Guidelines and Format of

Dissertation to be submitted
by the students

General Instructions

 The report should be neatly computerized in 1.5 space on

all side and in A 4 size Bond Paper only. Times New
Roman 12 font should be only used.

 Page numbers at the bottom of each page right side

 Justified text

 Separate index sheets for all chapters; each chapter

should start from a new page

 The project report must be around 100-130 pages

 The report must be cardboard bound and with Gold

Embossing. The cardboard will be Black for all

 1 copy of the dissertation duly signed by the Guide

should be submitted to the Director or to the person
nominated by the Director.

 2 CDS 1 for Guide & 1 for office

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Format of the Dissertation
(Pease see the sample sheets attached)

The dissertation should be of the following format:

 Front Wrapper Cover page

Title, name of the student, roll no, name of the guide and
other such details.

Also logo is required. This is compulsory.

Please do not sign if the logo is not there.
Faculty will be held responsible for this in
case they sign
 Title Page (same as above)
 Declaration of the student
Certificate of the Guide
 Plagiarism Certificate
 Acknowledgements
 Certificate from the company
 Contents
 List of Tables
 List of Figures
 Main Body of the Dissertation – should not be less
than 100 pages.
 Reference Section
o Appendix 1 Copy of the questionnaire if any
o Appendix 2 Bibliography
o Appendix 3 Newspaper clippings, Articles and
other reading Material.

(Note where ever you are writing college name write as

D.Y.Patil,Deemed to be University, school of Management,Navi
Mumbai.)

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Sample for Card bound with gold embossed

TITLE of the Project Report

Dissertation Submitted to the

D.Y. Patil
Deemed to be University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the Degree of
MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Submitted by:
XXXXXXXXXXXX
(Roll No.yyyyy)

Research Guide:

Dr.R.Gopal
D.Y. Patil
Deemed to be
University
School of Management
CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai .
December 2019

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 First page

TITLE of the Project Report

Dissertation Submitted to the

D.Y. Patil
Deemed to be University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the Degree of
MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Submitted by:
XXXXXXXXXXXX
(Roll No.yyyyy)

Research Guide:

Dr.R.Gopal
School of Management
D.Y. Patil
Deemed to be
University
CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai
.
December 2019

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the dissertation “Foreign Direct

Investment, Supply Chain Aspects and the Competitive
Scenario of the Retail Sector in India: An Analysis of
Problems, Implications & Perspectives (with a case
study of Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.)” submitted for the
MBA Degree at D.Y. Patil deemed to be University’s School
of Management is my original work and the dissertation has
not formed the basis for the award of any degree, associate
ship, fellowship or any other similar titles.

Place: Mumbai

Date:

(XXXXXXXXXXX)

Signature of the Student

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 Certificate
This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Foreign
Direct Investment, Supply Chain Aspects and the
Competitive Scenario of the Retail Sector in India: An
Analysis of Problems, Implications & Perspectives (with
a case study of Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.)” is the bona
fide research work carried out by Mr. XXXXXXXXXX
student of MBA, at D.Y. Patil University’s School of
Management during the year 2017-2019 , in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the
Degree of Master in Business Management and that the
dissertation has not formed the basis for the award
previously of any degree, diploma, associateship,
fellowship or any other similar title.

XXXXXXXXXXXX

(Guide Name)

XXXXXXXXXXXXX
(Dr. R. Gopal,
Director,
D.Y. Patil
Deemed to be
University
School of Management,
D.Y. Patil University)

Place: Mumbai
Date:

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Plagiarisms Report

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Certificate from the

Company

(if possible – preferable)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In the first place, I thank the D. Y. Patil deemed to be

University, School of Management, Navi Mumbai for
giving me an opportunity to work on this project. I would
also like to thank Ms.Guides name, Designation, , D.Y.
Patil, Deemed to be University, School of Management.
Navi Mumbai for having given me her valuable guidance
for the project. Without her help it would have been
impossible for me to complete the project.
I would also like to thank the various people from the
retail industry who have provided me with a lot of
information and in fact even sharing some of the
confidential company documents and data – many of
which I have used in this report and without which this
project could not have been completed.
I would be failing in my duty if I do not acknowledge with
a deep sense of gratitude the sacrifices made by my
parents and thus have helped me in completing the
project work successfully.

Place: Mumbai
Date:
Signature of the student.

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 Preface
While searching for a suitable topic for the Mba
Dissertation, I happened to meet a person from the
Retail Sector, who suggested to me the topic on the
Retail Sector of India. During the course of the
discussion, it transpired that the problems that this
sector faces is with respect to Foreign Direct
Investment, Supply Chain Aspects and the intense
competitive scenario in future say 2010 or 2012.

The topics having aroused my curiosity, discussions

were held with several people in the retail sector to
understand the veracity of the above thought process
and also understand the real issues plaguing the
industry.

All these aspects then resulted in the development of

the project report titled ‘Foreign Direct Investment,
Supply Chain Aspects and the Competitive Scenario of
the Retail Sector in India – An Analysis of Problems,
Implications and Perspectives with a case study of
Pantaloon India Ltd.’

It is strongly hoped that this project covers not only the

various requirements of the Project Study but also of the
Industry.

Signature of the Student

(OPTIONAL)

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Chapter No Title No

A List of Tables
B List of Figures
C List of Abbreviations
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Need for study
1.3 Objective of study
1.4 Scope of study
1.5 Hypothesis
1.6 Chapter Scheme adopted
2 Review of Literature
2.1 Books
2.2 Articles
2.3 Journals
Company /organization
profile(Name,address,location,vision,mission,brief
history, organizational chart, products or service profile
and awards and achievement)
3 Research Methodology
3.1
Research Design
3.2 Sample size
Sampling design
3.3
Tools for data collection
3.4
Limitations of the research
3.5

4 Data Analysis and Interpretation

5 Findings ,Suggestions and Conclusions

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Reference Section- Bibliography
(Author name, Year of Publication, Citations and
References, Publication)
***Can also follow APA format (MS word – References –
citation and references)

Details of Field Research/Questionnaire

Annexure

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