ARMY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY

GREATER NOIDA

STEP BY STEP PROCESS FOR UNDERTAKING AND COMPLETING

DISSERTATION
Step One: Selection of Dissertation Title

The title of the topic should be clear, precise, short and specific in nature and
should not on any account be Company/Brand specific.
In-order to help students in selecting a suitable topic, a list of suggested topics may
be circulated by faculty mentors/ subject faculty of concerned areas. Students can
either select a topic from the list or select a topic of their own. Only one student
would be allowed to pursue a particular topic.

Guidelines for topic selection

Student can opt for a topic of his/her choice, from the area of general management
or from any of the elective streams.
The study must be an empirical one based either on primary or secondary data or
a combination of both.
The statement of the problem should contain brief analysis of the nature of the
problem and the relevance of study so conducted.
Existing studies should be reviewed and gaps in knowledge or information be
brought out. Statement of the problem must provide the rationale for carrying out
the study.

Step Two: Drafting the Synopsis

Format
i. Background of the work
ii. Statement of problem
iii. Research Objectives
iv. Proposed Methodology
v. Limitations of the study

Submission; All students would be required to submit a synopsis of the proposed

study as per the calendar. The synopsis should be finalized only after discussion
with respective Mentor/Faculty Guides.

Evaluation: This would be evaluated by the Faculty Guides as per the distribution
mentioned below.
Information: All students will get their final Synopsis signed by their
Mentors/Faculty Guides and submit the same to them. The Dissertation Calendar
is strictly to be followed for this activity.
Step Three: Interim Evaluation
In-order to ensure a continuous student interaction, Students would be required to
submit an Interim Report to their mentors on the project progress to their and get
the same evaluated as per schedule and prescribed format.

Step Four: Final Report Preparation and Completion Certificate

After the completion of the project, every student will collect a completion certificate
(Annexure VI) from the faculty mentor/guide to certify the completion of
dissertation in all the aspects, followed by submission of spirally bound copies.
by due date as mentioned in the calendar

Step Five: Final Presentation and Viva for Internal Evaluation

A panel of faculty experts will be constituted to evaluate the dissertation and
conduct viva for internal evaluation, as per University guidelines.
It is to be noted that only those students qualify to appear for final internal
viva who submit the completion certificate on time as stated in the calendar.

Step Six: Submission of Hard Copy

After facing the faculty panel for internal Viva, students will incorporate the required
changes suggested by the panel
The final soft copy will be shared with the respective panel members for their
approval.
The respective panel members will confirm the incorporation of changes by writing
an email to concerned Faculty mentor of the student
Two hard bound copies along with one soft copy written on CD, in the prescribed
format as shown in Annexure I to V will be submitted o the Programme coordinator
through faculty Mentors, latest by the due date as mentioned in the calendar.
 Formatting and Contents of First Six Pages of the Report
General Instructions

1. Two hard bound copies along-with one soft copy written on a labeled CD is to
be submitted
2. The hard bound cover of the report is required to be black in colour with golden
embossing.
3. The sequence of pages and contents of first five pages are strictly to follow the
details given below;

 The Title page (front cover) and the first page within the report should be
absolutely same (Annexure I). 
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 The second page is Acknowledgement page (Annexure II). 
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 The third page is Certificate of Originality (Annexure III). 

The fourth page isCertificate by Faculty Mentorconfirming the

completionof Dissertation (Annexure IV).

 The fifth page is the Executive Summary. 

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  The next page following the Executive Summary will be the Table of Contents 
(Annexure V). 
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4. All the above mentioned pages must be numbered in Roman numbering, viz.
(i), (ii), etc. from first page to table of contents.

5. Report will have pages numbered from the introduction page onwards in
Anglo-Saxon (English) numbers, viz. 1, 2, 3, etc.

