Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies

Vivekananda School of Business Studies

Format of
MINOR PROJECT REPORT

(With general guidelines on how to write a Project Report)

For the students of BBA – II Semester

▪ Consult your project guide regularly.

▪ Whenever necessary, carry out the changes suggested by your guide and then
proceed for next step.
▪ Do take signatures of your project guide as required on your progress report sheet.
▪ Work regularly with commitment and ensure that Project Report Activity
Completion Schedule is strictly followed to avoid any last minute’s hustle.
▪ For any query contact your respective Project Guide/ Class Co-coordinator.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TYPING/PRINTING
The project report should be strictly prepared according to the following guidelines.

• Finalization of the Project Report

Student should obtain clearance from their respective guide before final printing of the
final project report.

• Paper
The size of the paper sheet: A4
Typing should be done on one side of the paper.

• Font
Type: New Times Roman
Size: 12

• Line Spacing

Body of the text: 1.5 lines

List of tables/graphs/charts/bibliography: Single Line

• Alignment

Title page: Centre

Chapter heading: Centre
Sub-heading: Left
Body of Text: Justify

• Margins
At the binding edge (Left) : not less than 3 cm
Other margins (Right, Top, Bottom): not less than 2 cm.

• Titles
All titles and subtitles should be printed in BOLD.
All the Tables/Graphs/Charts/ Should have appropriate titles.

• Numbering of the Tables/Graphs/Charts

Tables/Graphs/Charts should be numbered in the following fashion. Second

table/Graph/Chart in Second Chapter should be numbered as Table/Graph/Chart No 2.02
where first digit stands for Chapter No. and digits after (.) period stand for serial number
of Table/Graph/Chart in that chapter.
Same numbering system should be followed for other chapters. Tables/Graphs/Charts must
be followed by proper explanation and analysis.

• Pagination

The title page should not carry any page number.

For initial pages (i.e. from students s declaration to Executive Summary) numbers should
be given in small Roman Numbers. (like i, ii,iii,iv etc,)
Report should contain main page numbers (i.e.1, 2…..) after Executive Summary.
Main page numbers should start from first page of Chapter 1 and will continue until last
page of the report.
Page numbers are to be given at the centre of bottom of the page.
Pages separating Chapters should not be numbered but be counted.

• Binding of the report

The project should be hard bound with golden embossing as per the standard format

• Number of copies to be prepared

2 Hard copies and 1 soft copy (C.D.)

• Before submission

Students must sign Declaration and Acknowledgement before putting for the signature of
the Guide.
PROJECT REPORT (SIZE-20, Bold, Small caps)

ON

(Title of the project report in CAPITAL)

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE 200X-0y (Size 18, bold)

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF (Size 18, CAPS BOLD)

NAME OF THE FACULTY (SIZE 18)

FACULTY, VIPS (SIZE 18)

SUBMITTED BY: (Size 18, Bold)

(Name of the student in CAPITAL)

Roll no____Batch No.(BBA SEM__Section)

Vivekanand School of Business Studies

Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies
AU Block (Outer Ring Road) Pitampura
Delhi - 110034
Table of Contents

Student declaration………………………………………………………..i

Certificate from Guide…………………………………………………….ii

Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………iii

Executive Summary………………………………………………………..iv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose of the study……………………………………………………………….

1.2 Research Objectives of the study………………………………………………….

CHAPTER -2

About the Organization / Company Profile……………………………………………

CHAPTER -3

Findings and
Analysis……………………………….……………………………………………….

CHAPTER -4

Conclusions &
Recommendations……….…………………………………………………….

Bibliography

Annexures

Miscellaneous
STUDENT UNDERTAKING

(On plain paper)

This is to certify that I have completed the Project titled”(title of the project)” in “(name

of the organization)” under the guidance of “(name of the faculty guide)” in partial

fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of Bachelor of Commerce (

Bcom. Hons) at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Vivekananda School of

Business Studies, New Delhi. This is an original piece of work and has not been submitted

elsewhere.

STUDENT NAME

STUDENT SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project titled “____________________” is an academic work

done by “__________________” submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for

the award of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom. Hons.) from Vivekananda

Institute of Professional Studies, Vivekananda School of Business Studies, New Delhi.,

under my guidance & direction. To the best of my knowledge and belief the data &

information presented by him/her in the project has not been submitted earlier.

Name of the Faculty Guide

Signatures
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING PROJECT REPORT

Chapter-I Introduction

1.1 Introduction: It should include (a) company introduction, (b) Meaning of the concept,
(c) Rationale for choosing the topic/problem under study.

1.2 Objectives of Study: It should be pragmatic and consistent with the title of the study
and achievable during the course of study within the prescribed schedule. Students are
advised to develop the objectives in consultation with their respective guides. The
objectives must start with action oriented verbs. A sample of objectives is given below as
example:

“(a) To study the growth of sales of RO Water Purifiers.

(b) To compare the market share of branded and local manufacturers of RO Water
Purifier.”

Chapter-II About the company / Topic

2.1 Company Profile / Topic introduction: Following aspects need to be covered in the
first chapter in order to know the company profile:
2.1.1 Name of the firm/company, mention whether local, national or multinational,
geographical areas of operation of the company.

2.1.2 Explain the nature of the Organization and its business (service/production/trading
etc), i.e., type of industry & business in which the company is operating. Mention specific
functional area, if any, such as marketing, finance, HR, logistics etc, in which the company
is operating.

2.1.3 Company’s vision & mission.

2.1.4 Product range of the company.

2.1.5 Size (in terms of manpower & turnover) of organization.

2.1.6 Organization structure of the company.

2.1.7 Market share & position of the company in the industry.

2.2 Industry Profile: Brief profile of the Industry including its current status from which
the company belongs

Chapter-III Data Analysis & Interpretation

Raw data (primary or secondary) collected must be reduced to standard formats such as
tables, charts, graphs, diagrams etc and is to be presented in this chapter. Application of
analytical tool(s), Use of graphs, Depiction of Bar diagrams, Histogram and its observation
and inferences drawn. Proper titles, legends, scales, source (s) etc must be mentioned along
with each diagram.

Chapter-IV Conclusions & Recommendations

Conclusion should cover findings of the work, whether the stated objectives of the work is
achieved with full justification, recommendations, limitations, directions for future
development. The limitations could be mentioned in terms of data insufficiency, time &
expertise constraints etc.

References/Bibliography
APA style

Examples are given below:

Kotler, P. (2012). Kotler on marketing. Simon and Schuster.

Kotler, P., Keller, K. L., Ang, S. H., Tan, C. T., & Leong, S. M. (2018). Marketing management: an
Asian perspective. London: Pearson.

Annexures

Questionnaires (if applicable)

Any other documents studied for the project