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RESEARCH PROJECT SYNOPSIS FORMAT

(To be approved from the Faculty Mentor on or before Thu, 14th May, 2015)
1. PROJECT TITLE
2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE PROJECT (Not More than 01 Page)
3. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE PROJECT OF THE
STUDY
4. HYPOTHESIS/PROBLEM STATEMENT/RESEARCH QUESTION
5. TYPE OF RESEARCH
6. SOURCE/S OF DATA
7. DATE COLLECTION INSTRUMENT
8. POPULATION
9. SAMPLING METHOD
10. SAMPLE SIZE

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MMS & PGDM SEM III

SUMMER PROJECT REPORT FORMAT
(Spiral Binded Copy for Approval to be submitted on or before 14th July, 2015 & Hard
Copy Black Binded and Golden Embossing upon approval of the spiral binded copy by the
Mentor to be submitted on or before 28th July, 2015)

TITLE PAGE (Format Given Below)

CERTIFICATE FROM THE COMPANY (if any)
CERTIFICATE FROM THE INSTITUTE(Format Given Below)
DECLARATION BY THE STUDENT(Format Given Below)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES / GRAPHS

CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (1 page) (Numbering of pages should start from executive
summary)
2. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC (Not more than 10 pages)
3. SECTOR INFORMATION (Not more than 5 pages) (General Information about the
sector)
4. COMPANY INFORMATION (Not more than 10-12 pages) (General Information
about the Company) (Overview of the Organization: Brief History, Nature of
Organization, Business Volume, Main Offices, Total staff strength, Products,
Competitors)
5. METHODOLOGY
Literature Review
Importance of the Study
Objectives, Scope And Limitations Of The Project of the Study
Hypothesis/Problem Statement/Research Question
6. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Source/s of Data
Data Collection Instrument
Population
Sampling Method
Sample Size
7. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
8. RESULTS AND FINDINGS
9. CONCLUSION
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY (APA format)
11. ANNEXURE
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PROJECT REPORT SPECIFICATIONS

01.

Paper Size

02.

Margins

03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.

11.
12.
13.

Line Spacing
Paragraph Spacing
Page Numbers
Font Type
Font Size (FS)
Bold / Italic / Underline
Alignment
Heading
Subhead
Tables/ Graphs/ Diagrams
Borders / Shades
Word Breaking

14.

Chapter Name

15.

Copies of the Report

10.

A4
Left Side - 1.5 cm
Right Side - 1 cm
Top - 1 cm
Bottom - 1 cm
1.5 Lines
Double Lines
At bottom Centre (Middle)
Times New Roman
For normal 12
Should be used for specific purposes only
Page Justify
Upper case, Bold, Centre, FS 14
Bold, Left Aligned, FS- 12, No Colon (:)
Title, No. and Source
No Borders, Headers, Footers
No word Breaking
On Separate Page Before the start of the Chapter
Centre Aligned on the Page
No page Numbers on it
Next page start the Chapter repeat the title on the next
page
Hard: 01 Spiral Binded Copy for Approval on or before
14th July, 2015 & 01 Hard Copy Black Binded and Golden
Embossing upon approval of the spiral binded copy by the
Mentor on or before 28th July, 2015.
Soft : 01 Copy
Every specialization should have a compiled CD, the file
name should mention Name of the Student, Class, Roll No.,
Specialization & Year.

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Format for Cover Emboss page

A Summer Project Report (20 FS)

On
Project Title (20 FS)
In the partial fulfillment of the Degree of
Master of Management Studies or PGDM
under the University of Mumbai (this line is only applicable for MMS)
By (14 FS)

Mr./Ms. Surname FirstName Middlename (16 FS)

[Class & Roll No:](16 FS)

Specialization :(18 FS)

Batch: 2013-15
Under the Guidance of (14 FS)

Mr./Mrs. (16 FS) (if applicable)

(Designation, Organization) (14 FS) (if applicable)

Prof./ Dr./ (16 FS)

(Faculty Guide) (14 FS)

Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies (18 FS)

Matunga, Mumbai-400019 (16 FS)
2015-16 (16 FS)

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Format for Inside First Page

A Summer Project Report (20 FS)

On
Project Title (20 FS)
In the partial fulfillment of the Degree of
Master of Management Studies or PGDM
under the University of Mumbai (this line is only applicable for MMS)
By (14 FS)

Mr./Ms. Surname FirstName Middlename (16 FS)

[Class & Roll No:](16 FS)

Specialization : (18 FS)

Batch: 2013-15
Under the Guidance of (14 FS)

Mr./Mrs. (16 FS) (if applicable)

(Designation, Organization) (14 FS) (if applicable)

Prof./ Dr./ (16 FS)

(Faculty Guide) (14 FS)

Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies (18 FS)

Matunga, Mumbai-400019 (16 FS)
2015-16 (16 FS)

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Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies

Matunga, Mumbai-400019

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr. /Ms. _________________________________ a student
of Class: ________ bearing Roll No. _______ has successfully completed the
summer project titled, ______________________________________________,
in the partial fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Management Studies or PGDM
under the University of Mumbai (applicable only for MMS).

Place:
Date:

Name of the Faculty Guide:

Signature of the Faculty Guide:

Signature
Dr. B.P. Verma
(Director)

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STUDENT DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the specialization project titled ______________________
is my own work conducted under the supervision of Prof. / Dr.

_____________________.
I further declare that no part in this project work has been plagiarized without
proper citations and has not formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma,
associateship, fellowship previously.

Name of Student:
Signature of the Student:

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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

Sr.
No.

Topic

Deadline

To Be Submitted To

1.

Topic Identification And

Project Synopsis Approval

On Or Before Thursday,
14th May, 2015 before
04:00 p.m.

The Respective Faculty

Mentor

2.

Spiral Bind Copy

Submission

On Or Before Tuesday,
14th July, 2015 before
04:00 p.m.

The Respective Faculty

Mentor

3.

Hard Copy Black Binded

and Golden Embossing
upon approval of the spiral
binded copy by the Mentor.

On Or Before Tuesday,
28th July, 2015 before
04:00 p.m.

To Be Submitted In
The Admin Office

4.

Viva Presentations

Thursday, 06th Aug 2015,

9:30 am onwards.

Respective Panelists

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