GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF THESES/DISSERTATIONS/

PROJECT REPORTS FOR

BE./M.Tech.

Preamble:

While utmost attention must be paid to the content of the

thesis/dissertation/report. (Hereinafter called the 'thesis'), which is being
submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements of the respective degree, it
is imperative that a standard format be prescribed.
Abstract

An abstract is a short (Generally 100- 200) words, slandered summary of your

research work. It provides a ‘’shop window” that readers can use to help them
to decide whether or not your research is worth reading .You need to answer
the following thing s in your abstract
What is the background of your topic and why it is important?
What do you investigate and what problem were you trying to solve?
What are your methodologies, and implications of your discoveries?

1 Organization of the Thesis/ Dissertation/ Report

This thesis shall be presented in a number of chapters, starting with

Introduction and ending with Summary and Conclusions. Each of the other
chapters will have a precise title reflecting the contents of the chapter. A
chapter can be subdivided into sections, subsections and subsubsectionso
as to present the content discretely and with due emphasis

1.1 Introduction

The title of Chapter 1 shall be Introduction. It shall justify and highlight the
problem posed, define the topic and explain the aim and scope of the work
presented in the thesis. It may also highlight the significant contributions
from the investigation. It shall highlight the importance of the investigation
and also define the topic and scope of the work envisaged.
1.2 Review of Literature

This shall normally form Chapter 2 and shall present a critical appraisal of
the previous work published in the literature pertaining to the topic of the
investigation. The extent and emphasis on this chapter shall depend on the
nature of the investigation. The work which is expected to be carried out in
the light above review should be the end paragraph of this chapter.

1.3 Work done :( Report on the present investigation)

The work carried out shall be presented in one or more chapters depending
on the nature of the investigation. Due importance shall be given to
experimental setups, procedures adopted, techniques developed,
methodologies developed and adopted. Each chapter shall have suitable
title. Each chapter must have several sections and subsections with suitable
sub-titles. These chapters shall be presented important and short
derivations and representative data in the tables and figures. Information
such as lengthy derivations. Voluminous tables and large numbers of figures
shall be presented in the appendix.
The figures shall be drawn by drafting software or by draftsman with
stenciled text. Free hand text will not be permitted. Xerox of Figures, graphs,
tables, photographs from any reference is not permitted. Each figure or table
may follow its first mention and not proceed. All figures, tables, graphs shall
be titled. Title of table with table number should appear at the top and for the
rest at the bottom with figure number.
Mathematical portion should preferably be typed. Where it is not possible,
ample space shall be left and equations and symbols shall be inserted in
permanent black ink.

1.4 Results and Discussions

This shall form the penultimate chapter of the thesis and shall include a
thorough evaluation of the investigation carried out and bring out the
contributions from the study. The discussion shall logically lead to inferences
and conclusions as well as scope for possible further future work.
1.5 Summary and Conclusions

This will be the final chapter of the thesis. A brief report of the work carried
out shall form the first part of the Chapter. Conclusions derived from the
logical analysis presented in the Results and Discussions. Chapter shall be
presented and clearly enumerated, each point Stated separately. Scope for
future work should be stated lucidly in the last part of the chapter.
The future scope statement is a useful tool for future decision making when
new change requests are considered to modify the project work. It also
defines boundaries of project and clarifies what deliverables are in and out
of scope.
Future scope is the part of future planning that involves determining and
documenting a list of specific goals.

1.6 Appendix

Detailed information, lengthy derivations, raw experimental observations

Etc. is to be presented in the separate appendices, which shall be numbered
in Roman Capitals (e.g. “Appendix IV”). Since reference can be drawn to
published/ unpublished literature in the appendices these should precede
the “Literature Cited” section.

