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JAYA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

CHENNAI 602 024

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF PROJECT REPORT

GENERAL FORMAT

1. The project report should be in A4 size paper with margins of 1.25 inch on left side and 1
inch each on all other sides. Total number of pages should not be less than 70 and should
not exceed 100.
2. One and half line spacing should be used in the general text for typing the report.
3. TWO HARD BOUND, ONE SPIRAL, light blue colour of the project reports must be
submitted to the Department and ONE ADDITIONAL project report to be submitted to the
Company(if required). The cover should be printed in black letters and the text for printing
should be identical. Soft copy of the project should be submitted in the form of
CD(Rewritable CD)
4. The project report should use Font style TIMES NEW ROMAN and font size 12.
5. A specimen copy of the Cover Page & Title Page, Bonafide Certificate, Declaration,
Organisation Certificate, Acknowledgement, Contents, List of Tables and List of Charts.
are given in the Appendix
6. The list of tables and list of charts should use exactly the same captions as they appear above
the tables in the text.
7. Appendices are provided to give supplementary information. Appendices should be
numbered using ALPHABETS, e.g. Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.
8. List of References –The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading
“REFERENCES” in alphabetical order in single spacing left – justified. The reference
material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the first author. The name of the
author/authors should be immediately followed by the year and other details.

A typical illustrative list given below relates to the citation example quoted above.

REFERENCES

1. Ariponnammal, S. and Natarajan, S. (1994) ‘Transport Phonomena of Sm Sel – X

Asx’, Pramana – Journal of Physics Vol.42, No.1, pp.421-425.

2. Barnard, R.W. and Kellogg, C. (1980) ‘Applications of Convolution Operators to

Problems in Univalent Function Theory’, Michigan Mach, J., Vol.27, pp.81–94.
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APPENDIX – A (A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page)

TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT

PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

(University Logo)

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

By

STUDENT NAME
Register Number:

Under the guidance of

FACULTY NAME WITH QUALIFICATIONS

PG DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

JAYA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE
(Affiliated to the University of Madras)
THIRUNINRAVUR, CHENNAI 602 024

MONTH & YEAR

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APPENDIX – B (SECOND PAGE)

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project report titled ”____________________________________” is a

bonafide record work carried out by Mr. /Mrs. _____________________Reg. No. _____ for summer

project, under my guidance, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION by the UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

PROJECT GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

PRINCIPAL

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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ANNEXURE C (THIRD PAGE)

DECLARATION

I, ____STUDENT NAME______ (Reg. No____) hereby declare that this project titled

“_____________________________________________________________________

______” submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER

OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS is my original

work and it has not formed the basis for the award of any other degree.

(Signature of the Student)

STUDENT NAME

Place: Chennai

Date:
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APPENDIX – D (FOURTH PAGE)
(ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD)

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

This is to certify that ______STUDENT NAME ___, student of MBA final year of JAYA COLLEGE
OF ARTS & SCIENCE, CHENNAI 602 024, has successfully completed his/her project work on
“______________________________________________________”(PROJECT TITLE) from
___________ to _____

For COMPANY NAME

COMPANY GUIDE
DESIGNATION
DEPARTMENT
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APPENDIX – D (FIFTH PAGE)

Acknowledgement content

Acknowledgement - Acknowledgement should be in the following order.

1st para – Prof. Dr. A Kanagaraj M.A., M. Phil., Ph. D., Chairman,
Mrs. K VijayaKumari M.A., B. Ed., Secretary,
Er. K. Navaraj M. Tech. Ph. D., Vice Chairman

2nd para – Dr. P.Guhan M.C.A, Ph. D., Principal

DR. V. Vijayakumar M.A., Ph. D., Vice Principal

3rd para – Mrs. M Kalaivani M.B.A, M. Phil, (Ph. D). HOD, P.G. Department of Management
Studies & Commerce

4th para – Organisation Guide,

5th para – Faculty guide, (Designation) all faculty members

Mrs. A Vijaylakshmi M.B.A, M. Phil, (Ph. D), Asst. Prof., Mrs. N. Mythili M.B.A, M.
Phil., Asst. Prof, Ms. J. Sharanya Devi, M.B.A, M. Phil., Asst. Prof, Mrs. P. Menaka
M.B.A, M. Phil., Asst. Prof, Mrs.S.Swarnalatha, M.B.A,M.Com, M. Phil., Asst. Prof,

6th para – Respondents, family, friends and relatives.

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APPENDIX – E (SIXTH PAGE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Description Page No.

No.
Title Page i
Bonafide certificate ii
Declaration iii
Organization certificate iv
Acknowledgement v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables vii
List of Charts viii
I Introduction
1.1 Introduction of the topic
1.2 Industry Profile
1.3 Company profile
1.4 Need for the study
1.5 Objectives of the study
1.6 Scope of the study
II Literature Review
III Research Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Sources of Data
3.3 Sample Size
3.4 Sampling technique
3.5 Tools for Data Analysis
3.6 Limitations of the study
IV Data Analysis and Interpretation
V Findings, Suggestions and Conclusion
5.1 Findings
5.2 Suggestions
5.3 Conclusions
Bibliography

Annexures
Questionnaire / Balance Sheet