BBA Program

(AY 2023-24)

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM- I

Handbook for Class of 2025

CALENDAR

SIP I _ BBA CLASS OF 2025

25 - 31 May 2023 : Internship Registration

05 June 2023 – 28 July 2023 : Internship Period

14th June 2023 : Proposal Submission*

5th July 2023 : Interim Report Submission*

25th July 2023 : Final Report Submission*

25-28 July 2023 : Final Evaluation & Presentation

* All the reports need be UPLOADED in SIS as per schedule.

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 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - I

1. INTRODUCTION
The Summer Internship Program (SIP) forms an important component of
education at IBS. Students have option to identify an organisation where they
wish to carryout SIP. However, student can apply for SIP notices uploaded in
SIS.

Internship is for a period of 8 weeks.

Each Internship Program carries a weightage of 4 credits.

WITHOUT SIP-I COMPLETION,

STUDENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GRADUATE
Students are advised to read the contents of the handbook carefully prior
to commencement of internship.

The supervision and evaluation of the students will be undertaken by Faculty

Guides. Students will be assigned to faculty under whose guidance the SIP will
be carried out. Presentation of SIP is compulsory for grading.

3. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Registration - STUDENTS NEED TO REGISTER ONLINE.
PLEASE SEE THE NOTICE IN SIS.
REGISTRATION PERIOD:

5. DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT

Conduct and Behavior
Unprofessional behaviour, misconduct, indiscipline, irregularity at work and
unsatisfactory performance will lead to cancellation of Internship Program and

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 will be awarded Not Cleared report (NC). He/she will have to repeat his/her
Internship after Semester VI for the completion of the BBA Program.
* Any grievances related to SIP may be directed to Dean, BBA coordinator and
BBA Academics office.
* Mail to [email protected], faculty guide for any grievances.

6. EVALUATION
Evaluation will be done at various stages of internship by the Faculty Guide in
consultation with the Company Guide (if any).

6.1 Evaluation Schedule

Evaluation Evaluation
Evaluator Marks
Stages Parameters

Stage – I Proposal Faculty Guide 10

Stage – II Interim Evaluation Faculty Guide 40

Final Evaluation &

Stage – III Faculty Guide 50
Presentation

Total Marks 100

6.2 Evaluation Process

The details of evaluation process are described in the following paragraphs. .

Guide (if any).
Stage I: Proposal Evaluation
The Proposal must cover the following aspects:
i. Synopsis: A statement of about 1000 words describing what the internship
is about (Identifying key issues related to the work assigned and key
deliverables).

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 ii. Objective: Stating what the Internship will accomplish and the value-
addition to the organization. (Understanding of the work assigned)
iii. Limitations of the Study.
iv. Proposed Action plan
v. Schedule: A time frame indicating steps that will be required and the
expected date when they will be completed.
The proposal evaluation is carried out by Faculty Guide in consultation with the
Company Guide (if any). The details of evaluation parameters are given below:
Proposal Evaluation Parameters
S.No. Parameter Description Marks
1 Understanding of the work assigned and intended learning
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outcomes of Internship

2 Identifying key issues related to the work assigned and key

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deliverables

3 Action Plan 3

Total 10

Stage II: Interim Evaluation

Interim Evaluation is based on the Interim Report.

Report: The interim report is an interim version of the Final Report. This report
is an attempt to document the work done so far by the student and how to
proceed further. An interim report must contain:
(i) Cover Page
(ii) Title Page
(iii) Abstract of the work done till that date
(iv) Introduction
(v) Main text (should contain detailed progress of the project and discussions
till that date.)

