Amrut Mody School of Management – iMBA Program

Summer Project Guidelines-2019

Scope of Summer Project

The summer internship aims to offer the student a real-time experience and a competitive
advantage upon graduation. The student will have a chance to enhance his / her networking skills
and build relationships in the corporate / industry.
By the completion of the summer internship, the student should be familiar with the industry,
players, organization and be able to communicate at least one executed task / work and
learning’s he / she has been exposed to.

Criteria for Summer Project Evaluation

1. Application of Theory
2. Practical Exposure
Research Projects-Orientation
Task Oriented Projects-Exposure & Learning
3. Soft Skills-Presentation, Communication & Interpersonal Skills
4. Written Skills
5. Contribution of the study
6. Reporting To Faculty Guide

Institutional Mechanism to Support and Monitor Summer Training

 One faculty Guide will be allotted for each student to provide guidance during the
summer internship period.
 The evaluation will be based not only on ‘research and report orientation’ but equally on
‘practical learning’ orientation.
 Fortnightly Report to be submitted to the Concerned Faculty Guide.
 At the end of the Internship, Students are required to take company feedback in the
prescribed format & attach a copy of it with project report.

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 Content of the Internship Report

1.) Initial Pages

i. Cover page (format attached)
ii. Title page (format attached)
iii. Certificate from company (proposed format attached)
iv. Declaration by Student & Faculty Guide (format attached)
v. Acknowledgements

2) Table of Contents
Instruction: Title and subtitle patterns should be followed
E.g. 1. Title
1.1 Sub title
1.1.1. Sub heading (wherever applicable)

3) Chapter Outline
Chapter 1 – Objectives, Scope & Limitations of the study.

Chapter 2 – Industry and company orientation

Topics to be covered: Industry overview, prominent players in the industry, brief summary of the
company, Organization framework (7s), Porter’s five forces.

Chapter 3 - Training Activities

Please select option a. or b. or a. & b. from below based on your SIP
a) Experiential projects (task oriented)
 Exposure to various functions of the organization
 Understanding the functions, observations and learning from the functions,
finding out the gaps in such functions (if any)

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  Suggesting the feasible solutions to such gaps
 Application of managerial aspects learnt to the entire exercise
 Achievements during the internship (if any)
b) Research oriented projects
 Formulation of objectives,
 Emphasis on methodology,
 Primary/secondary data collection,
 Analysis of the data with the use of sophisticated statistical tool

Chapter 4 – Findings, Learning’s & Suggestions of the study

Chapter 5 – Conclusions
 Express your general impressions on the internship
 Your overall appreciation and experience gained from technical and business perspective,
Benefits accrued during the internship, and any important suggestions or
recommendations for future improvements.
 Usefulness of the project to other parties (Industry / Company Implications)

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 Appendices
a) Attach Fortnightly Activity Report signed by the student and the company guide (Format
attached) with this report as well as send soft copy to the Faculty Guide on fortnight basis.
b) Student Feedback Form - (Format attached.)
Student should forward this form to the company supervisor. The copy of the form should be
incorporated in the project as an annexure and the original to be submitted to the program
office.
c) Students should submit one hard copy of their Internship Report within the stipulated time-
line upon completion of the internship to the Program Office. A soft copy of the report
should be sent to the faculty mentor.
d) Students should submit their contact numbers (both landline and mobile) and email ids to
their respective guides (Faculty Guide & Company Guide) and should take the contact
numbers and email ids of the guides.

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 Report Preparation
 The report should be typed with Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5 spacing.
 All tables and charts should be numbered and should mention the source.
 There should be a proper table of contents with page numbers, a chart index and a table
index. Refer Point 2 of Contents of Internship Report
 Reports with emphasis on technical topics can include a glossary of technical terms.
 Students should make sure that they obtain a certificate of completion of project from the
external corporate guide.
 Students going in for a market research should get their questionnaire approved by external
guides & preferably internal guide also.
 Findings/ analyses can be presented in the form of tables, graphs and charts. Each
table/graph/chart should be given a proper heading and should be followed by its
interpretation and implication for the study.
 Students must avoid consultative statements in suggestions and recommendations. All
operational suggestions must be justified with supporting logic, statistics and information.
 Any data (financial or otherwise) that is taken directly from a secondary source should not be
included in the text of the report. Balance Sheets, P&L Accounts, Articles, etc. may be
included in the Appendices.

Note:

The actual learning and the report submitted should have a connection. The student should
be able to justify as to ‘why’ a particular content is included in the report and what were his /
her learning from the report as well as the training.

In case of information taken from any secondary sources, it is important for the students to
mention references in the report wherever required. Please also note that, plagiarism (copy
from the internet without paraphrasing) will have a negative impact on the grade.

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 1.) Cover Page (Front Cover)

Project Report on
Exploring International Markets in Home Furnishing
Products
Reliance Industries Ltd.
(Textile Division)
Company Logo

By
Mohan Madan
B – 81
iMBA
Faculty Guide.

Amrut Mody School of Management

July 2017
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 2.Title Page

Project Report on

Exploring International Markets in Home Furnishing

Products

Reliance Industries Ltd.

