JAGANNATH INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL

VasantKunj, New Delhi-110070

(Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi)
NAAC Accredited and ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certified

Major Project Guidelines

General
A) The students would do the research project individually.
B) The students will indicate their interest of research area in one of the following:
Marketing/ Finance/ HR
C) The allocation of guide and students will be done on the basis of matching the area
of the guides to the interest area indicated by the student. Students are not
allowed to ask for a particular guide. The students are not allowed to change their
groups/ topics/guides once allocated
D) Marks would be allocated on the following criteria:

Date of Meeting Work to be done Marks allocation

Students understand the
06/02/2016 project topic and Start
work on Introduction -
13/02/2016 Introduction Section 10 Marks
22/02/2016 Start work on Literature 10 Marks
review and Finish Lit.
review Chapter
Viva will be taken along with Internal Viva 1 20 Marks
Mid Term I
06/03/2016 Research objectives and 5 Marks
Design
20/03/2016 Data Gathering 10 Marks
30/03/2016 Data Analysis 5 Marks
7/04/2016 Report Writing (Spiral 10 Marks
Binding)
Viva will be taken along with Internal Viva II 30 marks
Mid Term II
28/04/2016 Report Submission- hard
Bound
Internal Marks will be 20+ 30= 50 Marks
calculated on the basis of
Viva conducted along with
Mid Term I and II
University Exam (date will be External Viva 50 Marks
decided by the university)
Total Marks: 100
 Soft / Hard Copies of questionnaires/ surveys used to be with the research guides

In case of secondary data used for research (All data /sources/back ground work
should be with the guide)

E) 2 hard bound copies of the reports to be submitted by 28/04/2016 for the

external viva.

Report format

The Report will adhere to the following format:

o Length of the report – 80 to 100 pages

o Font used – Times New Roman, 12,
o Double spacing
o Sections :
o Introduction: Introduces the research topic, gives the theory and
background. If on a particular sector/company a brief introduction of
the company/industry.
o Literature Review, the research objectives should be given at the end of
the literature review. Guides should share links/ journals with the
students, which can be used for literature review. Proper citation of
previous studies (APA) and the order to be followed (Chronology).
o Research Design: Primary data for HR / Marketing projects using
Surveys. Secondary data ok for Finance projects.
o Analysis: Simple frequency, averages/pie charts/ bar diagrams for
analysis. If the guide feels the student is capable advanced tests can be
used.
o Findings
o Conclusion
o Bibliography ( APA format)
o Appendix