ACADEMIC DELIVERABLE CELL

NOTICE TO STUDENTS : No.24 /2019

DATE: 16th April 2019

FOR THE STUDENTS OF: MMS 2018-20, SEM III

SUBJECT : SUMMER INTERNSHIP & INTERNSHIP PROJECT REPORT

1. The course curriculum of MMS 2018–20 Semester III includes a 100 marks Internship
Project Report based on a two month Summer Internship. Accordingly, every student is
required to complete and submit the Summer Internship Project Report with ADC on or
before July 5, 2019.

2. According to the Academic Calendar for the year 2018-20, the duration of the Summer
Project will be from May 2, 2019 to June 30, 2019.

3. While working on the internship project, student is required to send a weekly progress
report and updates/status by email to the faculty mentor(s). Each student should mail at
least two pages of the report per week to the mentor. This should also form a part of
report being submitted to the college. During the course of the project, the student is
required to stay in touch with the faculty mentor to seek necessary guidance.

4. While working on the project in an organization, students need to maintain their

attendance record and get the attendance duly acknowledged from the Company HR /
immediate superior. Kindly note that 80% attendance will be necessary and marks of
students failing to fulfil this criterion will be kept on hold till further directives from
Group Director.

5. Upon completion of the internship project, student will obtain a project completion
certificate from their respective company in the format given in Appendix ‘B’ below.

6. In addition, student must also give an undertaking as per the format given in Appendix
‘C”. The soft copy of the project report should be checked for plagiarism through Library
Resource Center (LRC) and output report of plagiarism check should be attached in the
hard copy of the project report.

7. The following guidelines for writing and formatting reports should be followed. This
document is divided into 3 sections i) report structure ii) report writing details and iii)
general guidelines

i. Report structure- The report must consist of the following elements based on the
nature of work conducted during the project.
 Company's problem statement based
Research based projects
projects
ii. R
I. Title Page I. Title Page
Letter of e
II. authorization/transmittal II. Letter of authorization/transmittal p
No Plagiarism Declaration + No Plagiarism Declaration + o
Plagiarism check output report Plagiarism check output report r
printout t
III. printout III.
IV. Acknowledgement IV. Acknowledgement
V. Table of contents V. Table of contents
VI. List of tables VI. List of tables
VII. List of graphs VII. List of graphs
VIII. List of appendices VIII. List of appendices
a. Definitions a. Definitions
b. Abbreviations b. Abbreviations
IX Executive summary IX Executive summary
a. Area of focus a. Area of focus
b. Project timelines b. Project timelines
c. Locations of study c. Locations of study
d. Major findings d. Major findings
e. Conclusions e. Conclusions
f. Recommendations f. Recommendations
IX. Introduction IX. Introduction
a. Background to the problem a. Background to the problem
b. Statement of the problem b. Statement of the problem
X. Literature review X. Company background
XI. Objectives of study XI. Objectives of study
XII. Research Design XII. Work Design
Type of research design
a. (qualitative/quantitative) a. Fieldwork details
Period of study Period of study
Data collection (primary and
b. secondary) b. Detailed description of work plan
c. Questionnaire development
d. Sampling techniques
e. Fieldwork details
f. Limitations of study
XII. Data analysis XII. Data analysis
XIII. Results XIII. Results
Conclusions and
XIV. recommendations XIV. Conclusions and recommendations
XV. References XV. References
XVI. Annexures XVI. Annexures
a. Questionnaires a. Questionnaires
b. Testimonials b. Testimonials
c. Appendices c. Appendices

