General Guidelines for Project Report Writing
Format of Project Report
1. Title Pages
§ Outer title page
§ Inner title page
§ Copyright (on reverse side of inner title page)
2. Preliminary Pages (page i, ii, iii, ...)
§ Candidate’s declaration
§ Acknowledgements
§ Abstract
§ Contents
§ List of figures
§ List of tables
§ List of abbreviations
§ List of symbols
3. Main body pages (1, 2, 3, ...)
§ Introduction
§ Literature Review
§ Design, Setup and Methodology
§ Results and Discussion
§ Conclusions and Scope for Future Work
§ Brief Bio Data of the Candidate (one page only)
§ Research Publications
§ References
§ Appendices
Description of Different Sections of a project
General guidelines
ü Times New Roman font of size 12 must be followed consistently
throughout the project report
ü 1½ space throughout the text on both side of the paper
ü Margins: Left - 38 mm, Right – 25 mm, Top – 25mm, Bottom – 25mm
ü Paper size: A4
ü Units and symbols should conform to the international system of
units
ü Avoid the use of jargon, nouns as adjectives, split infinitives,
improper matching of subjects and verbs, changes of tense in mid-
paragraph and redundancy and verbosity. More errors in spelling or
typography leave an impression of carelessness on the examiners
Abstract
This section will contain statement of the problem, methods of
investigation, major findings and main conclusion.
Introduction
This section will contain general introduction, scope of the work,
objective of the study and chapter outline.
Literature Review
This section will contain a critical review of the literature,
pertinent theory, experiment and the importance of the chosen problem.
Design, Setup and Methodology
The reporting on design, setup and methodology shall be presented in
one or more chapters with appropriate chapter titles. Due importance
shall be given to experimental setups, procedures adopted, techniques
developed, methodologies developed and adopted.
Results and Discussions
ü Brief description of the methodology, primarily the experimental
design
ü The text should describe the results
ü The figure and table legends contains
o Short title
o Description of the symbols, if applicable
o Description of the statistics used, if applicable
ü The figure or table and their legend should appear on the same page
ü Avoid repeating a description of the results – keep the description
of the results in the body of the results section and not in the
figure or table legend
ü Emphasize the most important contributions of the prpoject. The
discussion must not merely recapitulate results or review the
literature
ü It is essential to discuss the research in relationship to the
literature and to assess the significance of the findings
Conclusions and Scope for Future Work
This section contains the major findings, main conclusions and future
scope.
References
There must be only one reference list for the entire project report in
order of citation in the body of project report. Preferably use IEEE
format for references.
Appendices
This section may contain tables and figures of data that are necessary
to show but that are not part of the project report.
Auxiliary Format
Binding
The evaluation copies of the project report may be spiral bound or
soft bound. The final hardbound copies to be submitted after the oral
examination will be accepted during the submission of project report
with the following specification:
Front and Back Covers’ Colour
Black
Over Lettering
Front: Embossed in silver colour
Side: Embossed in silver colour
[Link].
Project TITLE OF PROJECT TITLE OF PROJECT
TITLE OF PROJECT
[Link]. Project
Name of the Candidate
By
NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
(Registration Number: Candidate’s Registration Number)
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
AP GOYAL SHIMLA UNIVERSITY
SHIMLA (HP) – 171 009, INDIA
Month Month, Year
Year
TITLE OF PROJECT TITLE OF PROJECT
TITLE OF PROJECT
A
PROJECT
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of the degree
of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
By
NAME
OF
THE
CANDIDATE
(Registration
Number:
Candidate’s
Registration
Number)
Under the guidance
of
Dr. Supervisor’s Name
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
AP
GOYAL
SHIMLA
UNIVERSITY
SHIMLA
–
171
009
(INDIA)
Month, Year
Copyright © AP GOYAL SHIMLA UNIVERSITY
SHIMLA, (HP), INDIA, Year
AP GOYAL SHIMLA UNIVERSITY
CANDIDATE’S DECLARATION
I hereby certify that the work which is being presented in the project titled “TITLE OF
PROJECT” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of
Bachelor of T e c h n o l o g y and submitted in the Civil Engineering Department, AP Goyal
shimla university shimla, is an authentic record of my own work carried out during a period
from Starting_Month Starting_Year to End_Month End_Year under the supervision of Dr.
Supervisor’s Name, Supervisor’s Designation, Name of the Department, National Institute of
Technology Hamirpur.
The matter presented in this project report has not been submitted by me for the award of
any other degree of this or any other Institute/University.
Sd/-
(NAME OF THE CANDIDATE)
This is to certify that the above statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of
my knowledge.
Date: Sd/-
(Dr. Supervisor’s Name)
Supervisor’s Designation
The project Viva-Voce Examination of Name of the Candidate, has been held on
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Signature of Supervisor(s) Signature of External Examiner