Distribution of Marks

Sr.No. Activity Marks

1 Synopsis submission and Evaluation by due date 05

2 Interim Report Submission and evaluation 05
3 Final Presentation and Viva 30
4 Total 40

Please note that any delay on account of submission or evaluation would result in
a deduction of 20% of the marks allocated to each activity on a per day basis.
 Dissertation Calendar

Project Dissertation Schedule (MBA17-19)Semester IV

Activity Date
1 Finalization of Project Dissertation Title 31-Jan-19
2 Synopsis Submission 10-Feb-19
3 First Draft Submission 15-March-19
4 Second Draft Submission 31-Mar-19
5 Internal Viva-Voce 02-03 April-19
6 Submission of hard Bound copies 10 April -19
As per University
7 External Viva-Voce
Notification

Instructions to the Students who join their jobs before the completion of
the Project
1. The Interim Report can be submitted in soft copy.
2. Though the responsibility of scheduling the same rests on the students
themselves and within the time line as mentioned in the Dissertation calendar.
3. The final report has to be submitted in HARD COPY ONLY. Outstation
students can send the same through courier.
4. The students have to be present in person for Internal and External Viva.
 Annexure I (Format for Title Page and Hard Cover)

TITLE OF DISSERTATION

(Capital letters, font size- minimum 20, Times New Roman)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
New Delhi

By

Name of Student

Roll No:

Batch 2017-19
Under the Supervision of
(Faculty Mentor’s Name & Designation)

ARMY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY, PLOT NO M-l,

POCKET P-5, GREATER NOIDA-201306 (UP)
April 2019
 Annexure II

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is not necessary to acknowledge members of staff unless you wish to do

so. However, assistance from individuals and organizations outside the
Institute should be acknowledged.

(Student’s Name & Signature)

Date: ----April, 2019

 Annexure III

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

I, ______________________________________________ Roll No __________________

of MBA 17-19, a full time bonafide student of Second year of Master of Business
Administration (MBA) Programme of Army Institute of Management & Technology, Greater
Noida. I hereby certify that this project work was carried out by me under the supervision of
_________________________________ and the report submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements of the programme is an original work of mine. The work is
__________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ not based or reproduced
from any existing work of any other person or on any earlier work undertaken at any other
time or for any other purpose, and has not been submitted anywhere else at any time.

(Student's Name & Signature) (Faculty Mentor's Name & Signature)

Date: April, 2019 Date: April, 2019

 Annexure IV

SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr./Ms.

________________________________________

a student of Master of Business Administration, Batch MBA 16-18, Army

Institute Management & Technology, Greater Noida, has successfully
completed his/her project under my supervision.

During this period, he/she worked on the project titled

“__________________________________________________________
___” in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Master of
Business Administration of GGSIP University, Delhi.

To the best of my knowledge the project work done by the candidate has
not been submitted to any university for award of any degree. His/Her
performance and conduct has been good.

(Signature& Name of the faculty mentor)

Date: April, 2019

 Annexure V
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures

1. Introduction – to include the background of the work and introduction of the

area of research

2. Research objectives - A clear and concise statement of the major

objectives of the work.

3. Hypothesis, if any – It states a proposition to test. However it is not essential

to always have a hypothesis in the research project

4. Literature Review - This includes a review of the literature on the topic, the development
of your position and the development of the hypothesis that you plan to test.

.5. Research Methodology - Gives a clear and concise sequential statement of

the methods that have been used to test the hypothesis, i.e. the methods used for
the collection and analysis of relevant data / information.

6. Data Analysis- This section of the report will carry presentation and analysis of the salient
information that has been gathered in order to test the hypothesis. This section will vary
considerably in both length and content depending on the nature of the topic. It may include
models or systems constructed by the author as a result of the investigation.
Significant features of the results must be clearly indicated. Raw data, if
appropriate, should be presented in appendices.

7. Result Discussion/Findings & Conclusion – This part of the report will

include following
i. Evaluation of the material presented in the result section. Comparison of
result and conclusion with those of previous authors

ii. Reassessment of the hypothesis (if any) and discussion of the broader
implications for management, industry, government organizations or other
appropriate bodies. This section should also include your conclusions.

8. Suggestions/Recommendations – It includes recommendations and suggestions for

further development.

Bibliography
Appendices – to include questionnaire/master data sheet/ any other important
document, if any
 Annexure VI

COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

I Dr./Prof.________________________________________ faculty Mentor of

Mr./Ms.______________________________________________ certify that

Mr./Ms._______________________________________ of MBA 17-19 Batch

completed the dissertation under my supervision and the report is complete in

all aspects. I also confirm the receipt of spirally bound copy of the dissertation

to be submitted to the Programme coordinator.

(Faculty Mentor's Name & Signature)

Date: April, 2019