MBA PROJECT
MBA PROJECT
For
Summer Project
Guidelines, Procedures and Rules for SIP 2021-22
It is mandatory for all the students to undergo Summer Internship during the intervening period between
close of Trimester III and commencement of Trimester IV to complete his/her Diploma program.
1.0 Philosophy
Summer Project Report represents a visible concrete output of a student and would, therefore, have potential for
enabling individuals to pursue further work on the theme.
The output stand as testimony of the student's demonstrated skills and potential in a managerial arena.
2.0 Objective
To demonstrate corporate ready for a function or area acquiring PPOs and PPIs
To allow the students to organize and report the learning gained in the program and the summer project.
To demonstrate competence in using or developing a framework, model or a set of hypotheses, collecting and
interpreting data, reaching conclusions and drawing implications for managerial practices.
To demonstrate the ability to use both quantitative and qualitative data
To highlight the impact of actions in one area or function, on the other area or functions in the organisation.
A student can find suitable internship in any organization not located in his home town other than metro
towns. Internship in PSUs is also restricted.
CMC will issue introductory/bonafide letters if required by the organizations, as and when required, on receipt
of specified information from the student in written application / mail.
Student shall be required to opt out of institute process before 31st October with CMC.
Student is required to submit their Internship confirmation letter, issued by the organization along with Title of
the Project (see details under the head), to the CMC on or before January 31st.
Once Opted, Students will essentially be required to go through organizational process. In case of not doing so
the student will automatically get debarred from institute process.
Students will have to arrange for their travel and staying arrangements on their own to attend selection process
in all cases including outstation processes.
On getting selected on first-come-first-serve basis, the student shall be debarred from remaining Institute
Process.
After a fortnight, CMC should collect information from students who are not being used for what was promised
and help them to get another SIP.
It is necessary that Title for Summer Project is finalized at least a fortnight before the onset of work. It may be
expressed in terms of problem and its diagnosis, study of a phenomenon, specified job performance, and study
of industry (Action: CMC ICW Faculty)
Project proposal will enhance the students understanding, grasp and clarity of the subject matter, the context of
the managerial problem and the research problem. This is necessary for the direction and procedure of the study
to be brought within the required scope, coverage and rigour, and also for enhancing the quality of the summer
effort.
Having finalized the title of the project, the first task of the student is to acquire existing knowledge, models and
frameworks that exist in the literature on the title of the project. Then he should develop the Summer Project
Proposal. The proposal should be based on the topic/ scope of work assigned by the organization. The proposal
should cover brief background of organisation, its business and performance in last 5 years, organisation
structure and context of the job and phenomenon to be studied, methodology to carry out the study based upon
existing knowledge and practices, time frame of steps, and expected outcome of the study.
The proposal should be submitted to Faculty Guide, who will approve or improve it. Thereafter, the same may
be sent to Industry Mentor and PMC for records after evaluation. The total process need to be completed latest
one week after the SIP begins.
(ACTION: Student ICW Faculty Mentor, Industry Mentor and CMC)
Get classified your work with Faculty Guide as ‘Exposure to job”; ‘Study of Industry’; ‘Research of a
Phenomenon’; ‘Job/Desk Internship’; ‘Problem-solving Study’
Contents of Summer Project Proposal has to be part of each report. It should be improved having gained
the additional learning during SIP. Broadly, the various projects should contain as under
5.1 The report on Exposure to Job should contain in detail various job that were observed in the organization
and how do they get integrated to achieve the objective. Look at the parameters given under ‘Presentation to
Faculty Group’ too to make your work comprehensive enough.
5.2 The report on Study of Industry should contain the current status of industry and its future in next five
years.
5.3 The report on Research of a Phenomenon should contain methodology, sources of data, analysis of data,
tools used and justification of using a tool, interpretation of data. Conclusion and learning. It should also contain
how student is going to continue with this experience.
5.4 The report on Job/Desk Internship should contain methodology, data, analysis of data, tools used and
justification of using a tool, interpretation of data to demonstrate how job operation can be made more efficient
and savings that can occur.
