DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

MATA GUJRI COLLEGE, FATEHGARH SAHIB

GUIDELINES FOR MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT OF MBA

Guidelines for Project:

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the project course is to help the student develop ability to apply multi -
disciplinary concepts, tools and techniques to analyze and logically approach the
organizational problems.

TYPE OF PROJECT
The project may be from any one of the following types, however, it should be from your
area of specialization in MBA:
i) Comprehensive case study (covering single organization/multifunctional area
problem formulation, analysis and recommendations).
ii) Inter-organizational study aimed at inter-organizational comparison/validation of
theory/survey of management practices.
iii) Field study (empirical study).

PROJECT PROPOSAL
Proposal should be prepared in consultation with the supervisor and submitted within 15 days
of commencement of even semester.
The Proposal may have the following components:

a) Introduction, brief background, and Rationale of the topic chosen for the project.
b) Brief Introduction and vital details of the organization/s understudy.
c) Statement of the problem.
d) Objectives of the Project (clearly stated in behavioral terms).
e) Research Methodology:
 Research Design
 Nature and source of data/information to be collected.
 Sample and sampling technique. Rationale of chosen organization and the
sample.
 Tools and Techniques to be used for data collection – details of the
tools/questionnaire to be used and its relevance with the objectives of the
project.
 Method/s to be used for data collection
 Data handling and analysis
 Statistical tools to be used for analysis
 Relevance of statistical tools with the objectives of the project.
f) Limitation of the proposed project, if any.
g) Any other relevant detail which will help better appreciation and understanding of the
project proposal.
 PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION:
The project proposal will be evaluated within 15 days of submission of proposal. The student
shall be required to give the presentation in presence of Teacher in charge (for Seminar) and
Project Guide.
In case of non-approval of the proposal the comments/suggestions for reformulating the
project proposal will be communicated to the student. In such case, the revised project
proposal should be submitted within 7 days, which shall be evaluated on similar guidelines.

PROJECT PRE-SUBMISSION:
After approval of the project proposal, the students shall complete their projects and submit
the completed Project Report (Spiral bound) for final internal evaluation before 2 ndMST.
The guidelines for project report are as follows:

 The length of the report may be about 50 to 60 double spaced typed pages not
exceeding approximately18,000 words(excluding appendices and exhibits).However,
rational variation on either side is permissible.
 The Project Report may have the following:
o Cover Page – must have the Title of the Project, Name & logo of college /
university, Name and University Roll No of the Student and the Name of the
Guide, along with the designation and department.
o Detailed table of contents with page nos.
o All pages of the Project Report must be numbered as reflected in the table of
contents.
o Project Proposal, properly bound in the project and not just stapled. Please
note that project with stapled Proposal will not be accepted.
o Certificate of originality- duly signed by the student and the guide with dates.
o Introduction to the Project and Review of Literature along with brief details
of the organization/s understudy.
o Rationale
o Statement of problem
o Objectives of the Project
o Scope of the study
o Research Methodology
 Research Design
 Nature and Source of data/information collected
 Sample and Sampling method with rationale
o Details of the tools:
 The Questionnaire and other methods used and their purpose
 Reliability and Validity of the tools used
 Administration of tools and techniques
 Data collection
 Data Handling, Statistical tools used for Data Analysis
 o Data Interpretation and Findings
o Recommendations
o Summary and Conclusion
o Limitations of the Project
o Direction for further research (optional)
o Reference/Bibliography
o Annexures/Appendices (Questionnaire used etc.)
 Note: Research Methodology of the Project Report must have elaborate detail of all
the components of the methodology.
The spiral bound project report will be evaluated by the panel of three teachers before second
MST in presence of student, who will give the presentation to the panel before second MST.
In case of non-approval of the final project report, the comments/suggestions for revising the
project report will be communicated to the student. In such case, the revised project report
should be submitted within 7 days, which shall be evaluated on similar guidelines.

SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION OF FINAL PROJECT REPORT:

The Project Report shall be submitted along with prescribed fee as per prescribed as
under:
Upto 24 April (Without Late Fee)
After 24th April To 28th April (With Late Fee of Rs. 100 per day)

After that examination branch shall be informed accordingly and re-appear shall be declared in
Project Report Paper.
The Final Semester Project Report shall be evaluated jointly by the external and internal
examiners. The result would be communicated to the examination branch by the Head of the
Department.
 REPORT STRUCTURE

I. Title page (Annexure-I)

II. Introductory pages:
 Certificate by Guide (Annexure-II)
 Declaration by the Candidate (Annexure-III)
 Acknowledgement(s)
 Table of Contents
 List of Tables / Figures / Abbreviations used etc (along with page numbers)
III. Executive Summary: This includes the summarization / précis of the entire project in around
2-3 pages.

