Research Project Format

I. Prefactory Pages

II. Body of the Report

III. Terminal Items

 I. Prefactory Pages

a) Title/Cover Page
b) Declaration
c) Guide’s certificate
d) Company’s certificate
e) Acknowledgement
 I. Prefactory Pages ( contd…)

f) Content page
g) List of tables
h) List of figures
i) List of Abbreviations
j) Executive summary of the Project
 II. Body of the Report

Chapter I : Introduction
Chapter II : Profile of the organisation
Chapter III : Research Design & Methodology
Chapter IV : Conceptual Background
Chapter V : Data Presentation , Analysis
and Interpretation
Chapter VI : Findings & Suggestions and
Conclusion
 III. Terminal Items

1. Bibliography
2. Appendices
Questionnaire or Interview Schedule
Complex Tables
Technical Note
3. Glossary Items
4. Index
 DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the Project Report

entitled (Title of the Project) written and submitted by me
to the University of Pune, in partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the award of degree of Master of Business
Administration under the guidance of (Name of the
student) is my original work and the conclusions drawn
therein are based on the material collected by myself.
Place: Pune
Date: 30 / 07/2008 Research Student
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Project Report entitled (Title of

the Project) which is being submitted herewith for the
award of the degree of Master of Business Administration
of University of Pune, Pune is the result of the original
research work completed by (Name of the student) under
my supervision and guidance and to the best of my
knowledge and belief the work embodied in this Project
Report has not formed earlier the basis for the award of
any degree or similar title of this or any other University or
examining body.

Place:
Date: Project Guide
 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

• Concept and context of the study.

• Statement of the Problem.
• Objectives of the Study.
• Scope and Limitations of the Study.
 CHAPTER II
PROFILE OF THE ORGANISATION
1. Name, Address and Location of the company
2. Vision and Mission of the Organisation
3. Historical Background of the Organistion
4. Organisational Chart
5. Current status of the organisation.
6. Different product profiles of the company.
7. Future Plans of the organisation.
8. Any other relevant information of the organisation-
National/International participation or recognition
/awards etc.
 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN AND
METHODOLOGY
I. Sources of Data Collection
i) Primary Source
ii) Secondary Source
II. Sample Description
Method of sample selection
Size of sample
Sample analysis.
 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN AND
METHODOLOGY
I. Sources of Data Collection.
i) Primary Source:
a) Observation Method
b) Interview Method
c) Questionnaire Method.
 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN AND
METHODOLOGY

ii) Secondary Source:

a) Books
b) Journals
c) Company Publications : Newsletter /
Annual Reports / Monographs etc.
d) Websites
 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN AND
METHODOLOGY
II. Sample Description
a) Method of sample selection
i) Probability Sampling
ii) Non-Probability Sampling
b) Size of sample
c) Sample analysis.
 CHAPTER IV
Conceptual Background
• Related Literature
• Previous research on the relevant topic
• Conceptual Description of the topic.
• Theoritical Background.
 CHAPTER V
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION
• Presentation of Data in Tabular form
a) Table No.
b) Title of the table.
c) Captions (Columns Heading)
d) Stubs (Row Heading)
e) Table Body
f) Head Note
g) Foot Note
• Interpretation of the data.
• Various Statistical measures to analyse the data.
 CHAPTER VI
Findings , Suggestions and
Conclusion
• This chapter should cover the following:
1. Main Findings (Based only on the analysis
and interpretation of the data)
2. Suggestions (only major suggestion).
3. Conclusion-This is the brief summing up
of the entire project, preferably with
positive attitude.
 Bibliography
Name of the Author, Title of the Book/Periodical,
Name of the Publication, Year of Publication,
Place of Publication, Page No.

Krishnaswamy,K.N., (2006) , Management

Research Methodology: Integration of Principles,
Methods and Techniques, Pearson Education ,
New Delhi, Pg 201
 TITLE PAGE
“ Title of the Project”
Project Report Submitted to University of Pune
In Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for the Award of Degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

By
“Name of Student”

Under the guidance of

“Name of Faculty / Guide”

Name of Institution
“Year of Course”
 CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Executive Summary
Chapter I : Introduction
Chapter II : Profile of the organisation
Chapter III : Research Design & Methodology
Chapter IV : Conceptual Background
Chapter V : Data Presentation , Analysis
and Interpretation
Chapter VI : Findings & Suggestions and Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEXURE