KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY

MUKTHA GANGOTHRI, MYSORE-570 006

DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT
No.KSOU/Mgmt/III-SEM/2014 Date: 19-04-2014
Dear Student,
CIRCULAR PROJECT REPORT-2014
You are fully aware that submission of the project-report is a very important
and compulsory activity for the students of M.B.A. programme.
The UGC/AICTE/stipulates that the students of MBA have to submit a project-report
especially in the area of their specialization.
The students of MBA are required to prepare the project-report in tune
with the following.
1) They should identify a topic in the area of their specialization. The topic should be
in the form of a specific problem relating to an organisation. General/ vague topic
should not be taken.
2) The student should select an organization / company of their choice for the project
work; a request letter/permission letter would be provided by the Department if
needed.
3) The student should also select an internal guide before commencing a project. The
topic should be clearly approved by both Internal Guide and External Guide.
4) Internal Guide should be an academician working in the University or a P.G.College
affiliated to University with 5 years of experience in the University and 10 years
experience in the affiliated degree colleges. Application of the student whose
internal guide does not qualify with the above specification would be summarily
rejected.
The Internal guide shall be teaching Management/Commerce, Engineering or
Economic faculties can be taken for relevant Project Topic.
5) External guide should not be less than a rank of a manager working in the
Industry/Organisation where the candidate intends to take-up the project work.
(In a senior position Head of the Finance, HR, Production, Marketing, etc., in a
company) The student should select an external guide working in the selected
organization / company.
6) No fee shall be paid by the candidate to any guide, as the guidance is considered as
the holy one.
7) The teachers in the Department of Studies and Research in Management of the
KSOU are also guiding the MBA projects, not exceeding 5 candidates per teacher.
The students are advised them to contact the concerned teachers to guide them.
8) The proposal of the project shall contain:
a. Request letter of the candidate on a plain paper written/typed indicating 3
topics from the same organisation to the Chairman, Department of Studies
and Research in Management, KSOU, Mysore.
b. Approval to carryout the project by the company in the company letterhead.
c. Consent Letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Internal Guide (Teaching
Faculty) duly signed by the guide.
d. Consent Letter of External Guide (HR/Head) and organisation in the
company letterhead.
Note: Incomplete proposal will be summarily rejected.

See Overleaf..

9) Candidates shall submit the proposal containing three different topics to the
Chairman, Department of Studies in Management, KSOU, Mysore on or before
31
st
of July 2014 for approval. The chairman in turn will accord approval on any
one of the three topics, and the same will be intimated to the students
immediately. If nothing is heard from the Department even by the end of 31
st
of
August 2014 they should contact the department either in person or over
telephone and get the problem solved.
10) The students should not carryout the project without obtaining the approval from
the Department.
Important Note: Students are hereby informed to take Project Permission Letter
from the Department In-Person duly signed by the Chairman, Department of
Management, KSOU, without fail before starting the project.
11) The topics should be designed meticulously. It can be designed like Employee
Welfare Measures A study with reference _______________________________company.
12) The volume of the project-report should be ranging from 80-120 pages.
13) The report should be prepared keeping in view the chapters. Generally every
report contains five chapters, for example: 1. Introduction, 2. Profile of the
organization/company, 3. conceptual frame work, 4. survey, Analysis and
Interpretation, 5. Findings, Suggestion and Conclusion.
14) Students shall work on the project for a minimum period of three months.
15) Students shall bring a final synoptic note to the Department for verification on or
before 15
th
of November 2014. You may please note that final synoptic note shall
be prepared only after the completion of project work.
16) Registrar (Evaluation) KSOU will communicate officially to the students about
the submission of the project report which will be normally in the month of
December 2014, and Date of Viva-Voce immediately after the 4
th
Semester
Examination.
17) Students shall submit the project report duly signed by the candidate
him/herself, internal guide and external guide. Further they shall get the
certificate from the chairperson. Sample Format of Project Report Cover Page and
Project Certificate will be hosted on the website
www.karnatakastateopenuniversity.in in the month of October.
18) Students project report shall consider the project certificate duly signed by the
Chairperson, also with their approval letter compulsory included without fail.
19) Choose the best topic and carryout a qualitative Project Work under the able
guidance of both Internal & External guides. For more details the students may
refer prospectus or else contact the department.
20) Piracy and Plagiarism is discouraged at all stages. If such cases are detected during
the viva-voce / valuation of the project report, such candidates will be considered
as fail in project work and they shall take up new project and resubmit during next
academic year.
21) Candidates are directed to take-up the project viva-voce during the year of
submission of project report only. The viva-voce shall be conducted after 4
th

semester examination, for further details refer prospectus.
22) Candidates shall submit his/her project report at the end of fourth semester
and appear for viva-voce together in single appearance. Candidates shall
secure minimum for pass of 40 marks in project work and 20 marks in viva-
voce for maximum of both 100 and 50 marks respectively.
With Good Wishes

Sd/-
Dr.C.Mahadeva Murthy
Chairman
DOS&R in Management