ANNA UNIVERSITY

A MANUAL FOR PREPARATION OF MBA PROJECT REPORT

1. GENERAL:
The guideline is intended to provide broad guidelines to the MBA candidates in the preparation of
the project report. In general, the project report shall report, in an organized and scholarly fashion, an
account of original work of the candidate including methodology, data analysis, interpretation and
summary of findings.

2. NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR EVALUATION:

MBA: Students should submit 5 copies through the Project In-charge on or before the specified date.
1. One copy to be signed and returned to the student
2. One copy to be retained for the College Library
3. One copy to be given to the Guide concerned
4. One copy to be forwarded to the External Examiner
5. One copy to be forwarded to the Zonal office
6. CD containing the complete project report is also to be forwarded.

3. SIZE OF PROJECT REPORT:

The size of project report should not exceed
100 pages of typed matter reckoned from the first page of Chapter 1 to the last page of the last chapter.

4. ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS OF PROJECT REPORT:

The sequence in which the thesis material should be arranged and bound should be as follows:

Cover Page & Title page

Bonafide Certificate

Project Completion Letter

Declaration

Abstract
 Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature (Optional)

Chapters

References

Appendices

The Tables and Figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places.

5. PAGE DIMENSIONS AND MARGIN:

The dimensions of the final bound copies of the project report should be 290mm x 205mm. Standard A4
size (297mm x 210mm) paper may be used for preparing the copies. The final 5 copies of the project report
(at the time of submission) should have the following page margins :
Top edge: 30 to 35 mm Bottom edge:
25 to 30 mm Left side: 35 to 40 mm
Right side: 20 to 25 mm
The project report should be prepared on good quality white paper preferably not lower than 80 gsm/sq.m.
Tables and figures should conform to the margin specifications. Large size figures should be
photographically or otherwise reduced to the appropriate size before insertion.

6. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION:

The candidate shall supply a typed copy of the manuscript to the guide for the purpose of approval.
In the preparation of the manuscript, care should be taken to ensure that all textual matter is typewritten
to the extent possible in the same format as may be required for the final project report. Hence some of the
information required for the final typing of the project report is included also in this section.

The headings of all items 2 to 11 listed in section 4 should be typed in capital letters without
punctuation and centered 50mm below the top of the page. The text should commence 4 spaces
below this heading. The page numbering for all items 1 to 8 should be done using lower case
Roman numerals and the pages thereafter should be numbered using Arabic numerals.

6.1 Cover Page & Title Page - A specimen copy of the Cover page & Title page for MBA project
report is given in Annexure I.
6.2 Bonafide Certificate - The Bonafide Certificate shall be in double line spacing using Font Style
Times New Roman Font Size 12, as per the format shown in Annexure II.

The certificate shall carry the signatures of student, Guide, Project In-charge at the Study centre.
The Bonafide certificate shall also carry the External Examiner's signature obtained at the time of Viva-
voce.

6.3 Abstract - Abstract should be an essay type of narration not exceeding 600 words, outlining
the problem, the methodology used for tackling it and a summary of the findings, when typed double
line spacing, Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 12 and signed by the candidate.

6.4 Acknowledgement - The acknowledgement should be brief and should not exceed one page when
typed in double spacing. The candidate's signature shall be made at the bottom end above his / her name
typed in capitals.
6.5 Table of contents - The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any
material which precedes it. The title page, Bonafide Certificate and Acknowledgment will not find a
place among the items listed in the Table of Contents but the page numbers in lower case Roman letters
are to be accounted for them. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head.
6.6 List of Table - The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables in
the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.
6.7 List of Figures - The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures in the
text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.
6.8 List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature - One and a half spacing should be adopted
for typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc. should be used.
6.9 Chapters - The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further
divided into several divisions and sub-divisions. The contents of the Chapters are only indicative. Only
Chapter titles are common.( Format enclosed below)
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Scope of the study
1.3 Need for the study
1.4 Objectives of the Study
1.5 Research Methodology
Chapter 2: Profiles
2.1 Industry profile
2.2 Company profile
Chapter 3: Literature Survey
3.1 Conceptual and theoretical review
3.2 Research review
Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Interpretation
Analysis Part –I
4.1 Percentage Analysis
Analysis Part –II
4.2.1 (As per Analysis Done by Yourself)
4.2.2
Chapter 5: Conclusions
5.1 Findings
5.2 Suggestions
5.3 Limitations
5.4 Conclusion
Bibliography

Appendix

* Each chapter should be given an appropriate title.

* Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the reference where they
are cited.

