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A practical Guide to Summer Training for students of
Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University

Summer Training
Summer Internship is an essential requirement for the fulfillment of Degree in the discipline of
Management. It is a key pedagogical tool that enables students to understand and apply academic
learning into practice. AICTE recognizes that “Internships helps in creating conditions conducive
to the quest for knowledge and its applicability in work.”
Internship enables students to pitch their work in the final placement and convince the
recruiters about their potential. Recruiters take Summer Projects very seriously. For employers, it
is the most authentic tool to judge the competence of the students as future employee.
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The recent worldwide outbreak of the corona virus (also known as COVID-19) is not
only impacting the growth of global economy but has also posed a threat for human wellbeing.
In view of the critical times being faced worldwide due the pandemic COVID-19, the University
is also working dedicatedly towards ensuring the health and safety of its students and providing
all necessary guidance and assistance to them.
In order to facilitate the students who are unable to find relevant options for Summer
Internship/Industrial Training due to the threats posed by novel corona virus following options
are available to students.

Available Options for Summer Internship/ Important points

Industrial training
Option-I: Summer internship/Industrial Option-1:Applicable for all Schools
training/ with Industry/Other relevant 1. The approval of the company for
organization (Work from Home) summer internship/ industrial training
The student can opt for summer shall be done through School TPC as per
internships/Industrial training that can be the existing guidelines (Annexure-I).
undertaken in collaboration
withIndustry/Organization/Company at their
hometown which does not involve travel, contact
with outsiders etc.

Option-2: Summer internship/Industrial

training via MOOCs
Student can also opt for MOOCs certification fromOption-2:Applicable for all Schools
the relevant area/ specialization which shall be 1) The students must ensure that the
equated with summer internship/ industrial MOOCs are approved from their
training. respective TPC in case of summer
internship/ industrial training otherwise
they shall not be considered for final
evaluation.
2 The minimum duration of MOOCs
Option-3: Summer internship/Industrial which shall be considered equivalent to
training on the challenging problems given at summer internship/ industrial training
school level should be minimum of 50 hours or 4
The students can opt from the emerging or weeks.
challenging problems which shall be floated at
school level to work upon. Option-3:Applicable only for
LSAD,MSOB,SOHMT,SJFP,Fashion,
School of Social Sciences and School
of Education where in creative work
is involved and sufficient number of
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MOOC courses may not available.

Students can get in touch with respective
TPC to get the problems for summer
internship/ Industrial training.
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Guidelines for Report Writing

Option-I: Summer internship/Industrial training/ with Industry/Other relevant
organization (Work from Home)

Depending upon nature of training a student is undergoing, the student can work on one of the
following four types of reports:
a) Research Project Based Report
b) Consultancy Based Report: for student who are working with faculty on some consulting
assignments.
c) Sales Based Report: For those students are engaged in selling assignment during the
training.
d) Community Development Project: Students are allowed to their summer training with
NGO/ Local and Govt. body/ Faculty for execution of Community Development Project
during the training period. Community Development Project will be an individual
project and a research based project. The students may conduct a survey and explore the
problems faced by the society (rural or urban areas) and attempt to arrive at possible
solutions. They will come out with a report/paper which can be sent to central/state
government/district administration or any other policy making bodies suggesting
improvements in the delivery pattern of the government schemes or proposing fresh
innovative solutions to the problems of the community. Students can also undertake a
project in which they play an active role in actually solving a problem either on their own
or in collaboration with a government agency/ NGO by acting as a catalyst.
Students can also attempt to create Self Help Groups at the local level or even
from among the beneficiaries, to address all issues pertaining to the development of
community.

Illustrative list of CDP:

Projects for Catalytic Role : The students can even plan to act as catalysts for initiating
Community Development Projects by acting as a link between capable & inspired local
individuals or groups, various Government or Non-Governmental agencies & the
beneficiaries.

 Participation in implementation of Central/State governments/ NGO schemes.

 Counseling for scientific & innovative farming practices like using playhouses,
cultivating herbs, floriculture, crop diversification etc. in collaboration with experts from
PAU.
 Counseling & re-enrolment of school dropouts in collaboration with Panchayat/District
Education Officers.
 Vocational training for employment generation in collaboration with district
administration.
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 Medical camps in collaboration with NGOs like Rotary club, Lions club, District Red
cross societies etc.