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The interim evaluation is carried out by Faculty Guide in consultation with
Company Guide (if any). The details of evaluation parameters for Interim
Evaluation are given below:

Interim Evaluation Parameters

S. No. Parameter Description Marks

1 How well the work has been organized - achieved 10

2 Ability to apply knowledge 15

3 Display of professionalism in attitude and behaviour 15

Total 40

Stage III: Final Evaluation & Project Presentation

The Final Evaluation of the Internship Program consists of Final Report and a
Presentation.
Report: The Final Report is to be submitted on completion of the Internship.
The Final Report is to be prepared by the student as per the guidelines given.
Presentation: The students will present their internship experience and learning
outcomes. The presentation will be conducted through Physical mode /Skype /
google or any other mode acceptable to the Faculty Guide.
The details of evaluation parameters for Final Evaluation are given below:

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 Final Evaluation Parameters.

S. No.
Parameter Description Weightage
Final Report
1 Satisfaction level on the objectives of the study being met 5

2 Satisfaction on the methodology adopted and used 5

3 Learnt to synthesize and summarize 5
4 Satisfaction on organization of the report in logical sequence 5

5 Written Communication skills 5

6 Satisfaction level on findings and conclusion 5

Presentation
7 Assessment on student’s performance on development of logical 5
flow in the Presentation.

8 Assessment on overall effectiveness on the oral communication 5

in the Presentation
9 Display of self-confidence arising out of work done. 5

10 Behaviour and mannerism during Presentation 5

Sub Total 50

7. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT

Executive Summary Report is a one page summary of Internship Program report

required to be submitted by the student along with the final report to the Faculty
Guide. The format for executive summary report is given at Annexure-III. This
report can be used by the students with Resume for placement purpose. Students
should take utmost care in writing the report.

Further, the students are advised to retain a copy of this Executive Summary
Report with them for future use.

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9. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GRADING
The grading of Internship Program is done on the basis of marks obtained by
the students in various evaluation parameters.

STUDENTS awarded as A / B / C grades considered as PASS.

Grades D /E /NC considered as FAIL.

10. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM NOT CLEARED REPORT

The following cases would be considered for awarding “Not Cleared (NC)
Report:”

a) The student who does not give an opportunity to evaluate as per the
evaluation schedule would be awarded Not Cleared (NC) Report in
Internship Program. These students would be required to repeat Internship
Program in next academic year when it is offered.

b) The students who are not able to complete the Internship Program within
the schedule time period will be awarded ‘NC’ Report.

Students who have been awarded as ‘NC’ will be considered as ‘failed’ in SIP
and will have to repeat SIP after their III Year Examinations, to complete their
BBA Program.

11. IMPORTANT TIPS

 Summer Internship Program to be taken seriously as it has 4 credits.
Passing in SIP is mandatory to graduate in BBA Program.

 SIP can be a research project / Internship work in an organization. Student

to focus on learning the art of information/data identification, classification,
acquisition, processing and presentation.

 Please do not plagiarize. The report has to be written by the students in

their own words after understanding the content. In case any content is
borrowed, full details of the source should be mentioned. For details see

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 Annexure – V

Annexure-I

Name:

Enrollment No.: _

Location :_ Mobile No.:

E-mail Id: _

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Proposal

I. Internship Proposed:

II. Description of Internship in brief:

III. Objective of the

Internship:

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IV. Action Plan:

V. Schedule:

VI. Limitations

Faculty Guide
Name:
............................................................................................................................. ......................
Company Guide Name:
....................................................................................... ............................................................
(Use additional sheets)

_
Date: Signature of the Student

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 Annexure-II

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Guidelines for Writing Internship Program Report

A Internship Program Report is a written presentation of the work done by the

student on a given assignment. It is important to bear in mind that even though the
report is submitted only at the end of any given assignment, in reality it is a
culmination of continuous efforts on the part of the student.
Writing Internship Program Report: The Internship requires submission of a report
on the Internship done by the student not just to IBS but also to the organization
where the student is undergoing his/her internship. What follows are general
guidelines on writing a Internship report.

