MCA Project Report Preparation Guidelines & Format

The following guidelines must be followed in preparing the final project

report:

Good quality white executive bond paper A4 size should be used for typing and
duplication. Care should be taken to avoid smudging while duplicating the copies.

Page Specification:
Left margin - 3.0 cms
Right margin- 2.0 cms
Top margin 2.54 cms
Bottom margin 2.54 cms
Page numbers - All pages should be numbered at the bottom center of the pages.

Normal Body Text: Font Size: 12, Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing, Justified, 6point
above and below Para spacing

Paragraph Heading Font Size: 14, Times New Roman, Left Aligned, 12 point above &
below spacing.

Chapter Heading Font Size: 20, Times New Roman, Centre Aligned, 30 point above and
below spacing.

Page Numbers: The page numbers like 1,2,3…. at the bottom of the page of the document
and Romanic page numbers like I, II, III, IV for the abstract, content page and for any other
document (if any).

Submission of Project Report to the University: The student will submit his/her project
report in the prescribed format. The Project Report should include:

 One copy of the summary/abstract.

 One hard Copy of the Project Report for University and one to be retained as per-
sonal copy of student.
 Soft copy of project on CD/DVD in a thick envelope pasted inside of the back cover
of the project report.
 The Project Report may be about 60 pages.
 Title of the project and Name of Student with batch year to be specified on the edge
of the report.
 Report to be prepared in book binding form (samples available in the department of-
fice)
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Format of the Student Project Report on Completion of the
Project

1. Cover Page as per format-F1, F1A

2. Declaration & Acknowledgement - F2, F3
3. Certificate of the project guide as in F4
4. Abstract of the Project
7. Table of Contents
8. List of Figures
9. List of Tables
10. Main Report
 Objective & Scope of the Project
 Theoretical Background
 Definition of Problem
 System Analysis & Design vis-a-vis User Requirements
o Identification of Need
o Preliminary Investigation
 Feasibility Study
o Technical Feasibility
o Economic Feasibility
o Operational Feasibility
 System Planning
 Methodology adopted, System Implementation & Details of Hardware & Soft-
ware used
 System Maintenance & Evaluation
 Cost and benefit Analysis
 Detailed Life Cycle of the Project
o DFD
o ER Diagram
o Class Diagram
o Use Case Diagram
o Sequence Diagram

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 o Input and Output Screen Design
o Process involved
o Methodology used for testing:
o Test Report, Printout of the Reports, Printout of the Code Sheet
 User/Operational Manual - including security aspects, access rights, back
up ,controls, etc.
 Conclusion

Other Annexure:

1. Data Dictionary (This should give a catalogue of the data elements used in
the system / sub system developed. The following are the details required.
Write NA if NOT applicable:
Data Name,
Aliases, if any
Length (Size), Type (Numeric, Alpha, Binary etc.)
2. List of abbreviations, Figures, Tables
3. References
Bibliography
Website
4. Soft copy of the project and all documents along with ppt file on CD/DVD

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 F-1
FORMAT OF COVER PAGE
Book bound royal blue color with white Fonts

TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT

BY

Name of Student
Registration No.

Department of Computer Application

Institute of Technical Education and Research
2023

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 F-1 A
FORMAT FOR inside COVER PAGE
PROJECT REPORT
ON
TITLE OF PROJECT

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR AWARD OF

DEGREE
IN
MASTER IN COMPUTER APPLICATION
(BATCH 2021-2023)

BY
NAME OF STUDENT
REGD. NO

UNDER THE ESTEEMED GUIDANCE OF

NAME OF GUIDE

Department of Computer Application

Institute of Technical Education and Research
2023

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 F-2
Declaration

I hereby declare that the Project entitled “Title of the Project” submitted to the Department
of Computer Application, Institute of Technical Education& Research, Siksha O Anu-
sandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha in partial fulfillment for the
award of the degree of Master in Computer Application in the year 2023 is an authentic
record of my own work carried out under the guidance of Dr./Ms./Mr. Guide Name and
that the project has not been previously formed the basis for the award of any other degree.
The report has been prepared in compliance to the guidelines specified by the University.

Place:
Date:

Signature
[Name of Student]
[Reg. No.]

This is to certify that the above statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of my
knowledge.

<Signature>
GUIDE
[Name of Guide]
[Designation, dept name]

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 F-3
Acknowledgement

I am very grateful to my project guide Dr./Mr./Ms.__________________ for giving

his/her valuable time and constructive guidance in preparing the Project. It would
not have been possible to complete this project in short period of time without his/
her kind encouragement and valuable guidance.

Signature and Date

Name of the Student

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 F-4

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this project entitled “xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxx xxx”submitted

in partial fulfillment of the degree of MASTER IN COMPUTER APPLICATION to the

Department of Computer Application, Institute of Technical Education and Research,

Under Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, done by

Mr./Ms._______________________,Registration No. ________________ is an authentic

work carried out by him/her/them is worthy of acceptance for award of the degree. The

work fulfills the entire requirement as per the regulation of the University and it has

reached the standard needed for submission.

<Signature of the Guide > <Signature of the HOD>

Name of the Guide

GUIDE
HOD

Designation and Affiliation

Department of Computer Application

Institute of Technical Education and Research

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Abstract

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 Table of Contents

Cover page i
Declaration ii
Acknowledgement iii
Certificate iv
Abstract v
Contribution of Individual Team Members vi
List of Figures vii
List of Tables (optional) viii
Timeline / Gantt Chart ix

1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Preface 1
1.2 Problem Definition and Objective(s) 2
1.3 Motivations(s) 3
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1.4 Project Overview / Specifications
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1.5 Hardware Specification 5
1.6 Software Specification 6
1.7 Organization/Arrangement of the Report

2. LITERATURE SURVEY
2.1 Preface
2.2 Existing System
2.3 Proposed System
2.4 Feasibility Study

3. SYSTEM ANALYSIS & DESIGN

3.1 Preface
3.2 Requirement Specification
3.2.1 Functional Requirements
3.2.2 Non-functional Requirements
3.3 Flowcharts / UML Diagrams / ER Diagrams
3.4 Design Steps / Criteria
3.5 Algorithms and Pseudo Code

4. TESTING PROCESS
4.1 Unit Testing
4.2 Integration Testing

5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

5.1 Preface
5.2 User Interface
5.3 Databases
5.4 Results and Outputs

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6. SOCIO ECONOMIC ISSUES
6.1 Practical Relevance
6.2 Global Impact
6.3 Lifelong Learning

7. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE

7.1 Conclusion
7.2 Future Scope

References / Bibliography
Appendices
Similarity Report

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