Self-Initiated Projects

 Working on social issues relating to cleanliness & hygiene, littering, begging, drug
addiction, Female feticide, women empowerment etc.
 Counseling & re-enrolment of school dropouts
 Vocational training for employment generation
 Tree Plantation
 Forming Youth Club in village to initiate sports or community development activities
 Encouraging village communities to initiate model village projects through self-help.
 Monitoring effectiveness of school education
 Village survey to identify serious problems & initiating remedial measures
 Assessing challenges of construction labour on LPU campus & working on solution (to
be initiated only in consultation with Dr. Rajesh Verma)
 Arranging Skill based training to unemployed rural youth
 Guiding & inspiring rural youth towards emerging employment & entrepreneurial
opportunities.
 NREGA Success Review and Implementation
 Studying & encouraging rain water harvesting in Institutions & rural areas.
 Conducting adult education classes or inspiring rural youth to undertake adult education
 Blood donation & eye donation campaigns/camps
 Girl child education campaign
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Guidelines for Summer Training Report

Font Size : 12 Times New Roman

Line Spacing : 1.5
Paper Size : A4
Margins : 1.5 Inch on left and One inch on all other sides of the page

PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT

Sequence of heading to be followed in Summer Internship Report

a) Title Page (Annexure XI)

b) Certificate (Annexure XII)
c) Declaration
d) Acknowledgement
e) Executive Summary/Abstract
f) Table of Contents
g) List of Tables
h) List of Figures
i) List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
j) Chapters
k) References
l) Appendices

CHAPTERISATION THE REPORT

CHAPTER 1 – Introduction of Organization

CHAPTER 2 – Introduction to Topic and Problem statement
CHAPTER 3 – State of Art of Existing Research / Review of Literature
CHAPTER 4 – Research Methodology (Clearly describing – Problem statement, Scope of
study, Objectives, Sample Design, Tools etc.)
In case of sales bases assignment students are suppose to mention their targets, proposed strategy for
achieving targets etc.

CHAPTER 5 – Data Analysis and Interpretation

CHAPTER 6 – Summary, Conclusion, Limitations & Recommendations
CHAPTER 7 – References/ Bibliography (as per Harvard/ APA style)
APPENDICES
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Option-2: Summer internship/Industrial training via MOOCs

Student can also opt for MOOCs certification from the relevant area/ specialization which shall
be equated with summer internship/ industrial training.

The students must ensure that the MOOCs are approved from their respective TPC in case of
summer internship/ industrial training otherwise they shall not be considered for final evaluation.
The minimum duration of MOOCs which shall be considered equivalent to summer internship/
industrial training should be minimum of 50 hours or 4 weeks.

Guidelines for Summer Training Report

Font Size : 12 Times New Roman

Line Spacing : 1.5
Paper Size : A4
Margins : 1.5 Inch on left and One inch on all other sides of the page

PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT

Sequence of heading to be followed in Summer Internship Report

a) Title Page (Annexure XI)
b) Certificate (Annexure XII)
c) Acknowledgement
d) Table of Contents
e) List of Tables
f) List of Figures
g) List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
h) Chapters
i) References
j) Appendices

CHAPTERISATION THE REPORT

CHAPTER 1 – Introduction of course along with the course content, course fee, we blink of
course and registration process.
CHAPTER 2 – Introduction to Broad Topic
CHAPTER 3 – Course Pedagogy (Clearly describing – No. of Assignments, No. of Videos
Lectures and their duration, Projects Undertaken, No. and duration of online classes, Evaluation
pattern etc)
CHAPTER 4 – Result – Assignments/Project/ Test etc (along with a copy of pass certificate)
CHAPTER 5 – Learning from Course
CHAPTER 5 - Bibliography
APPENDICES
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Option-3: Summer internship/Industrial training on the challenging problems given at

school level

Project will be a research based project. Students can select a project on Social Problem/
Economic Problem or Industry problem. However, topic is to be finalized in consideration with
assigned mentor. Following are some probable project topics.

