Srinivas University, Institute of Management and Commerce,

Format of PROJECT REPORT With general guide lines on

how to write a Project Report For the students of MBA

Note:
 Consult your Guide from time to time, as well as whenever necessary,
carry out suggested changes by your guide and then proceed for nextstep.

 Work regularly with commitment and ensure you are following Project
Report Activity Completion Schedule and avoid last minute’shustle.

INSTRUCTIONS FORTYPING/PRINTING
The project report should be strictly prepared according to the followingguidelines.

 Finalization of the ProjectReport

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

 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

 LineSpacing
Body of the text:1.5 lines
List of tables/graphs/charts/bibliography: Single Line

 Alignment
Title page: Centre
Chapter
heading :Centre
Subheading : 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 theTables/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.

JUSTIFICATION -The text should be fully justified

Table of Contents –
The table of contents should list all headings, sub headings after the table of contents page, as well as
any titles preceding it. The title page and Certificate will not find a place among the items listed in the

Table of Contents.
1.5 spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. List of Tables – The list should
use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables in the body of the report. One and a half
spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.

List of Figures –
The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures in the body of the text.
One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.

Minimum Number of Page 100 Plus

 Topic
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPGRSTUVWXYZ
(TNR-16 BOLD)

PROJECT SUBMITTED TO SRINIVAS UNIVERSITY

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF(TNR-14 BOLD)

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION(TNR-11 BOLD)

Submitted by (TNR-11)

<Name of the student>(TNR-16)

Register Number (TNR-11)

Project Guide(TNR-14 Bold)

<Name of the Guide>
Designation
Institute of Management and Commerce,
Srinivas University

Month 2022
 DECLARATION

I, XYZ, hereby declare that the thesis entitled “ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ”

submitted to the Institute of Management and Commerce, Srinivas University,

Pandeshwar,Mangalore, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree

of Master of Business Administration of is a record of the original research work done by me

during 2022under the supervision and guidance ofProf/Dr…., (Name with Designation) and

the project work has not been previously formed the basis for the award of any degree,

diploma, or any other similar title.

Name of the Student

Register Number

Date:
 Institute of Management and Commerce
Srinivas University
Pandeshwar,
Mangalore – 575001, INDIA
+91 824 2421566

XYZ
Designation
Institute of Management and Commerce
Srinivas University, Pandeshwar,
Mangalore – 575001

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis entitled “abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz” submitted to

Srinivas University for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration is based

on the original work done by Mr./Ms…. (USN), Institute of Management and Commerce,

Srinivas University, Pandeshwar,Mangalore, under my guidance and supervision. The project

has not been previously formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, or any other

similar title.

Prof/Dr….,
(Project Guide)
Place: Mangalore
Date:
 Acknowledgements (This is only a sample)
One page maximum. Times New Roman and Font Size 12
Through this acknowledgement I express my sincere gratitude towards all those people who
helped me in this project, which has been a learning experience.
This space wouldn’t be enough to extend my warm gratitude towards my project guide for
efforts in coordinating with my work and guiding in right direction.
Firstly, I would like to place on record my heartfelt gratitude to my guideProf./Dr.. Name
with Designation. Words prove insufficient for his scholarly insights, inspired discussions,
progressive vision, loving encouragement, meticulous care and friendly concern
I express my gratefulness to Prof. P.S.Aithal, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Srinivas
University, for giving me the essential hand in concluding this work. I express my gratefulness to
Prof. Keerthan Raj, Dean, Institute of Management and Commerce, Srinivas University
Company Head………………………………………………….
Any other staff Member those who are supported to your research
It would be injustice to proceed without acknowledging those vital supports I received from my
beloved classmates and friends, without whom I would have been half done.
I also use this space to offer my sincere love to my parents and all others who had been there,
helping me walk through this work.

<Name of the Student>

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The executive summary is a brief summary of the research. Only

report the information—do not try to interpret or give any new
information in this section. The paragraph should be 2 Page and
include one or two sentences about each main section of the paper.
Focus on the following points:
• Purpose
• Method: participants, design, measures, and procedure
• Results
• Discussion/interpretation of results

It should restate the purpose of the report, highlight the major points
of the report, and describe any results, conclusions, or
recommendations from the report.
 CONTENTS
Chapter No. Title Page No.

Declaration

Certificate

Acknowledgement

Executive Summary

List of Tables

List of Charts and Figures

Abbreviations

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

Bibliography

Annexure
 LIST OF TABLES

Sl. No. Title Page No.

