Steps to be followed for BE 4/4 CSE project report documentation & submission

Step-1: Submit your draft copy (batch-wise; use guidelines for documentation
provided) verified and signed by your internal guide along with the filled project
submission form (given below) also signed by your internal guide by 12th April, 2013
at HOD office (you will be allotted a supervisor for verifying the draft copy).

Step-2: Get your draft copy verified personally by the allocated supervisor. Collect
the recommendations / suggestions / modifications (if any, make the changes).

Step-3: Submit the hard bound copies (signed and stamped) and a soft copy* (CD)
by 27th April, 2013 along with the project submission form to the project coordinator.

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*Soft copy (CD) must contain the following

1. Project final report (.doc format only)
2. Presentation (slides) related to the project (.ppt format only)
3. Physical software components of the project (.java / .jsp / .php etc)
 M.V.S.R. ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

B.E. (C.S.E.) project submission form

Part-A (to be filled by the student(s)) Batch no: ______

Name(s) of student(s) along with Roll no(s) in the batch:
(1) <Name of the student (1)> (Roll No.)
(2) <Name of the student (2)> (Roll No.)
(3) <Name of the student (3)> (Roll No.)

Title of the project : ___________________________________________________

<Signature of Internal Guide>

Internal Guide
<Name of faculty>
<Designation>
CSED,MVSREC
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Part-B (to be filled by the Draft copy Supervisor allotted - ____________________)
Suggestions / Recommendations / modifications (if any) :

Supervisor
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Declaration by the student(s) (to be signed after supervisor's inspection)

We / I have met the supervisor personally and incorporated the changes to be made in
the draft copy before submission of the final project report.

<Signature of the student> <Signature of the student> <Signature of the student>

<Name of Student(1)> <Name of Student(2)> <Name of Student(3)>
(Roll Number) (Roll Number) (Roll Number)
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Part-C (to be verified by the project coordinator)
1. Department Copy signed & submitted YES / NO
2. Individual Copies signed YES / NO
Project Coordinator
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE DRAFT COPY & PROJECT REPORT
FOR IV/IV B.E II Semester

The project report should be submitted in A4 size. Number of copies to be

submitted : One hard bound copy for department (This copy should
consists of names and roll numbers of all batch members) and one copy for
each batch member (This copy should consist of individual batch member
name and his/her roll number).

Paper, Typing , Format:

Bond paper (A4 size) should be used for the preparation of the project report.
Typing should be done on one side of the paper with character font in size 12
of Times New Roman.
The layout should provide a margin of 1.50 Inches on the left, 1.00 Inches on
the top, bottom and right.
Fresh paragraph should commence after five spaces. Double-spacing or One
and half line spacing shall be provided through out the report.
The page numbers should be indicated at the top-middle or bottom-middle of
the each page.
Should not underline the heading/subheadings and should not put colons ( : )
in headings or subheadings.

Binding

The dissertation shall be properly bound, using Rexene of Black color for
CSE reports. The bound front cover should indicate in suitable embossed
letter the following:
(See the sample format of appropriate front bound cover)

Top:
Title
Name and Roll No.

Bottom:
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
M.V.S.R. ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Osmania University)
Hyderabad
Year of submission: 2013

Two blank papers should be provided at the beginning and at the end.
The bound side must indicate B.E., name of the candidate and year.
Third Page

The third page should contain the following (See the sample format )

<Title>

Project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of
the Degree of B.E.
By
<Name of the Candidate>
< Roll No.>

<Bottom>

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

M.V.S.R. ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Osmania University)
Hyderabad

Fourth Page

The fourth page should contain a certificate signed by the guide(s) in the
following format and should be on the college letter head.
(See the sample format)

Certificate
This is to certify that the project report entitled being submitted by
Mr/Mrs.. in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of
Engineering in to the Osmania University is a record of bonafied
work carried out by him under my guidance and supervision.
The results embodied in this project report have not been submitted to any
other University or Institute for the award of any Degree or Diploma.

(HOD) Guide Name

Designation

/*NOTE: DO NOT NUMBER THIS PAGE. CERTIFICATE AND

DECLARATION PAGES ARE NOT NUMBERED BUT BY DEFAULT THEY
ARE ROMAN I AND ROMAN II PAGES. SEE THE FORMAT*/

Fifth Page (if any)

The fifth page may include the Certificate given by Organization or Company where
you have done your project. College certificate should precede this certificate.

Sixth Page
The sixth page should contain the declaration by the students (see the sample format)

/*NOTE: NUMBER FROM THIS PAGE (Roman Numerals) */

Seventh Page
The seventh page may include the Acknowledgement

Eighth and Ninth Page

In this page, a table of contents, list of tables, list of figues, and photographs
and notation must be provided.

Tenth Page
The tenth page should contain an abstract of the Project report. The candidate
may emphasize here his contributions.

Important Note:

All the above pages are to be numbered in Roman numerals of lower case. Ex.
i,ii,iii,iv,

The document pages must be numbered using numbers i.e. 1,2,3

Arrangement of Chapters

The following is suggested format for arranging the project report matter into various
chapters:
1. Introduction
This chapter must describe introduction about your project.

2. Literature Survey/Review of Literature

3. Define the problem.

Define the modules and their functionalities
Hardware / Software requirements
4. System Design and Implementation
/* Actual Implementation of the problem should be described in this chapter. */
The design part must include the following items
DFDs in case of Database projects

UML diagrams. This UML diagrams must include the

following
Class Diagrams
Interaction diagrams-Sequence and Collaboration
diagrams
Object Diagrams
Use case diagrams

Control Flow diagrams

 Database Design
For database projects, the report must include the following
items.
o E-R Diagrams
5. Results and Discussions
Various test cases ( two or three) for black box and white box testing.

6. Conclusions & Future Enhancements / Recommendations

References / Bibliography
Appendices (if any)

Arrangement of Paragraph in a Chapter:

Each paragraph in a chapter should be properly numbered for example, 2.1,

2.2 etc., where first digit represents the Chapter Number and second digit the
paragraph number. There is no need to indicate the number for the first
paragraph in a chapter.
Sub-paragraphs, if any indicated as 1.1.1, 1.1.2 etc. i.e. first digit representing
the chapter, the second representing the paragraph and third representing the
sub-paragraph.
Dont underline the headings or subheadings or side heading. Instead use
the bold letters.

Photographs/Figures and Tables

The figures, photographs and tables occurring in a chapter may be serially

numbered as Fig. 1.1, 1.2 etc., where the first digit represents the chapter, the
second digit represents Figure number.
The photographs may be represented as Photo 1.1, 1.2 etc., the first digit
representing chapter and the second digit represents Photograph number.
The tables may be represented as Table 1.1, 1.2 etc., the first digit representing
chapter and the second digit represents table number.

Graphs

The graph should clearly indicate the points, which are used for drawing the
curve or curves.
All the letters in the graphs should be written with stencils.

Equations:
All the equations used in the thesis should be properly numbered chapter wise
[ eg. Eq.3.1 or eq.3.1 or 3.1 or (3.1)].
The equations shown should be clearly referred and identified as Eq. or eq.
followed by equation number.
Repetition of the equations should be avoided. If needed, it may be referred by
its number.
 Equations should never be mixed up with main text. It should be shown as
separate object and Equation Editor can be used.

Appendices:

Important programs, derivations, data and any other useful material may be
shown in the appendices with proper numbering.
The appendices should be numbered in capital Roman numbers or capital
letters from first chapter to the last chapter in ascending order.
Using same ascending order numbers, the appendices should be shown with
details after the last chapter.
All the appendices should be referred in the main text.

Bibliography or References:

References should be numbered from 1st chapter to the last chapter in

ascending order and should be shown in square brackets.

The following format may be used for writing the Bibliography/References.

Author Name, Title of the book or paper, Publisher name, year.

Eg:
[1] Berry, Jason, Jonathan Foose, and Tad Jones. Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New
Orleans Music Since World War II. Athens: U of Georgia P, 1986.

(An article in a journal)

Booth, Wayne C. "Kenneth Burke's Way of Knowing." Critical Inquiry 1 (1974): 1-
22. Winks, Robin W. "The Sinister Oriental Thriller: Fiction and the Asian Scene."
Journal of Popular Culture 19.2 (1985): 49-61.

The bibliography list should be made strictly in alphabetical order of the

name of the authors.
 Sample Format of Project Report

*Use appropriated data for Group / individual copy

A Project Report
on

<TITLE OF THE PROJECT WORK>

Submitted for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree
of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

IN

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

BY

<Mr. / Ms. Name of the Student (Roll No.)>

<Mr. / Ms. Name of the Student (Roll No.)>
<Mr. / Ms. Name of the Student (Roll No.)>

Under the guidance of

<Name of the Staff>

<Designation>
Department of CSE
M.V.S.R.E.C., Hyderabad.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

M.V.S.R. ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Osmania University & Recognized by AICTE)
Nadergul, Saroor Nagar Mandal, Hyderabad 501 510
2012-13.
 CERTIFICATES
1. Company certificate(if any) on Company letter head, College certificate on
college letter head with Guide, HODs signatures (as per format in Figure below).
Declaration of students signatures on A4 paper (as per format in Figure
below).Acknowledgements (as per format in Figure below) in the respective order.