The parts included in a report depend on the type of report you are writing, the
requirements of your audience, the organization in which you have done your
internship, and the length of your report. In a generalized sense, an ideal Internship
report should cover the following elements:
i) Cover.
ii) Title Page.
iii) Authorisation.
iv) Acknowledgments.
v) Table of Contents.
vi) Synopsis/ Abstract/ Summary (if applicable).
vii) List of Illustrations.
viii) Introduction.
ix) Main text.
x) Findings/ Conclusions/ Recommendations (if any).
xi) Attachments (if necessary)
xii) Glossary (if necessary).

i) Cover: This is the first page of the report. It should contain the title of the report,
name(s) of the author(s), name of the organization in which the internship was
done. The format of this page is given below and should be adhered to. No logo
of the company should appear as this might violate copyright/trademark
privileges of the company.

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 A REPORT
ON
(Title of the Internship Program
Report in CAPITAL LETTERS)
By
(Name of the Student)

Enrollment No.

(Name of the organization):

ii) Title Page: This element may contain the following information:
a) Title of the report.
b) Name of the author.
c) Name of the Authority for which the report was written.
d) Date of submission.

A REPORT
ON
(Title of the Internship Report in
CAPITAL LETTERS)
By
(Name and enrolment no. of the
Student)
(Name of the Organisation for whom
the Report was written)
A report submitted in partial fulfilment
of
the requirements of
BBA Program of
IBS Hyderabad
Distribution List:
Date of Submission

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iii) Authorisation: This indicates the person or the department which authorised
the making of the report. It also includes the Authorization Form. For example:
“The report is submitted as partial fulfilment of the requirement of BBA
Program of IBS Hyderabad”
iv) Acknowledgments: There are many persons who may have helped you during
the course of your Internship. It is your obligation to acknowledge and thank
them for their help. Customarily, thanks are due to the following persons in
the given order.

a) Head of the Organization.

b) Company Guide (if any).
c) Faculty Guide
d) Others.
v) Table of Contents: The main function of this element is to give the reader an
overall view of the report. The main divisions as well as the subdivisions
should be listed with the number of the page on which they first appear. It
helps the reader locate a particular topic or sub-topic easily. While preparing
the Table of Contents you have to bear in mind the following points about its
layout:
 Leave a 1" margin on the left and a 1" margin on the right, the top and the
bottom.
 Write the phrase ‘Table of Contents’ on the top in CAPITALS.
 Write the number of the item to indicate the sequence of items. After the
number, leave three or four spaces and then type the first heading.
 Indent second-order headings three or four spaces.
 Leave two spaces between main headings and one space between sub-
headings.
An example of a Table of Contents is given below. Observe that for numbering
pages up to ‘Abstract’ lower case Roman numerals have been used and from
‘Introduction’ onwards Arabic numerals have been used.

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 1-inch

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Authorisation i
Acknowledgments ii
Executive Summary/Abstract/Synopsis iii

1. Introduction 1
1.1 Purpose, Scope, and Limitations 3 1-inch
1-inch
1.2 Sources and Methods 5
1.3 Report Organization 9
2. Industrial Analysis 15

2.1_
2.2_
3. _ _
3.1_
3.2_
1-inch

vi) a. Synopsis: The Synopsis provides a brief outline of the purpose of the
Report, deliverables of the Internship Program, and the
methodology/approach of completing the Internship. It usually covers the
introduction to the specific problem of interest (Current issues, importance
and rationale for the study), objectives, methods and scope of the proposed
study. This may or may not be a part of the report. In some cases, the
synopsis is submitted to the authorities before a report/ assignment is
undertaken to ensure that the outline plan of the Internship Report or
assignment is on the right lines.
b. Abstract: An Abstract is a technical summary. It is read by persons who
are familiar with the report. Therefore, technical terminology can be used.
Abstracts may be read either before, during or after the report is read.
Sometimes, only the abstract is read rather than the report proper. An
abstract can be a part of the report.

