Standard format for Preparation of Research Project

For

M.Com. II Semester Students

Department of Commerce
D.A-V. College, Civil Lines Kanpur
Affiliated to C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur
TITLE OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT

(Front Page)
Research Project submitted to the
Department of Commerce
D.A-V. College, C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur
For the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of
Masterof Commerce

By

Name of the Student

(University Roll No.-……………)

Under the Supervision of

Name of Supervisor

Department of Commerce
D.A-V. College, Civil Lines Kanpur
Affiliated to C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur
For the Year- 2022-2023
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the work contained in the research project entitled “Title of the research
project”, submitted by Name of the Student (University Roll No: XXXXXXX) for the award
of the degree of Master of Commerce to the Department of Commerce, D.A-V. College,
C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur, is a record of bonafide research works carried out by him/her
under my direct supervision and guidance.
I considered that the research project has reached the standards and fulfilling the requirements of
the rules and regulations relating to the nature of the degree. The contents embodied in the
research project have not been submitted for the award of any other degree or diploma in this or
any other university.

Date:

Place: Kanpur
Signature of Supervisor

Department of Commerce
D.A-V, College
Kanpur
 DECLARATION

I certify that
a. The work contained in the research project is original and has been done by myself under the
supervision of my supervisor.

b. The work has not been submitted to any other Institute for any degree or diploma.
c. I have confirmed to the norms and guidelines given in the Ethical Code of Conduct of the
Institute.

d. Whenever I have used materials (data, theoretical analysis, and text) from other sources, I have
given due credit to them by citing them in the text of the research project and giving their
details in the references.

e. Whenever I have quoted written materials from other sources and due credit is given to the
sources by citing them.

f. From the plagiarism test, it is found that the similarity index of whole research project within
15%.

Date:
Place: Kanpur
Name of the StudentUniversity Roll No:XXXXXXX
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Write an acknowledgement for maximum of one page. The candidate should convey his / her

appreciation to all who have played a role for completion of his research project work. The

supervisor, head of the department, faculty members, etc may be acknowledged. Any

controversial statement or non-academic/abused sentiments are not allowed to write in this

page. At the end scholar should put his signature.

Name of the Student

 ABSTRACT

Abstract should be of around 300 words highlighting the research project. The objectives and

findings should be correlated and clear. The brief summary of the research project with details of

highlighting various chapters should be included in the abstract. The introduction and literature

review are not required to incorporate in the abstract part of the research project.

(Keywords: Maximum 10 keywords)

LIST OF FIGURES
Chapter 1 Page
Figure 1.1:
Figure 1.2:
Figure 1.3:
Figure 1.4:
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LIST OF TABLES
Chapter 1 Page
Table 1.1:
Table 1.2:
Chapter 2
Table 2.1:
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Chapter 7
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 CONTENTS
Content Details Page No.
Title Page
Certificate by the Supervisor(s)
Declaration
Acknowledgements
Plagiarism report
Abstract
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1:- Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Problem Statement of the Research project
1.3 Objectives of the Research project
1.4 Organization of the Research project

Chapter 2:- Literature Survey

2.1 Introduction (Sub-section)
2.1.1 Literature Survey (Sub-sub-section)
2.2 Future Scope of the Research Work

Chapter 3 :- Research Methodology

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Summary

Chapter 4 Name of the Chapter

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Results and Discussion
4.2.1 Sub-sub-section
4.3 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusions and Future Scope
5.1 Conclusions
5.2 Future Scope of the Work
References
Appendices (if any)
Curriculum Vitae
Reprints of published papers related to research project
 GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH PROJECT PREPARATION

1. INTRODUCTION
Purpose
This document, herein after referred to as the Research project Guide, lists the general and
specific requirements governing research project preparation including guidelines for
structuring the contents. For style, structure and presentation of the research project, students
may refer to additional style manuals or reference guides (some of which are listed below)
and to the published literaturein their respective field of study.
2. SPECIFICATIONS FOR RESEARCH PROJECT FORMAT
Preparation of Manuscript and Copies
The research project needs to be prepared using a standard text processing software and must
be printed in black text (color for images, if necessary) using a laser printer or letter quality
printer in standard type face (Times New Roman).

The research project must be printed of good quality white paper. A copy of research project
pages must be clear, sharp and even, with uniform size and uniformly spaced characters, lines
and margins on every page of good quality white paper of 75 gsm or more.

Research project should be free from typographical errors.

