BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MESRA, RANCHI
Project Proposal for B.E. and M.E./M.Tech Final Year Students
1. B.E. & M.E./M.TECH. PROJECT PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT OF UG AND PG PROGRAMS THROUGH
EXTRA EMPHASIS FOR B.E. AND M.E./M.TECH PROJECT BASED RESEARCH,
SPONSORED BY BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA, RANCHI.

2. APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
The applicant must be student/s of B.E. and M.E./M.Tech final year and the Guide/s are
Faculty of Birla Institute of Technology.
Preference will be given to project proposals that are industry relevant and have potential
to lead to an entrepreneurship venture or a start-up model.
Projects that have thematic focus on green energy, clean water, waste-to-energy
conversion, versatile simulation, development in design & manufacturing and / or any
topic of current interest will be preferred.
A project proposal may be submitted either by a single student or by a group of
maximum 4 students.

3. DEPARTMENT SELECTED FOR THE PROJECT

i)

Computer Science and Engineering

ii)

Electronics and Communication Engineering

iii)

Mechanical Engineering

iv)

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

v)

Civil and Environmental Engineering

vi)

Production Engineering

vii)

Bio- Engineering

viii)

Chemical Engineering and Technology

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Project Proposal for B.E. and M.E./M.Tech Final Year Students
4. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Maximum fund allocated to one project shall be Rs. 50,000/- for B.E. and Rs.100,000/- for
M.E./M.TECH Students.
The fund shall be utilized for expenditure, which includes raw materials for product
fabrication, product testing, etc.
The fund shall not be utilized for travelling expenses, honorarium, scholarship or fee
payment and no permanent equipment like computers and peripherals can be procured under this
grant.

5. QUANTUM OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT

UG and P.G. Research through B.E. and M.E./M.Tech. Projects
Allocation of funds for B.E. and ME & M.Tech Projects based on intake in these departments is
as follows:
Project Cost for B.E. Projects
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Project Cost for M.E./M.Tech. Projects

CSE
=
ECE
=
Mech. Engg.
=
EEE
=
Chemical Engg.
=
Prod. Engg.
=
Civil Engg.
=
Bio Engg.
=
Total Cost

7.5 Lakhs
1.
CSE
= 10 Lakhs
5.0 Lakhs
2.
ECE
= 10 Lakhs
5.0 Lakhs
3.
Mech. Engg.
= 10 Lakhs
2.5 Lakhs
4.
EEE
= 10 Lakhs
5.0 Lakhs
5.
Chemical Engg.
= 2.5 Lakhs
2.5 Lakhs
6.
Prod. Engg.
= 2.5 Lakhs
2.5 Lakhs
7.
Civil Engg.
= 2.5 Lakhs
2.5 lakhs
8.
Bio Engg.
= 2.5 lakhs
32.5 Lakhs
Total Cost 50.0 Lakhs
per year
per year
Total cost for UG & PG (Engg.) Projects = 82.5 Lakhs per year

6. MAINTAINING BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS:

The students/s and their guide/s should maintain a book of accounts of all the expenditure
incurred under the project and must submit a statement duly signed by them and approved by
the Chairman of DEC along with each report.
Rigorous accounting for expenditure from this head to be maintained by department as per
standard practice.

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The amount should not be utilised for any other purpose other than the project work.
7. DEPARTMENTAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE (DEC)
The concerned Department shall constitute a committee as under to evaluate the proposal
submitted by the students:

Head of the Department

: Chairman

Faculty (one) from the Dept.

: Member

Faculty (one) from the Allied Dept.

: Member

Expert (two) from Industry

: Members

Guide of the Student for the Project

: Member & Guide

The Chairman of the above committee shall invite applications from the eligible students and
submit the proposal of the selected projects as recommended by the committee to Dean
(Academic Programmes). The Chairman (DEC) shall also conduct meetings as and when
required for the progress presentation of the project and submit its report to the office of the
Dean (Academic Programmes).

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8. DURATION OF THE PROJECT
The duration of the project is 6 and 12 months for the B.E. and M.E./M.Tech. Students
respectively.
9. PROGRESS PRESENTATION/REPORT OF THE PROJECT
The presentation for the progress of the work, has to be conducted by the Chairman
(DEC) and be submitted to the Dean (Academic Programmes) by the Chairman of the
concerned DEC after 8 and 16 weeks for the B.E. and M.E./M.Tech. Students
respectively.
All student/s and their guide/s should take proper care to submit Progress Report of the
Project in time.
10. COMPLETION REPORT OF THE PROJECT
The project work has to be completed and final report has to be submitted within 6 and
12 months for the B.E. and M.E./M.Tech. Students respectively and/or within scheduled
completion of course of the student.
Project Completion Report for UG and PG Students, whose project duration is not more
than 6 months and 12 months respectively, should be submitted immediately after their
project work, is completed.
The completion report shall be submitted by the student/s and guide/s of the project to the
Chairman, DEC and the Chairman shall finally submit the recommendations of the
committee to the Dean (AP).

11. ACKNOWLEDGING CONTRIBUTION OF BIT:

The students/s and their guide/s while submission of any paper to any journal and
conference on the subject, arising out of this project work, should acknowledge the
contribution of BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY in the following manner:
The author/s thankfully acknowledges the financial support provided by BIRLA
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for carrying out B.E. and M.E./M.Tech. project work
in this subject.

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Application Form
1. Project Title (in CAPITAL letters - maxm. 150 characters):

....
....

2. Particulars of Guide(s) [Maximum. 2 guides per project. Guides name should be placed in Sl.
No.1.and Co-guides name in Sl.No.2]:
Sl.
No.

Name

Department

Gender
(M/F)

Field of Specialisation

Highest
Qualification

3. Particular of Student/(s) [maximum 4 students per project]:

Sl.
No.

Name

Roll No.

Date of
Birth
(dd/mm
/yyyy)

Gend
er
(M/F)

UG /
PG /

CGPA upto
previous
Semester

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4. Objectives of the proposed project - (2000 characters)

5. Review of R&D in the proposed area (National & International Status, Importance, patents

etc.)

{3000 characters}

....

6. Project Duration (in months)

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7. Work plan (including detailed methodology and time schedule) - (5000 characters)

....

....

.
.

8. Future plans (1200 characters)

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9. Where the Research Findings / Developed Equipment can be used in future (1000 characters)

11.

Details of Financial Requirements (in Rs.) [Fund will be provided by BIT for this project. No
honorarium, scholarship, fee payment and travelling expenses can be provided or permanent
equipment like computers and peripherals can be procured under this grant]:

Sl. No.

Details of expenditure

Estimated Cost In Rs.

Fund required

Total

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Project Proposal for B.E. and M.E./M.Tech Final Year Students
Declaration:
Project Title

Declaration by student/s:
I/we .. S/o, D /o, W/o,
of .
(Name of university/institute)
hereby declare that I shall undertake the project strictly in accordance with the provisions specified in the
project proposal and we shall submit quarterly reports about the progress of the work and final report as
per the format of BIT on completion of the project. In case of failure, I also authorise BIT to publish the
findings of the project in their publications and also to use the same for any useful purpose as deemed fit by
the BIT.
Date:
Place:

Signature of Student/s with BIT Roll No. (for PG & Ph.D. Students)

Recommendation by guide/s:
I/we .. Department of
recommend the above project, which is to be carried out under my/our supervision. We shall arrange to
submit reports about the progress of the work and final report as per the format of BIT on completion of the
project.
Date:
Place:

Signature of Guide/s with BIT Emp. Code

Recommendations of the Departmental Evaluation Committee:

Name and Signature of Chairman & all Members

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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