KMEA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

EDATHALA
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF MTech
SEMINAR/MINI & MAIN PROJECT/INDUSTRIAL TRAINING REPORT

1. NO OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT

The number of copies of the report to be submitted to the Department is
i. For Seminar – 2 copies
ii. For Mini & Main Project – 2 copies
iii. For Industrial Training - the number of students in the group plus one.
One copy will be retained by the Department and the other copy(ies) will be returned to the
students after signature of In-charge and Head of Department. A soft copy on good quality CD
will also have to be submitted to the Department.

2. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

Cover page: The title of the seminar/project, author, department, month and year of submission
along with the emblem of the College should be included on the front cover. This has to be made
in a special thick plastic coated paper. (See sample: page no. 6)

There should be three main parts of the report:

1. Preliminary Part
2. Body of the report
3. Concluding or Final part

PRELIMINARY PART (Place all the pages as in the order below)

1. Cover Page
2. Certificate – On thick plastic coated paper (See Sample)
3. Acknowledgement
4. Abstract
5. Table of contents
6. List of abbreviations, if any
7. List of figures, if any
8. List of symbols, if any
9. List of tables, if any

BODY OF THE REPORT

Contains the different chapters.

Chapter 1 should contain the Introduction
Chapter 2 should contain the Literature Survey, where ever applicable.
Last Chapter should contain the Conclusions
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The no. of chapters in between Chapter 1 and Last Chapter should be arranged into 2 or 3. The
pages in a chapter should be not less than 3.

CONCLUDING OR FINAL PART

References (See Sample)

Appendix or Appendices (if any)

3. NUMBERING OF PAGE, SECTIONS, SUBSECTIONS, EQUATIONS,

FIGURES, ETC

The preliminary part of the report should be numbered in ROMAN NUMERALS

(i,ii,…), starting from List of abbreviations.
The first page of the first chapter onwards should be numbered in ARABIC
NUMERALS (1,2,…). The number should be at the bottom of the page and should be
centered.
The page should contain the name of the department (on the left) and the college (on the
right) as Footer along with the page number. (See Sample)
The section and subsection numbers under a particular chapter should be as follows.
o For eg., the sections of Chapter 2 should be numbered as 2.1,2.2,2.3,…
o The subsections in section 2.2 should be numbered 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, …
o Avoid subsections under a subsection (ie, 2.2.1.1 is not allowed)
The figures in Chapter 2 should be numbered Fig.2.1, Fig.2.2, …
The tables in Chapter 2 should be numbered Table 2.1, Table 2.2, …
The equations in Chapter 2 should be numbered Eqn(2.1), Eqn(2.2), …

All figures, tables and equations should have proper captions.

Usually figure and equations captions are written below the figure or equation.
(Centered)
All table captions are written on top of the table. (Centered)

4. PAGE DIMENSION AND BINDING SPECIFICATIONS:

The dimension of the seminar report should be in A4 size. The margins are to be set as
given in the table below.

5. PREPARATION FORMAT:
i. Abstract – Abstract should be one page synopsis of the report typed, 1.5 line spacing,
Font Style Times New Roman (TNR) and Font Size 12.
ii. Table of Contents – A specimen copy of the Table of Contents of the seminar report is
given below, TNR, Font Size 12, 1.5 line spacing. (See Sample)

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 iii. List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Equations & List of Abbreviations – the list
should use exactly the same captions as they appear in the body of the report. 1.5 line
spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this list. The abbreviations should
be in alphabetical order. (See Sample)
iv. Chapters – The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 parts (i) Introductory chapter,
(ii) Chapters developing the main theme (iii) and Conclusion.

The main text will be divided into several chapters (preferably not more than 3) and each
chapter may be further divided into several sections and sub-sections(no sub-subsections)

 Each chapter should be given an appropriate title (Dont use Applications,

Advantages , Dis-advantages, etc as titles.)

 Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the
reference where they are cited.

v. List of References –The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading
“REFERENCES” in single spacing and should be justified. References can be numbered
as 1, 2, 3 etc in order in which they are referred to in the body of the report. A typical
reference in the body of the report will appear as “as stated in [3] or in [3]-[5]” etc. This
is the method followed in IEEE journals.

References to journal papers should contain (in the order) the name of the
author(s), title of the paper, name of the journal, Volume no., Issue no., particular
pages (pp) and year of the publication. If there are more than three authors, it is
enough to mention the name of the first author followed be et.al (meaning and
others).

Conference papers should mention (in the order) the name of the author(s), title of
the paper, name of the conference, place in which the conference was held and
date, month and year of the conference along with the page numbers of the paper
in the proceedings of the conference.

Reference to books should contain (in the order) the name of the author, title of
the book, name of the publisher, edition no. and year of publication.

Reference to website (See sample)

Examples of reference items of different categories shown in the References section include:
example of a book in [1]
example of a journal article in [2]
example of a conference paper in [3]
example of a website in [4]

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 vi. Appendices - Some items which are typically included in appendices are: Major
derivations or theoretical developments, important and original computer programs, data
sheets that are too large to be represented simply in the results chapter, pictures or
diagrams of results which are not important enough to keep in the main text.

6. TYPING INSTRUCTIONS

One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text
shall be typed in the Font style „Times New Roman‟ and Font size 12.

Boundary lines are not allowed on the report pages.