Size and Margins

Printing of research project
A4 (21 cm x 29.7 cm) is the recommended research project size. Research project should
be printed.

The top, bottom and right side margins should be 2.54 cm, whereas, the left side margin should
be 3.5 cm for both textual and non-textual (e.g., figures, tables) pages. For both the side
printing mirror margins with inside margin should be taken.

Content should not extend beyond the bottom margin except for completing a footnote, last
line of chapter/subdivision, or figure/table caption.

A sub-head at the bottom of the page should have at least two full lines of content below
it. If the sub-head are too short to allow this, it should begin on the next page.

All tables and figures should conform to the same requirements as text. Color may be used for
figures. If tables and figures are large, they may be reduced to the standard size (provided the
reduced area is not less than 50% of the original) and/or folded just once to flush with the
research project margin.
Students may choose to submit printed research project copy either in the standard size (as in
2.2.1) or in a binding form. If the binding format is adopted for submission, it should be
ensured that all textual and illustrative material is distinct and legible. Students should also
submit the research project in soft form (both PDF and word) for storage and archival.

Page Numbering
Beginning with the first page of the text in the research project (chapter 1), all pages should be
numbered consecutively and consistently in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, …) through the
appendices. All these pages should be double page printed.

Page numbers prior to Chapter 1 should be in lower case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, …). The
title page is considered to be page (i) but the number is not printed. All these pages should be
single page printed.

All page numbers should be placed without punctuation in the lower right hand corner,

1. 2 cm from the top edge and with the last digit even with the right hand margin.

Line Spacing
The general text of the manuscript should be in 1.5 spacing (3 lines per inch). Long tables,
quotations, footnotes, multi-line captions and bibliographic entries (references) should be in
single spacing (6 lines per inch), with a preferred text size in 12 points.

Tables, Figures and Equations

All tables (tabulated data) and figures (charts, graphs, maps, images, diagrams, etc.) should be
prepared, wherever possible, on the same paper used to type the text and conform to the
specifications outlined earlier. They should be inserted as close to the textual reference as
possible.

Tables, figures and equations should be numbered sequentially either throughout the research
project or chapter-wise using Arabic numerals. They are referred to in the body of the text
capitalizing the first letter of the word and number, as for instance, Table 5.3, Figure 3.11,
Equation (4.16), etc. For example the 1st figure of chapter 5 should be written as Figure 5.1 and
2nd table of chapter 4 is Table 4.2.

If tables and figures are of only half a page or less, they may appear on the same page as
text. Font size for text should be the same as for the general text.

Good quality Line Drawings/figures must be drawn using standard software that provides
vector rather than bit-map graphics. Figures must be scalable.
Images, Photographs, etc. must be scanned in resolution exceeding 600 dpi with 256 grayscales
for the monochrome images and 24 bit per pixel for the color images.

Binding
The student should submit the copy of the research project in fully bound form in hard cover.
Once the research project is accepted, it is the student’s responsibility to get it properly bound
before depositing in the Department of Commerce. The front cover of the bound copy should be
the same as the title page of the research project. The front cover should have printing on the
side to include the author’s name, abbreviated research project title (optional), degree,
department, and the year.

3. GUIDELINES FOR STRUCTURING CONTENTS

Sequence of Contents
The sequence for the research project organization should be followed as mentioned in Contents
page.
All the headings are centered (without punctuation) 2.54 cm down the top edge of the page.
The subsequent type-setting begins four spaces below the heading.

Preliminaries
Abstract
M.Com. research project should contain an abstract not exceeding 300 words (about one page)
in double spacing.

An abstract shall be printed in double space with the heading “ABSTRACT” in uppercase
followed by certain preliminary information and thetext.

Abstract should be self-complete and contain no citations for which the research project has to
be referred.

Table of Contents
3.2.1.1 The table of contents lists all material that follows it. No preceding material is listed.
Chapter titles, sections, first and second order sub-divisions, etc. must be listed in it.

3.2.2.2 Tables, figures, nomenclature, if used in the research project, are listed under separate
headings.
The Text of the Research project
Introduction
Introduction may be the first chapter or its first major division. In either case, it should
contain a brief statement of the problem investigated. It should outline the scope, aim, general
character of the research and the reasons for the student’s interest in the problem.
The body of Research project
This is the substance of the Research Project inclusive of all divisions, subdivisions, tables,
figures, etc.