5.5. The report on Problem Solving should contain the details given in the ‘Standards for the Summer Project”.
6.0 Evaluation
Component Weightage
Summer Project Proposal- as per details under “Summer Project Details” 10%
Presentation to Faculty Group# 40%
Final Project Report Faculty Guide Evaluation 10%
Industry Mentor Evaluation* 40%
Total 100%
6.1 Summer Project Proposal- as per details under “Summer Project Details
Component Marks
Introduction to Company / Sector 5
Review of Job Assigned 5
Objectives 5
Proposed Action 5
Total 20%
6.2 #Presentation to Faculty Group
Component Marks
Methodology for study 15
Analysis and conclusion 15
Presentation 20
Response to questions and querries 10
Innovations, new tools used & relevance to company 15
Time Management 5
TOTAL 80
6.3 (b)
Summer Training Report (On the Job) Assessment Components
Sl. Component Marks
No.
1 Company Description 3 marks
2 Job Description 5 marks
3 Analysis of job done 5 marks
4 Learning outcomes 3 marks
5 Relevance of Suggestions 4 marks
Total 20 marks
6.4 *Industry Mentor Evaluation
Project Title
Please score the following parameters using the rubrics (Rubrics for Summer Project evaluation) provided
on page 3
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The primary purpose of the Summer Project Report is to demonstrate the student's capability to
comprehend industry or a job to make himself corporate type. In case of a research on phenomenon
or problem student has to demonstrate the ability to make effective use of research methods
appropriate to the problem and to develop and handle evidence satisfactorily. The Summer Project
Report should, therefore, contain a section on:
a) the research procedure(s) employed,
b) the extent, nature, reliability and suitability of evidence gathered and
c) The conclusions drawn and the recommendations, to demonstrate skills in analysis and
interpretation of research results.
Clarity, conciseness and orderliness of writing and presentation are required. It is necessary to
include sufficient evidence to support the reasoning and conclusions such that it clearly
demonstrates the basis of the conclusions and recommendations, and also exhibits the analytical
skill of the student, in this area. The length of the Summer Project Report will vary with the topic
and evidence required.
Further, the learning of the student regarding in-depth knowledge of the field and model or
framework used for the Summer Project study, should be brought out in a section.
Components: The Summer Project Report should appear in the following order:
Cover Page: Cover page and second title page must conform to the sample shown in Appendix.
Abstract: Each Summer Project Report must include an abstract of a maximum of two pages in
single space (about 800-1000 words). It should state clearly and concisely the topic, scope, method
and conclusions reached. The emphasis should be on the conclusions and recommendations and
should be in greater detail than the other sections. The word limit should be strictly adhered to.
Acknowledgement: Students are advised to acknowledge help and support from faculty members,
library, computer centre, outside experts, their sponsoring organisations, etc.
Table of Contents: Every Summer Project Report must contain a table of contents which provides
a view of the organisation of the Summer Project Report material.
List of Tables, Figures and Abbreviations: If the Summer Project Report contains tables, figures
and abbreviations used, they should be listed immediately following the table of contents on
separate pages.
Introduction: As in the proposal, this should begin with a very brief summary of the company and
its business, and then the complete details of the managerial problem/ task and the background to
the problem/task, its genesis, consequences of the problem/task on the business, current practices,
etc. It should start from a broad overview and then move to the specific focus of the study. This
should include the specific business or functional problem being faced by the organisation.
Next, it should describe the rationale for the study and the benefits of the project in terms of
knowledge, skill, practices, systems, etc. and how it will help the organisation. All of these should
be specified. The next part is to delimit the scope of the project, and to specify the area of enquiry
under the project.
It should continue with a subsection titled 'Problem Formulation'. This should describe the specific
business problem/task faced and the related issues involved in greater detail than above. The
variables involved would then clarify the focus of the project, what is going to be studied, why it
needs to be studied. This would clarify the objectives targeted in the summer project.