1.1

1.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.1

3.2

3.3

4.1

4.2

5.1

5.2
 LIST OF CHARTS AND FIGURES
Sl. No. Title Page No.

1.1
1.2
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
5.1
5.2
 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Examples
AGFI : Adjusted Goodness-of-Fit Index
AMOS : Analysis of Moment Structures
APL : Above Poverty Line
BC : Backward Class
BPL : Below Poverty Line
Chapter 1-Introduction

1.1. Introduction- (Macro to Micro Level with Literature

Support)(10 Pages)
A. Introduce your topic.
B. Create some context and background.
C. Tell your reader about the research you plan to carry out.
D. Explain why your research is important.
1.2 Statement of Research Problem (1 page )

Base on Literature

1.3 Research Gap(1 Page)

1.4 Research Question (4 to5 Research Question)

1.5 Objectives of the Study (4 to 5 Objectives)

A. Specific Objectives Minimum 4
B. Background literature
C. The main objective of including background literature is to set up
the current study, showing the progression of research in the topic
area.

1.6 Hypotheses (3 to 4)
1.7 Research Design
1. Population
2. Sample size
3. Sampling techniques
4. Sources of Data -Primary and Secondary data
5. Instruments for Data Collection (Questionnaire, Interview, secondary data etc.)
6. Pilot survey results
7. Statistical techniques used for the analysis
7.1 Percentage Analysis
7.2 Descriptive analysis (Mean, Median, Mode, S.D, Minimum, Maximum)
7.3 Inferential Analysis (Parametric or Non-Parametric/Correlation/Regression )
8. Software Used for analysis

1.8 Limitations of the Study

1.9 Layout of the Report or Chapter Scheme

Chapter 2-Review Literature and
Conceptual Framework
2.1 Review Literature

Example

Cleland Afful, Jiri Hejkrlik and Tomas Doucha (2015) examined the impact of rural financial
institutions on financing rural farmers. The study analyzed the role of rural banks in agricultural
development and food security of the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study
evaluated the rationale of the formation of rural banks in Ghana and its impact on rural folks. This
also showed the link between rural banking and food security among farmers. The study concentrated
on the various problems faced by rural farmers in a particular region. The study concluded that rural
banks had a significant positive impact on the people in terms of providing various financial support
and other services when times were hard. It helped them by translating their livelihood into the
reduction of poverty, food security, and financial advisory services.

Suitable headings based on reviews

Minimum 20 literature review with proper format

2.2 Theoretical Framework (5 Page )

Various concept related to study (Cover all the concepts/Variable /questions mentioned in the
questionnaire should be explained in this section)

Chapter 3 Industry and Company Profile –

3rd Chapter can be decided Based on Topic
Industry Profile -5 Page
Company profile-10 Page

Chapter 4Data Analysis and Interpretation

Part1-Percentage Analysis (Frequency Analysis) with graphical representation
For Example
Table 4.1: Experience in selling bank assurance product to the customer
Experience No of Respondents Percentage
Problematic 201 93.92
Not Problematic 13 6.07
Total 214 100
Source: Field Survey
Table 4.1 speaks about the experience in selling banc assurance products to the customer.
93.62% of the managers have the view that it is problematic to sell banc assurance to
customers, whereas 6.07 % managers say that it’s not problematic.
Figure 4.1: Experience in selling bank assurance product to the customer

Part 2-Descptive Analysis (Mean, Median, Mode, S.D. Minmax, Maximum (Based on data
Set Descriptive analysis Can be decided by the researcher

Descriptive statistics on
Variable Mean S.D. Minimum Maximum
Awareness 3.528 1.0123 1 5
……… .
………

Part 3-Inferential Analysis- Parametric or non-parametric test has been used

Mandatory 3 to 5 Hypothesis should be tested based on statistical analysis

Chapter 5 Findings, Suggestions and

Conclusions
5.1 Findings
Based on Data analysis and Observation
5.2 Suggestions
Based on Findings
5.3 Conclusions
Based on findings
5.4Direction of the future study
Reference
"APA or MLA style should be followed
1.For books
Name of the author (last name first) Title of the book, Edition, year of publication, No of Vol.
(if any) Name and place of publisher.
Example:Kothari, C.R. Research methodology, 3rd edition, 1997, Vikas Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
2.For Research Papers, Published articles, Magazines, Periodicals, Journals
Name of the author(last name first), Title of the article, (in quotation mark) Name of the
Journals/ Periodicals/ Magazines etc in italics, Volume number, year, Page numbers.
Example: Wortman,Maxs (Jr.) “Entrepreneurship : An Integrating Typology and Evaluation
of the Empirical Research in the field”, Journal of Management, Vol.13(2), 1967,pp 259-279.
3.Online published material on World Wide Web (Alphabetically arranged Webliography)
Name of the Website, Date and time of referring the Website, Name of the Author,
Title/Topic

Annexure (Questionnaire)