1.7 Literature cited:

‘literature cited’ shall follow the last chapter it shall give the list works
(papers, books etc) referred to in the body of the text and shall be arranged
in the order they are first cited in the text. The numbering shall be Arabic
numerals indicated in [ ] brackets along with the author names in text.
(Sander [5] has used elliptical sprockets for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _).
For any paper, information shall contain the name of the authors, the title of
the paper, the name of the journal, the volume number underscored, the
page number and year of publication in parenthesis, in case of reference
from journal or books in languages other than English, the title of the journal
or book should be transliterated in Latin script and not translated. For any
book the information shall contain the names of authors, the title of the book,
and the name of publisher, the edition and the year of publication in
 parenthesis. For papers and books with joint authorship, the names of
all the authors, shall be reproduced in the same order, the author name
should begin with the last name followed by the initials. For example,
Paper: Khedkar S.S., ; ‘Newly Developed Automatic Lay-Up Process for
Manufacturing of FRP Sheets’, journal of Computational Engineering
Research ,Volume-03, (2013), ISSN:2250-3005.
Book: Hashem Akbari,”A review of methods for the manufacturing of
residential roofing surfaces”, Lawrance Berkeley, (2003).
The text of the thesis should positively indicate the numbers given to the
paper or book in the list of references, wherever they are referred to

1.7.1 Publications by the candidate

Articles, technical notes etc. on the topic of the thesis published by the
candidate may be separately listed after the literature cited. This may also
be included in the contents. The Candidates may also include reprints of
his/her publications after the literature citation.

1.8 Acknowledgements

The acknowledgements shall indicate the extent to which assistance has

been received from the various sources by the candidate in his work.
 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 Draft copy:
The draft copy of the report should be given for correction (if any) to each
of the guides and after it is approved the final print outs and bindings to be
done.
 Cover Page color: Norms may differ.(Given in quick instruction)
 List of tables:
It shall indicate both the table number, table title and corresponding page
number. The table number should be in decimal notation indicating the
chapter number and table number in that chapter e.g.2.11 refers to table
11 in chapter 2. Any reference in the text should be given as by quoting the
relevant Para’s such as “Table 2.11”.
 List of Figures:
It shall indicate both the Figure number, Figure title and corresponding
page number. The Figure number should be in decimal notation indicating
the chapter number and Figure number in that chapter e.g.4.6 refers to
Figure 6 in chapter 4. Any reference in the text should be given as by
quoting the relevant Para’s such as “Fig 4.6”.
 Nomenclature:
It should contain the list of the symbols used. They shall be arranged
alphabetically in the order of Latin letters, Greek letters and letters
superscripts. As far as possible the generally accepted symbols should be
used. Symbols not available in software shall be written in permanent
black ink.

 No matter should be written on the left side. All matter should be (including
written matter, figures and photographs) on the right side. Photographs
should be mounted on thick sheet, titled and inserted at appropriate place
or all together as independent appendix.

 Use of italic and short forms should be avoided. If short form is to be used
first a long form and then in bracket its short form should be given. (It is
 common to use Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) under
such……………).
 Written matter should be in third person (use of I, We, You etc should be
avoided) in present tense as far as possible.
 DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF PROJECT
REPORT

THESIS FORMAT
 Quality:
The thesis shall be printed/Xeroxed on white bond paper, whiteness
95% or above, Weight 70 gram or more per square meter

 Size:
The size of the paper shall be standard A 4; height 297 mm, width 210
mm.

 Type Setting, Text Processing and Printing:

The text shall be printed employing LaserJet or Inkjet printer, the text
having been processed using a standard text processor. The standard
font shall be Times New Roman of 12 pts with 1.5 line spacing.

FEATURES
 The final copy of the project report shall contain all the
modifications/corrections suggested by the guide.
 The project report shall include the certificate of approval to be signed
by Guide

PROJECT REPORT SIZE

 The maximum number of pages of the project report should be 100.

