THESIS REPORT FORMAT AND

GENERAL GUIDELINES (PG)

Centurion University of Technology & Management

Odisha
 THESIS REPORT FORMAT AND GENERAL GUIDELINES (PG)

1) All sheets are to be A4 size and printed on one side of the page.

2) The text in all the chapters shall be in Times New Roman 12 Font, Regular, justified with line
spacing of 1.15.

3) The margins shall be as follows:

Top & Bottom: 0.8 inches; Left: 1 inch, right: 0.5 inches

4) One extra line spacing should be left in between paragraphs.

5) All Chapter headings are to be centered in the Font Times New Roman 14 size Bold.

6) All headings of section shall be in Times New Roman 12 Bold

7) All subsection headings shall be in Times New Roman, size, 12, Bold, Italic.

8) All minor Subsection headings shall be in Times New Roman, size, 12, Regular.

9) It is advised that the sections and sub- sections are to be limited to 3rd level

I. Zero Level - Chapter Headings

II. First Level - Main sections in each chapter: to be numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 etc.
III. Second level - Sub- sections in each section: to be numbered as 1.1.1, 1.2.2, 2.1.3,
3.2.1 etc.
IV. Third level - Minor Subsections i.e., sections in Subsections.: to be numbered as 1.1.1.1,
1.2.2.1, 2.1.3.2, 3.2.1.4 etc.- to be avoided to the extent possible.

10) All the references / Bibliography are to be listed at the end, arranged in the chronological order
and are to be numbered 1, 2, 3 etc.

11) The reference No. should be given as superscript in the thesis wherever they appear.

12) All the figures are to be numbered as Fig. 1.1, Fig. 2.3 etc indicating the chapter No and the sl. No.
of the figure in that chapter. The title of the figure should be below the figure and follow the
numbering in sequential order in each chapter, such as

Fig. 1.1 Study Area Fig. 2.1 Definition Sketch Fig. 3.2 Experimental Setup etc…

13) All the figures are to be preferably placed at the end of each chapter. Alternatively, they can be
placed after the page where they are first referred. Uniformity should be maintained and under no
circumstances these two alternatives indicated should be mixed.

14) All the tables are to be numbered as TABLE - 1.1, TABLE - 2.3 etc indicating the chapter No
and the sl. No. of the table in that chapter. The title of the table should be at the top of the table.

TABLE 1.1 - LAND USE / LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION FOR CATCHMENT AREAS
 15) Any data / table / figure borrowed from an external agency / outside source should be
indicated clearly. An example is given below.
TABLE 1.1 - LAND USE / LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION FOR CATCHMENT AREAS
(Source: Technical guidelines for preparation of Ground water prospects maps. - NRSA, 2000)

LEVEL – I LEVEL –
II
1. BUILT-UP LAND 1.1 TOWN /VILLAGE
2.1 KHARIF UNIRRIGATED
2.2 KHARIF IRRIGATED
2. AGRICULTURAL LAND 2.3 DOUBLE CROP
2.4 FALLOW LAND
2.5 PLANTATIONS
3.1 DECIDUOUS FOREST (DENSE)
3.2 DECIDUOUS FOREST (OPEN)
3. FOREST LAND 3.3 DEGRADED FOREST
3.4 SCRUB FOREST
3.5 FOREST PLANTATION
4.1 LAND WITH SCRUB
4.WASTE LANDS 4.2 LAND WITHOUT SCRUB
4.3 BARREN ROCKY / STONE WASTE
5.1 TANKS / RESERVOIRS / LAKES
5.WATER BODIES
5.2 RIVER / STREAM