It is assumed that Students has done a comprehensive library search on the topic he/she is going to
work on for his/her summer project. This will help in knowing the work done in the past and also
the current work/research being done in the particular area. For this purpose, students may refer to
earlier summer projects, books, journals, reports, magazines, newspaper cuttings etc. The survey
should cover all the issues raised in the earlier sections of the introduction and should help in
creating a theoretical framework or set of assumptions which will define the research area under
study, in specific terms. This will help frame the problem in terms of variables under study and in
focusing the research problem. The theoretical framework or the model developed for this purpose,
will allow for proper operationalisation of the research problem. Assumptions made in the study
must be clearly justified and the grounds or evidence used for the development of the hypotheses,
(i.e., the variables involved, their relationships, etc.), must be given in detail in this section.
The Research Problem: On the basis of the literature review and the discussions with guides and
presentation, the final research problem which will be the basis of the actual study, will be
formulated and described here. The section will draw on the model or framework developed earlier,
and should describe the development of the hypotheses or the argument for a qualitative
exploratory study on that basis. It will build a set of constructive arguments for the research
problem. It will further describe how the problem was operationalised for measurement and
analysis and will end with a statement of the operationalised hypotheses. In case it is exploratory
/qualitative/case study based in nature, it must then state pointwise the variables under study, nature
and area of possible outputs from the research.
The expected results from such a research study should also be described in terms of the specific
hypotheses developed. It must be explained how such results would be of use in the managerial
context and the business.
The sample or data source specifications and sampling frame or plan to acquire the data.
Sources of data must be mentioned at the appropriate places in the summer project. The
detailed sampling plan and the procedure adopted for sampling should be described here.
The data collection procedure. The Summer Project Report must involve data collection
in a systematic manner. It should not be a mere collection of opinions based on personal
experience. The tool used for data collection, if any, or the method adopted for the same
should be described in detail in this section. This should also contain the procedure for
administering the tool or conducting the interview, etc, as the case may be.
The data analysis carried out, the quantitative or qualitative analysis techniques and the
form of the outputs of analysis should all be described in detail here. The software or
package used for computation should also be mentioned.
How the expected output may then be arrived at by following this methodology? This
section should describe in detail the way in which the results obtained may be interpreted,
and how this may help in the given problem context.
Results and Conclusions: This section should include all the tabulated and text descriptions of the
results obtained in the study. It should be noted that all the tables and figures should be properly
titled and numbered, and listed in the table of contents.
Next, the conclusions and inferences that are drawn from the analysis of the results (in support of
the hypotheses or in the case of exploratory study, the variables identified and/ or involved), should
be stated clearly and specifically. These should bear on the hypotheses, and should be an answer
to the research problem. Thus they should be linked to the initial research problem, and the
conclusions should then be directly related to the various issues regarding the problem under study.
Recommendations: The Summer Project Report should conclude with the recommendations
developed from the analysis and findings of the study. This is a critical section and should highlight
your specific contributions keeping in view the purpose of the summer project. It should
demonstrate learning and use of skill and knowledge in actual problem solving. The last part of
this chapter will describe the limitations of the study and suggest directions for further study in this
area.
Cross referencing: All references (books, journals, magazines, news papers, reports, proceedings,
etc.) listed in the Summer Project Report should be cross referenced in the text at appropriate places
eg.
Appendix 1
Format for the Cover/Title page of the Summer Project Report Proposal
By
(Times New Roman 11 points)
Name
(Times New Roman 13 points)
Roll No.
(Times New Roman 13 points)
Appendix 2
Certificate of Approval
The following Summer Project Report titled "ABC ..." is hereby approved as a certified study in
management carried out and presented in a manner satisfactory to warrant its acceptance as a
prerequisite for the award of Post-Graduate Diploma in Management for which it has been
submitted. It is understood that by this approval the undersigned do not necessarily endorse or
approve any statement made, opinion expressed or conclusion drawn therein but approve the
Summer Project Report only for the purpose it is submitted.
“Summer Project Report Examination Committee for evaluation of Summer Project Report”
Name Signature
1. Faculty Examiner
Appendix 3
This is to certify that Mr. /Ms. XYZ, a student of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management,
has worked under our guidance and supervision for Project.