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 c. Summary: The Summary conveys in condensed form what the report is
about. The purpose of this element is to enable the reader, to grasp the
main issues of the report quickly without having to go through the whole
report. An executive summary should be self-sufficient and intelligible,
without reference to any other part of the report. It is never intended as a
substitute for the original document. But it must contain sufficient
information to allow the reader to ascertain his/her interest.
vii) List of Illustrations: A separate list of illustrations is given immediately after
the table of contents in case of a large number of (more than ten) tables and
figures. Its layout is the same as that of the table of contents and it gives
information about the number, title and page reference of each illustration. If
the number of illustrations is very large, divide it into two parts, namely, List
of Tables and List of Figures.
viii) Introduction: The topic is introduced in this element. It should contain the
purpose and scope of the report, limitations, scope of study, specifying its
limitations, methods of collecting data and their sources, sufficient background
materials, including literature survey to present the reader a clear picture of
the work. An outline of the work should also form a part of the introduction.
ix) Main Text: This section discusses or describes the main business of the report.
The main function of this part is to present data in an organized form, discuss
its significance and analyse the results that flow there from. Usually it has
several sections grouped under different headings and sub-headings. It
contains the experimental work, data collection, the survey done, a description
of activities, the results obtained, illustrations, the discussion and
interpretations, etc.
Significant discrepancies in results should be called to the reader’s attention,
even when it is admitted that no reasonable explanation can be offered.
x) a. Findings: These are results of research, investigation, survey, etc. These
could be in the form of statements or data.
b. Conclusions: These relate to inferences or interpretations reached after a
careful study of the findings of the research.
c. Recommendations: These are based on the findings and the conclusions.
The recommendations offer the reader/appropriate authorities to base
their decisions related to various issues involved in the project.
The findings, conclusions and the recommendations have to be drafted with
extreme care as in a large number of cases the readers do not have the time to
go through lengthy reports and often confine themselves to reading these parts
of the report.
xi) Attachments: The attachments are essentially those, which support or
elaborate the matter in the main text. These are included as Appendices or

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 Annexure. The matter, which is essential but which diverts the attention of the
reader from the main topic, is generally put as attachments. Given below are
some items, which normally form part of the attachments. These are:
(a) Calculation sheets, (b) Supplementary Details of Instructions, (c) Flow
Charts, (d) Computer Programs, (e) The Questionnaire, (f) Large Maps, (g)
Samples of the Work Done, etc.
xii) References: All references should be given in this section. Harvard style of
referencing may be followed. (Details for the same is given in Annexure V).
xiii) Glossary: A glossary is a list of technical words used in the report and their
explanation. However, if the number of such words is limited, they are
generally explained in the footnotes.
Whether you should include a glossary in your report will depend upon who
is going to read your report. If the reader’s field of expertise is the one to which
your report relates, there is no need for a glossary. But, if the audience is drawn
from other areas, it is advisable to give a glossary.

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 Annexure-III

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Guidelines for Writing Executive Summary Report

The executive summary provides an overview of the internship work. The executive
summary needs to be in fewest words. Make sure it is self-sufficient and can be
understood in isolation. Write this towards the end of the project in about two
hundred to three hundred words (i.e. not more than a page). Use active-voice
sentences with strong, enthusiastic, and proactive language. Executive summary
should be written in simple, short sentences intended to be read by an executive. The
executive summary should briefly highlight the below mentioned points.

Points to be covered:

 Student Information
 Organization Description: Concept, Industry Type, Name and Address
 Title of the Internship Report
 Objective of the Internship
 Background
 Methodology used
 Findings & Conclusion
 Recommendations
 Special Achievements/ Recognition

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 Annexure-IV

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Format for Student Feedback Form

Name: Enrollment No: _ _

Name of the Internship organization: _

City:_ Location:

Not
Excellen Very
S# Parameter Good Fair Satisfact
t Good
ory

Support received from IBS

1 on Internship
identification

Opportunity to learn from

2 the Internship work in the
company

Learning benefits from the

3
Internship work

4 Placement opportunities

Recommend the company

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for future students

(Put  mark. This form is to be submitted to Academic Coordinator along with

Internship report)

