MS 202: Project Dissertation

Dear Student(s),
As per GGSIP University syllabus indicated as follow:
Every student is required to choose and finalise a project topic (as per synopsis format enclosed at
Appendix-A) in consultation with respective faculty member(s) in their area of specialization. It is
suggested that the students must choose the project topic from the area of specialization in which they
have not done their Summer Internship Project. This will help them in placement interviews to
indicate their skills in their both major and minor specializations. The project will be pursued by
him/her under the supervision of an internal supervisor. The dissertation along with soft copy will be
submitted by the students in their respective institutions. The format of the report is given below:
Executive Summary
Introduction
Objective of the Research Undertaken
Hypothesis, if any
Literature Review
Research Methodology
Data Analysis
Findings and Conclusions
Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices to include questionnaire, if any
The student shall be required to submit progress reports as per the schedule to be announced by the
School/Institutions for assessment by the project guide. The dissertation shall be evaluated by
External and Internal Examiners separately from out of 60 and 40 marks respectively. The internal
assessment shall be done on the basis of a presentation by the student as per the assessment schedule
to be decided and announced by the School/Institution. The external assessment shall be done on the
basis of Viva Voce and the report.
Each student must adhere to guidelines to prepare & submit Project Dissertation (Formatting
Instructions Appendix-B, Front Page, Appendix-C, Contents & Guidelines, Appendix-D,
Certificate, Appendix-E) to keep consistency in contents, report writing, formatting and inclusion of
certificate.
THE SYNOPSIS DULY SIGNED BY THE FACULTY IS TO BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE
NOVEMBER 24, 2014 FAILING WHICH THE PROGRAMME COORDINATOR WILL FINALISE
THE TOPIC AND LIST WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE NOTICE BOARD ACCORDINGLY.
Best wishes,
(Yamini Saraswat)
Admin Coordinator-MBA

Appendix-A
Synopsis

Title of the Project:

[The title should be concise which should highlight the meaning, broad aspects and scope of
project]
Functional Area:
[HR/ Marketing/ Sales/ Finance/IT/IB etc.]
Introduction:
[Briefly introduce the topic on which your project is based]
Objectives & Scope:
[It should cover objectives and the scope of the project along with functional area]
Literature Review (at least 4 research papers)
Hypothesis
Research Methodology:
-

Research design
Sampling design
Sample size
Sample location

- Data type
- Instrument used
- Analytical Tools

Bibliography

Signature
Name of the Student_______________________
Enrolment Number________________________
Signature
Name of the Faculty_______________________

Appendix-B
Formatting Instructions

(a)

Page size & quality: A4 size executive bond paper is to be used for original and
duplicate copy (hard copy and softcopy).

(b)

Chapter/Para Numbering: The chapters are to be numbered as Chapter-1, Chapter-2

etc. The heading/title of the chapter is to appear below the chapter number in uppercase.
Paragraphs are to be numbered as 1,2,3 etc in every chapter separately. Sub-paragraphs are to
be numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3----, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3-----etc. Sub-sub paragraphs are to be numbered
as 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13 etc.

(c)

(d)
(e)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Page Specifications
(i)
Left Margin
(ii)
Right Margin
(iii)
Top Margin
(iv)
Bottom Margin

: 1.25 inch
: 1.25 inch
: 1 inch
: 1 inch

Page Numbers: All text pages starting from Body of the Project Report as well as
program source code listings should be numbered at the bottom center of the pages.
Normal Body Text
Font Size: 12, Times New Roman, 1.5 Spacing, Single Side Writing.
Paragraphs Heading Font Size: 12, Times New Roman, Bold
Page/Title Font Size: 14
(f) Table and Figure Number: Table and figure numbers are to be written at the bottom
of the table/ figure as given below:

(i)
(ii)
(g)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Table No-1:
Figure No-1:
Binding & Color Code of the Report
Hard Bound Report
Background of the cover page - black
Color of Letters: Gold

Appendix-C

PROJECT DISSERTATION REPORT ON

TITLE OF THE REPORT

Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
to
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

Under the Guidance of

Name of Faculty Guide
Designation

Submitted by
Name of Student
MBA-iv Semester
Enrolment No.:

2013 15

PERIYAR MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER COLLEGE

Periyar Centre, FC33, Plot No. 1&2, Institutional Area, Jasola, New Delhi 110025
Appendix-D

CONTENTS
Chapte
r

Particular(s)

Page No.