1. Impact of COVID 19 on hospitality sector

2. Impact of COVID 19 on tourism sector
3. Effect of innovation of business performance.
4. Effect of corporate governess on business performance.
5. Assessment of the effectiveness of micro insurance.
6. Relationship between working conditions and employee performance.
7. Challenges in E-Commerce.
8. International Financial statement reporting standers.
9. Hurdles in the way of GST.
10. Effect of GST on economic growth.
11. Role of IT orientation in the success of organization.
12. Role of marketing orientation in the success of organization.
13. Effect of HRM practices on employee retention.
14. Role of leadership in the success of organization.
15. Frugal Innovation.
16. Social Entrepreneurship.
17. Women Entrepreneurship.
18. Spiritualism and business practices.
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Guidelines for Summer Training Report

Font Size : 12 Times New Roman

Line Spacing : 1.5
Paper Size : A4
Margins : 1.5 Inch on left and One inch on all other sides of the page

PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT

Sequence of heading to be followed in Summer Internship Report

a) Title Page (Annexure XI)

b) Certificate (Annexure XII)
c) Declaration
d) Acknowledgement
e) Executive Summary/Abstract
f) Table of Contents
g) List of Tables
h) List of Figures
i) List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
j) Chapters
k) References
l) Appendices

CHAPTERISATION THE REPORT

CHAPTER 1 – Introduction to Topic and Problem statement

CHAPTER 3 – State of Art of Existing Research / Review of Literature
CHAPTER 4 – Research Methodology (Clearly describing – Problem statement, Scope of
study, Objectives, Sample Design, Tools etc.)
CHAPTER 5 – Data Analysis and Interpretation
CHAPTER 6 – Summary, Conclusion, Limitations & Recommendations
CHAPTER 7 – References/ Bibliography (as per Harvard/ APA style)
APPENDICES
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HOW TO WRITE REFERENCES

This section is an introduction to writing references and covers the most common types of
material in both print and electronic form: books, chapters in books, conferences and their
papers, official publications, dissertations and theses, journal articles, images, pictures and
illustrations, maps, internet resources.

Tip – Saving Time

Make sure that you get all the reference information you need while you still have the source
material (e.g. book) in front of you. You will waste a lot of time if you have to have to go back
and find this information later. For example: if you make a photocopy check that you have the
page numbers; if you interview someone make a note of the date; if you print a web page make a
note of the full web address and the date on which you accessed it.

Why should I include references in my work?

1. It shows the range of reading which you have done. This gains you marks.
2. You may support your arguments with the opinion of acknowledged experts and use
data from reputable sources. This can make your own arguments more convincing.
3. It is a basic academic requirement to show details of the sources of your information,
ideas and arguments. Doing so means that you cannot be accused of plagiarism, i.e.
stealing from another person’s work.

When should I include references in my work?

1. Whenever you quote someone else’s work. This does not just include words but tables,
charts, pictures, music, etc.
2. When you rewrite or paraphrase someone else’s work.
3. When you summarize someone else’s work.

Why should I give such detailed information?

The purpose of the details provided is to make it easy for someone else to follow up and trace the
materials which you have used. Without full references, your tutor may be led into thinking you
are trying to take credit for someone else’s work i.e. plagiarism.

What are the most important points about my list of references?

1. Keep it accurate. This means that the marker/tutor does not waste time if they wish to
consult the items you have listed. If your list is full of errors you will lose marks.
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2. Provide all the relevant details. This makes it is easy for the marker to identify the items
which you have listed. Again, if some of the important information is missing you will
lose marks.
3. Use a consistent format for your references. This will ensure that it is easy to locate a
reference within your reading list.

What do I need to include?

The most important parts of a reference are as follows:

1. The person(s) who ‘wrote’ the work: - The Author(s) or Originator(s).

2. Anyone who edited, translated, arranged the item.
3. The name of the work: - usually the Title.
4. Any additional information about the name of the item: - usually the Subtitle.
5. The person who puts the work into its physical format: - usually the Publisher.
6. The date when the work was made available or published (not necessarily when it was
written, etc.).
7. The place of publication (if known).
8. Physical details of the item such as Vol. No. page numbers etc..
9. Any additional information helpful to locate the works (such as a web address, a
catalogue number, the title of a series, etc.).