Writing details- Please follow the following guidelines in order to write the
report under the above mentioned elements.
  Cover page of the report including title of the project. (as per format attached as
Appendix A)
 Letter of authorization/transmittal: Compulsory Certificate by the Industry Guide
under whom the internship was carried out (as per format attached as Appendix B).
 No Plagiarism Declaration: signed and dated by student (as per the format attached as
Appendix ‘C’). + Plagiarism check output report printout.
 Acknowledgement: This is provided by the student, thanking all those who have
directly or indirectly contributed to the study. This must mention the name of the
student and his roll no. and must be duly signed by him.
 Table of content: It should list the various sections of the report with appropriate
page numbers. Only the major heads and important sub-headings should be included.
This is followed by the list of tables, graphs and appendices (all three separately) that
are included in the report.
 Executive summary: This is an important part of the report, often it is the only portion
that managers read. It must concisely describe the problem, approach and research
design adopted along with mentioning the major finds, conclusion and
recommendations. This should be of around 300-500 words, precise and easy to read.
 Introduction: This section should give a clear idea of the central issue of concern of
the project. It must also contain need or objectives of the study. Some organisational
details (company background) should also be mentioned.
 Literature review: The main purpose is to establish how your work/study contributes
to the work already done in the given area. You can mention established or syndicated
sources e.g. research papers, books, published statistical reports etc. related to the
main subject.
 Research Design: This section specifies how the research/study was conducted along
with providing justification of using the specific methods selected.
 Data Analysis: This section should share the details and plan followed to analyse data.
 Results: This is usually the longest section, mentioning the findings in a logical way.
The presentation of the results section should be in line with the objectives mentioned
in the introduction section.
 Conclusions and recommendations: This section should contain the interpretation of
the results in the light of the problem statement. As a guideline, for each finding there
should be one conclusion. Any recommendations given to the company (where
training has been held) should be mentioned here. Conclusions and recommendations
can be separate sub-headings. Tip: A summary table mapping the objectives, findings
and conclusions can also be used to provide further clarity.
 References: It is important to ensure that you have cited all the sources to which you
have referred in the text of the report in the reference section. You need to follow the
APA style formatting for this section. You can learn more about APA style on the
internet e.g. http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/apa01.html
 Appendices: Any other material which is important to include in the report but is not
part of the main report can be included here. For e.g. survey questionnaire or
interview transcripts

iii. General guidelines- The following general guidelines should be followed while
writing the report.
  As a good practice, Times New Roman- Font type, Font size- 12 with Line spacing
1.15 should be used. Bold/Italics should be used to segregate sub-headings.
 Short sentences in first person should be used. Abbreviations should be avoided and
the style of writing should be formal
 Page size and margins: A4 with a 1 inch margin all around
 Page numbering- Till the ‘Table of Contents’ section roman numerals should be used.
The numerical numbering should start after the ‘Table of Contents’
 The section name should be clearly mentioned at the beginning of each section
 All tables, graphs and figures should have legends describing what it contains.
 Footer: Please include page number in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…) in center (skip on
title page)
 Header: Leave empty
 Printing: Print the report two-sided on paper of >= 100 GSM.
 Completed project will be Spiral Bound with the cover indicating the details as given
in Appendix ‘A’

8. Summer Projects of students who fail to submit their project by due date i.e. 5 th July
2019, shall not be considered for evaluation.

9. All students should mail the raw data, processed data and summer internship report to the
respective mentors. They should also submit these in a ‘Read Only CD’ along with the
hard copy of the report to ADC. These will be preserved in WeSchool's Resource
Learning Centre (Library) as reference for future students.

10. Evaluation of projects will be done on the basis of attendance, weekly reports, project
report, industry mentor feedback, presentation, and viva.

11. Staff of ADC wishes students a fruitful summer internship and project making.

Rupal Choudhari
Manager (ADC)
 APPENDIX ‘A’
(FORMAT FOR SUMMER PROJECT COVER PAGE)

S. P. MANDALI’S PRIN L. N. WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT REPORT

ON

TITLE OF PROJECT

BY

KUSHAGAR GOEL

MMS 2018 – 20 SEMESTER III

SPECIALISATION: …………

ROLL NO.: ….

 Note: Please quote Sem III Roll No

 APPENDIX ‘B’

SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR COMPLETION CERTIFICATE OF SUMMER

INTERNSHIP BY PGDM STUDENTS

ON COMPANY/INSTITUTE LETTERHEAD
________________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATE

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

1. This is to certify that Mr/Ms ……………………………………….., a student of S. P.

Mandali’s Prin L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research and
pursuing two years full time Master in Management Studies (MMS), underwent two months
of summer internship with us from ……………….. to …………………..

2. During the summer internship, Mr/Ms ……………………………….. has successfully

completed the project titled ………………………… under the guidance of (Name)
…………………………….. (Designation) ………………………………

3. The Students performance during the summer internship and comments on his project
work are as under:

……………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

_______________________________________
(Signature of the Authorized Company Official)

Name: …………………………………………..

Designation: …………………………………....

Date: ……………………………………………
 APPENDIX ‘C’
NO PLAGIARISM DECLARATION BY THE STUDENT

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the project titled “_____________________________

__________________________________________________________________________”
(a) Has been prepared by me towards the partial fulfillment for the award of Post Graduation
Diploma in Management – Healthcare under the guidance of _________________________,
S. P. Mandali’s Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research,
Mumbai.
(b) This work is original and has not been submitted for any degree/diploma in this or any
other Institute/Organization.
(c) The information furnished in this dissertation is genuine and original to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
(d) I have not indulged in plagiarism. The project report has been checked for plagiarism and
output report has been attached.

____________________________ _____________________________
Student Name Signature
Place: Date: