BHARATHIDSAN UNIVERSITY

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

JAIN COLLEGE
JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE

GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH REPORT

MBA (LSCM)

Students who undergo their Internship Project are required to submit a Project
Report as per the guidelines given hereunder. Students will also have a Viva-
voce Examination on their Project. The Project has 8 Credits and Students will
be evaluated for a score of 100 Marks, including Viva-voce. Please note that
adhering to the dates mentioned in this communique does carry weightage in
awarding the marks.

REPORT SHOULD BE ORIGINAL AND STRICTLY AS PER THE GUIDELINES.

PLAGARISM CHECK WILL BE DONE ON THE REPORT. ANY DEVIATION
WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE REPORT.

Structure of the Report

Preliminaries

Title Page
Company Certificate
Declaration of the student
Research Mentor Certificate
Acknowledgement
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Graphs

Main Text

Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II Company Profile
Chapter III Research Methodology
Chapter IV Data Analysis
Chapter V Findings
Chapter VI Conclusions & Recommendations

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End Material

Bibliography
Appendices

The Title page introduces the report by listing information like research title;
students name; research mentors name etc., (See the sample title page,
Annexure 1)

The Company Certificate page should be signed by any authorized person of

the company. (It should mention the duration for which the research / internship
was undertaken)

The Declaration page is signed by the student and thereby confirming that the
research work is an original study. (See the sample declaration page, Annexure
2)

The Research Mentor Certificate page is signed by the faculty guide. (See the
sample certificate page, Annexure 3)

The acknowledgment page should not exceed more than one page. Here you
have the opportunity to thank various people who have been of help during your
research.

The Executive Summary is the most important part of your report. It

summarizes the report in around two pages by outlining its scope, purpose and
major findings, highlighting the key conclusions and recommendations.

The Table of Contents lists all sections and sub-sections and uses the same
numbering system as in the report. (See the sample content page, Annexure 4)

The list of tables and list of graphs page should provide the table/graph
number, title and page number (See the sample page, Annexure 5)

Format

There should be consistency of style in terms of margins, page numbers,

paragraphs, bulleted lists, numbered lists, font used in hierarchical headings and
so on.

Wrapper Hardbound, covered with Black sheet, Letters printed in Gold colour.

Contents:
Paper A4 size bond paper
Margin 1 inch on top, bottom and right side, 1.5 inch on left side

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Font Arial Font colour Black Line Spacing 1.5
Font size 14 point for heading (bold face); 12 point for subheading (bold face)
and 12 point for the body text (normal)
Text alignment Center for headings; Left for subheadings; Justify for running
matter
Indent - No indent should be applied to first line of first paragraph under any
Heading / Sub-Heading. First line of every subsequent paragraph should be
indented
Figures and Tables Centered placed
Numbering Chapter, headings and sub-headings should be numbered
sequentially as shown in Annexure 4. Titles and headings used for tables, graphs
and other illustrations should be standardized also be numbered sequentially.
No. of Pages: 100 Pages. Should be printed on ONE SIDE of the Paper.

The student should prepare two copies of the project, one should be submitted to
the University at the stipulated time and the other can be retained by the student.

Marks structure:

1st Review : 20 on 03.08.17

2nd Review : 20 on 14.08.17
Report Evaluation : 40 on 18.09.17
Viva-Voce : 20 on 29.09.17
Total : 100

Schedule of Events:

Duration of the Study: June 01, 2017 to July 29, 2017

Ist Review August 03, 2017
IInd Review August 14, 2017
Draft Submission for approval Sep 11, 2017
Final submission and Report Evaluation Sep 18, 2017
Viva Voce Examination: Sep 29, 2017

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 Annexure 1

TITLE OF THE PROJECT

Research Report submitted to Bharathidasan University in partial

fulfillment of the requirements for the award of

Masters of Business Administration

Submitted by

Name of the Student

Register No.:

under the guidance of

Name of the Mentor

Professor
Jain College
Bangalore

Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli
2017

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 Annexure 2

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the research entitled TITLE OF

THE PROJECT submitted to Bharathidasan University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
MBA, is a record of independent research work carried
out by me under the supervision and guidance of Name
of the Mentor, Professor, Jain College, Bangalore. This
work has not formed the basis for the award of any
Degree and has not been submitted previously to any
other College/University.

Tiruchirappalli
Aug, 2017 Name of the Student

Annexure 3

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 Annexure 3

Name of the Mentor

Professor
Jain College
Bangalore

CERTIFICATE

I certify that this research entitled TITLE OF THE

PROJECT submitted to Bharathidasan University in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
MBA, is a record of independent research work carried out
by Name of the Student under my supervision and
guidance. This work has not formed the basis for the
award of any Degree and has not been submitted
previously to any other College/University.

Tiruchirappalli Name of the Mentor

Aug, 2017 Research Mentor

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 Annexure 4
Contents

Page No.
List of Tables i

List of Graphs iii

Chapter I Introduction 1 10
1.1 Evolution and Growth of Corporate Entity
1.2 Corporate Performance Measurement
1.3 Value Based Management
1.4 Performance Measurement Frameworks
1.4.1 Traditional Performance Measures
1.4.2 Shortcomings of Traditional Measures

Chapter II Company Profile 11 20

2.1
2.2

Chapter III Research Methodology 21 24

3.1 Statement of the Problem
3.2 Scope of the study
3.3 Objectives of the study
3.4 Hypothesis of the study
3.5 Methodology
3.5.1 Data collection
3.5.2 Selection of Sample
3.5.3 Plan of Analysis
3.6 Limitations of the study

Chapter IV Data Analysis 25 75

4.1
4.2
Chapter V Findings 76 80
5.1
5.2
Chapter VI Conclusions & Recommendations 80 85
6.1
6.2

Bibliography
Appendices
A
B

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 Annexure 5

LIST OF TABLES

Sl. No. Table No. Title of table Page No.

LIST OF GRAPHS

Sl. No. Graph No. Title of graph Page No.

1 3.1
2 3.2
3 4.1
4 4.2