* Footnotes should be used sparingly. They should be typed single space and placed directly underneath
in the very same page, which refers to the material they annotate.

6.10 Appendices - Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which if included
in the main text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme under discussion.
* Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc.

* Appendices, Tables and references appearing in appendices should be numbered and referred to
at appropriate places just as in the case of chapters.
* Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and the same title shall be made in the contents
page also.

6.11 List of References - Any works of other researchers, if used either directly or indirectly, the origin of
the material thus referred to at appropriate places in the project report should be indicated. A paper, a
monograph or a book may be designated by the name of the first author followed by the year of
publication, placed inside brackets at the appropriate places in the project report should be indicated.

The listing should be typed 4 spaces below the heading "REFERENCES" in alphabetical order in
single spacing left-justified. The reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of
the first author. The name of the author/authors should be immediately followed by the year and other
details. A typical illustrative list given below.

REFERENCES

1. Michael Levy (2008) Retailing Management 6 edition , New Delhi, Tata McGraw-Hill.
2. Tom Jackle (2004) "Customer Satisfaction, Service Quality and perceived value : An integrative
model" Journal of Marketing Management vol.20, issue 7/8, PP.897-917
6.12 Tables and Figures - By the word Table, is meant tabulated numerical data in the body of the project
report as well as in the appendices. All other non-verbal material used in the body of the project report and
appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be designated as figures.
* A table or figure including caption should be accommodated within the prescribed margin limits and
appear on the page following the page where their first reference is made.
* Tables and figures on half page or less in length may appear on the same page along with the text.
However, they should be separated from the text both above and below by triple spacing.
* All tables and figures should be prepared on the same paper or material used for the preparation
of the rest of the project report.
* For preparing captions, numerals, symbols or characters in the case of tables or figures, the Computer
should be enclosed.
* Two or more small tables or figures may be grouped if necessary in a single page.

* Wherever possible, the entire photograph(s) may be reproduced on a full sheet of photographic
paper.
* Photographs if any should be included in the colour Xerox form only. More than one
photograph can be included in a page.
* Samples of Fabric, Leather, etc., if absolutely necessary may be attached evenly in a page and
fixed/pasted suitably and should be treated as figures.

7. TYPING INSTRUCTIONS 7.1

General

This section includes additional information for final typing of the project report. Some
information given earlier under 'Manuscript preparation' shall also be referred.
The impressions on the typed/duplicated/printed copies should be black in colour.

If Computer printers are used uniformity of the font in the same project report shall be observed.
A sub-heading at the bottom of a page must have at least two full lines below it or else it should be
carried over to the next page.
The last word of any page should not be split using a hyphen.

One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed in Font
Style Times New Roman and Font Size 12.

Single spacing should be used for typing:

(i) Long Tables

(ii) Long quotations
(iii) Foot notes
(iv) Multilane captions
(v) References

All quotations exceeding one line should be typed in an indented space - the indentation being
15mm from either margin.

7.2 Chapters

The format for typing Chapter headings, Divisions headings and Sub-division headings are explained
through the following illustrative examples. Chapter heading : CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION Division
heading : 1.1 OUTLINE OF PROJECT WORK Sub-division heading : 1.1.2 Literature review.

The word CHAPTER without punctuation should be centred 50mm down from the top of the page.
Two spaces below, the title of the chapter should be typed centrally in capital letters. The text should
commence 4 spaces below this title, the first letter of the text starting 20mm, inside from the left hand
margin.
The division and sub-division captions along with their numberings should be left-justified. The
typed material directly below division or sub-division heading should commence 2 spaces below
it and should be offset 20mm from the left hand margin. Within a division or sub-division
paragraphs are permitted. Even paragraph should commence 3 spaces below the last line of the
preceding paragraph, the first letter in the paragraph being offset from the left hand margin by 20
mm.

8. NUMBERING INSTRUCTIONS

8.1 Page Numbering

All pages numbers (whether it be in Roman or Arabic numbers) should be typed without
punctuation on the upper right hand corner 20mm from top with the last digit in line with the right
hand margin. The preliminary pages of the project report (such as Title page, Acknowledgement,
Table of Contents etc.) should be numbered in lower case Roman numerals. The title page will
be numbered as (i) but this should not be typed. The page immediately following the title page
shall be numbered (ii) and it should appear at the top right hand corner as already specified.
Pages of main text, starting with Chapter 1 should be consecutively numbered using Arabic numerals.
8.2 Numbering of Chapters, Divisions and Sub-Divisions