Certificate
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Objective of the Research Undertaken
Hypothesis
Literature Review
Research Methodology
Data Analysis
Findings and Conclusions
Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices to include questionnaire, if any
Acknowledgements
In the Acknowledgements page, the student recognizes his indebtedness for guidance of
internal & company guide, and support extended by other staff members including material
obtained from libraries and other sources.
Executive Summary
An executive summary is a brief or condensed summary of the work assigned and performed
during the project It is comprised of problem definition, work assigned, methodology adopted
for the performance of work assigned, findings, limitations, directions for future
development, if any.
Chapter-1: Introduction
1.1 Introduction:
The chapter should clarify the concept of the training as per topic of the project report, the
reason for choosing the topic/problem under study and strategies adopted to carry out
various activities to complete the project report.
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 washing machines
1.3 Scope of Study:
The scope of the study refers to the parameters in which the study will be operating in to

solve the problem/achieve the targets. The scope of study should clearly mention the
activities that are actually performed in the study. It should include the period of study,
the functional area and volume of work carried out in the study.
1.4 Company Profile:
1.4.1 Name of the firm/company, its complete address along with telephone
numbers, email address, website name.
1.4.2
1.4.3

Explain the nature of the organization and its business

Companys vision & mission.

1.4.4

Product range of the company.

1.4.5

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

1.4.6

Organization structure of the company.

1.4.7

Market share & position of the company in the industry.

1.5 Industry Profile:

Brief profile of the Industry including its current status from which the company belongs
Chapter-2: Literature Review
Students have to carry out a methodical examination of available study material (books,
journals, periodicals, official gazettes, etc) on the topic of study. Provide the existing
information on the work already done by way of fundamental nature of the study and the
writers name and references of publications.
Chapter-3: Research Methodology
It should specify the following:
a) Universe, research design, sampling type, sample size, sample location, data type,
instrument used, analytical tools, hypothesis, identified independent and dependent
variables, contents analysis
b) Framing of questionnaire wherever applicable & relevance of each question asked in
questionnaire
c) Constraints under which the study has been undertaken
Chapter-4: Data Reduction, Presentation & Analysis
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. This chapter will

include de codification of data, classification of data, tabulation of the data, 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-5: Data Interpretation
This chapter is the most important part of the study, wherein students are required to apply
established theoretical concepts/tools/techniques to the data presented in Chapter-5 and draw
inferences. Students are required to discuss rational and logic for drawing inferences. For
each inference, proper linkages are to be established either with the data analysed in Chapter4 or with the calculation(s) to be included in this Chapter. Wherever, calculations are to be
carried out, it must be provided before drawing any inference. The inferences are to be
presented in narrative form from each data set along with limitation (s) due to data
insufficiency, if any.
Chapter-6: Summary & Conclusions
This Chapter should comprise the following:
6.1

Results of the Study: These are to be presented and supported by facts & figures in
narrative form and be culled out from the Chapter-4. The sequence of the results must
be consistent with the objectives of the study mentioned in Chapter-1. Also, mention
the achievement of objectives or otherwise.

6.2

Limitations: The limitations could be mentioned in terms of data insufficiency, time

& expertise constraints etc.

6.3

Suggestions, scope for further study & conclusions: Suggestions based on results of
the study is to be provided. Any scope for extension of the study to new geographical
areas, segments, time with larger data, is to be mentioned under this heading. Finally,
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.

Appendix-E

CERITFICATE

I _______________________, Enrolment No. ______________from MBA-IV Semester of

the Periyar Management and Computer College hereby declare that the Project Dissertation
(MS-202) entitled______________________________________________________
___________________________at ________________________________ is an original
work and the same has not been submitted to any other Institute for the award of any other
degree.

Date:

Signature of the Student

Certified that the Project Dissertation Report submitted in partial fulfilment of Master of
Business Administration (MBA) to be awarded by G.G.S.I.P. University, Delhi by
_________________________, Enrolment No. ________________ has been completed
under my guidance and is satisfactory.

Date:

Signature of the Guide

Name of the Guide:
Designation: