SAIBALAJI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES,PUNE

Dear Students,
As a part of your learning process at the B School, it is most important for you to understand the
importance of practical implications of the theoretical fundamentals. The fundamentals that you
had been learning so far in the first year of the curriculum need to be tested in the harsh waters of
the market. Industry interface is the most vital component for any management programme. It
gives a holistic approach and pragmatic perspective towards the fundamentals and its
implications.
All this is to inform you about the summer project that you are required to do during the course
of the second year. Let us understand first why we need to do the project as a part of the
academic programme.
a) A project is a means to apply your conceptual knowledge of the subject. A project is the
practical application of the concepts and theories, which you study as a part of academics.
b) It helps you to widen your horizons. It helps to build a bridge between your textbook
knowledge and the practicality of the business.
c) The final project topic should be selected keeping in mind the discipline in which you are
doing your specialization.
Whatever the subject may be, the project report normally follows a standard framework.
Guidelines for the standard format are given along with.
I sincerely believe that you will benefit by following these guidelines meticulously and the
quality of your project work will help you grow in your career and will also be the first step
towards securing your cherished placement.
Best of Luck
Director,SBIIMS

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT WORK

1)

Students should generally undertake the project work in their intended area of
specialization only.

2)

The project topic should be finalized in consultation with the internal project guide
allocated to you

3)

No two students should do their project on the same topic in the same organization, in the
same city/branch.

4)

The students should inform the confirmation of their project work and submit a copy of
the confirmation letter to the placement cell.

5)

The students should submit the progress report of their project work every fortnight to the
internal guide so as to enrich the quality of their work.

6)

The last date of submitting the draft copy of the project report is 30th September.

7)

As per the syllabus the external viva (university) will be held at the end of semester III.

8)

The students are advised to contact their internal guides for further assistance/
information. The list of project guides is displayed on the notice board.
GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT REPORT PREPARATION & SUBMISSION

1)

The students should submit three copies of their project report black rexin hard bound
golden embossed to the institute on or before 30th of September.

2)

The matter should be typed on A-4 size paper with Times New Roman font of size 12
points, with a double spacing between the lines.

3)

A margin of 1.5 at the left and 1.0 to the right should be kept. A margin of 1.0 at the top
and bottom should be kept.

4)

No headers and footers should be used.

5)

The matter should be printed in black ink only. Colour ink for graphs and charts can be
used, provided it does not hamper the readability.

6)

The report should be printed on plain white paper. No company stationery should be
used. Logo, brands of the company etc should not be displayed in the report.

7)

Each chapter should be numbered and should begin on a new page.

8)

The pages should be numbered at the right hand side bottom of the page.

9)
10)
11)

The index should contain the number of the chapter, name of the chapter and the page
number.
Projects not adhering to the guidelines will not be accepted.
The title of the project report must agree with the company and institute certificate and
must also reflect the work carried out by you.

TITLE PAGE (FRONT COVER) FORMAT

A Project Report

On

Title of the project

For
Name of the organization
By

Name of the Student

(Only name, do not mention qualifications)

Under the guidance of

Name of the faculty

Submitted to
University of Pune

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Through
SAIBALAJI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Pune.

CHAPTER SCHEME FOR PROJECT REPORT

Title Page (NO PAGE NUMBER)
INITIAL PAGES (number as i, ii, iii, iv, etc.)
Acknowledgement (optional) (A brief thank you note to the people who have helped you in the
project)
Certificate from IIMHRD
Certificate from the company
List of abbreviations
List of Tables
List of Figures (do not include graphs)
List of Technical terms Glossary
Index
Sr.No.

Title

Page Number

Chapter-I: Executive summary (PAGE NUMBERING STARTS HERE FROM SR.NO. 1

ONWARDS)
(It is the most important part of the project. It is a snapshot of the project. It should be limited to
2-3 pages, A-4 size. It helps the readers to know what the project is all about.)
Chapter- II: Company Profile
(5-8 pages about the history of the organization, its founders, promoters, vision, mission, quality
policy, products, competitors, important financial /statistical data (sales, turnover, market share
etc), organization chart, Departments, new projects, awards won etc.
Chapter-III: Objectives of the study
(2-3 pages outlining need for the study, background, primary objectives and secondary
objectives, significance of the project work)
Chapter-IV: Research Methodology
(The research framework, details about the research design, the scope of the study, sources of
data, secondary data and primary used for the study, sample size, sampling technique used, tools
of data collection, surveys, questionnaire, interviews, etc. Statistical Tools used for analysis of
data)

Chapter-V: Review of Literature

Theoretical concepts, definitions and concept models of selected topic of the project .
Chapter-VI: Data Analysis
(Presentation of the data collected in tabular and graphical form, its analysis using various
statistical techniques/tools and the interpretation of the data, Please provide question data tablegraph-intrepretaion on a single page, one question & its analysis per page.
The sequence of presentation has to be
a) as per questions in the questionnaire or
b) neatly categorized into logical sections based on the objectives.
Chapter-VII: Findings:
(It is the heart of the project. They may be organized as per the objectives of the study.)
Chapter VIII: Suggestions & Conclusions
(Suggestions and conclusions drawn should be practical and related to the topic of the project.
Avoid general suggestions and opinions. Suggestions should be based on the analysis of the data.
If at all you have developed some significant insights as part of your project work and the same
can not be put in the framework of your questionnaire you may mention them in a separate
section as Qualitative comments. It goes without saying that the comments must be logical,
relevant and not ordinary.)
Chapter-IX: Limitations (Outline the limitations of your work think in terms of things you
wanted to do but could not due to various constraints)
Chapter-X: Bibliography
(Should contain the list of references THAT YOU HAVE USED for the study, such as books,
journals, magazines, newspapers, internet sites, company reports, intranet, manuals, Government
publications, industry publications etc. BE PREPARED TO PINPOINT EXACT PAGE
NUMBERS THAT YOU REFERRED IN EVERY REFERENCE)
Referencing scheme:
a) Books
Name of the Author;(Year of publication); Name of the book; Name of the publisher; Place of
publication, page no. referred.
e.g. Khan P.K (2006);Management Accounting,Tata McGraw Hill; New Delhi;pp 30-39.
b) Journals /Magazines
Name of the author; Title of paper/article; Name of the journal/magazine; No. & Vol of
publication; period of publication, page no. referred.
e.g. Sharma J.S; HR in IT Industry in India: A empirical study;Indain Journal of Industrial
Relations, No.2 Vol 23 July-October 2006;pp21-35

c) Internet sites
Students should provide the complete link (in < > )of the website referred and along with the
date and time when assessed. Do not just mention the address of the search engine.
e.g. <http://money.howstuffworks.com/customer-service.htm> assessed on Monday 7th August
2006, 6:30p.m
Appendices: (Should contain various formats and forms related to the study. It should also
contain a copy of the blank and filled in questionnaire and other relevant documents such
as any internal documents of the company (used with permission)
any product fliers etc., technical details of any special methods applied, etc.)
NOTE: There has to be a co-relation between the objectives, research methodology,
analysis and suggestions in the report.