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

M.V.S.R. ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Osmania University & Recognized by AICTE)
Nadergul, Saroor Nagar Mandal, Hyderabad 501 510

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project work entitled <Title Of The Project Work> is
a bonafide work carried out by <Mr. / Ms. Name of the Student (1) (Roll No.)>,
<Mr. / Ms. Name of the Student (2) (Roll No.)>, <Mr. / Ms. Name of the Student
(3) (Roll No.)>in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING from M.V.S.R. Engineering College, affiliated to OSMANIA
UNIVERSITY, Hyderabad, under our guidance and supervision.

The results embodied in this report have not been submitted to any other university
or institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

Internal Guide Head of the Department

<Name of the Staff> J. Prasanna Kumar
<Designation> Professor and Head
Department of CSE Department of CSE
MVSREC, Hyderabad. MVSREC, Hyderabad.
*Use appropriated data for Group / individual copy
 DECLARATION

This is to certify that the work reported in the present project entitled <Title Of
The Project Work> is a record of bonafide work done by us / me in the Department
of Computer Science and Engineering, M.V.S.R. Engineering College, Osmania
University. The reports are based on the project work done entirely by us and not
copied from any other source.
The results embodied in this project report have not been submitted to any other
University or Institute for the award of any degree or diploma to the best of our / my
knowledge and belief.

<Signature of the student> <Signature of the student> <Signature of the student>

<Name of Student (1)> <Name of Student(2)> <Name of Student (3)>

(Roll Number) (Roll Number) (Roll Number)

*Use appropriated data for Group / individual copy

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We/ I would like to express my sincere gratitude and indebtedness to my project

guide <Name of faculty> for his/her valuable suggestions and interest throughout the
course of this project.

We are / I am also thankful to our principal <Name of principal> and <Name of

HOD>, Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
MVSR Engineering College, Hyderabad for providing excellent infrastructure and a
nice atmosphere for completing this project successfully as a part of our B.E. Degree
(CSE).

We/ I convey our / my heartfelt thanks to the lab staff for allowing me to use the
required equipment whenever needed.

Finally, We/ I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family for their
support through the work. We/ I sincerely acknowledge and thank all those who gave
directly or indirectly their support in completion of this work.

<Name of the student (1)>(Roll Number)

<Name of the student (2)>(Roll Number)
<Name of the student (3)>(Roll Number)

*Use appropriated data for Group / individual copy

LIST OF FIGURES

A list of figures with figure number, figure title and page number and a list of tables
with table number, table name and page number should be listed after abstract in a
separate page for each with roman numbers like ii, iii..etc.

FOR EXAMPLE:
LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1 Block diagram of xyz model Page no. 4

Figure 2.2 ------------------------------------- --------------

LIST OF TABLES

FOR EXAMPLE:
LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1 Name of the table Page no. 5

Table 2.2 -------------- ----------
ABSTRACT

A brief description of project objectives, problem specifications, and contributions

will be presented as abstract. Abstract should be about 500 words as per the following
font formats.

Types of headings Types of fonts & sizes Types of content

Heading 1 ARIAL, BOLD, FONT For all Chapter Titles
SIZE 14, CAPITALS, cum Abstract page title,
CENTRE ALIGNED Contents page title,
Appendix titles, Reference
page title.
Chapter names should
be with roman numbers (I,
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII,
IX, X, XI..etc)
Heading 2 TIMES NEW For sub titles, sub titles
ROMAN, BOLD, FONT numbering should be like
SIZE 12, CAPITALS, 1.1, 1.2--------, 2.1,
CENTRE ALIGNED 2.2-------p.n
Where p is chapter
number and n is sub title
number.
Heading 3 TIMES NEW Useful for next level
ROMAN, BOLD, FONT sub titles with numbering
SIZE 12, LEFT ALIGNED c.n.l where c is chapter
number, n is sub title
number and l is serial
number like 1.1.1,
1.1.2,-------2.1.1, 2.1.2---
etc.

Normal TIMES NEW

ROMAN, FONT SIZE 12,
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE NOS.
Certificate .......................................................................................................... i
Declaration .................................................................................................... ii
Dedication(if any).............................................................................................. iii
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................... iv
List of Figures ................................................................................................. v
List of Tables ..................................................................................................... vi
Abstract............................................................................................................. vii

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION 01 09
1.1Objectives 01
1.2 Problem specification 02
1.3Methodologies 05
1.4Contributions 07
1.5Layout of the thesis 08

CHAPTER II
LITERATURE SURVEY 10 25

CHAPTER III
PROBLEM SPECIFICATION 26 30

CHAPTER IV
SYSTEMDESIGN 31 40

CHAPTER V
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES 41 47

CHAPTER VI

CONCLUSIONS & FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS /

RECOMMENDATIONS 48 55

6.1 Observations
6.2 Result Analysis
6.3 Limitations
6.4 Future works & concluding remarks

REFERENCES 56

APPENDIX 57 80
SAMPLE CODE SEGEMENTS
*Sample documents are only for reference. Use appropriate data and formatting where
ever necessary.