Details Font Type Font size Spacing

Chapter headings with Times New

14pt bold capitals Centered
chapter number on top Roman

Times New
Section headings 12pt bold capitals Left adjusted
Roman

Times New 12pt. sentence

Subsection headings Left adjusted
Roman case

Times New 12pt.bold

Paragraph headings Left adjusted
Roman sentence case

Adjusted on both left and right

Times New (Justified) and with 1.5 spacing
Body of seminar report 12 pt
Roman for text and double spacing for
equations

Left Margin 1.5 inch To accommodate binding area

Right Margin 1.25 inch All pages

On pages on which chapter

2.0 inch
Margins begins
Top

1.0 inch Other pages

Bottom 1.25 inch All pages

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7. COVER PAGE (SAMPLE ON PAGE NO.6 & NO.7)

Title of the seminar/mini project/ main project: Centered, capital letters, Times New
Roman Font Size 16, Bold *Industrial Training Report does not contain this Title
field
Seminar/Mini Project/Main Project/Industrial Training Report: Times New Roman
Font Size 14, Capitals, Bold
Submitted by: Times New Roman Font Size 12, lower case, italics
Name of the author submitting the thesis: Times New Roman Font Size 14, Capitals,
Bold in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Font Times New Roman Italics
Size 12
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY in ELECTRONICS AND
COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING : Times New Roman, Capitals, Bold,
Font Size 14
(Specialization in Communication Engineering) : Times New Roman,
Italics, Bold, Font Size 16
Emblem of Institute (at least 1.6 inch height and 1.33 inch width)
Details of Institute (Times New Roman, Capitals, Bold, Font Size 14) as given below:
KMEA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
EDATHALA
Month and Year

8. CERTIFICATE
SEMINAR/ MAIN PROJECT/ MINI PROJECT (SAMPLE ON PAGE
NO. 6) & INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (SAMPLE ON PAGE NO.7)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

ENGINEERING: Times New Roman Font Size 14, Capitals, Bold
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE: Times New Roman Font Size 16, Capitals,
Bold
This is to certify that this Industrial Training Report; was prepared and presented by; of
the Seventh* Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering in partial fulfillment
of requirement for the award of Degree of Master of Technology in Electronics and
Communication Engineering (Specialization in Communication Engineering) under the
M.G. University during the year 2011*: Times New Roman Font Size 12, Italics
NAME OF THE SEMINAR: Times New Roman Font Size 12, Bold, Italics
NAME OF THE STUDENT: Times New Roman Font Size 12, Bold, Capitals
(Reg No.: 08104047): Times New Roman Font Size 12, Bold
Names of Guide, Coordinator, HOD: Times New Roman Font Size 12
INTERNAL GUIDE, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, EXTERNAL EXAMINER:
Times New Roman Font Size 12, Capitals

* Change as applicable
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 SAMPLE FOR COVER PAGE OF SEMINAR & MINI/MAIN
PROJECT

NAME OF MINI PROJECT/MAIN PROJECT/SEMINAR*

MINI PROJECT/MINI PROJECT/SEMINAR* REPORT

Submitted by

NAME OF THE STUDENT

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

in

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

(Specialization in Communication Engineering)

KMEA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

EDATHALA
MONTH YEAR
* Change as applicable

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SAMPLE FOR COVER PAGE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
REPORT

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING REPORT

Submitted by

NAME OF THE STUDENT

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

in

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

(Specialization in Communication Engineering)

KMEA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

EDATHALA
MONTH YEAR

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 SAMPLE FOR CERTIFICATE OF SEMINAR & MINI/MAIN
PROJECT

DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the seminar titled

NAME OF THE MINI PROJECT/MINI PROJECT/SEMINAR*

was prepared and presented by

NAME OF THE STUDENT

(Reg No.: )

of the Third Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering

in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of
Degree of Master of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Specialization
in Communication Engineering) under the M.G. University during the year 20__

(Name of Guide) Prof. Rajan K. Varghese

INTERNAL GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT EXTERNAL EXAMINER

* Change as applicable
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 SAMPLE FOR CERTIFICATE OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
REPORT

DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this Industrial Training Report

was prepared and presented by

NAME OF THE STUDENT

(Reg No.: )

of the Third Semester Electronics and Communication Engineering

in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of
Degree of Master of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Specialization
in Communication Engineering) under the M.G. University during the year 20__

(Name of Guide) Prof. Rajan K. Varghese

INTERNAL GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT EXTERNAL EXAMINER

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 SAMPLE FOR TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

LIST OF ABBREVATIONS i
LIST OF FIGURES ii
LIST OF SYMBOLS viii
LIST OF TABLES xvii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 GENERAL 1
1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 General 5
1.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.2.3 ............ 30
1.3. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 45
1.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

2. LITERATURE REVIEW 69

2.1 GENERAL 75
2.2 . . . . . . . . . . 99
2.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . 100

SAMPLE FOR LIST OF FIGURES, EQUATIONS, TABLES

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 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE NO

1.1 USB to replace all other serial and parallel interfaces 2

3.1 Device Descriptors 18

3.2 Standard USB Connectors 18

3.3 On-The-Go (OTG) USB Connectors 19

SAMPLE FOR REFERENCES

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 REFERENCES

[1] S. M. Metev and V. P. Veiko, Laser Assisted Microtechnology, 2nd ed., R. M. Osgood, Jr.,
Ed. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1998.

[2] S. Zhang, C. Zhu, J. K. O. Sin, and P. K. T. Mok, “A novel ultrathin elevated channel low-
temperature poly-Si TFT,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., vol. 20, pp. 569–571, Nov. 1999.

[3] M. Wegmuller, J. P. von der Weid, P. Oberson, and N. Gisin, “High resolution fiber
distributed measurements with coherent OFDR,” in Proc. ECOC’00, 2000, paper 11.3.4, p.
109.

[4] (2002) The IEEE website. [Online]. Available: http://www.ieee.org/

SAMPLE FOR FOOTER

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