The numbering of chapters, divisions and sub-divisions should be done using Arabic numerals
only and further decimal notation should be used for numbering the divisions and sub-divisions
within a chapter. For example sub-division 4 under division 3 belonging to chapter 2 should be
numbered as 2.3.4. The caption for the sub-division should immediately follow the number assigned
to it.
Every chapter beginning with the first chapter should be serially numbered using Arabic
numerals. Appendices included should also be numbered in an identical manner starting with
Appendix 1.
8.3 Numbering of Tables and Figures

Tables and Figures appearing anywhere in the thesis should bear appropriate numbers. The rule for
assigning such numbers is illustrated through an example. Thus, if a figure in Chapter 3, happens
to be the fourth then assign 3.4 to that figure. Identical rules apply for tables except that the
word Figure is replaced by the word Table. If figures (or tables) appear in appendices then figure
3 in Appendix 2 will be designated as Figure A 2.3. If a table to be continued into the next page
this may be done, but no line should be drawn underneath an unfinished table. The top line of the
table continued into the next page should, for example read Table 2.1 (continued) placed centrally and
underlined.

8.4 Numbering of Equations

Equations appearing in each Chapter or Appendix should be numbered serially, the numbering
commencing a fresh for each Chapter or Appendix. Thus for example, an equation appearing in
Chapter 2, if it happens to be the eighth equation in that Chapter should be numbered (2.8) thus: f - k
(2.8)
c

While referring to this equation in the body of the thesis it should be referred to as Equation

(2.8).

9. BINDING SPECIFICATIONS
* Project report submitted (5 copies) for MBA should be bound using flexible cover of thick white art
paper. The spine for the bound volume should be black Calico of 20mm width. The cover should be printed in
black letters and the text for printing should be identical to what has been prescribed for the title page.
 INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. You should come to the project review on the date as indicated in the Project
Review schedule. No change of review date is permitted.

2. Before coming to every review get the signature of your parent/guardian in the
Project review note.

3. Positively obtain a report from your company guide

4. All our observation, discussion etc., should be record only in the project record
note book. You must get the attendance card signed everyday from the company
you visit. Also get the company’s rubber stamp seal in the record not as a proof of
the work done by you.

5. Come fully prepared for your project reviews with proof of all the work done by
you. Prepare the answers for the queries posted to you by all the reviewers.
Failure to do so will result in the reduction of marks in the subsequent reviews.

6. Record the daily work done by you in the project record note. Also write a weekly
report summarizing the work done by you so far and work planned for the next
week show this report to the external guide and obtain their signature with their
comments. Update your internal guide with a copy this report – every week
without fail.

7. Get your marks record in the project note book before you leave the review.

8. You can come on any day to the college to discuss with your internal guide.

9. You must get fifty minimum marks in your project reviews, otherwise you will
not the allowed to go for the project viva – voce.

10. You must be prepared to stay after 4:00 pm if required to complete your reviews.

11. You must prepared a realistic ’Activity Plan ‘ and a Gantt chart for your project in
consultation with your internal and external guides do the project as per this
schedule.

12. You will have to submit kits / models / software CD’s to the project guide along
with your project reports.

13. Students should do the project works only with public or private limited company.
They are not entertainer to do the project with agent or dealers.

14. Project flying squads will visit the company at which you do your project to
verify the progress in your project. Get their comments, signature and rubber
stamp seal in your record book.
 INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERNAL GUIDES

1. You must review your student’s project and record all your observations, suggestions, critical
comments etc. You must sign in the project record book every time you review the project.
Put all your observation in the record note only.
2. Record all your observation using ‘RED’ ink only.
3. Visit the organizations / companies where the student’s are doing their project work and
verify their progress. Submit your visit report of HOD immediately.
4. Ask the students to read the instructions and help them to understand.
5. Verify whether the student has collected data or done the work required by you and other
reviews. The student must show the answer the next review.
6. Also maintain your staff work book and record the progress of each student you guide. This
should be kept confidential and should not be known to the student.
7. Be candid to the student about the progress in their project. You will be doing a great dis-
service to them if you do not point out their deficiencies.
8. Allow the students to meet / contact you at any time and help the students to do a good
project work. Your help in guiding the students in all aspects of the project is crucial to its
success
9. Make the students submit the hand-written project manuscript to you at the earliest. Verify
them and ask the students to prepare a corrected manuscript.
10. The project report has to be submitted to their view panel during the final review.
11. The project report has to be signed by the guide after the final review is over and before that.

