CHANDIGARH BUSSINESS SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA)

LANDRAN,MOHALI

Synopsis on

TOPIC OF THE SYNOPSIS

Organization/Company Name:

XYZ Centre
City_name

Research Supervisor
Name & Address of Supervisor

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

NAME:
CLASS:
ROLL NO:-
 DETAILED GUIDELINES ON SYNOPSIS

Submission of Synopsis for Research Project is mandatory and student should

start working on their respective topics from the onset of semester concerned.
Synopsis is basically a blue print, an outline or an abstract of what student
wish to undergo in their Research Project. Thus submission and approval of
Synopsis made mandatory in view so that students may not choose some
unrelated area of Research Project. Synopsis are screened by experts and
provided with necessary revisions and recommendations. Improper and
unjustified Synopsis are straightly rejected.

Topic of Synopsis

The topic of Synopsis should be chosen from the specialization area opted by
the students. Title of Synopsis should be self explanatory and rough or lengthy
Titles shall be avoided. The same Title of Synopsis shall be valid for final
Research Project Report.

Submission of Synopsis

The fully furnished Synopsis (TWO COPIES) must reach before 30.04.2011 to
respective Internal guide without any delay.

Formatting of Synopsis

Each Synopsis must be prepared with utmost care keeping good language
and presentation techniques in mind. Synopsis shall be neatly typed in double
space and must be bind properly in file. The sample of cover page of Synopsis
is also provided in below pages. The cover page of Synopsis must contain
details about Student Name, Enrolment Number, Course, Guide and Study
Centre details.

Technical specifications of the Synopsis

• Paper: A4 size Bond Paper only(11"x 8.5")

• Fonts: Times New Roman , 12 font size, ‘1.5’ spacing
• Margin: Left 35 mm , Right 20mm , Top 35mm , Bottom 20mm
• Binding: Rexin Black Bound or Plastic & spiral bound
Research Guide

Each student will choose a Research Guide for preparation of Synopsis and
Research Project Report. Research Guide or Supervisor must be competent
person with relevant Research experience. A Research Guide may or may not
be a doctorate but must be having similar experience of supervision of
Research Projects of management and commerce. Synopsis must contain a
written approval by the Research Guide that he / she is ready to serve as
Supervisor / Research Guide for your Research Project. Synopsis must also
contain a copy of Bio-Data of Guide and Bio-Data must contain the details of
research experiences. A Guide / Supervisor must be from relevant subject
areas i.e. like management, commerce and economics. Good industry experts
and top executives from management or commerce having sufficient research
experience can also act as Guide / Supervisor.

Contents of Synopsis

Synopsis must be prepared strictly in accordance with the guidelines clearly

defining Research Methodology. Synopsis must describe the basis, design,
research methodology and rationale behind the study. It is not necessary that
Synopsis must go in dozen of pages. It is mainly the scientific techniques and
systematic organization applied to Research Study. One must undergo the
process of Research while conducting the study. Student must not go into
unnecessary details of the company, its products and other alternatives etc.

Objective of this paper is to expose the students to areas like problem

identification, problem definition, research methodology etc. and above all a
clear understanding of the functional area of management in which the
proposed study is to be undertaken and application of theoretical knowledge
to practical problems.

A Synopsis may be of 5-10 pages and shall be simple, straightforward

depicting your research study and tools and techniques applied.

A sample Synopsis may contain following topics:-

a. Introduction - Details about the topic, industry, competitive companies

and products, need of study and some history about the same etc.

b. Problem Identification and Problem Formulation - Core area of

problem and other related problems and their brief solutions. Same
problem if studied prior to student’s study and its findings and results.

c. Objective of Study - Objectives of the study shall be mentioned point

wise. Student can also divide the broader and narrow areas of their
objectives. The objectives of study must be near to the solution of the
problem.

d. Hypothesis - Student shall mention the various assumptions to be

tested in their Research Study/Project.
e. Scope of Study - Student can also mention the scope of study. They
can limit the companies, industry, time period and target group for their
study.

f. Data Collection - Data to be used for the Research Study can be

primary or secondary. Data sources must be defined properly (if any).

g. Research Tools Applied - Student shall mention the tools and

techniques applied to the study including the statistical tools,
techniques and packages to be used to measure the efficiency,
volatility, liquidity and marketability.

h. References and Bibliography - Details about source of material,

reference books, articles, web resources etc. used for your research
study.
 DETAILED GUIDELINES OF
SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REPORT

Students are required to furnish and submit the Project Report after
final approval of Synopsis. The title of Synopsis shall remain same for
Project Report.

The Research Project Report would be equivalent to the marks of one paper.
The Research Project Report shall follow the Viva-Voce of same which consist
of 50 marks in which students shall detail about their Research Project study
being undertaken. The Research Viva-Voce is conducted only after
submission of Project Reports. The viva-voce is held at university campus in
Hisar.

Submission of Project Reports

Submission and passing the Project Report is mandatory. Students whose

synopsis get rejected will be required to furnish the fresh one for fresh
approval by the university. Preferably the Project Report should accompany
various supporting documents as described in paragraphs below. The Project
work shall be conducted strictly under the guidance of Project Guide.

The students are required to submit THREE hard copies of the project report
hardly bound in BLACK color only. No Project Report in color other than Black
shall be accepted. The Project Report must be hard bound and Project
Reports in PVC binding, Spiral Binding, Comb Binding, Thermo Binding are
rejected. If student wish they can make transparent slides for main topics of
Project Report for the purpose of presentation during their Viva-Voce.

FORMATTING OF PROJECT

The whole project report should be nicely composed and presented. Please
refer to marks distribution at top. Students should use only A4 / Letter (8.27 x
11.69 inches) size paper only. Students should leave atleast 3.00 mm margin
from all edges of paper. The project report should be nicely typed in good
word processor and should avoid spellings and grammatical mistakes.
Students shall use one side of paper for printing. The Project Report shall be
Hardbound in BLACK Color only. Double spacing shall be preferred.

Cover Page - Attractive and appealing cover page containing the Project Title,
program details, Student & Guide details etc. A sample of Project Report cover
page is also given below.

Letter of Authentication - To be submitted by students declaring that the

Project Report is the original work of student and no reward had been attained
for same Project ever before. Students are advised not to COPY the project
report from other students or web.

Authorization from Organization where such Project have been

implemented - If any student had undergone the Project Report in some
organization or did the study for some organization, he / she can attach the
relevant certificate provided by such organization. However Summer Training
or Industry work is not mandatory for Project Report.

Certificate from Project Guide - Certificate from the Project Guide certifying
the project work done under his/her guidance alongwith course, student,
project details complete in all respects.

Particulars of Student - Project Report's first page should contain the details
pertaining to course, project title, student information along with enrollment
number, father's name, address, telephone, e-mail, guide information, date of
submission etc.