Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you
give credit or not .

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Plagiarism is not only copying published work but also using unpublished work of fellow students. Please visit
the reference site to know more about plagiarism http://www.plagiarism.org/

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Sample of Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface (i)
Acknowledgements (iii)
Executive Summary (iv)
List of Tables, Graphs & Figures (vi)

Chapter 1 Introduction & Research Methodology 1

1.1 Introduction to the Hotel Business 1
1.1.1 History of Hotel Business 1
1.1.2 Growth and Evolution of Hotel Business 4
1.1.2.1 Pre Independence 4
1.1.2.2 Post Independence 7
1.1.3 Future Ahead: Hotel Business 12
1.2 Profile of J W Mariott Hotel 21
1.2.1 Background 21
1.2.2 Business 23
1.3 Research Methodology 29
1.3.1 Research Objective 29
1.3.2 Research Methodology 30
1.3.2.1 Primary Data 30
1.3.2.2 Secondary Data 31
1.3.3 Assumptions 31
1.3.4 Limitations 32

Chapter 2, 3, 4, and so on

Last Chapter Findings & Recommendations

Annexure

A: List of Cost Items in Hotel Industry A-1

B: Transcript of Interviews B-1

C: Questionnaire C-1
and so on

References B-1

Glossary G-1

Index I-1

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 Sample of List of Tables, Graphs & Figures
List of Tables, Graphs & Figures

Tables

Table 1.1: Distribution of National Income 4

Table 1.2: Revenues of Hotel Business in India 12
Table 4.1: Cost Items of JW Mariott Hotel 62

Graphs

Graph 1.1: Contribution of Hotel Business in Service Industries 3

Graph 3.2: Net Profits of J W Mariott Hotel 56

Figures

Figure 3.1: Flow Chart of Processes at J W Mariott Hotel 49

Figure 4.1: Cost Allocation at J W Mariott Hotel 67

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 References & Footnotes
The following are tips to be observed while drafting the Reference section and Footnotes:

1 The Reference section contains the source of every reference cited in the footnote and
text.
2 The surname of the author is given first (Patel, Ajay). But in footnote the first name is
given first (Ajay Patel).
3 References are to arranged in the alphabetical order of the last name of the author.
Footnotes are arranged in the sequence in which they have been referred in the text.
4 Categorize Reference section by headings such as Books, Magazines & Journals,
Newspapers & Pamphlets, Websites, etc.
5 Please use examples given below to draft the citations

For One Author

Reference

Patel, Ajay. Cost Reduction Techniques. Mumbai: Vikas Publication, 1999. 230 pp.

Footnote

Ajay Patel, Cost Reduction Techniques (Mumbai: Vikas Publication, 1999), p. 31.

Example of Two Authors

Reference

Singh, Mohinder; and Pandya, J.F. Government Publications of India. Delhi : Metropolitan
Book, 1967. 270 pp

Footnote

Mohinder Singh and J.F. Pandya, Government Publications of India (Delhi : Metropolitan
Book, 1967), p. 21

Example of Three Authors

Reference

Mote, V.L. Malya,M. Meenakshi; and Saha, Jahar. Tables for Capital Investment Analysis.
Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management, 1986.36 pp

Footnote

V.L. Mote, M.Meenakshi Malya and Jahar Saha, Tables for Capital Investment Analysis
(Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management, 1968) p. 10

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Example of More Than Three Authors

Reference

Desai, D.K., et al., Studies in Block Development and Cooperative Organisation.

Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management, 1966. 383 pp.

Footnote

D.K. Desai, et al., Studies in Block Development and Cooperative Organisation (Ahmedabad:
Indian Institute of Management, 1966), p. 10

Example of Photocopy / Diskette / CD-Rom Material

Reference

Rao, G.N. A Life Table Approach to Wastage in Education, Jaipur: University of Rajasthan,
1958. 121 pp. (Photocopy / Diskette / CD-ROM)

Footnote

G.N. Rao, A Life Table Approach to Wastage in Education, (Jaipur: University of

Rajasthan, 1958), p. 10 (Photocopy / Diskette / CD-ROM)

Example of Article in a Journal

Reference

Gandhi, Ved P. Taxation of Agricultural Incomes, Industrial Times, X, 12, (15 June 1968), 8

Footnote

Ved P. Gandhi, Taxation of Agricultural Incomes, Industrial Times, X, 12, (15 June 1968),
8

6 Example of Article in a Newspaper

Reference

Gandhi, Ved P., Will the Budget Achieve Its Aims? Certain Doubts, The Economic Times,
VIII, 2,(8 Mar 1968), 5.

Footnote

Ved P. Gandhi, Will the Budget Achieve Its Aims? Certain Doubts, The Economic Times,
VIII, 2,(8 Mar 1968), 5.

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Example of More Than One Item of an Author

Reference

Shah, B.G. Farm Finance: A Few Important Issues, Artha Vikas, IV, 1, (Jan 1968), 38-45.

Alternative Method:

____________. Manpower Development for Banks, The Economic Times, VIII, 3, (26
June 1968), 5.

Example of Internet Document

Reference

Wainwright, Mark. markw@harlqn.co.uk MLA Citation Style for Internet Documents,

Article D8Gv79.IMB@harlequin.co.uk in Usenet newsgroup alt.usage.english.12 May 1995.

Footnote

Mark Wainwright, markw@harlqn.co.uk MLA Citation Style for Internet Documents,

Article D8Gv79.IMB@harlequin.co.uk in Usenet newsgroup alt.usage.english.12 May 1995.

Example of Interview

Reference

Kumar, Arvind. The Future of Computers. Interview by V.P. Gandhi (or by author), 21
October 1998, Calcutta. Tape recording. Public Library. Ahmedabad

Footnote

Arvind Kumar, The Future of Computers. Interview by V.P. Gandhi (or by author), 21
October 1998, Calcutta. Tape recording. Public Library. Ahmedabad

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