PAPER QUALITY
 The copy of the project report to be submitted to the Departmental
Library should be durable. To achieve durability, ideally, paper used in
the project report should be acid-neutral or acid-free (as designated on
the package) so that it does not turn brown over time. In the absence
of this quality of paper, the paper has to weigh at least 85 GSM (grams
per square meter).
 PAPER SIZE
 The standard size of paper of a project report is 21.5 cm (8½ inch)
wide and 28 cm (11 inches) long.
 Oversized figures and tables, if any, should be reduced to fit with the
size of the project report but the reduction should not be so drastic as
to impair clarity of their contents. One may also fold these pages to fit
with the project report size.

SINGLE-SIDED PRINTING
 It is suggested that the project report be printed on one side of the
paper.

NON-PAPER MATERIAL
 Digital materials, such as CDs and DVDs, may be included in the
project report. They have to be given in a closed pocket in the inside of
the back cover page of the project report.
 All non-paper materials, as above, must have a label each indicating
the name of the student and the date of submission.

PAGE NUMBERING
 Page numbers for the prefacing materials of the project report shall be
in small Roman numerals and should be centered at the bottom of the
pages.
 Page numbers for the body of the project report should be in Arabic
numerals and should be centered at the bottom of the pages. The
pagination should start with the first page of Chapter 1 and should
continue throughout the text (including tables, figures, and appendices)

BINDING
 The final copies of the project report submitted for examination shall be
hardbound.
 These copies should have, on their spines, the abbreviated title of the
project report, the name of the student, and the year of submission of
the final version of the project report.

FORMAT FOR THE PROJECT REPORT

After the text of the project report is written, it is to be formatted in an
appropriate manner for printing. The following guidelines are provided
to format the project report for easy readability.

FONT
 The preferred font size of the text in the project report is 12 point. The
minimum font size of materials within a table or a figure can be 8 point,
however.
 The preferred font type is Times New Roman.

MARGINS
 A margin of 3.75 cm (1½ inch) is to be given on the binding edge while
on the other sides it is to be 2.5 cm (1 inch). The text of the project
report, including headings, figures, tables, and notes, but excluding
page numbers, must be accommodated within the page area.

LINE SPACING
 The line spacing in the main text must be 1.5 lines. single lines spacing
should be given for quotations, abstract, declaration, project report
approval, figure captions, table titles, figure legends, footnotes, and
references.
 Equations, tables, figures, and quotations should be set off from the
main text with adequate space (not less than the normal line spacing
adopted for the main text).
 Two consecutive paragraphs should be separated by a spacing which
must be larger than the line spacing adopted for the text.
 THE PREFATORY MATERIALS

Title of the Project report

 The title of the project report should remain same as that given in the
synopsis.
 Use of formulae, symbols, Greek letters, etc., should be substituted by
their word equivalents.

COVER PAGE
 Cover page of “DARK BROWN color with white color screen
printing”, (May be vary) should contain the title of the project report
and the name of the candidate.
 The spine of the project report should be provided with an abbreviated
title of the project report, the name of the student, and the year of
submission.
See Sample Page 1 for details.

TITLE PAGE (FIRST INNER PAGE)

The title page (first inner page) should be similar to the cover page but
should contain a few additional items. This page will not only bear the
title of the project report and the candidate’s name, but also the name
of the degree for which the project report is submitted, the name of the
Institute, month and year of submission of the project report.
See Sample Page 2 for details.

APPROVAL OF THE GUIDE, COORDINATOR, HOD AND

PRINCIPAL
Each final copy of the project report should have a page for certificate
of approval bearing the original signatures of the guide, coordinator,
HOD and Principal
See Sample Page 3 for details.
 DECLARATION BY THE STUDENTS
The student has to give a declaration to the effect that the data used
for the work, the work depicted in the project report, and the written
material contained in the project report are not copied from others and
that due permission has been taken from, and due credit has been
given to, the sources whenever they are used.
See Sample Page 4 for details.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It should be limited, preferably, to one page.

CONTENTS
Chapter numbers, chapter names, section numbers, section headings,
subsection numbers, and subsection headings, along with the
corresponding page numbers, should be given in the Contents.
See Sample Page 5 for details.