CHAPTERISATION SCHEME

TABLE OF CONTENTS (On a Separate Page)

Certificate by Guide ii
Student Declaration iii
Faculty Declaration iv
Acknowledgment v
CHAPTER NO. CHAPTER TITLE PAGE NO.
1 Introduction
2 Review of Literature
3 Research Methodology
 Need and scope of the Study
 Objectives of the Study
 Research Design
 Type & Sources of Data Collection
 Time period of the study
 Sampling Plan (Population, sample size,
Sampling Technique)
 Data analysis tools
 Limitations of the study

4 Data Analysis and Interpretation

5 Findings of the Study
6 Conclusion, Suggestions & Recommendations of
the Study
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.

General Guidelines for Layout and format

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
6. Appendices: Should include Questionnaires (if any) etc
7. References / Bibliography: Should be presented in the proper Format as depicted below:
• For Books:
Author(s) (Surname, First Name) (Year); Book Name, Publisher, Place of
Publication.
• For Journals / Magazines / Newspapers:
Author(s) (Surname, First Name) (Year); “Title of the Article”, Journal / Magazine
Name, Vol-, Issue-, No.-, Month-, pp – (pages referred).
• Web Pages: Full URLs of the web page (including the domain name & ending
with *.org / .htm / .html and so forth) including Date of Retrieval.

Imp Note:

1. Students are required to prepare two Hard Bound copies of their Summer Training report to
be submitted within 10 days of commencement of 3 rd Semester
2. Questionnaires in original to be retained by the students for the final presentation.
 Guidelines on Faculty Guide-Student Interaction
1. The Student is required to be in constant touch with their Faculty Guide through email,
telephone, personal interactions etc.
2. It is mandatory for the student to provide a weekly progress report to their Faculty Guides
for each week of their summer training.
3. The Topic for the Summer Training should be chosen in consultation with their Faculty
guide and after their due approval.
4. Same topics having any sort of duplicity shall not be acceptable.
5. Institute will be conducting surprise visits of the organization where the Student is
undergoing summer training from time to time and any students found to be irregular / not
attending their summer training then the summer training Project report of the said student
shall stand cancelled .

VIVA-VOCE:
The students will be judged on their project report on the basis of an Expert Evaluation (Marks as
mentioned in the scheme) and a Viva-voce (Marks as mentioned in the scheme). Viva-voce of the
project report shall have the following components amongst others:
 Rationale of the project
 Knowledge Quotient vis-à-vis Acquaintance, Comprehension, Facts, Data Analysis and such
related issues.
 Key Findings & Suggestions / Recommendations.
 Query handling
 It is imperative for the candidate to dress formally on the day of his / her Viva.
 ANNEXURE – I

TITLE OF REPORT
(In capital letters & double spaced, if more than one line)

A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of

MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(20..-20..)

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Name of Teacher guide Student’s name
Designation and Department MBA – 2nd year
College Roll No.: 1 2 3 4
University Roll No.: 1 2 3 4

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

MATA GUJRI COLLEGE, FATEHGARH SAHIB

 ANNEXURE – II

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. ___________________________ a student of MBA 2 nd year,

Roll No._______ batch 20..-20.., has successfully completed his / her project entitled

“____________________________________________________________” under my

guidance.

Date: __ / __ / 20..

Signature Signature of the Project Guide

External Examiner (Name: Project Guide)
(Designation: Project Guide)

Signature
Head
Department Of Management Studies,

Signature
Dean Research
 ANNEXURE – III

DECLARATION

I, ____________________________________, student of MBA 2 nd year, Roll No.

_______________ hereby declare that the project entitled

“________________________________________________________________________”,

submitted in the partial fulfilment of requirement for the degree of Masters of Business

Administration, under the guidance of Dr. ___________________________________,

Professor, Department Of Management Studies, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, is my

original work and has not been submitted elsewhere for the award of any other degree,

diploma, fellowship, or any other similar title.

Date: __ / __ / 20
(Signature of the Candidate)
Name: __________________
College Roll No. __________
University Roll No._______
 SYNOPSIS FORMAT
a. Introduction
b. Review of Literature
c. Research Methodology
i. Need and Objectives of the Study
ii. Research Design (type of research)
iii. Scope of the study
iv. Nature and Source of data collection
v. Sampling Plan:
 Population
 Sample Size
 Sampling Unit
 Sampling Technique

d. Details of analysis tools

e. The Questionnaire