Format & Content of Academic Research Project Report

Department of Commerce,

Format of a Project:

• Page size:

A4 size paper formatting,

• Margin:

Use 1.25 inch margin left and right side of the page, 1 inch margin on top and
bottom of the page,

• Fonts and Paragraph Styles:

12 point Times New Roman font for the main text,

16 point Times New Roman font for the Heading (Bold them),

14 point Times New Roman font for the Subheading (Bold them),

Justify paragraph style must be used with 1.5 line spacing,

For footnotes/sources - italics and 10-point courier font

• Binding:

Hard bound or Spiral Bound (As per Guidelines provided by University)

• Header & Footer

Header - 10 point Times New Roman font followed by a horizontal line

Footer - 10 point Times New Roman font preceded by a horizontal line with
page no.
(1) Title Page Format: - (Full page A4 size setup)

A
Project Report on

“TITLE OF THE PROJECT”

Submitted by
Student Name (Exam No.)

Under the Guidance of

Guide Name
Designation

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of the Subject in

(Course Name) Programme

Submitted to,
(Institute’s Name)

Academic Year- ( _____________ )

(2) Company Certificate (If Any)

(3) College Certificate (Duly Signed by HOD/Principal and Guide)

(4) Page of Declaration : -

Students need to give declaration regarding originality (not copied from

anywhere) of their work and have to sign under it.
(5) Page of Acknowledgement:-

Students have to mention votes of Thanks to all those who have helped during
this project work.
(6) Index
Format of Detailed Index page*: -
Chapter No. Particular Page No.
Certificates (if any) I
Declaration Acknowledgement II
List of Abbreviations III
List of Charts V
List of Figures, VI
List of Symbols VII
List of Tables, VIII
Executive Summary IX
1 Introduction to Industry 1
1.1 Industry Scenario 1
1.2 Contemporary Issues 6
1.3 Other Related information 4
1.4 XXXXXXXXXXXXX
1.5 XXXXXXXXXXX
.
.
2 Introduction to Company 14
2.1 XXXXXXXX 14
2.2 XXXXXXXX 16
2.3 XXXXXXXX 20
.
.
And so on….
(Note: 1) Heading, Subheading should be listed with page no., 2). List down references and
Annexure at the end of the last chapter, with roman Page No.)
(7) Separate Page/s of Various Lists -
"List of Abbreviations"
“List of Charts”,
“List of Figures”,
"List of Symbols", and
“List of Tables”,

(8) Page of “Executive Summary”: - Summary about your Project Work, begin
it with objectives and end with Conclusion (Max one and half pages summary,
which contains a short paragraphs briefing each chapter).

(9) Chapter Scheme – this is the tentative chapter scheme for project
Chapter-1. Introduction to Industry
1.1 Industry Scenario (World/National/Local)
1.2 Contemporary Issues (New/Updates/Government Announcement)
1.3 Other Related information (pertaining to topic and field of study)
1.4 PESTLE analysis

Chapter-2. Introduction to the Company (if applicable)

2.1 Inception/Founder (You Can Consider -Why, Who, Whom, How, When,
Where, including Vision, Mission and Objective of the company)

2.2 Branches/Offices/Locations/Production Sites

2.3 Latest update of the company (News/From website/Social Media)
2.4 Company’s Practice (Based on Specialization – Marketing/HR/Finance)

2.5 Achievement and Recent news about Company

2.6 SWOT Analysis

Chapter-3. Theoretical Framework & Literature Review

Part – 1: Theoretical Framework (Defining constructs separately, and include

theoretical aspects from reference books - Definition, Features, Factors affecting,
models, types, process, advantages/disadvantages etc. whichever is applicable)
Part – 2: Literature Review (This section includes reviews of earlier research
papers/projects on selected topic and ends it with conclusion by defining gap of
the study – at the last for reviewed work, keep all references in prescribed format)

Chapter-4. Research Methodology

[Prepare this chapter by defining the following topics along with mentioning
appropriate type as applicable in particular topic and rationalize it.]

4.1 Research Problem (What you actually want to study- what, when, why,
how)
 4.2 Objectives of the study (Primary & Secondary)

4.3 Nature Of Research (Basic / Applied Research)

4.4 Type of Research Design (Exploratory/ Descriptive/ Causal)

4.5 Scope of the Research (whatever you include/cover in your study)

4.6 Data Collection (Primary / Secondary Data)

For Primary Data For Secondary Data

i. Target Population: i. Sample Size:
ii. Sample Size: ii. Sampling Method:
iii. Sampling Method: iii. Sampling Frame: (List/Geographical
iv. Sampling Frame: (List/Geographical area) area)
v. Sample Element: iv. Sample Unit/Element:
vi. Survey Method: v. Time Frame:
vii. Survey Tool: vi. Variables under Study:
viii. Pilot Survey (or Pretesting) vii. Source of Secondary Data:
ix. Response Rate:

4.7 Data Analysis Techniques/Tools

4.8 List of Hypothesis (If any)

4.9 Limitations of the Study

Chapter-5. Data Analysis & Findings

[Primary Data - Chapter starts with demographic data (if any) representation
followed by; Question-wise Summary Table followed by chart/Graph, as shown
below;
Which should be followed by Graph (Appropriate - Pie/Bar/Line etc.)

This should be is followed by; Interpretation and discussion from the table and
graph.

Then go for bi- variant and multi-variant analysis – hypothesis testing and so on.

[Secondary Data (As per requirement) – Frequency distribution/ Measures of

Central Tendency/ Ratios/Correlation/Regression/ Chi Square/ T - Test/ F –
Test/ ANOVA/ Time Series Analysis etc.]

Chapter-6. Conclusion & Suggestions

Conclusion: Based on whole study conducted, write conclusion for each objective
with rationalizing based on analysis.

Suggestions: The suggestions are those where the researcher presents his/her
rational views based on the findings and conclusions drawn from the study for the
 further betterment in the area. And here researcher can also suggest future study in
the same field with extended or modified variables.

Bibliography/References (List down in alphabetical order)

Examples of References (APA style);
• Book, one author, multiple editions:
Hawking, S. W. (1998). A brief history of time: From the big bang to black holes (10th
ed.). New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. Pp – 55-96
• E-book, online only:
Tyler, G. (n.d.). Evolution in the systems age. Retrieved from
http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=142&action=setvar&vartype=hist
ory&varname=bookmark&v1=1&v2=46&v3=2; Retrieved on October 12, 2017
(Don’t mention google.com, Wikipedia etc.)
• Journal article, three authors:
Fernández-Manzanal, R., Rodríguez-Barreiro, L., & Carrasquer, J. (2007). Evaluation of
environmental attitudes: Analysis and results of a scale applied to university students.
Science Education, 91(6), pp 988–1009.

Annexure/s
(Blank Questionnaire, Code book, Tally table sheet- whatever is applicable)

Note: Wherever in report, charts and tables are used, place them with appropriate
number as well as with description and also provide its source (if any).