I.K.G.

Punjab Technical University

MBA Batch 2018 onwards
Annexure A

Guidelines for Summer training Report

Summer Training Project Report

on

“PROJECT TITLE”

Submitted to

I.K. GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

KAPURTHALA
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the

award of degree of

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Submitted by Supervisor

Name of the Student Name (Company Guide)

University Roll no. Designation

Logo of the Institute

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

NAME OF THE INSTITUTE

NAME OF THE CITY

(Batch)
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CERTIFICATE (On a Separate Page)

*Certificate of Summer Training from Company shall be attached herewith.

STUDENT DECLARATION (On a Separate Page)

I, “_______________________ (Student Name)”, hereby declare that I have undergone my summer

training at “ _____________________(Company Name)” from ___(start date) to ____(end date). I have
completed a research project tilted “_______________________________ (Project Title)” under the
guidance of Mr. /.Ms. _______________________(Name of Supervisor at Company).

Further I hereby confirm that the work presented herein is genuine and original and has not been
published elsewhere.

__________________

(Student name and Signature)

FACULTY DECLARATION (On a Separate Page)

I hereby declare that the student Mr. / Ms. _________________________ of MBA (II) has undergone
his/her summer training under my periodic guidance on the Project titled
“__________________________ (Project Title)”.

Further I hereby declare that the student was periodically in touch with me during his/her training period
and the work done by student is genuine & original.

________________________

(Signature of Supervisor)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (On a Separate Page)

*Acknowledge the support and guidance provided to you by various persons during your Summer
Training
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (On a Separate Page)

Certificate by Guide ii
Student Declaration iii
Faculty Declaration iv
Acknowledgment v
CHAPTER NO. CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO.
1 Introduction to the Company
2 Introduction to the Research Problem
3 Need, Scope and Objectives of the Study
4 Research Methodology
5 Data Analysis and Interpretation
6 Findings of the Study
7 Conclusion, Suggestions & Recommendations of
the Study
References and Bibliography
Appendix
(Questionnaire, Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, Documents, Performa,
Financial statements, etc.)

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NO. TABLE TITLE PAGE NO.

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE NO. FIGURE TITLE PAGE NO.

General Guidelines for Layout and format

1. Paper Size must be A4 and margins should be maintained on all pages as follows: Left margin =
1.5” (wider for binding) Top, right & bottom margins = 1”
2. Use Times New Roman font, 12 pointsize, for text. and 14 point size for headings
3. Use 1.5 line spacingfor all text in the main body of the thesis.
4. Report should contain page numbers (1, 2, 3….) starting from Introduction Chapter. Preliminary
pages should be numbered: i., ii., iii, iv, v, vi, etc. A page number should not be shown on the inside
title page even though it is counted as i.
5. Page number should be placed at the bottom- center of page.
Imp Note:

1. Students are required to prepare two Hard Bound copies of their Summer Training report to be
submitted within 10 days of commencement of 3rd Semester
2. Questionnaires in original to be retained by the students for the final presentation.
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Guidelines on Faculty Guide-Student Interaction
1. The Student is required to be in constant touch with their Faculty Guide through email, telephone,
personal interactions etc.
2. It is mandatory for the student to provide a weekly progress report to their Faculty Guides for each
week of their summer training.
3. The Topic for the Summer Training should be chosen in consultation with their Faculty guide and
after their due approval.
4. Same topics having any sort of duplicacy shall not be acceptable.
5. Institute will be conducting surprise visits of the organization where the Student is undergoing
summer training from time to time and any students found to be irregular / not attending their
summer training then the summer training Project report of the said student shall stand cancelled .

Preparing References/Bibliography
 While preparing the Bibliography, in case of website as a source, ensure that the date and the timing of
accessing the website is mentioned along with.
 While preparing bibliography student must adopt the following method:

Article in a Magazine

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's [Link], 135, 28-31.

Article in a Newspaper
Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA style.
Single pages take p., e.g.., p. B2; multiple pages take pp., e.g.., pp. B2, B4 or pp. C1, C3-C4.

Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A,
2A.

Basic Format for Books

Author, A. A. (Year of publication).Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
Note: For "Location," you should always list the city, but you should also include the state if the city is
unfamiliar or if the city could be confused with one in another state.

Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991).APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Government Document
National Institute of Mental Health.(1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication
No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Report From a Private Organization

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with eating
disorders (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.

Conference Proceedings
Schnase, J.L., &Cunnius, E.L. (Eds.). (1995). Proceedings from CSCL '95: The First International
Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Article From an Online Periodical

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication).Title of [Link] of Online Periodical, volume
number(issue number if available). Retrieved month day, year, (if necessary) from
[Link]

Bernstein, M. (2002).10 tips on writing the living Web.A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149.
Retrieved May 2, 2006, from [Link]

Online Newspaper Article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day).Title of [Link] of Newspaper. Retrieved
[Link]

Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times.
Retrieved from [Link]
Electronic Books
De Huff, E.W. Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from
[Link]

Davis, J. Familiar birdsongs of the Northwest. Available from [Link]

bin/biblio?inkey=1-
9780931686108-0

Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Feminism.(n.d.)In Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved March 16, 2008, from http://
[Link]
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EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR SEMINAR ON SUMMER TRAINING REPORT (MBA 303-18)

S.N. Name Roll No. Introduction Problem Methodology Data Suggestions Overall Total Signature Attendance Total
& to Topic Definition & Objectives Analysis & Report Earned of the Marks (in Earned
Date of / Need & & Conclusion Writing Marks Evaluator accordance Marks
Presentation Scope of Findings & out of with Date to the out of
the Study Layout (45) criteria (50)
given
below)
5 5 5 15 5 10 45 5 50