Appendix 4
Abstract
(SAMPLE)
Acquisition and Assimilation of Technology in the Tractor Industry
In India: The Strategic Perspective*
By
Shekhar Chaudhuri
This study used the framework for Corporate Strategy, which links the external environment with
the organisations by utilizing the concept of matching of environmental opportunities and threats
with organisational resources and capabilities. The research sites chosen were six major firms in
the Indian tractor industry. The perspective assumed was of the top management of these firms.
1. The Government exercised a pervasive influence on the process of technology acquisition and
assimilation in the tractor industry because of its importance to the economy. In spite of the
constraints imposed by Government, the firms were able to develop different product -market
and technological strategies. When these strategies were uniquely related to the environment
and the organisational resources and competence, there was all around improvement in
performance. The better the match between technological decisions, the firm's environment and
organisational resources and capabilities, easier and faster was the process of technology
assimilation.
A general conclusion arrived at was that several firms operating in the same environment could
achieve overall success by developing strategies uniquely related to their environment and
resources and capabilities. Two dominant modes of the strategy development process were
identified. They were both characterized by an adaptive response to environmental changes and
were termed: i) Formulatory-Adaptive, and ii) Evolutionary-Adaptive depending on the nature
of the process.
2. The process of acquisition and assimilation of technology was viewed as the process by which
firms attempt to relate technological decisions to their environment and resources and
distinctive competence. This process was conceptualized as consisting of four interrelated sub-
processes: (i) Technology Acquisition, (ii) Technology Adaptation, (iii) Technology Utilization
and (iv) Technology Development. Theses sub-processes were distinguished from each other
by the differences in organisational characteristics, key managerial tasks and critical skills
required to manage them.
Some applications were examined for three likely audiences (i) researchers in management and
international transfer of technology, (ii) managers, and (iii) public policy makers in developing
countries.
Data was collected in 1978 from six major tractor manufacturing firms, which comprised more
than 80 percent of the total sales turnover. The technological issues studied were i) choice of
product, ii) choice of foreign collaborator and mode of collaboration, iii) choice of plant size,
iv) choice of plant location, v) choice of manufacturing technology, vi) choice of R&D
activities, etc.
i) a pilot study of two major firms for a period of one and a half months approximately
ii) study of secondary data sources, and
iii) A re-examination of the previous two organisations and study of the additional four.
Major data sources were in-depth interviews of some 60 senior company executives for a total
period of about 300 hours. In addition, detailed study of various company documents like detailed
project reports, feasibility reports, organisational announcements, etc. was also undertaken
* Source: IIM Ahmedabad, Manual of Policies and Procedures, 1997-98, pp. 50-51
Appendix 6
Table of Contents
Page
Acknowledgement
Abstract (maximum two pages)
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Appendices
List of Abbreviations
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1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
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2.2
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2.1.2
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3.1
3.2
Appendix 7
List of Figures
(Start from separate page)
Appendix 8
List of Tables
(Start from separate page)
Appendix 9
List of Appendices
(Start from separate page)
Appendix 10
Abbreviations
(Start from separate page)
Appendix 11
Reference Style
Books
One Author
Basu, A. (1963), Consumer Price Index: Theory, Practice and Use in India, Modern Book
Agency, Calcutta.
Two Authors
Singh, M. and Pandya, J.F. (1967), Government Publications of India, Metropolitan Book Co.,
Delhi.
Three Authors
Mote, V.L.; Malya, M. M. and Saha J. (1968), Tables for Capital Investment Analysis, Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Edited Book
Basu, G. (ed.) (1962), Indian Tax Laws and Foreigners Having Investment in India or Having
Business Connections in or with India, Oxford Book & Stationery, Calcutta.
Government Publication
Ministry of Law, Government of India (1960), the Copyright Act, 1957, the Manager of
Publications, Delhi.
Journal Paper
Jain, S.K. (1967), World Class Manufacturing, International Journal of Operations Management,
Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 11-31.
Article in a Newspaper
Gandhi, V. P. (1968), Will the Budget Achieve Its Aims? Certain Doubts, the Economic Times,
Mar. 8, pp. 5-6.
Conference Paper
Bhattacharyya, S.K. (1967), Control Techniques and Their Applicability, paper presented at the
Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, Nov. 22, pp. 11-17.