LIST OF SYMBOLS
All the symbols used in the project report are to be given here along
with their explanations and units of measurement (if applicable).

ABSTRACT
 The abstract of the project report should be limited to 300 words.
 A list of keywords should follow the abstract.

BODY OF THE PROJECT REPORT

 The project report should be written in either British or American
English, not a mixed mode
 The chapters should have numbers in Arabic numerals and should be
written as Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc. This should be followed by the
title of the chapter (e.g., Introduction, etc.). The font size should be 16-
point, bold for the titles.
 Figures, tables, graphs should be positioned within the body of the text
immediately after citation and should not be positioned separately.

REFERENCES
 IEEE style of referencing is the preferred style for a project report.

APPENDICES
 Each appendix should be identified as Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.
 It should also have a title.
 The appendices and their titles should be listed in the Contents.
 Section and sub-section headings, equations, figures, and tables
should be identified as A.1, A.2, etc., in accordance with their
appearance in an appendix.
 DESIGNING AND SIMULATION OF MICROSTRIP
PATCH ANTENNA FOR WLAN APPLICATION
This project report is submitted to
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering & Research
(An Institution Affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
In partial fulfillment of the requirement
For the award of the degree
Of
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication
Engineering

By
Ms. Anagha Huddar Ms. Simran Khodwe
Mr.Aniket Kadu Mr.Chaitanya Ghate
Mr.Rakesh Shahu

Under the guidance of

Prof. Komal Tumsare

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION

ENGINEERING
Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s

RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH,

NAGPUR-441110
(An institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur)
Session
2018-2019
 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL

Certified that the project report entitled “Designing & Fabrication Of Microstrip
Patch Antenna Using WLAN Application” has been successfully completed by
Anagha Huddar, Simran Khodwe, Rakesh Shahu, Aniket Kadu, Chaitanya
Ghate under the guidance of Prof. Komal Tumsare inrecognition to the partial
fulfillment for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics &
Telecommunicatios Engineering, Session 2018-2019, Rajiv Gandhi College of
Engineering & Research, Nagpur (An Institution Affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukdoji
Maharaj Nagpur University)

Prof. Komal Tumsare Dr. Sachin Khade

ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION YCCE

Dr.Manisha Khorgade Manali M. Kshirsagar

HOD, ETC Dept. Principal, RGCER
 DECLARATION

We certify that

a. The work contained in this project has been done by me under the guidance of
my supervisor(s).
b. The work has not been submitted to any other Institute for any degree
diploma.
c. We have followed the guidelines provided by the Institute in preparing the
project report.
d. We have conformed to the norms and guidelines given in the Ethical Code of
Conduct of the Institute.
e. Whenever we have used materials (data, theoretical analysis, figures, and text)
from other sources, we have given due credit to them by citing them in the text
of the report and giving their details in the references. Further, we have taken
permission from the copyright owners of the sources, whenever necessary.

Signature of the Students

1. Anagha Huddar
2. Simran Khodwe
3. Aniket Kadu
4. Chaitanya Ghate
5. Rakesh Shahu
 CONTENTS Page No.

Title Page i
Certificate of Approval ii
DECLARATION iii
Acknowledgement iv
Project Work Collaborations / Intra Departments with Certification/ Authentication by
Collaboration Partner (If Applicable) v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables vii
List of Figures
…
List of Abbreviations …
List of Symbols
Abstract …
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Overview
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Thesis Objectives
1.4 Thesis Contributions …
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Overview
2.2. Patent Search

CHAPTER 3 WORK DONE :( Report on the present investigation)

3.1
3.2

CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1
4.2
4.3

CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

5.1
5.2
5.3

CHAPTER 6 – APPENDIX
6.1
6.3 –
6.4 –
CHAPTER 7 – LITERATURE CITED

REFERENCES
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Sr. No. Authors Title of Paper Name of Place and date of

International Publication with Citation
Journals / Index
International
Conference