How do I Cite an Item in the Text of my Project?

Researcher need to provide the following information if you mention another piece of work,
book etc. in your assignment.

(a) When quoting directly from someone else’s work give:

Author(s) followed by the year in round brackets.

e.g. “As with any investment, working capital exposes the business to risk.” Verma
(2003)

(b) If there is no author give either:

A statement that the work is anonymous (Anon) followed by the year in round brackets:

e.g. Anon. (2006)

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(c) If the author produced more than one work in the same year:

Use letters to indicate this (probably it is best to arrange the items alphabetically by their
title first):

e.g. Singh (2004 a)

Singh (2004 b)

(d) When referring to or summarising put both the author(s) and year.

e.g. Verma (2007) describes how the business is exposed to risk by working capital.

GENERAL RULES
(i). Authors
a) Single Author

Family name first, then a comma and space and then personal name(s) or initial(s). e.g.
Singh, A.

b) Two Authors

List the authors in the form above with “&” between them.

e.g. Mohammed, A. & Khan, J.

c) Three Authors:

List the authors as above with a comma after the first and “&” after the second.

e.g. Pryce-Jones, T., Patel, V. & Brown, P.

d) More than three authors should be listed with only the first named followed by the
Greek term “et al”. This translates as “and others”.

e.g. Hussain, J. et al.

Editors
Editors are treated the same as authors except that Ed. or Eds. is put in brackets after the
editor or editors names.

e.g. Walker, T. (Ed.)

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Corporate Author
A corporate author is a group which takes responsibility for writing a publication. It
could be a society and professional body, an international organization, a government
department or any other group. A government publication should begin with the country,
then the department, then any committee or subcommittee.

e.g. Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills

e.g. PriceWaterhouse Coopers

(ii) Date
The date of ‘publication’ should be included.

If there are a number of different reissues or reprints of the item give the earliest date of the
edition you are referring to.

e.g. if the information in the book reads “1989 reprinted in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000” give
1989.

If it is not possible to ascertain the date put the following: [n.d.] or [undated] or [no date].

(iii) Title
The title should be copied from the item itself if possible and should be in italics. If there is no
title on the item you may need to invent a descriptive title. In this case you should put it in square
brackets [ ].

(iv) Edition
If there are different editions of the work you should give details of which edition you are using.
e.g 3rd ed

(v) Place
Where appropriate you should include the place where the item was published.

e.g. New Delhi (India)

If there is more than one place of publication given choose the first one.

e.g. for Paris, New York, London give “Paris”

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(vi) Publisher
If the item is published give the name of the publisher as it appears on the item.

e.g Sultan Chand & Sons

If the item is unpublished it may still be possible to give the name of the body responsible for
issuing the work.

e.g. Verma , R. (1998). Impact of Market Orientation on Corporate Success. Unpublished

PhD thesis, University of Himachal Pradesh.

(vii) Other Information

You may wish to include other information about the item such as its ISBN, physical format (e.g.
Lecture, Web Site, E-Mail, internet address, etc.). More detail is given in the section

DETAILED EXAMPLES
(i) Books (or reports)
Information about a book should, if possible, be taken from the title page and the back of the title
page.

It is usually laid out like this:

Kotler, P. (2006), Marketing Management, 12th Ed. New Delhi: Pearson Publishers Ltd., pp. 1-23.

Author Date of Title Edition Place of Publisher Pages

Publication Publication

(ii) Electronic Books

Electronic Books should be treated very similarly to print ones. You need to include the address
of the website at which you viewed the work and the date on which you viewed it.

e.g.

Roshan, P. & Leary, J. (2003) Financial Analysis. Sebastopol, CA: Cisco Press

[available at: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/1587050773 viewed on 11/03/2017]

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(iii) Journal Articles

Publications that are published regularly with the same title and often a volume and/or part
number are usually known as serials. These could include publications published annually,
quarterly (4 times per year), bimonthly (every 2 months), monthly, weekly or daily.

Popular serials e.g. Business World, are usually called magazines but more academic
publications are often known as journals.

