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General Instructions for Submission of SSR Project Implementation Report
(PIR) and Final Presentation

1. Faculty evaluation based on PIR and final presentation together carry 40 marks.

2. SSR groups are advised to follow this PIR submission guideline while preparing their
PIR.

3. SSR groups are advised not to leave out any Heading/Sub-heading or Section/Sub-
section. MARKS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR SUBMISSION OF
INCOMPLETE REPORTS.

4. To showcase the SSR project during final presentation an SSR group may use any
format of their choice, e.g. PPT, video case, role play, skit, etc.

Important Dates
1. Deadline for submission of the PIR to the Programme Office for plagiarism check is
24 February 2017.

2. (Tentative) Dates for final presentation: 3 & 4 March (To be announced by the
Programme Office).
 Cover Page

Programme & Batch

Course Name SSR
Topic/Title
SSR Group No.
Partner Organization Name
SSR Project Code (Google Form
Code)
Partner POC Name
Partner POC Mobile No. & Email Id.
Name of the SSR Group Lead
Mobile No. & Email Id of SSR Group
Lead
SSR Group Members Sl.No. Name Roll No.
1
2
3
4
5
6

COSP POC Name

 Certificate Format - to be signed-off by the Point of Contact (POC) in the
Partner Organization during submission of this PIR

Certificate of Approval by Partner Point of Contact (Partner POC)

This is to certify that the SSR Group No of IMT Ghaziabad has undertaken its SSR project in
partnership with our organization. This SSR Project Implementation Report (PIR) has been verified
and approved by us for submission to IMT Ghaziabad in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the
SSR Course. To the best of our knowledge, all claims made and data, information included in this
report are correct and reliable.

Declaration by the Partner POC (to be signed-off by the Partner POC ONLY IN CASE THE
SSR GROUP UNDERTOOK LESS THAN 11 FIELD VISITS)
We are aware that the SSR Group No.undertook .. field visits only.
We are of the view that 11 field visits were not required for the kind of project the Group
undertook.
Given the scope and time period of the SSR project, we are of the view that the number of field
visits actually undertaken by the Group was ( appropriate):
Sufficient
Insufficient

..

Signed-off by (Partner POCs signature in case hard copy is submitted):

Address
Date

Note: Soft copy submission of the SSR Project Implementation Report (PIR) is preferable. In that case, an email has to come
from the partner POC to the COSP POC with CC to Faculty-in-charge and with a soft copy of the PIR attached. The onus is
on the SSR Group Lead to do the needful to get the partner POC send the email with the approved PIR.
 Acknowledgements

[Note: The SSR group may like to acknowledge any help and support received from anybody (e.g. IMTG, faculty, COSP
Committee members including CoCos; partner organization, library, computer centre, outside experts, peers, etc. The call is
yours.]
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures/Charts
 List of pictures/videos

[Note: You are encouraged to submit pictures/videos with appropriate descriptive caption along with this report. In case you
are doing so, list out all those pictures/videos here]
 List of text boxes

[Note: Any cherished moments from your SSR course experience that you would like to share? Any success stories that you
would like to share? You can use Text Boxes for both these purposes. In case you are doing so, list out all those text boxes
here]
 List of Appendices

[Note: Appendix I must COMPULSORILY include attendance log. You may like to incorporate other appendices (e.g.
Appendix II, Appendix III, ) to provide detailed data or any other thing which is likely to disturb the narrative in the
main text. It is entirely your call what is to be included in the main text and what is to be included in the appendices. List out
all those appendices here]
Guideline on details to be included under each section (starting with Introduction and ending
with Concluding Observations)

1.Introduction
Brief outline of the partners programme (as part of which the SSR group has worked)

2. Situation Analysis
Analysis of the situation the SSR group was exposed to in the field and the areas/issues providing
scope for intervention by your group.

3. Identified problem/issue

3.1 Provide details of the problem/issue that WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE ADDRESSED through your
SSR project
3.2 Explain how the problem/issue was identified; and the motivation thereof
3.3 Explain what kind of benefits were expected to be accrued to the stakeholders by addressing the
problem/issue

4. Deliverables
Describe what your SSR group has ACTUALLY delivered at the end of the SSR project as
Contribution to the under-privileged community and/or environmental sustainability and establish
how far these help to address the identified problem/issue.