Summary and conclusions

If required, these are given as the last major division (chapter) of the text. A further and final
subdivision titled “Scope for Further Work” should follow. (Mandatory for Research Project)

Reference material
The list of references should appear as a consolidated list with references listed either
alphabetically (Harvard reference style) or sequentially (Oxford reference style) as they
appear in the text of the research project. A student can follow any standard reference style to
prepare the research project. If pertinent works have been consulted but not specifically cited,
they should be listed as Bibliography or General References. Spacing and font size should be
consistent inside a single reference, and there should be 1.5 spacing between two different
references.

Reference Format
For referencing an article in a scientific journal the suggested format should contain the
following information: authors, year of publication, title, and name of journal, volume number,
issue number, and page numbers with range.

For referencing an article published in a book, the suggested format should contain, authors,
year of publication, the title of the book, editors, publisher, and page number of the article in
the book being referred to.

For referencing a research project the suggested format should contain, author, year of
publication, the title of research project, and name of institute/university/college where the
research project was submitted or awarded.

A few examples of formats of references are given below and the student should be consistent
in following the style.

The abbreviation of the journals can be referred to the Web of Science website or
institute/university/college websites.
Journals
Abdullah, S.A.; Iqbal, A.; Frormann, L. (2008) Melt mixing of carbon fibers and carbon
nanotubes incorporated polyurethanes, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 110 (1), 196–202.
Swain, S. K.; Isayev, A.I. (2007) Effect of ultrasound on HDPE/clay nanocomposites:
Rheology, structure and properties, Polymer, 48 (1), 281–289.
A DOI can be used to cite and link to electronic articles where an article is in press/early
view.

Conference Proceedings
Fischmeister, H.F. (1982) Development and present status of the science and technology of
hard materials, Science of Hard Materials, Viswanadham, R.K.; Rowcliffe, D.J.; Gurland, J.
(Eds.) Plenum Press, New York, USA, pp. 1–45.

Baek, W.H.; Hong, M.H.; Lee, S.; Chung, D.T. (1995) A study on the shear localization
behavior of tungsten heavy alloy, Tungsten and Refractory Metals 2, Bose, A.; Dowding, R.J.
(Eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, pp. 463–471.

Books
German, R.M. (1990) Powder Injection Molding, Metal Powder Industries Federation,
Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

Book Chapter

Swain, S. K.; Sahoo, G.; Sarkar, N. (2015) “Manufacturing of Chemically Modified Date Palm
Leaf Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites” In “Manufacturing of Natural Fibre Reinforced
Polymer Composites”, Edited by Prof. M. Jawaid Springer International Publishing, pp. 291-
308.
Research project
Johnson, J.L. (1994) Densification, Microstructural Evolution, and Thermal Properties of
Liquid Phase Sintered Composites, Research Project Research project, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.

Technical Reports
Zukas, E.G.; Rogers, P.S.Z.; Rogers, R.S. (1976) Experimental evidence for spheroid growth
mechanisms in the liquid phase sintered tungsten based composites, Informal Report: Los
Alamos Scientific laboratory, USA, pp. 1-35.
Patents:
Oenning, V.; Clark, I.S.R. (1991) Title of the patents, U.S. Patent No.: 4988386.
Journals in Non-English Language
Weihong, L.; Xiuren, T. (1988) Tungsten Matrix in Cu-W Contact Materials by Impregnation
Process, Powder Metall. Technol., 6 (8), 1–4. (in Chinese)
 Appendix or Appendices
Supplementary illustrative material, original data, and quotations too lengthy forinclusion in
the text or which is not immediately essential to an understanding of the subject can be
presented in Appendix or Appendices (as Appendix A , Appendix B, etc.)

Each appendix with its title should be listed separately in the table of contents. Likewise, tables
and figures contained in the Appendices are to be included in the lists of tables and figures,
respectively.
4. CONCLUDING REMARKS
Conclusion part of the research project is most important part of the research project. This
should include interesting findings of the work. This Research project Guide lists only the basic
requirements for preparing the research project. Over and above the aforementioned points, a
research project should be reader friendly in both its appearance and presentation. Several
aspects of research project preparation, particularly style of writing and presentation, have not
been discussed in great detail. The student should follow appropriate ideas from standard
literature of his/her area of research, and adopt a uniform style and format throughout the
research project, such as in the structural divisions/subdivisions of the research project, in the
mode of citing references and footnotes in the text, in using dimensions, units and notations,
and in preparing tables and figures, etc.

FUTURE SCOPE OF THE WORKS

Research project should have a future scope of the works.