Draft Guidelines on the Preparation of M.

Tech project Report

FEATURES 1. The final copy of the project report has to contain all the modifications/corrections suggested by the guide. 2. The project report has to include the certificate of approval to be signed by Guide

PRODUCTION Project report Size 1. The maximum number of pages of the project report should be 100.

Paper Quality 2. The copy of the project report to be submitted to the Departmental Library should be durable. To achieve durability, ideally, paper used in the project report should be acid-neutral or acid-free (as designated on the package) so that it does not turn brown over time. In the absence of this quality of paper, the paper has to weigh at least 85 GSM (grams per square meter). Paper Size 3. The standard size of paper of a project report is 21.5 cm (8 inch) wide and 28 cm (11 inch) long. 4. Oversized figures and tables, if any, should be reduced to fit with the size of the project report but the reduction should not be so drastic as to impair clarity of their contents. One may also fold these pages to fit with the project report size. Single-Sided Printing 5. It is suggested that the project report be printed on one side of the paper.

Non-Paper Material 6. Digital materials, such as CDs and DVDs, may be included in the project report. They have to be given in a closed pocket in the inside of the back cover page of the project report.

7. All non-paper materials, as above, must have a label each indicating the name of the student and the date of submission.

Page Numbering 8. Page numbers for the prefacing materials of the project report shall be in small Roman numerals and should be centered at the bottom of the pages. 9. Page numbers for the body of the project report should be in Arabic numerals and should be centered at the bottom of the pages. The pagination should start with the first page of Chapter 1 and should continue throughout the text (including tables, figures, and appendices) Binding 10. The final copies of the project report submitted for examination have to be hardbound. 11. These copies should have, on their spines, the abbreviated title of the project report, the name of the student, and the year of submission of the final version of the project report. FORMAT FOR THE PROJECT REPORT After the text of the project report is written, it is to be formatted in an appropriate manner for printing. The following guidelines are provided to format the project report for easy readability. Font 12. The preferred font size of the text in the project report is 12 point. The minimum font size of materials within a table or a figure can be 8 point, however. 13. The preferred font type is Times New Roman. Margins 14. A margin of 3.75 cm (1 inch) is to be given on the binding edge while on the other sides it is to be 2.5 cm (1 inch). The text of the project report, including headings, figures, tables, and notes, but excluding page numbers, must be accommodated within the page area.

Line Spacing 15. The line spacing in the main text must be 1.5 lines. Single line spacing should be given for quotations, abstract, declaration, project report approval, figure captions, table titles, figure legends, footnotes, and references. 16. Equations, tables, figures, and quotations should be set off from the main text with adequate space (not less than the normal line spacing adopted for the main text). 17. Two consecutive paragraphs should be separated by a spacing which must be larger than the line spacing adopted for the text. THE PREFATORY MATERIALS Title of the Project report 1. The title of the project report should remain same as that given in the synopsis. 2. Use of formulae, symbols, Greek letters, etc., should be substituted by their word equivalents. Cover Page 1. Cover page of Navy Blue color with white color screen printing, should contain the title of the project report and the name of the candidate. 2. The spine of the project report should be provided with an abbreviated title of the project report, the name of the student, and the year of submission. See Sample Page 1 for details. Title Page (First Inner Page) The title page (first inner page) should be similar to the cover page but should contain a few additional items. This page will not only bear the title of the project report and the candidates name, but also the name of the degree for which the project report is submitted, the name of the Institute, month and year of submission of the project report. See Sample Page 2 for details. Approval of the guide, coordinator, HOD and Principal Each final copy of the project report should have a page for certificate of approval bearing the original signatures of the guide, coordinator, HOD and Principal

See Sample Page 3 for details. Declaration by the Students The student has to give a declaration to the effect that the data used for the work, the work depicted in the project report, and the written material contained in the project report are not copied from others and that due permission has been taken from, and due credit has been given to, the sources whenever they are used. See Sample Page 4 for details. Acknowledgements It should be limited, preferably, to one page.

Contents Chapter numbers, chapter names, section numbers, section headings, subsection numbers, and subsection headings, along with the corresponding page numbers, should be given in the Contents. See Sample Page 5 for details. List of Symbols All the symbols used in the project report are to be given here along with their explanations and units of measurement (if applicable). Abstract 1. The abstract of the project report should be limited to 300 words. 2. A list of keywords should follow the abstract. BODY OF THE PROJECT REPORT 1. The project report should be written in either British or American English, not a mixed mode 2. The chapters should have numbers in Arabic numerals and should be written as Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc. This should be followed by the title of the chapter (e.g., Introduction, etc.). The font size should be 16-point, bold for the titles. 3. Figures, tables, graphs should be positioned within the body of the text immediately after citation and should not be positioned separately.

References 1. IEEE style of referencing is the preferred style for a project report.

Appendices 1. Each appendix should be identified as Appendix A, Appendix B, etc. 2. It should also have a title. 3. The appendices and their titles should be listed in the Contents. 4. Section and sub-section headings, equations, figures, and tables should be identified as A.1, A.2, etc., in accordance with their appearance in an appendix.

Sample Page 1

THE TITLE OF THE PROJECT REPORT ON THE SECOND PAGE SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
(Times New Roman, 16-point size, Bold and Centered)

This project report is submitted to Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree (4 lines gap) (Times New Roman, 12-point size, Bold, Italics and Centered) of (1 line gap) (Times New Roman, 12-point size, Bold, Italics, Centered)

Master of Technology in Electronics Engineering

(1 line gap) (Times New Roman, 14-point size, Bold, (Centered) by (1 line gap) (Times New Roman 12-point size, Bold, Italics, Centered)

Pradeep Gupta
(1 line gap) (Times New Roman, 14-point size, Bold, Centered) under the guidance of (2 lines gap) (Times New Roman, 12-point size, Bold, Italics, Centered) Prof. P. S. Ashtankar (1 line gap) (Times New Roman, 12-point size, Bold, Centered) (LOGO) DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

KAVIKULGURU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, RAMTEK 441 106 2011-2012

(1 line gap) (Times New Roman, 14-point size, Bold, Centered)

Sample Page 2 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL

Certified that the project report entitled THE TITLE OF REPORT has been successfully completed by NAME OF THE STUDENT under the guidance of NAME OF GUIDE in recognition to the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Master of Technology in Electronics Engineering, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur.

Signature Name (Guide)

Signature Name (Coordinator)

Signature Name (HOD, EE Dept.)

Signature Name (Principal)

Optional :

Signature of External Examiner Name Date of Examination:

Sample Page 3 DECLARATION I certify that a. the work contained in this project has been done by me under the guidance of my supervisor(s). b. the work has not been submitted to any other Institute for any degree or diploma. c. I have followed the guidelines provided by the Institute in preparing the project report. d. I have conformed to the norms and guidelines given in the Ethical Code of Conduct of the Institute. e. Whenever I have used materials (data, theoretical analysis, figures, and text) from other sources, I have given due credit to them by citing them in the text of the report and giving their details in the references. Further, I have taken permission from the copyright owners of the sources, whenever necessary.

Signature of the Student

Sample Page 4 CONTENTS Title Page Certificate of Approval DECLARATION Acknowledgement List of Symbols Abstract Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Page No. i ii iii iv v 1

1.1 Section 1.2 Section 1.3 Section

Chapter 2 necessary)

Literature Review (This chapter may be merged with Chapter.1, if

2.1 Section 2.2 Section

Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 References Appendix A

Theoretical Study Experimental Study (If applicable) Results and Discussions Conclusions and Future Scope of Study