RULES & REGULATIONS INSTRUCTION TO EXTRENAL GUIDE (AT THE

COMPANY)

1. Kindly sign the ‘Attendance Card’ given to the student every day and put the company
seal at the end of the every week.
2. Please record all your suggestions, comments etc in the project record book. Use only
Green Ink to records any of your observations.3
3. We request you to review the project as per the activity plan and the Gantt chart and ask
the student to adhere to it.
4. The student should apply and get written permission from you before proceeding on
leave or any personal work during any working day of your company. Kindly record
these details in the project data book also.
5. While going on field work for surveys etc., the student should get your written
instructions in the project data book.
6. Ask the student to give you a weekly report in the project. Record your comments on the
report.
7. If you have any suggestions or clarifications regarding the project or the or the student,
kindly contact the undersigned immediately.
 A STUDY ON “TITLE OF PROJECT”

AT

“COMPANY NAME”

By

STUDENT NAME
Reg. No.: UNIVERSITY REG.NO

A PROJECT REPORT

Submitted to the

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ANNA UNIVERSITY

CHENNAI - 600 025

JUNE 2019
 BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that the project report titled “A STUDY “TITLE OF PROJECT “ AT “COMPANY
NAME” is the bonafide work of Mr./Ms. STUDENT NAME (Reg. No._________) who
carried out the research under my supervision. Certified further, that to the best of my knowledge
the work reported herein does not form part of any other project report dissertation on the basis
of which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion on this or any other candidate.

Signature of Supervisor Signature of the HOD

Mr./Ms. (Internal Faculty Name) Dr. Viji Rajesh

Designation Professor & Head of the Department

Submitted to project Viva Voce held on ……………….

Internal Examiner External Examiner

PROJECT COMPLETION LETTER
 DECLARATION
I, Mr./Ms. STUDENT NAME, 2nd year MBA student of S. A. ENGINEERING
COLLEGE, Thiruverkadu, Chennai, hereby declare that the project entitled “A STUDY
“TITLE OF PROJECT “ AT “COMPANY NAME”” submitted for the M.B.A. Degree is
my original work under the guidance of Mr./Ms. (Internal Faculty Name), Designation,
Department of Management Science, S.A.Engineering College, and the dissertation has not
formed the basis for the award of any degree, associate ship, fellowship or any other similar
titles.

Place:

Date: Signature of the student

(STUDENT NAME)
ABSTRACT
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Foremost, I thank the almighty without whose grace anything is possible. We are
indebted to our Founder Chairman late Thiru.D.Sudharssanam, M.L.A., Chairman Thiru.
D.DURAISWAMY,Secretary Thiru. D.DASARATHAN and Dynamic Director, Mr. P.
VENKATESH RAJA for providing generous opportunity, excellent environment and
infrastructure at S. A. ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Chennai.

I express our sincere gratitude to our Principal, Dr. P.K.NAGARAJAN for his
enthusiastic support and enlightening guidance.

I extend my thanks to our beloved Head of the Department – Department of Master of

Business Administration, Dr.Viji Rajesh, M.B.A, Ph. D, who also happens to be my internal
guide for this project, for his encouragement throughout the project. I would also like to thank
Mr./Ms. (Internal Faculty Name), Designation, for guiding me in all works in a kind manner
and Showing me the path to march towards the successful finishing of this project.

I would also like to thank all the teaching and non teaching staff of my institute for their
continuous support and encouragement.

I would like to express my thanks to Mr./Ms. (EXTERNAL FACULTY NAME),

DESIGNATION, COMPANY NAME, who has kindly permitted me to undertake the project
in the organization. I am also thankful to all the members of the organization for their support
and providing the required information.

My hearty thanks to my parents and friends for their continuous support and
encouragement in the successful completion of the project.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER PARTICULARS PAGE NO

NO.

1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Scope of the study

1.3 Need for the study

1.4 Objectives of the Study

1.5 Research Methodology

2 Profiles

2.1 Industry profile

2.2 Company profile

3 Literature Survey

3.1 Conceptual and theoretical review

3.2 Research review

4 Data Analysis and Interpretation

Analysis Part –I

4.1 Percentage Analysis

Analysis Part –II

4.2.1 (As per Analysis Done by Yourself)

4.2.2

5 Conclusions

5.1 Findings
5.2 Suggestions

5.3 Limitations

5.4 Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix
 LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NO PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

4.1.1 Table Showing

4.1.2 Table Showing

4.1.3 Table Showing

4.1.4

4.1.5

4.1.6
 LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NO PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

4.1.1 Chart Showing

4.1.2 Chart Showing

4.1.3 Chart Showing

4.1.4

4.1.5

4.1.6