The reference from journal should be laid out like this:

Author Year Article Title Journal Title in Italics

Kumar, G. B. (2005) Changes Ahead in Health Care Management. HR Magazine, Vol. 50, No
13, pp. 60-61.

Volume Part/Issue

Page Numbers

(iv) Web Sites

A web page should be treated similarly to a print work in that it may have an author or editor and
a title. It may be dated and the main site (of which the page is a part) may also have a publisher
and may also give an address in the “about us” or “contact” section. You should include the
address of the web page and also include the date on which you viewed the page.

e.g.

Barger, J. (2000) A biography of Leopold Paula Bloom

http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/ulysses/bloom.html [viewed 11/07/2006].

Note:

 All references should be given alphabetically.

 The literature reviewed should be arranged as per the requirement of theme.
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ANNEXURE I: Report on Summer Training

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TITLE OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT
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A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT

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Submitted by
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NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
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Registration No:
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in partial fulfillment of Summer Internship for the award of the degree of
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BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA)
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Mittal School of Business

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LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY
Phagwara, Punjab
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June, 2020
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Sample Title Page

ATTRITION & RETENTION MEASURES FOR THE

OUTSOURCED SALES FORCE IN THE
TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT

Submitted by

Abhay Grover

Registration No: 00000007

in partial fulfillment of Summer Internship for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONS)

Mittal School of Business

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

Phagwara, Punjab

June, 2020
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ANNEXURE II: Report on Summer Training

(The certificate is to be printed on Organization Letter Head)

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the summer internship project report “..........<Title of the

Project>............................” is the bonafide work of “................<Name of The
Candidate>, <Regd. No:...................>, student of …….<Programme
Name>…………. of School of Business, Lovely Professional University carried
out under my supervision during.......<start date>..... to…....<end date>...........

Signature of the Industry Supervisor

Date : <………Date………………>
Name of Supervisor : <………Name……..………>
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Designation : <………Designation………>
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Sample Certificate
(The certificate is to be printed on Organization Letter Head)

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the summer internship project report “Attrition & Retention
Measures for the Outsourced Sales Force in the Telecommunication Industry”
is the bonafide work of Amanpreet Kaur , Regd. No: 1112340, student of
Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) of School of Business, Lovely
Professional University carried out under my supervision during May 01, 2020 to
June 15, 2020.

Signature of the Industry Supervisor

Date : June 16, 2020
Name of Supervisor : Mr. Harminder Singh
Designation : Sr. General Manager-HR
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DECLARATION

I, Harpreet Singh Bedi, hereby declare that the work presented herein is genuine work done
originally by me and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for the requirement of a
degree programme. Any literature, data or works done by others and cited within this dissertation
has been given due acknowledgement and listed in the reference section.

_______________________

Harpreet Singh Bedi

Reg. No.:- XXXXXX

Date:-
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A few typewritten words of thanks cannot really express the sincerity of my gratitude. But I am
still trying to put into words my gratefulness towards all who have helped and encouraged me in
carrying out this project. This project of mine bears the imprint of many people who have an
important impact on my thinking, behavior, and acts during the course of study.

First of all we would like to take this opportunity to thank the LOVELY PROFESSIONAL
UNIVERSITY for having summer training as a part of the MBA degree. The accomplishment
of this project otherwise would have been painstaking endeavor, for lack of staunch and sincere
support of the Mittal School of Business, LPU. The incessant and undeterred succors extended
by the members of the department facilitated the job to the great extent. If this goes unnoticed
and unacknowledged it would be selfishness.

Many people have influenced the shape and content of this project, and many supported me
throughout. I express my sincere gratitude to Mr. <Name>, <Designation>, <Affilation>, who
was available for help whenever i required, his guidance, gentle persuasion and active support
has made it possible to complete this project.

I also owe my thanks to my respondents who gave their great contributions in getting my
questionnaires fulfilled. I have immensely benefited from my interactions with my friends and I
acknowledge their contributions to my learning.

In the end, I can say only this much that “ALL ARE NOT MENTIONED BUT NONE IS
FORGOTTEN”
Last but not the least I would like to thank GOD, who continues to look after us despite all my
flaws.