General Guidelines for Layout and format of Summer Internship

Project
MBA
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 point size, for text. and 14 point size for headings
3. Use 1.5 line spacing for 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
2. Questionnaires in original to be retained by the students for the final presentation.
 “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

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
NAME OF THE INSTITUTE
NAME OF THE CITY
(Batch)
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
 TABLE OF CONTENTS (On a Separate Page)

Certificate by Guide ii
Student Declaration iii
Faculty Declaration iv
Acknowledgment v
CHAPTER CHAPTER TITLE PAGE
NO. 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.

Preparing References/Bibliography (EXAMPLES ONLY)

 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 schools.Time, 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.
Article From an Online Periodical
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication).Title of article.Title of Online Periodical, volume
number(issue number if available). Retrieved month day, year, (if necessary) from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Bernstein, M. (2002).10 tips on writing the living Web.A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites,
149. Retrieved May 2, 2006, from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

Online Newspaper Article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day).Title of article.Title of Newspaper. Retrieved
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
Parker-Pope, T. (2008, May 6). Psychiatry handbook linked to drug industry. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

Electronic Books
De Huff, E.W. Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Davis, J. Familiar birdsongs of the Northwest. Available from http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?
inkey=1- 9780931686108-0

Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Feminism.(n.d.)In Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved March 16, 2008, from http://