Guidelines for

Preparation and Submission

of

Summer Internship Project

M.B.A. (Semester III)

At

Faculty of Management
GLS University
Introduction:
Summer Internship Programme, is an integral part of the academic curriculum of MBA. For
the successful completion of the MBA programme, the students are required to pursue Summer
Internship at the end of second semester for six to eight weeks.

Objectives of Summer Internship:

 To wide the student's perspective by providing an exposure to real life organisational

and management situations.
 To enable the students to explore an industry/ organization
 To provide valuable knowledge and Networking experience.

An additional benefit that organisations may derive is the unique opportunity to evaluate the
students from a future career perspective. Thus SIP can become a gateway for final placement
of the students.

Guidelines for SIP:

Students can undertake the project as an Individual or in group (max.2 students)

The SIP process involves working under the mentorship of an executive of the concerned
organisation and also with a faculty member of the institute.

The student is expected

 To understand the Organisation and the Industry

 To concentrate on the specific topic of study (objectives, rationale)
 To adopt Research methodology
 To identify a suitable analytical Research Tools
 To provide recommendations and action plans, along with the findings of the study.

Some ideal projects for summer internships can be in the areas of Strategy Formulation,
Business Process Reengineering, MIS, ERP implementation, Retail/investment Banking,
Industry Analysis, New Product Launch, Sales and Distribution, Market Research and
Advertising, Competency mapping, Performance Appraisal, Job Satisfaction etc., among
others. However, this is not an exhaustive list of areas but can be varied to suit the requirements
of the organisations where the student has to undergo internship. In some cases, even field work
can also become an integral part of SIP.
(A) Guidelines for Research Proposal:

An ideal ‘Research Proposal’ document should consist of following areas:

 Brief literature review

 Objectives of study
 Scope of study
 Need of the study
 Research Design
 Data collection Sources
 Sampling plan
 Limitations

(B) Guidelines for Writing the Project:

The assessment of SIP depends crucially on the quality of the report in terms of clarity
and structure. Following is the broad frame work for outline of project report:
o Title Page

o Company Certificate

o Institute Certificate

o Declaration from students

o Preface

o Acknowledgement

o Executive summary

o Index (Chapter No, Content, pg no.)

o Table of Charts (if any)

o Table of Graph(if any)

Chapter 1: Research Methodology

1. Literature Review

2. Objectives of the study

3. Scope of the study

4. Research Design
5. Sampling

o Population

o Sampling unit

o Sample size

o Sampling Method

o Research Instrument

o Research/Statistical Tools

o Hypothesis

6. Data Collection Sources

7. Beneficiaries of Study

8. Limitation Of the study

Chapter 2 Industry Profile(Industry Analysis-PESTEL/Michael Porter’s Five force)

Chapter 3 Company Profile (SWOT, Product/Services description)
Chapter 4 Introduction of the topic
Chapter 5 Analysis & Interpretation
Chapter 6 Findings
Chapter 7 Recommendations
Chapter 8 Conclusion
Bibliography
Annextures
(c) Suggested Format for the Project:

A Project Report

On

“TOPIC”
At

Company Name(with Logo)

In partial fulfilment of the requirements of Summer Internship Programme in the Masters of

Business Administration programme at GLS University

Submitted to

Faculty of Management

Under the Guidance of

(Internal Guide Name & Designation) (External Guide Name & Designation)

By

Student Name

Enrolment Number

Batch: 2018-20
 Company Certificate*

“This is certified that Mr./ Ms NAME SURNAME student of Faculty of Management has

successfully completed Project work on the titled __________ at this company under the
supervision of __________from _______to_______. I also certify that, the above mentioned
student has carried the research work satisfactory.

Signature

Name & Designation

*It should be on company’s letterhead.

 Faculty of Management *

Certificate

This is to certify that Mr/Ms. NAME SURNAME Enrolment No. xxxxxxxxxx, student of
faculty of management has successfully completed his/her Summer Project on “Topic” at
“Company Name” in partial fulfillment of the requirements of MBA programme of GLS
University. This is his original work and has not been submitted elsewhere.

_______________ ____________________
Internal Guide Name &
Dean Designation

Date: _________________

Place: _________________

*attach colour print out for this page.

 Declaration

I, Name, Enrolment No. xxxxx student of Faculty of Management hereby declare that I have
successfully completed this project on ‘Topic’ in the academic year 2019-20.

I declare that this submitted work is done by me and to the best of my knowledge; no such
work has been submitted by any other person for the award of degree or diploma.

I also declare that all the information collected from various secondary and primary sources
has been duly acknowledged in this project report.

Student Name
(enrolment no)
(d) Specifications for SIP:

Sr.No. Particulars Specification

1 Paper Size A4
2 Margins 1’’ (1 inch) on all four sides
3 Line Spacing 1.5 lines
4 Spacing between paragraph Double lines (only when paragraph
is to be separated)
5 Page Nos. At bottom – center
6 Font type Arial/ Times New Roman
7 Font Size (FS) 12
8 Bold/Italic/Underline Can be used at your discretion
9 Alignment Justified
10 Heading Upper Case, Bold, Centre, FS-14
11 Subheading Bold, Left Aligned, FS-12, Colon(:)
not required
12 Tables/Graphs/Diagrams Title, No. and Source
13 Chapter Name On separate page-before the start of
every chapter. Alignment center of
the page No, Page number on it.
14 Title Page As specified in the format
15 Report Binding Spiral Binding
16 Number of hard copies 1 hard copy both for individual &
for group
18 Referencing style APA (at the end of report in
bibliography)
19 Soft copy of the project Students must also submit the soft
copy of the project to respective
faculty guide in pdf and word
document format. Name the pdf
and word document file with your
enrollment number only. File name
should be numeric only.
(E) Evaluation Criteria:

The Summer Project would carry 100 marks & 3 credits. The marks would be awarded by
Internal & External Examiners.
The marks would be allotted on the basis of following criteria:
1. Understanding of Topic, Industry, Company/Unit.
2. Research Methodology (Literature Review, Objectives, scope, design, data collection,
Statistical tools…)
3. Analysis, findings & Conclusion
4. Reference (Citation, Bibliography)
5. Presentation of the Report (Flow of report, Format of the report, Language….)
6. Viva (RM, Analysis, Findings, Recommendation & Conclusion, Presentation skills,
performance in Question & answers)