16) The No. of chapters should be 6 to 7 with Chapter - I as Introduction and last chapter as
summary, conclusions and scope for further study.
17) The number and the contents of other chapters may be in accordance with the work
carried out and as per the suggestions of the supervisor.
18) Footnotes are to be avoided to the extent possible.
19) Title page of the hard bound copy shall be the same as the cover page.
20) The cover page, the certificate, declaration, acknowledgements and other preliminary
sheets shall be as per the specifications given here and are to be arranged as given here.
Sample sheets are enclosed for guidance. Page numbers are to be at the bottom middle of
the line.
21) The No. of Thesis copies to be submitted to the HOD are: 2 (Hard Bound Printed) +1
(Soft Copy) (Both in Word Format & PDF Format). Spiral Binding not allowed.
22) The cover page should be white with self-design and multicolored. The specimens given
shall be changed according to the requirement.
23) Candidate has to submit plagiarism report (preferably from Turnitin software). The
similarity index should not exceed 20%.
24) Paper Publication Report to be submitted by all PG students at the time of submission of
thesis.
SPECIMEN COVER PAGE
&
SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE
 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF DBSCAN DENSITY BASED
CLUSTERING ALGORITHM IN DATA MINING

A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the award of the Degree of

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

in
Computer Science and Engineering

by

Mr. Jacob Suleman Sastry

CENTURION UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

ODISHA

JULY 2023
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis entitled “PERFORMANCE

ENHANCEMENT OF DBSCAN DENSITY BASED CLUSTERING
ALGORITHM IN DATA MINING” being submitted to the faculty of
Engineering, Centurion University Technology and Management is a
bonafide work of MR. JACOB SULEMAN SASTRY, carried out under my /
our supervision, is in accordance with the standards prescribed by the
university for the award of the degree of Master of Technology in Computer
Science and Engineering of this University. It is to further certify to the best
of my / our knowledge, that this work has not been submitted earlier in this
institute and the university or elsewhere for the award of any degree or
diploma.

Signature of Co- Supervisor Signature of Supervisor

Name of Co- Supervisor with designation Name of Supervisor with designation

SIGNATURE
(Dr. V…... C……)
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT / DEAN OF THE SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT SEAL
 DECLARATION

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I hereby declare that the Thesis entitled

“_____________________________________” submitted for the Master of

Technology in Computer Science and Engineering is my original work and the

project has not formed the basis for the award of any Degree / Diploma or any

other similar titles in any other University / Institute.

Name of the Student:

Signature of the Student:

Registration No:

Place:

Date:
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to express my profound and sincere gratitude to Prof.

XXXXXX, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SoET,
Bhubaneswar Campus, who guided me into the intricacies of this thesis
nonchalantly with matchless magnanimity.
I thank Prof. YYYYYY, Head of the Dept. of Department of Computer
Science and Engineering, SoET, Bhubaneswar Campus and Prof. ZZZZZ,
Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar Campus for
extending their support during Course of this investigation.

I would be failing in my duty if I don’t acknowledge the cooperation

rendered during various stages of image interpretation by
………………………………….

I am highly grateful to …….. who evinced keen interest and invaluable

support in the progress and successful completion of my thesis work.
I am indebted to ………………. for their constant encouragement, co-
operation and help. Words of gratitude are not enough to describe the
accommodation and fortitude which they have shown throughout my
endeavor.

Name of the Student:

Signature of the Student:

Registration No:

Place:

Date:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

CERTIFICATE i

DECLARATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
LIST OF ACRONYMS iv
LIST OF TABLE v

LIST OF FIGURES ...

LIST OF SYMBOLS / NOTATION ...

ABSTRACT ...

1. CHAPTER – 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1. General 1
1.2. “Section Heading” 3
1.3. “Section Heading”
1.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

1.4. “Section Heading”

1.4.1.“Subsection”
Heading”
1.5. “Section Heading”

2. CHAPTER – 2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. General
2.2. “Section Heading”
 2.3. “Section Heading”
2.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

2.4. General
2.5. “Section Heading”
2.6. “Section Heading”
2.6.1. “Subsection Heading”

2.7. General
2.8. “Section Heading”
2.9. “Section Heading”
2.9.1. “Subsection Heading”

3. CHAPTER – 3 FORMULATION OF PROJECT / IDENTIFICATION OF THE

PROBLEM
3.1. General
3.2. “Section Heading”
3.3. “Section Heading”
3.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

