VIM - GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT WORK

Dear Budding Managers,

As a part of your learning process at the B School, it is most important for you to understand the importance
of practical implications of the theoretical fundamentals. The fundamentals that you had been learning so far
in the first year of the curriculum need to be tested in the harsh waters of the market. Industry interface is
the most vital component for any management programme. It gives a holistic approach and pragmatic
perspective towards the fundamentals and its implications.

All this is to inform you about the summer project that you are required to do during the course of the
second year. Let us understand first why we need to do the project as a part of the academic programme.
a) A project is a means to apply your conceptual knowledge of the subject. A project is the practical
application of the concepts and theories, which you study as a part of academics.
b) It helps you to widen your horizons. It helps to build a bridge between your textbook knowledge and
the practicality of the business.
c) The final project topic should be selected keeping in mind the discipline in which you are doing your
specialization.

Whatever the subject may be, the project report normally follows a standard framework.

Guidelines for the standard format are given alongwith.

I sincerely believe that you will benefit by following these guidelines meticulously and the quality of your
project work will help you grow in your career and will also be the first step towards securing your
cherished placement.

Best of Luck

Dr. Sharad L Joshi

Director

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GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT WORK

1) Students should generally undertake the project work in their intended area of specialization only.
2) The project topic should be finalized in consultation with the internal project guide allocated to you
3) No two students should do their project on the same topic in the same organization, in the same
city/branch.
4) The students should inform the confirmation of their project work and submit a copy of the confirmation
letter to the placement cell.
5) The students should submit the progress report of their project work every fortnight to the internal guide
so as to enrich the quality of their work.
6) The last date of submitting the draft copy of the project report is 30th September.
7) As per the syllabus the external viva (university) will be held at the end of semester – III.
8) The students are advised to contact their internal guides for further assistance/ information. The list of
project guides is displayed on the notice board.

GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT REPORT PREPARATION & SUBMISSION

1) The students should submit three copies of their project report black rexin hard bound golden embossed
to the institute on or before 30th of September.
2) The matter should be typed on A-4 size paper with Times New Roman font of size 12 points, with a
double spacing between the lines.
3) A margin of 1.5’ at the left and 1.0’ to the right should be kept. A margin of 1.0’ at the top and bottom
should be kept.
4) No headers and footers should be used.
5) The matter should be printed in black ink only. Colour ink for graphs and charts can be used, provided it
does not hamper the readability.
6) The report should be printed on plain white paper. No company stationery should be used. Logo, brands
of the company etc should not be displayed in the report.
7) Each chapter should be numbered and should begin on a new page.
8) The pages should be numbered at the right hand side bottom of the page.
9) The index should contain the number of the chapter, name of the chapter and the page number.
10) Projects not adhering to the guidelines will not be accepted.
11) The title of the project report must agree with the company and institute certificate and must also reflect
the work carried out by you.

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TITLE PAGE (FRONT COVER) FORMAT

A Project Report

On

“Title of the project”

for

“Name of the organization”

By

“Name of the Student”

(Only name, do not mention qualifications)

Under the guidance of

“Name of the faculty”

Submitted to

“University of Pune”
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Through
Vishwakarma Institute of Management
Pune-48.

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CHAPTER SCHEME FOR PROJECT REPORT

Title Page (NO PAGE NUMBER)

INITIAL PAGES (number as i, ii, iii, iv, etc.)

Acknowledgement (optional) – (A brief thank you note to the people who have helped you in the project)
Certificate from VIM
Certificate from the company
List of abbreviations
List of Tables
List of Figures (do not include graphs)
List of Technical terms – Glossary

Index
Sr.No. Title Page Number

Chapter-I: Executive summary (PAGE NUMBERING STARTS HERE FROM SR.NO. 1 onwards)
(It is the most important part of the project. It is a snapshot of the project. It should be limited to 2-3 pages,
A-4 size. It helps the readers to know what the project is all about.)

Chapter- II: Company Profile

(5-8 pages about the history of the organisation, its founders, promoters, vision, mission, quality policy,
products, competitors, important financial /statistical data (sales, turnover, market share etc), organisation
chart, Departments, new projects, awards won etc.

Chapter-III: Objectives of the study

(2-3 pages outlining need for the study, background, primary objectives and secondary objectives ,
significance of the project work)

Chapter-IV: Research Methodology

(The research framework, details about the research design, the scope of the study, sources of data,
secondary data and primary used for the study, sample size, sampling technique used, tools of data
collection, surveys, questionnaire, interviews, etc. Statistical Tools used for analysis of data)

Chapter-V: Data Analysis

(Presentation of the data collected in tabular and graphical form, its analysis using various statistical
techniques/tools and the interpretation of the data, Please provide question – data table- graph-intrepretaion
on a single page, one question & its analysis per page.

The sequence of presentation has to be –

a) as per questions in the questionnaire or
b) neatly categorized into logical sections based on the objectives.

Chapter-VI: Findings:
(It is the heart of the project. They may be organized as per the objectives of the study.)

Chapter VII: Suggestions & Conclusions

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(Suggestions and conclusions drawn should be practical and related to the topic of the project. Avoid
general suggestions and opinions. Suggestions should be based on the analysis of the data.

If at all you have developed some significant insights as part of your project work and the same can not be
put in the framework of your questionnaire you may mention them in a separate section as ‘Qualitative
comments.’ It goes without saying that the comments must be logical, relevant and not ordinary.)

Chapter-VII: Limitations (Outline the limitations of your work – think in terms of things you wanted to do
but could not due to various constraints)

Chapter-VIII: Bibliography
(Should contain the list of references THAT YOU HAVE USED for the study, such as books, journals,
magazines, newspapers, internet sites, company reports, intranet, manuals, Government publications,
industry publications etc. BE PREPARED TO PINPOINT EXACT PAGE NUMBERS THAT YOU
REFERRED IN EVERY REFERENCE)

Referencing scheme:
a) Books
Name of the Author;(Year of publication); Name of the book; Name of the publisher; Place of publication,
page no. referred.
e.g. Khan P.K (2006);Management Accounting,Tata McGraw Hill; New Delhi;pp 30-39.

b) Journals /Magazines
Name of the author; Title of paper/article; Name of the journal/magazine; No. & Vol of publication; period
of publication, page no. referred.
e.g. Sharma J.S; HR in IT Industry in India: A empirical study;Indain Journal of Industrial Relations, No.2
Vol 23 July-October 2006;pp21-35

c) Internet sites
Students should provide the complete link (in < > )of the website referred and along with the date and time
when assessed. Do not just mention the address of the search engine.
e.g. <http://money.howstuffworks.com/customer-service.htm> assessed on Monday 7th August 2006,
6:30p.m

Appendices: (Should contain various formats and forms related to the study. It should also contain a copy
of the blank and filled in questionnaire and other relevant documents such as –
any internal documents of the company (used with permission)
any product fliers etc., technical details of any special methods applied, etc.)

NOTE: There has to be a co-relation between the objectives, research methodology, analysis and
suggestions in the report.