Note:

1) Total marks of “Seminar on Summer Training Report (MBA 303-18)” = 50

2) Attendance Marks (from a total of 5 marks) to be given on the basis of percentage of lectures attended of MBA 303-18 during the academic term as
per the following criteria:
i. Above 75% = NIL
ii. 76% - 80% = 1
iii. 81% - 85% = 2
iv. 86% - 90% = 3
v. 91% - 95% = 4
vi. 96% and above = 5
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Annexure B

Guidelines for Project / Dissertation:

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the project course is to help the student develop ability to apply multi-
disciplinary concepts, tools and techniques to analyze and logically approach the
organizational problems.
TYPE OF PROJECT
The project may be from any one of the following types, however, it should preferably be
from your area of specialization in MBA:
i) Comprehensive case study (covering single organization/multifunctional area
problem formulation, analysis and recommendations).
ii) Inter-organizational study aimed at inter-organizational comparison/validation of
theory/survey of management practices.
iii) Field study (empirical study).
PROJECT PROPOSAL
Proposal should be prepared in consultation with the supervisor and submitted before the
routine first MST in department.
The Proposal may have the following components:

a) Introduction, brief background, and Rationale of the topic chosen for the project.
b) Brief Introduction and vital details of the organization/s understudy.
c) Statement of the problem.
d) Objectives of the Project (clearly stated in behavioral terms).
e) Research Methodology:
 Research Design
 Nature and source of data/information to be collected.
 Sample and sampling technique. Rationale of chosen organization and the
sample.
 Tools and Techniques to be used for data collection – details of the
tools/questionnaire to be used and its relevance with the objectives of the
project.
 Method/s to be used for data collection
 Data handling and analysis
 Statistical tools to be used for analysis
 Relevance of statistical tools with the objectives of the project.
f) Limitation of the proposed project, if any.
g) Any other relevant detail which will help better appreciation and understanding of the
project proposal.
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PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION:
The project proposal will be evaluated by the panel of three teachers immediately after first
MST in presence of student, who will give the presentation to the panel.
In case of non-approval of the proposal the comments/suggestions for reformulating the
project proposal will be communicated to the student. In such case, the revised project
proposal should be submitted within 7 days, which shall be evaluated on similar guidelines.

PROJECT PRE-SUBMISSION:
After approval of the project proposal, the students shall complete their projects and submit
the completed Project Report (Spiral bound) for final internal evaluation before 2ndMST.
The guidelines for project report are as follows:

 The length of the report may be about 50 to 60 double spaced typed pages not
exceedingapproximately18,000 words(excluding appendices and exhibits).However,
rational variation on either side is permissible.
 The Project Report may have the following:
o Cover Page – must have the Title of the Project, Name & logo of college /
university, Name and University Roll No of the Student and the Name of the
Guide, along with the designation and department.
o Detailed table of contents with page nos.
o All pages of the Project Report must be numbered as reflected in the table of
contents.
o Project Proposal, properly bound in the project and not just stapled. Please
note that project with stapled Proposal will not beaccepted.
o Certificate of originality- duly signed by the student and the guide withdates.
o Introduction to the Project and Review of Literature along with brief detailsof
the organization/s understudy.
o Rationale
o Statement of problem
o Objectives of the Project
o Scope of the study
o Research Methodology
 Research Design
 Nature and Source of data/information collected
 Sample and Sampling method with rationale
o Details of the tools:
 The Questionnaire and other methods used and their purpose
 Reliability and Validity of the tools used
 Administration of tools and techniques
 Data collection
 Data Handling, Statistical tools used for Data Analysis
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o Data Interpretation and Findings
o Recommendations
o Summary and Conclusion
o Limitations of the Project
o Direction for further research (optional)
o Reference/Bibliography
o Annexures/Appendices (Questionnaire used etc.)
 Note: Research Methodology of the Project Report must have elaborate detail of all
the components of the methodology.
The spiral bound project report will be evaluated by the panel of three teachers before second
MST in presence of student, who will give the presentation to the panel before secondMST.
In case of non-approval of the final project report, the comments/suggestions for revising the
project report will be communicated to the student. In such case, the revised project report
should be submitted within 7 days, which shall be evaluated on similar guidelines.

SUBMISSION OF FINAL PROJECT REPORT:

After incorporating changes, if any, pointed out during internal evaluation, the final Project
Report in Hard Bound form (3 copies) shall be submitted by the student atleast 3 working
days before final viva voce. After signing of certificate by student and supervisor, one copy
will be retained by the supervisor, second copy by the student and third copy shall be
produced at the time of viva-voce, which shall be maintained by the department as record.

Note:
1. Wherever it is felt that there is not sufficient time to complete the project after approval of
project proposal, the phases of Project till "Project Proposal Evaluation" may be completed
in third semester at department level.
2. For further details on references, bibliography and formatting of the report, you may refer
the Guidelines for Summer Training Report.
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EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR FINAL PROJECT

S.N. Name Roll No. Introduction Rationale, Research Data Suggestions Overall Total Earned Signature
& & Problem Methodology Analysis & Report Marks of the
Date of Review of Definition, & Conclusion Layout and (out of 100) Evaluator
Presentation Literature Scope & Findings &Scope for Viva with Date
Objectives Future Performance
research
15 15 15 20 15 20 100

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