Date: Signature of the Student

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 Annexure-V

The Harvard Style of Referencing

INTRODUCTION

Articles, research papers, reports, etc., should be written in clear English language
with grammatically correct sentences and properly spelled words. While writing
these papers/ reports, we generally refer or cite different citations taken from other
sources. The details of these sources are included under ‘References’ or
‘Bibliography’. For the purpose of referencing, different styles such as Chicago style,
MLA style, APA style, Harvard style, etc., are followed by universities, educational
institutions and organisations in different countries. The Harvard style of referencing
is being followed by most of the universities and institutions worldwide. Some
guidelines related to Harvard style are given in subsequent paragraphs.

USE OF REFERENCE CITATIONS WITHIN TEXT

Reference citations give information on the sources used in your text, at the point at
which you use them. In the Harvard system, the reference citations, which are
mentioned within the text, consist of a note of the author’s name and the date of the
work, in brackets. This enables the reader to find the full details in the “References”
list at the end. If you are quoting directly from the source, then the reference will
usually indicate the precise place to which you are referring.

According to Kleinmuntz (1982), personality is a “Unique organization of factors that

determines an individual’s pattern of interaction … …

… … the preferences of the individual and the availability of positions in the market
(Ginzberg et al., 1951).

In the reference list, all the sources you have cited are listed in alphabetical order by
author, and if there is more than one item by a particular author, then they are listed
in order of year of publication. Please note that a separate “Bibliography”, which
would include items you have consulted but not cited in the text, is not required in the
Harvard style.

Ginzberg E., Ginzberg S.W., Axelrad S. and Herma J. L. 1951. Occupational Choice

New York: Columbia University Press Kleinmuntz B. 1982. Personality and

Psychological Assessment, New York: St. Martin’s Press

When to Cite?

When you quote directly from other sources in your text, then you:

 make clear it’s a quotation (put it in quotation marks).

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 cite the reference in the body of your text.
 include the work it comes from in the reference list.
When you refer indirectly to someone’s work in your text (e.g. summarizing their
argument, paraphrasing what they say, etc), then you:

 make clear what you are saying is taken from another source.
 cite the reference in the body of your text.
 include the work it comes from in the reference list.
Please note that you should not rely too heavily on quotations, citations, paraphrases,
etc., of others’ work in work of your own. Readers of your work will be looking for
evidence of your own thoughts and conclusions, and your own answers to the
questions set – but not just a patchwork of the ideas of others.

When you draw on the work of others it should be as evidence for or against your
own conclusions, but not as a substitute for showing that you have understood, and
thought about, the resources you have looked at.

What should a Reference List Contain?

The reference list provides the details of all the works cited in your text. The style of
referencing of the various sources is given below:

I. REFERENCES FROM PRINT MATERIALS

1) From a book: The details are mentioned in the following order:

a) Name(s) of author(s)/editor(s)/compiler(s) or the institution
responsible.
 For individual authors – surname followed by initial(s).
 For editors – name followed by ed. or eds.
 For organizations – name in full.
 The Harvard (British Standard) style as set out in BS 1629 requires
the authors’ names to be in capitals.
b) Year of publication.
c) Full title of publication, in italics or underlined.
d) Edition of the work.
 Only if there has been more than one edition.
 If there has, you must say which one, as the page numbers and
content may change between editions.

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 e) Volume number – if the book is in more than one volume.
f) Place of publication (as given on title page)
 If there are several, use only the one relevant to the country in
which this edition was published.
g) Publisher (not printer).
 If the publisher’s name is abbreviated on the title page it can be
abbreviated in your reference, but otherwise the name should be
given in full.

CHAKRABORTY S K., 2003. Managerial Effectiveness and Quality of

Work Life: Indian Insights. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
Co., Ltd.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 2006. Purchase of Services: Guidance and

Practice Material for Primary Health Workers. New Delhi: Govt. of India.

