Guidelines for Project Report Writing
Follow these guidelines strictly while writing Project Report:
1. Font size
➢ Chapter heading size : 16 (Bold) Uppercase
➢ Sub Heading e.g. 1.1 : 14 (Bold) Uppercase
➢ Subtitles e.g. 1.1.1 : 12 (Bold) titlecase
➢ Subtitles e.g. [Link] : 12 (Bold) titlecase
➢ Text (script) : 12
2. Font : Times New Roman Line Spacing : 11/2
3. Margin:
1. Right margin - 2 cm from edge of paper.
2. Left margin - 3 1/2 cm from edge of paper.
3. Top margin - 3 1/2 cm from edge of paper.
4. Bottom margin - 2 cm from edge of paper.
4. There should be uniformity in writing headings and sub-headings in all chapters.
5. AvoidUnderlinesand colon (:) .
6. To indicate a figure, write below the figure and the format should be Fig. 1.5.
7. To indicate a Table, write above the Table and the format should be Table. 1.5.
8. All the figure caption and table caption should be 12 size, bold and title case.
9. All the figure and table should be mentioned/referred/explained in the adjoining
paragraphs.
10. Always number the equation, Tables and figures chapter wise, for e.g. 4th figure in
chapter 5 will bear the number Fig. 5.4.
11. Never write report in first person i.e. “I will do this” instead of the author...........
12. In referencesandbibliography,thementionofpapershouldbeFanghuaYe,JiahaoLiu,
ChuanChen,GuohuiLing,ZibinZheng,andYurenZhou.Identifyinginfluentialindividuals
onlarge-scalesocialnetworks:Acommunitybasedapproach.IEEEAccess,6:47240–47257,
2018.
13. The references should be placed in the chapters in the forms as [1], in the order of
occurrence.
14. There should be uniformity in writing headings of chapters for e.g.
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CHAPTER 1
TITLE
15. The sequence of chapters should be like this
1. Chapter 1 Introduction
2. Chapter 2 Problem Formulation and proposed work
➢ Problem Definition
➢ Objectives
➢ Proposed work
3. Chapter 3 Methodology
➢ Implementation Strategy (Flowchart, Algorithms etc.)
➢ Tools/Hardwares/Softwares to be used
➢ Expected outcome (Performance Metrics with detail)
4. References and Bibliography (It should not be chapter and shouldbeincludedat
the end)
16.Thereshouldbeaconcludingparagraphattheendofeachchapter,thisparagraphshould
be the conclusion of that chapter and an introduction to the next chapter.
17. Check the spelling mistakes.
18.Asampleofcontentwritinginthetableofcontentsisgivenbelow.Thisshouldbestrictly
followed in every Chapter.
19. The sequence in the file should be like this:
1. Title page
2. Declaration / Supervisor certificate / HOD’s Approval
3. Table of contents with page numbers
4. List of fig & tables with page numbers
5. Abstract
6. Introduction
7. Literature Review
8. Real world Application
9. Inferences drawn from literature
10. Problem Statement and Solution approach
11. Proposed time bound progress of project
12. Bibliography or list of references
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Size:Standard paper size A4 should be used.
Page number: Page should be numbered consecutively and clearly. No page number
should be indicated on the title page, supervisors certificates, declaration and
acknowledgement,howeverpagesaretobecountedfromthetitlepage.Fromtitlepageto
abstract page Greek numbers should be used. From main text to end of report Indian
numerals should be used. All typing should be on right hand pages only.
20. The report should be printed single sided.
21. Starting pages should be Roman numbered without number on Title Page.
22. The project should be hard bound with Navy Blue color and Black print(engrossed).
Abstract:An abstract should be a maximum of 250 wordsin English.
Synopsis:
Preferably, should be of about 15-20 pages.
The content should be as brief as is sufficient enough to explain
● Name/Title of the Project
● Statement about the Problem
● Why is the particular topic chosen?
● Objective and scope of the Project
● Methodology (including a summary of the project)
● Hardware & Software to be used
● Testing Technologies to be used
● What contribution would the project make?
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Title of the Project
Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the degree of
B. Tech.
In
Computer Science and Engineering
Under the Supervision of
Supervisor Name
Designation
Submitted By
Candidate's Name ([Link].)
...
...
Candidate's Name ([Link].)
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Maharana Pratap Engineering College, Kanpur
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
Session:- 2025-26
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Sample Declaration Page
DECLARATION
This is to certify that Synopsis Report Entitled “………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..”whichissubmittedinpartial
fulfillment of the requirement for the awardofdegree[Link].inComputerScience
and Engineering to MPEC Kanpur, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University,
Lucknow comprises only original work and studies carried out bystudentshimself.
The matter embodied in this synopsis has not been submitted for the award of any
other degree.
Date: Name of Student (Roll No.)
Approved By :
ignature
S ignature
S
(Name of Project Guide) (Name of HOD)
Project Guide HOD
CSE Department CSE Department
MPEC, KANPUR MPEC,
KANPUR
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Sample Table of content Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title…………………………………….………… i
Declaration………………………………............... ii
Abstract…………………………………………... iii
List of Acronyms……………………………….... vi
List of Figures…………………………………..... viii
List of Tables.…………………………………..... ix
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Fundamentals of …………………. 1-2
1.2 …………………………………… 2-3
1.2.1 ……………………… 2
1.2.2 ……………………… 2
1.2.3 ……………………… 2
Chapter 2 LITERATURE SURVEY
2.1 Introduction 4
2.2 Literature Review 4
2.2.1 Technique 1……………………… 5
2.2.2 Technique 2……………………… 7
2.2.3 Technique 1……………………… 8
Chapter 3 INFERENCES FROM LITERATURE
3.1 Inferences Drawn out of Literature Survey 12
Chapter 4 PROBLEM STATEMENT AND SOLUTION APPROACH
4.1 Proposed work 13
4.2 Methodology 14
4.3 Performance Metrics 15
REFERENCES 17
Sample of Individual Chapters
CHAPTER -1
INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER -2
LITERATURE SURVEY
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Sample for Proposed time bound progress of project
Proposed Project Activity Chart
[Link]. Activity to be Done Date(From) Date( to)
DD-MM-YYYY DD-MM-YYYY
1. Project title selection
2. feasibility study
3. Literature survey
4. problem statement
5. requirement elicitation
6. Solution approach
7. Designing solution
8. Hardware/tool implementation
Abstract: An abstract should be maximum of 250 words in English.
Synopsis:
Preferably, should be of about 15-20 pages.
The content should be as brief as is sufficient enough to explain
• Name/Title of the Project
• Statement about the Problem
• Why is the particular topic chosen?
• Objective and scope of the Project
• Methodology (including a summary of the project)
• Hardware & Software to be used
• Testing Technologies to be used
• What contribution would the project make?