MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Guidelines and Templates for PROJET !OR"

1. Project work period shall be from 1
st
June to 31
st
July of the year. Duration of the study will be 8
weeks. It carries 2 marks as per the !ni"ersity norms.
2. #tudents may identify company for the project work and make arran$ements on their own% to
conduct and complete the study. &he or$ani'ation should be one% preferably from outside the state
and the period for the project work should be ( days. Projects may be done outside India as well%
if the student desires% with the permission of the course coordinator.
3. )o student is allowed to chan$e the or$ani'ation of trainin$ assi$ned to him * her once assi$ned
by the office.
+. ,bjecti"es of the trainin$ are-
&o pro"ide an e.tensi"e e.posure to the student and hands/on e.perience in a 0orporate
en"ironment
&o ensure that the corporate $ets ade1uate return from the student in terms of the money and
time they spent on them durin$ the trainin$ so that there is a mutual e.chan$e of e.perience
and learnin$
&o pro"ide a platform for the corporate to test the reliability% 1uality and performance of the
student and make a match for final job offer later% if they deem fit.
2. Projects are to be done on indi"idual basis only.
(. #tudents are re1uired to do a project work of a problem centered nature and the dissertation is to
be submitted before the commencement of 3ourth semester e.amination.
4. Project work should be done in a nationally or internationally reputed or$ani'ation.
8. Project study should be in the 56J,7 functional area% chosen by the student.
8. Project work should be done strictly under the super"ision of an e.ecuti"e allotted by the
or$ani'ation% who will act as corporate $uide. 6lso there will be an internal faculty $uide from
D0#56& and the student should send weekly pro$ress report to the faculty $uide.
1. &he student will be re1uired to abide by the rules of the or$ani'ation where he * she is under$oin$
trainin$.
11. &he corporate or$ani'ation will be takin$ a stron$ "iew of the punctuality and beha"iour of the
student durin$ the trainin$ and therefore the student will be re1uired to be on their best beha"iour
and inculcate the $ood norms of the or$ani'ation where they take the trainin$.
12. In case the student has to take lea"e of absence% he * she will ha"e to take permission from the
or$ani'ation and the faculty $uide before they proceed on lea"e.
13. In case the student has to take up project/based work at the instance of the company% they should
conduct it to their best of their capability. &he faculty $uide will be always a"ailable for ad"ice
and $uidance.
1+. )o student should try to copy or use information in such a way that will project false and baseless
conclusions for the company. 6ll students are re1uired to maintain strict confidentiality re$ardin$
any information they come across in the or$ani'ation in the course of their trainin$. In case of
malpractice% the student shall be duly penali'ed.
12. ,nce the company is identified% students must communicate to the faculty $uide throu$h the
5oodle pa$e news forum link% created for the indi"idual student for the purpose. &his must be
tar$eted to be done% before the students lea"e the campus for their study.
1(. #tudents are to prepare three possible project topics in consultation with the $uide. &his may be
preferably done% e"en before they join the or$ani'ation% by discussin$ the project ideas in ad"ance
with the company identified% if feasible.
14. ,ne topic to be finali'ed by the student after discussin$ with the company officials concerned.
18. #tudents must con"ey the contact details 90ompany name and address% name of the person% e/mail%
mobile% company phone: of the company $uide to the faculty $uide% who is identified to pro"ide
them $uidance in their work in the or$ani'ation% as soon as they report to the company for the
work throu$h e/mail or phone. &hese details are to be pro"ided in the first report to be uploaded in
the 5oodle% as well.
18. ,nce these details are pro"ided% faculty $uide must contact the company $uide and establish
communication periodically to ensure that the student is pro$ressin$ on the work assi$ned to him *
her.
2. ;eekly pro$ress report is to be submitted to $uide throu$h 5oodle. ;eekly report should state
clearly with the headin$s- 9a: &asks and acti"ities done 9b: &asks pendin$ to be done 9c: Pro$ress
bein$ made 9d: 6ny other information
21. 6 certificate of attendance and company certificate should be obtained from the or$ani'ation%
before returnin$ to the colle$e campus% as a proof of the successful completion of the trainin$ and
the same should be incorporated in the project report.
22. #tudent should submit an e"aluation report 9confidential as shown in 6ppendi. 1: from the
or$ani'ation alon$ with the relie"in$ certificate at the completion of the study.
23. 6fter completion% students to discuss the draft with the $uide% incorporate the corrections and
prepare the final report
2+. 6ll uni"ersity re1uirements to be followed while submittin$ the report.
22. 2 copies to be submitted by each student.9< one personal copy:
2(. &here will be comprehensi"e "i"a at the end of the fourth semester alon$ with the e"aluation of
the project report.
24. Standard format for t#e reports as per appro$ed template must %e follo&ed' No de$iation
&ill %e entertained.