2) From an anthology: When you refer to a section in an anthology, or a book

where different authors have written different chapters, then the details
are mentioned in the following order. If you have used the whole book as
background reading, you should refer to it as a whole:
a) Editor(s) of the volume, followed by “ed.” or “eds.”
b) Year of publication.

c) Full title of publication, in italics or underlined.

d) Edition, if there has been more than one.
e) Volume number, if there is more than one.
f) Place of publication.
g) Publisher.
KOTHARI, N., ed. 2000. Concepts of modern art. revised ed. New Delhi:
Thames and Hudson.

If you have referred/ cited a part of the book, you should refer to the part
you have used. If you have cited more than one part, then you should list
them separately.

a) Author(s) of the part or chapter (surname followed by initial(s))

b) Year of publication
c) Title of the part or chapter
d) “In:”, then details of the book.

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 e) First and last pages of the chapter or part, preceded by “pp.”
JORDAN, LISA, 2006. Mechanisms for NGO Accountability. In: HARSH
BHARGAVA and DEEPAK KUMAR, eds. NGOs: Role and Accountability -
An Introduction. Hyderabad: The Icfai University Press. pp. 110–130.

3) From a thesis: There will be no publisher for a thesis, so you should

indicate instead the degree for which it was submitted and the awarding
institution. The date will be the year in which the final version was
approved.
VENKAT, J.N., 2001. A quantitative model for adaptive task allocation in human-
computer interfaces. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Hyderabad.

4) From an article in a journal, magazine, etc.: The details are mentioned in

the following order.
a) Author(s) of the article, surname followed by initial(s).
 If there are more than three authors, list only the first one, followed
by “et al.”
b) Year of publication.
c) Article title.
d) Periodical title, in italics.
 Give the full title, avoid using abbreviations.
e) Volume number, and part number in brackets.
f) First and last pages of the article, preceded by “pp.”
PRASAD, T.D. and TIWARI, A.K., 2007. Relevance of Soft Skills Training
in Management Education. The Icfai Journal of Soft Skills, I (1), pp. 7-18.

For newspapers and magazine-type periodicals with no volume number,

give the date of the issue:

SWAMI, PRAVEEN, 2008. Martyred for the cause of hatred. The Hindu. 20
August. p. 12.

5) From conference papers/ proceedings: If you are citing an individual paper

from a volume of conference proceedings you should cite it as you would
for a chapter in a book:
a) Author(s) of the paper.
b) Year of publication

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  Note that this may not be the same as the year in which the
conference was held.
c) Title of the paper.
d) “In:”

e) Editor(s) of the volume, followed by “ed(s)”.

f) Full title of the volume, in italics
g) “Proceedings of … ”, and details of the conference
h) What number it was, if part of a series; the body whose conference it
was in italics
i) Date the conference was held.
j) Place of publication.
k) Publisher.
l) First and last pages of the paper, preceded by “pp.”.
GOVINDAN A. and RANGARAJU M.K. 2005. Creativity and advertising.
In: R.BENNETT, ed. New challenges for corporate and marketing
communications. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on
Corporate and Marketing Communications. 7–8 April 2003. Mumbai: The Icfai
University. pp. 54–63

6) From an exhibition catalogue: The details are mentioned in the following

order.
a) Artist or author
 Where the exhibition is of a single living artist’s work this will
usually be the artist.
 Where there are a number of living artists involved it will usually
be the gallery or sponsor.
 If the catalogue explicitly states it was written by someone other
than the artist (e.g. where the exhibition is a retrospective, or is
historical), then use the name of the person who wrote or edited
it.
b) Publication date
 The date the catalogue was published. This may be different from
the date of the exhibition itself.

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 c) Title of the catalogue, including any details of where the exhibition
took place.
d) Exhibition dates (in the format e.g. “12 - 16 September 2006”).
e) Place of publication of the catalogue (not the location of the
exhibition).
f) Publisher.
TATA GALLERY. 2007. Art from South India. Catalogue of an exhibition at the
Tata Gallery. 15 April - 21 June 2007. Mumbai: Tata Gallery.