5. Execution
5.1 Provide details of the delivery mechanism and day-wise schedule of work with exact dates
[Note: You may like to put these details in the form of an Appendix]

5.2 Mention challenges faced (if any) during execution of your SSR project and how these were
overcome
5.3 In case you applied your learning from IMT in the execution of your SSR project, specify what
kind of learning and how it was applied.
5.4 In case you applied any innovation in your SSR project, describe what kind of innovation, how it
was applied.

6. Impact Assessment
6.1 Provide details on the impact of your SSR project on the stakeholder (e.g. underprivileged
communities; partner organization; the environment, etc.).
6.2 During the submission of you Final Implementation Plan to the faculty, your group was advised to
undertake a baseline survey/assessment which would help you to assess the impact of your project at
the end when you were supposed to undertake another such assessment. Report findings from your
baseline survey/assessment (if undertaken) and analyse the impact of your project as found in the
final survey/assessment at the end of your SSR project vis--vis what was found in your baseline.
6.3 If you have not undertaken any baseline survey/assessment, justify why you have not done so.
Justify how you could measure the impact of your SSR project in the absence of a baseline.
6.4 Provide your assessment on approximately how many lives you could touch through your SSR
project. Explain your claim.

7. Sustainability and carry-forward

7.1 Is there any way in which the impact that you created (if at all!) through your SSR project can
be sustained even after the completion of your SSR project? If yes, explain how and by whom?
7.2 Have you contributed anything through your SSR project which will have any carry-forward effect
on the stakeholders (e.g. underprivileged communities; partner organization)? If yes, explain how.
7.3 Do you foresee any role of the next batch of IMT students working on a similar project? If yes,
explain how. What would be your groups recommendations for any such future SSR group working
on a similar project?

8. The wider context

8.1 Contextualise the problem/issue that was attempted to be addressed through your SSR project at
the district/state/national level.
8.2 Analyse how the problem/issue that was attempted to be addressed through your SSR project
relates to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
For reference to 17 SDGs, see here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300

9. Caveats
9.1 Acknowledge and critically analyse any limitation or lacunae of your SSR project. Also reflect on
how these lacunae could have been overcome in your view.
9.2 Clearly mention how far the problem/issue that WAS ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED TO BE
ADDRESSED through your SSR project is as per what was proposed in the Final Implementation
Plan (which was signed off by the Partner as well as Faculty). In case of discrepancy in what was
proposed in the Final Implementation Plan and what has actually been done in the SSR project,
provide clear explanation for discrepancy.
9.3 Analyse how far your ACTUAL deliverables are as per what your group proposed in the Final
Implementation Plan as deliverables. In case of discrepancy in what was proposed in the Final
Implementation Plan (which was signed off by the Partner as well as Faculty) and what has actually
been delivered in the SSR project, provide clear explanation for discrepancy.
10. Concluding observations
10.1 Reflect on the key insights you acquired from your SSR project.
10.2 Any recommendation for your stakeholders going forward? Elaborate here.
10.3 Any recommendations for the district/state/national government? Elaborate here.
10.4 Any other observations and remarks? Mention here.
 References
Reference Style Sheet
Books
One Author
Basu, A. (1963), Consumer Price Index: Theory, Practice and Use in India, Modern Book
Agency, Calcutta.
Two Authors
Singh, M. and Pandya, J.F. (1967), Government Publications of India, Metropolitan Book Co.,
Delhi.
Three Authors
Mote, V.L.; Malya, M. M. and Saha J. (1968), Tables for Capital Investment Analysis, Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Edited Book
Basu, G. (ed.) (1962), Indian Tax Laws and Foreigners Having Investment in India or Having
Business Connections in or with India, Oxford Book & Stationery, Calcutta.
Government Publication
Ministry of Law, Government of India (1960), the Copyright Act, 1957, the Manager of
Publications, Delhi.
Journal Paper
Jain, S.K. (1967), World Class Manufacturing, International Journal of Operations Management,
Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 11-31.
pp. stands for page number.
Article in a Newspaper
Gandhi, V. P. (1968), Will the Budget Achieve Its Aims? Certain Doubts, the Economic Times,
Mar. 8, pp. 5-6.
Conference Paper
Bhattacharyya, S.K. (1967), Control Techniques and Their Applicability, paper presented at the
Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Nov. 22, pp. 11-17.
 Appendices

Format of Appendix I
Details of field visits:

Sl. Date of Time spent at Names of the group members

No. visit Location the location visited
1
2
3
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