SUMMER TRAINING SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR WRITING PROJECT REPORTS

(There may be few changes depending on nature of the project.)

A Project Report is a written presentation of the work done by the students on a given assignment. It is important to remember that even though the Project report is submitted only at the end of any given assignment, in reality it is a culmination of continuous efforts on the part of the students. You need to write the first draft and than discuss with guide. Thereafter give it final shape. Writing a Project Report The project requires submission of project report not just to institution but also to the company where the student is undergoing training. Here is a general guideline on writing a project report. The parts included in report depend on the type of report you are writing, the requirements of your audience, the company you are working for, and (II) Title Page: This element may contain the length of your report. In a overall sense an the following information: ideal project report should cover the following i) Title of the report elements. ii) Name of the concerned author iii) Name of the authority for whom the i) Cover Page report was written ii) Title Page iii) Acknowledgments iv) Table of Illustration v) Abstract, A REPORT vi) Introduction vii) Main text On viii) Conclusion and /or Recommendations (Title of the Project in CAPITAL LETTERS) ix) Appendices (if necessary) x) References xi) Glossary (if necessary) (I) Cover Page: This is the first page of the report. It should contain the title of the report, names of the Organization and the date on which it is submitted. The format of this page is given below and should be adhered to.
By (The name of the student) MBA II semester FMS-WISDOM Banasthali University

(III) Acknowledgement: There are many persons who may have helped you during the course of your project. It is your duty to acknowledge and

(V) List of Illustrations: A seprate list of illustrations is given immediately after the table of contents in case of a large number

thank them for their Help. Customarily, thanks are due to the following Persons in the given orders. (i) Head of the Organization, (ii) Company guide, (iii) Faculty Incharge, (iv) Others. (IV) Table of Contents: The main function of this element is to give the readers an overall view of the report. The main divisions as well as the subdivisions should be listed with the numbers of the page on which they first appear. It helps the readers locate the particular topic or sub-topic easily. While preparing the table of content you have to Bear in mind the following points about

of (more than ten) tables and figures. Its Layout is the same as that of the table of contents and it gives information about the numbers, title and page references of Each illustration. If the numbers of illustration is very large, divide it into two parts, namely, List of Tables, and List of figures. (VI) Abstract: The abstract tells in concentrated from what the report is about. The purpose of this element is to enable the reader, to gather important

information quickly without having

to go through the whole report. An abstract should be self-sufficient and intengible, without reference to any other part of the report. It is never Intended as a subsitute for a original document. But it must contain sufficient information to allow the reader to ascertain his/her interest. (VII) Introduction: In this element the problem is introduced. It should contain the sigpurpose of the report, limitations, scope of study, specifying its limitations, methods of collecting data and their sources, sufficient back ground material, including literature survey to present the reader a clear Picture of the work. An outline of the work should also from a part of the introduction. Here you can mention about the company also along with latest financial results, market share, press releases etc.

its layout:
Leave a 1.5 margin on the left and a 1.5 margin on the right, the top and the bottom. Write the phrase Table of Contents on the top centers in CAPITALS. Write the numbers of the item to indicate the sequence of items. After the numbers leave three or four spaces and then type the first heading. Indent second-order headings three or four spaces Leave two spaces between main headings and one space between sub-headings. An example of a table of contents is given below. Observe that for numbering pages up to Abstractlower case Roman numerals have been used from introduction onwards Arabic numerals have been used.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement List of illustrations Abstract

ii iii iv

1. Introduction 1.1 Significance of topic, About company 1 1.2 Objectives & Limitations 1 1.3 Likely contributing of Project 2 2. Literature Review 3 3. Methodology 5 4. Analysis of Data / Finding 10 5. Conclusion & Recommendations.

(VIII) Main Text: This section discusses or describes the main business of the report. The main function of this part is to present data in an organized form, discuss its significance and analysis and the results that flow therefrom. Usually it has several sections grouped under different headings and sub-headings. It contains the experimental work/data collection the survey done, a description of activities, the results obtained/illustrations

the discussion and interpretations, etc. Significant discrepancies in results should be called to the readers attention, even when it is admitted that no reasonable explanation can be offered. (IX) Conclusion and Recommendations The conclusions and/or recommendations are based on the discussions and interpretations of the results obtained. It would be helpful to the reader if other possibilities pertaining to the stated conclusions and/or recommendations are discussed. (X) Appendices section (if required): The contents of an appendix are essentially those, which support or elaborate the matter in the main text. The matter, which is essential but unnecessarily diverts the attention of the reader from the main problem, is generally put into the Appendix. We give below some items, which normally form part of the appendix. These are (i) annual report (ii) financial results (iii) flow chart (iv) copy of manuals (v) the questionnaire used (vi) maps etc. (XI) Bibliography section: All references should be given in this section. List references alphabetically by the authors name or, when the author is unknown, by the title of the references. We cite below two examples of writing references: (i) James, Pigou K, and Sunh Emery. Perspectives on Investor Communication, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1992 (for books). (ii) Analysing the new Budget 2007 Business world 27 July 2007, 35-39.(for periodicals). (iii) http://www,indianmba.com/fhy/temp3007/55%%/ert, dated 22.06.06, time 21:30 (India) for websites Reference: 1. ICFAI MRP Manual 2. IIM Training Manual 3. WISDOM Training Manual

We wish best of luck for a good learning experience. God helps those who help themselves. Dr. Harsh Purohit FMS-WISDOM, Banasthali University iic@banasthali.in 01438 228956 (D)