7) From committee reports: Often a government committee report will be

known informally by the name of the chairman/ chairperson of the
committee (e.g. “the Dearing Report”). When citing it you should give the
full name of the committee as the author, but you may add “Chairman:”
and the chairman/ chairperson’s name in brackets after the title if this will
help readers of your work to identify the report.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO HIGHER EDUCATION,
1995. Higher education in the learning society. (Chairman: Ashok Singhal).
New Delhi: The Government of India

8) From works where there is no author: For an unsigned article in a journal

or newspaper (such as an editorial), the title of the periodical should be
given in place of the author.
Indian Journal of Cancer Care. 2007. Editorial. Indian Journal of Cancer Care,
8 (3), p. 5

Other anonymous authors (for example of a poem or a cartoon) can be

listed as “ANON.”

II. REFERENCES FROM ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

1) From CD-ROMs: Materials in electronic formats, even when posted free to

the Internet, are still the intellectual property of the person or organization
who produced them, and you must acknowledge them as you would for
printed materials.
a) Author(s)/Editor(s).
b) Year of publication – usually the release date of the disk, etc.
c) Title

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  If you are using an article from within a larger resource, the article
title should be cited as for a print journal, followed by “In:” and the
details of the larger resource.
 Otherwise give the title of the CD-ROM (or other resource) as a
whole.
d) Format – e.g. “CD-ROM”, in square brackets.
e) Place of publication/production.
f) Publisher.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO PRIMARY EDUCATION,
1997. Primary education in the learning society. (Chairman: Renu Rastogi).
[CD-ROM]. New Delhi: The Government of India.

2) From Films, Videos, DVDs, Radio Broadcasts, Television Telecasts, etc.:

In most cases, these will be collaborative efforts and they should be listed
in the reference list under their title.
a) Title.
b) Date – for films and videos this should be the year of release. For
broadcasts it should be the year of first broadcast. If you are referring
to a long-running series as a whole, there may not be a date.
c) Medium (e.g. Film, Video) in square brackets.
 For films you can add “Directed by” and the director’s name if you
wish to.
d) Place of publication (normally the main offices of the studio or
production company).
e) Publisher (normally the film, broadcasting, or production company).
Pather Panchali. 1955. [Film]. Directed by Satyajit Ray. Kolkata:
Government of West Bengal.

The Archers. 2006. [Radio series]. Mumbai: All India Radio FM Gold. 20
August.

3) From online books, journals, web pages, etc: For online resources that are
based on their print counterparts (online journals or books) it is fairly
straightforward to identify authors, dates etc. and the only difference is
that you add the format, the web address and “accessed date”. For an
online book by a single author/group of authors this will be:

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 a) Author(s).
b) Year of publication.
c) Title in full.
d) Medium e.g. “online” in square brackets.
e) Edition of the work – only if there has been more than one edition.
f) Place of publication.
g) Publisher.
h) “Available from:” and the web address.
i) “Accessed” and the accessed date in square brackets.
FRAZER, Sir J.G., 1922. The Golden Bough. [online] New York: Macmillan.

Available from: http://www.bartleby.com/196/168.html [Accessed 15 June

2008]

GSTEU, M., 2003. The tree: a symbol of life. PSA Journal. [online] 69(1).
Available from: http://www.ebscohost.com/ [Accessed 10 July 2008]

III. REFERENCES FROM LEGAL MATERIALS

1) From patents: The details are mentioned in the following order.

a) Applicant/ Assignee (NOTE: The Harvard style does not give the
inventor(s) if they are different to the assignee. If the patent is assigned
to the inventor’s company or university only the company or
university is cited.)
b) Year the patent was approved (applied for, if pending).
c) Title.
d) Country / Region (e.g. “European patent” for EP).
e) Patent number, without region abbreviation but with full date.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. 2004. SQUID detected NMR and MRI at
ultralow fields. European patent 1474707 2004-11-10.