(Textile Division)

July 2018

Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the

summer internship training undertaken for the iMBA program

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 Certificate from company (on company letterhead, (Optional))

We hereby certify that Mr / Ms. __________________________ has undergone a Summer

Internship Training with the Organization from __________ to ____________ for a period of
_________ weeks. His/Her main area of training was ____________________. He / She has
been a positive contributor to the organization. His/Her performance has been satisfactory.

Name of Official:
Designation:
Phone:
Email:

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 Declaration by Student & Faculty

Declaration

I declare that my Summer Internship Report entitled “XXXXX” submitted in partial fulfillment
of the Summer Internship Program is original and is not substantially the same as one which has
already been submitted in part or in full for any such similar qualification to the University to the
best of my knowledge.

Date:
Place: Name of the student

The work mentioned above is carried out under my guidance.

Date:
Place:

Signature of the Faculty Guide.

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 FEEDBACK FORM
This feedback form is an attempt to understand our student and his/her strengths and weaknesses observed during
their summer training. This will be used in grooming him/her accordingly, during the subsequent year of the
iMBA program. Your co-operation will help the student to prepare for a better future.

Name of the student intern__________________________________________________________

Name and designation of the Company Guide __________________________________________
Name of the Organization___________________________________________________________

A. On a scale of 1 to 5, please evaluate the intern's performance in each of the following areas:
1=Lacks this skill, 2=Limited/minimal skill level, 3= Adequate/average skill level 4=Above average skill level, 5=Exceptional
skill level
Lack skills ---------Excellent skills

Areas of Assessment 1 2 3 4 5
1. Ability to communicate well ideas, suggestions or concerns
2. Receptiveness towards instructions & feedback given by others
3. Present Knowledge Base of the Student
4 Ability to co-operate with colleagues & work in a team
5 Ability to assume leadership when needed
6 Ability of being punctual in work assigned
7 Abide by the company rules & regulations
8 Ability to achieve the specified targets
9 Ability to meet deadlines
10 Ability to stand accountable for work done
11 Level of accuracy in the work done
12 Takes initiative to get a job done, even if not specifically told to do so
13 Willingness to learn new skills and enhance existing technical skills
14 Any Other (Please Specify)

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B. Overall Evaluation
1. Given your expectations for this internship, this student's overall performance (in comparison
with all other students performing similar duties) was in:
[ ] top 5% [ ] top 25% [ ] top 50% [ ] lower 50% of all students

2. How would you assess the intern's overall performance?

[ ] outstanding [ ] above average [ ] satisfactory [ ] below average [ ] unsatisfactory

3. Please discuss whether this student successfully completed the learning objectives you discussed
and whether your expectations were met or exceeded.

4. What would you recommend for this student to do following his/her internship to make him/her
better prepared for the workplace (i.e., courses, activities, skills acquisition, programs)? Please be
as specific as possible.

5. Does your organization give PPO’s (Pre placement offers) to desired candidates?

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6. Kindly, provide contact details of the HR Person/ or the campus placement in charge for the
final placement process.
Name _______________________________________________
Designation __________________________________________
Contact Number _______________________________________
Email ID _____________________________________________

Thank you with Best Wishes,

iMBA Program
Amrut Mody School of Management
AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY

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 Fortnightly Activity Report for Summer Internship
Amrut Mody School of Management – iMBA Program

The Fortnightly Activity Report (FAR) describes what you did and what you will do in the past
and next fortnight.

Project Title:
Project guide details (Company)
Name: ______________
Designation: _______________
Department: ________________
Company: _________________

Fortnight – 1
Date – from _______ to______

Brief explanation of the

task assigned
Brief explanation of
how the task was done
Difficulties in meeting
the current goals
Task(s) for the next
fortnight

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly

student with the work during satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
F-1 dissatisfied

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 For Company Guide
Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly
company guide from the satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
work of the student dissatisfied

Other remarks (if any)

Signature

Company Guide Date

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 Fortnight – 2
Date – from _______ to______
Brief explanation of the
task assigned
Brief explanation of
how the task was done
Difficulties in meeting
the current goals
Task(s) for the next
fortnight

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly

student with the work during satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
F-2 dissatisfied

For Company Guide

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly
company guide from the satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
work of the student dissatisfied

Other remarks (if any)

Signature

Company Guide Date

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 Fortnight – 3
Date – from _______ to______
Brief explanation of the
task assigned
Brief explanation of
how the task was done
Difficulties in meeting
the current goals
Task(s) for the next
fortnight

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly

student with the work during satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
F-3 dissatisfied

For Company Guide

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly
company guide from the satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
work of the student dissatisfied

Other remarks (if any)

Signature

Company Guide Date

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 Fortnight – 4
Date – from _______ to______
Brief explanation of the
task assigned
Brief explanation of
how the task was done
Difficulties in meeting
the current goals
Task(s) for the next
fortnight

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly

student with the work during satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
F-4 dissatisfied

For Company Guide

Satisfaction level of the Highly satisfied Neither Dissatisfied Highly
company guide from the satisfied satisfied nor satisfied dissatisfied
work of the student dissatisfied

Other remarks (if any)

Signature

Company Guide Date

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