3.4. General
3.5. “Section Heading”
3.6. “Section Heading”
3.6.1. “Subsection Heading”

3.7. General
3.8. “Section Heading”
3.9. “Section Heading”
3.9.1. “Subsection Heading”

4. CHAPTER 3 THESIS WORK PART-I

4.1. General
4.2. “Section Heading”
4.3. “Section Heading”
4.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

4.4. General
4.5. “Section Heading”
 4.6. “Section Heading”
4.6.1. “Subsection Heading”

4.7. General
4.8. “Section Heading”
4.9. “Section Heading”
4.9.1. “Subsection Heading”

4.10. General
5. CHAPTER – 4 THESIS WORK PART-II

5.1. General
5.2. “Section Heading”
5.3. “Section Heading”
5.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

5.4. General
5.5. “Section Heading”
5.6. “Section Heading”
5.6.1. “Subsection Heading”

5.7. General
5.8. “Section Heading”
5.9. “Section Heading”
6. CHAPTER – 4 THESIS WORK PART-III

6.1. General
6.2. “Section Heading”
6.3. “Section Heading”
6.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

6.4. General
6.5. “Section Heading”
6.6. “Section Heading”
6.6.1. “Subsection Heading”

6.7. General
6.8. “Section Heading”
6.9. “Section Heading”

7. CHAPTER – 5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS & SCOPE FOR FURTHER STUDY

7.1. General
7.2. “Section Heading”
 7.3. “Section Heading”
7.3.1. “Subsection Heading”

7.4. General
7.5. “Section Heading”
7.6. “Section Heading”
7.6.1. “Subsection Heading”

7.7. “Section
Heading”

CONCLUSION

FUTURE SCOPE

REFERENCES

[1] S. Mallat, “A Wavelet Tour Of Signal Processing”, London, U.K.: Academic, 1998.
[2] Ingrid Daubechies, “The Wavelet Transform, Time–Frequency Localization and
Signal Analysis”, IEEE Trans. On Information Theory, Vol.36, No.5, pp.961–1005,
1990.
[3] P. Rakovi, E. Sejdic, L.J. Stankovic and J. Jiang, “Time–Frequency Signal Processing
Approaches with Applications to Heart Sound Analysis”, Computers in Cardiology,
Vol.33, pp.197–200, 2006.
Appendix
The appendix should contain computer programming (if any), the sample, calculations,
explanation of theory (if any) etc which will be used as reference.

ASSESSMENT
Internal:
SL FULL
RUBRICS MARKS OBTAINED REMARKS
NO MARK
Understanding the relevance, scope and
1 10
dimension of the project
2 Methodology 10
3 Quality of Analysis and Results 10
4 Interpretations and Conclusions 10
5 Report 10
Total 50

Date: Signature of the Faculty

COURSE OUTCOME (COs) ATTAINMENT

➢ Expected Course Outcomes (COs):

(Refer to COs Statement in the Syllabus)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
➢ Course Outcome Attained:
How would you rate your learning of the subject based on the specified COs?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LOW HIGH
➢ Learning Gap (if any):
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
➢ Books / Manuals Referred:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Date: Signature of the Student

➢ Suggestions / Recommendations:
(By the Course Faculty)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Date: Signature of the Faculty

BACK COVER: (1 page: single side)

 ARRANGEMENT OF SHEETS OF THESIS REPORT
1. Cover Page
2. Certificate i
3. Declaration ii
4. Acknowledgements iii
5. Contents iv - vii
6. List of Tables viii - ix
7. List of Plates x-xi
8. Notation xii-xiii
9. Abstract xiv-xv
10. Chapters Page No. 1 onwards
11. Conclusion
12. Future Scope
13. References
14. Assessment
15. Course Outcome Attainment
The page Nos. of sheets before Chapter I are to be properly entered in Roman Nos. depending
on the exact No. of pages under each item

SHEET 1 – COVER PAGE

SHEET 3 – DECLARATION
SHEET 2 – CERTIFICATE

SHEET 4 – ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SHEETS 4 to 8 – CONTENTS
SHEETS 9 & 10 – LIST OF TABLES
SHEETS 11 & 12 – LIST OF PLATES
SHEETS 13 & 14 – NOTATION
SHEETS 15 & 16 – ABSTRACT
SHEETS 17 ONWARDS – Chapter I etc.
REFERENCES
CONCLUSION

FUTURE SCOPE

ASSESSMENT

COURSE OUTCOME ATTAINMENT

BACK COVER