Dated-

#ub- Project ;ork of D0#56&% =a$amon / 5>6 students ? 3eedback from the 0ompany
Dear #ir*5adam%
#eason@s Areetin$s from D0 #chool of 5ana$ement and &echnolo$y% =a$amonB
;e are "ery $rateful to you for ha"in$ facilitated Ms ( Mr' )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))* who is studyin$ in
our institution% in the 5>6 21/C12 batch% under the 5.A !ni"ersity curriculum% to pursue and complete the project
work% in your esteemed or$ani'ation durin$ the period from 2
nd
June to 31
st
July 212.
;e solicit your comprehensi"e feedback re$ardin$ the student. Please e/mail your "aluable feedback to us% in terms of-
1: Project pro$ress made by the student
2: Duality of work bein$ conducted
3: !sefulness of the project to your department
+: 7e$ularity and dili$ence of the student in conductin$ the work
2: 6ny other point% you may want to brin$ in.
;ith &hanks and 7e$ards%
)ame of the 3aculty Auide
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6ppendi. 1 ? E"aluation 7eport from the ,r$ani'ation
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9Project 7eport ? 3ront pa$es:
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!ni"ersity is a record of the ori$inal work done by me and no part of it has been
submitted earlier for any De$ree% Post Araduation or similar of any other uni"ersity or
institution.
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semester 5>6 #tudent of D0 #chool of 5ana$ement and &echnolo$y% submitted in
partial fulfillment of the re1uirements for the award of the 5asters De$ree in >usiness
6dministration of 5ahatma Aandhi !ni"ersity % Kottayam% Kerala.
3aculty Auide Principal
Date -
Place - Pullikkanam
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&his should be an abstract of the whole project work. >riefly mention in one
para$raph% half a pa$e ma.imum% about a concise summary of the project
done
Ta%le of ontents
6cknowled$ements
Iist of &ables
Iist of 3i$ures
Iist of 6bbre"iations
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>iblio$raphy
6nne.ure
@ist of Ta%les
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@ist of Fi,ures .if an+2
Sl'No' Title Pa,e No'
@ist of A%%re$iations .if an+2
Note for &ord pro/essin,A
)umberin$ is re1uired for the whole report% for headin$s and sub headin$s
0hapters should ha"e Neadin$ 1 format% with numberin$
T#e ma:or #eadin,s s#ould %e 39 si-e and su% #eadin,s 37 si-e' All
su%se/tions s#ould %e num%ered li0e 3'3* 3'5* 3'6* et/' .for su%se/tions of
#apter 32
7eport len$th- In the ran$e of ( ? 8 pa$es% e.cludin$ 6nne.es and 0ertificates
6li$nment- Justify 9Ieft and ri$ht ali$nment: for all te.t and para$raphs
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T#e format spe/ified must %e follo&ed stri/tl+ and no de$iation
&ill %e entertained
Pro:e/t Report B Follo& t#e format %elo&A
#apter 3
INTRODUTION
&his chapter should pro"ide a back$round of the problem and what is proposed to be
in"esti$ated. &he si$nificance of the problem% the objecti"e% the scope of the study% the
contribution of the study and the impact the study will make should be elaborated. 6 brief
description of the or$ani'ation should be pro"ided.
One Paragraph about the Industry
One paragraph about the Company
3'3 Importan/e of t#e Stud+
3'5 O%:e/ti$es of t#e Stud+
3'6 Met#odolo,+
3'7 @imitations .if an+2
#apterisation
#apter 5
@iterature Re$ie& and T#eoreti/al Perspe/ti$es
&his chapter should $i"e an o"er"iew of the theoretical concepts related to the problem
under study. ,ne should refer to the current status of research in the area and major
findin$s thereof. &hese should brin$ out the necessity for a study of the kind undertaken
and the approach one intends to follow.
2.1 Global scenario
2.2 Indian scenario
2.3 Theoretical concepts of the study
2. !ecessity of the study
"tc
#apter 6
Met#odolo,+
&his chapter should describe in detail the steps followed in the study. If one did a sample
sur"ey% the basis of samplin$% its si'e% etc. should be discussed. &he 1uestionnaire form
should also be included. &he sources of primary and secondary data must be stated and
the way one has processed the data should be elaborated.
#apter 7
DATA ANA@CSIS* RESU@TS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Presentation of the rele"ant data and analysis and discussion thereon from the main body
of the report. The statistial tables obtained based on data proessing and used for
analysis should be inluded in the report.
,nly those tables should be included in the chapter% which are rele"ant to the ar$uments%
the details left to the appendi.. 5ore space should be spent on the central issues% $i"in$
them importance% clarity and emphasis.
#apter 8
FINDINGS* Re/ommendations* AND ON@USION
Demarcate findin$s that are si$nificant% and findin$s that are peripheral. 6r$uments
should be lo$ically de"eloped to build the theme.
8'3 Findin,s
8'5 Re/ommendations
8'6 on/lusion
BIB@IOGRAPDC
6 list of published sources consulted durin$ the course of project work and normally
includes all work listed in the te.t and te.t notes. &he biblio$raphy can be listed in
alphabetical order or split into two separate lists co"erin$ books and articles.
Referen/in, St+leA 6PI style of referencin$
Appendi1 and ANNEEURE
6ppendices are listed alphabetically e.$. 6ppendi. 6 6ppendi. > etc. and contain the
table and data collected for the study. &hey are not included in the main chapters but
referred to in the discussion and interpretations.