2) From cases: The reference citation within your text should contain the case
name and year. It is usual to put the case name in italics. The reference list
should contain:
a) The case name, in italics.
b) The year.

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 c) The case report series abbreviation.
d) Number of the first page of the case (Do not use "p.").
Union of India v West Punjab Factories. 1966. 1 SCR 580: AIR 1966 SC 395

From legislation: Within your text, the reference citation should take the
form of the name of the Act, etc., and the year it was enacted. The year is
treated as part of the Act’s title, to distinguish it from acts with same title
enacted in other years, so there is no need to repeat it in brackets.

a) Short title, in italics, including year of publication.

b) "c." followed by chapter number (Note: This is not a section number
within the Act but the Act's own chapter number within the session of
its enactment.)
c) If you are quoting a section, “s.” followed by the section number.
Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2003. c. 33, s.4.

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1998. The Andhra
Pradesh Gazette.

Part IV-B Extraordinary. No.22.

3) Statutory Instruments: The details are mentioned in the following order.

a) Title and year, in italics.
b) "S.I." followed by its number within the year of its enactment, in the
format yyyy/(nnn)n.
The Milk Marketing Board (Dissolution) Order 2002. S.I. 2002/128.

IV. MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES

1) From figures, tables, illustrations, etc.: Where the figure or illustration is

the author’s own work, or is not a substantial work in its own right (e.g. if
it is a family snapshot used in a biography) you should cite the author of
the article or book as author, as in this example:
... … Prabhakar’s graph (2000 p. 371 Fig. 30.4) shows that the majority of
patients ... …

In the reference list, the larger work from which the illustration comes will
appear.

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 PRABHAKAR, K.N., 2000. Quantitative analysis (descriptive). In:
th
SUNDARAM, R. The research process in nursing. 4 ed. Kolkata: Blackwell
Science. pp. 365–382

2) From original artworks: If you are citing a work of art itself (rather than
an illustration of it), you should cite:
a) Artist(s).
b) Date.
 This should be the year in which the work was first exhibited (or
the year in which it is thought to have been produced, if it was
not exhibited in the artist’s lifetime).
 It is acceptable to give an approximate date, in the format e.g. “c.
1470”.
c) Title.
d) Format e.g “Oil on canvas” or “Multimedia installation”.
e) Place. This should be the town/city of the gallery, etc., in which it can
be seen.
f) Institution. This should be the gallery, cathedral, etc., where the
artwork can be seen.
RAVI VARMA, RAJA. 1890. Lady with the Lamp. Oil on canvas.
Trivandrum: Kerala State Art Gallery.

3) From maps: A map which is contained in a larger work (e.g. a journal

article) should be cited as for any other illustration. For a map which is
published separately in its own right you should cite.
a) Cartographer. This may be a company or a corporate body such as the
Ordnance Survey, the Geological Survey of India, etc.
b) Date of publication.
c) Title.
d) Scale – expressed as a ratio.
e) Series – if it is part of a series.
f) Place of publication.
g) Publisher.
ORDNANCE SURVEY. 2001. Ballater, Glen Clova and surrounding area. 1: 50
000. Landranger. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.

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V. SECONDARY REFERENCING

It is best to quote from the original source, but sometimes you may have to
quote a source as it is quoted in another (secondary) work. Where this happens,
you must make clear in your text both the source you are quoting and the
secondary source you are quoting from. However, it is the secondary source
(the one you have actually looked at) that appears in the reference list.

Clark discusses Lewin’s work on “action research” in some detail (Clark 2000).

In this example, though Lewin is being quoted, but the reference is to the work
of Clark. Therefore, Clark appears in the reference list.

CLARK, J.E., 2000. Action research. In: D. CORMACK, The research process in
nursing. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science. pp. 183–196.

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