PROJECT

BBA/B. Com (Hons)/BBA Business Analytics/BBA

FinTech Handbook

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 CALENDAR

Summer Internship Program

27th May, 2024 : Project Reporting Cum Registration

28th May to 5th July 2024 : Project Under Faculty Supervisor

8th July, 2024 : Project Report Submission

1st August – 2nd August, 2024 : Presentation & Evaluation at Campus

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INTRODUCTION

In accordance with the approved program structure, each student must undertake a Project
individually under the supervision of faculty guide and submit the same following the guidelines
stated below.
1. Language of Project Report and Viva-Voce Examination must be in English. The Project
Report must be typed and spirally bounded.
2. Failure to submit the Project Report or failure to appear at the Viva-voce Examination will
be treated as “Absent” in the Examination. He /she has to submit the Project Report and
appear at the Viva-Voce Examination in the subsequent years (within the time period as per
University Rules).
3. No marks will be allotted on the Project Report unless a candidate appears at the Viva-Voce
Examination. Similarly, no marks will be allotted on Viva-Voce Examination unless a
candidate submits his/her Project Report.

MARKING SCHEME FOR PROJECT REPORT AND VIVA-VOCE EXAMINATION:

Project Report (50 marks)
Chapter 1: Introduction – 10 marks
Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework -- 05 marks
Chapter 3: Presentation, Analysis & Findings -- 25 marks
Chapter 4: Conclusion & Recommendations -- 10 marks
Viva-Voce (50 marks)
1. In course of Viva-Voce Examination, the question may be asked in the following
areas: Importance / relevance of the Study, Objective of the Study, Methodology of
the Study /Mode of Enquiry -- 15 marks
2. Ability to explain the analysis, findings, concluding observations, recommendation,
limitations of the Study -- 25 marks
3. Overall Impression (including Communication Skill) -- 10 marks

PROJECT NOT CLEARED REPORT

The following cases would be awarded Not Cleared (NC) report:

a) The student who does not give opportunity for evaluating as per evaluation schedule
would be awarded Not Cleared (NC) report in Project. These students would be required to
repeat Project Work in next academic year when it is offered.
b) The students who are not able to complete the Project within the schedule will be awarded
‘NC’ report.

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THE COMPONENTS OF A PROJECT REPORT

The outcome of Project Work is the Project Report. A project report should have the
following components:
1) Title Page: This should contain the title of the project proposal, to whom it is submitted,
for which degree, the name of the author, name of the supervisor, year of submission of the
project work, name of the University. (Annexure II)

2) Acknowledgement: Various organizations and individuals who might have provided

assistance /co-operation during the process of carrying out the study. (Annexure III)

3) Student Declaration: The Student Declaration and Undertakings are a summary of

conditions under which you are admitted and enrolled as a student of the ICFAI University.
(Annexure IV)

4) Certificate of Project Completion: This certificate is awarded only if the faculty

supervisor checks the report and are satisfied that the project is completed according to the
given guidelines. (Annexure V)

5) Table of Content: Page-wise listing of the main contents in the report, i.e., different
Chapters and its main Sections along with their page numbers. (Annexure VI)

6) List of Table/ Figure/ Appendices/ Abbreviations: Page -wise listing of table, figures,
appendices and abbreviation. (Annexure VII, VIII, IX and X)

7) Body of the Report: The body of the report should have these four logical divisions
a) Introduction: This will cover the background, rationale/ need / justification, brief review
of literature, objectives, methodology (the area of the study, sample, type of study, tools for
data collection, and method of analysis), Limitations of the Study, and Chapter Planning.
b) Conceptual Framework / National and International Scenario: (relating to the topic of
the Project).
c) Presentation of Data, Analysis and Findings: (using the tools and techniques mentioned
in the methodology).
d) Conclusion and Recommendations: In this section, the concluding observations based
on the main findings and suggestions are to be provided.

8) Bibliography or References: This section will include the list of books and articles
which have been used in the project work, and in writing a project report. (Annexure XI)

9) Annexures: Questionnaires (if any), relevant reports, etc.

(The main text of the Project should normally be in the range of 5000 words.
However, there may be annexure in addition to the main text)

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THE STEPS OF PROJECT WORK

STEP I: Selection of the topic for the project by taking following points into consideration:
 Suitability of the topic.
 Relevance of the topic
 Time available at the disposal.
 Feasibility of data collection within the given time limit.
 Challenges involved in the data collection (time & cost involved in the data
collection, possibility of getting responses, etc.)

STEP II: Finalisation of the topic and submit Project Reporting cum Registration form
(Annexure I) to Project Coordinator in consultation with the Supervisor.

TEP III: Collection of information and data relating to the topic and analysis of the same.

STEP IV: Writing the report dividing it into suitable chapters.

STEP V: Submit project report to faculty supervisor on due date.

STEP VI: Appear for Viva – Voce.

SCHEDULE TO BE FOLLOWED (TENTATIVE)

 Project should start on 27th May 2024.
 Project Topics should be finalised in first week of June so as to enable the students
collecting relevant information and data.
 The Report should be finalised through the interaction between the Students and Supervisors
in first week of July.
 The final Project Report should be submitted by the end of second week of July.
 The evaluation of the Project Report and Viva-Voce Examination should be conducted
during the first week of August. Marks should be submitted to the Academic Coordinator
by the end of second week of August.
 The main text of the Project should normally be in the range of 5000 words. However, there
may be annexure in addition to the main text.
 Two Copies of the Project Report should be prepared of which one copies to be
submitted to the College authorities and one copy to be retained by the student which
he/she must bring at the time of examination.
TEACHERS IN RESPECTIVE COLLEGES GUIDING THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR PROJECT WORK
SHOULD STRICTLY DISCOURAGE AND ENFORCE GUIDELEINES AS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS
DO NOT RESORT TO ACTS LIKE ‘PLAGIARISM’ AND ‘CUT AND PASTE’ TECHNIQUES FROM
WEBSITES / INTERNET.

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 Annexure-I

The ICFAI University, Jaipur

PROJECT REPORTING CUM REGISTRATION FORM

DO NOT TEAR USE PHOTOCOPIES

Student’s Particulars:
Name: Enroll No.:

E-mail: Mobile No.:

Program: Semester:
Address:

Faculty Supervisor Particulars:

Name of the Faculty Supervisor

Designation of Faculty
Supervisor
Mobile No.
E-mail Id

Project Details:
Title of Project
Area of Project
Objective of Project

Date: Signature of Student: ___________________

Faculty Supervisor Use Only

Student has reported for doing Project on

________________________________________
________________________________
Signature of Faculty Supervisor
Name:
Date:

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Note: Scanned copy of this Form should be sent to Project Coordinator ( E-mail: rgupta@iujaipur.edu.in)

Annexure II
Format for the Cover/Title page of the Project Report

Project Report
(Submitted for the Degree of B.Com. (H)/BBA/BBA Business Analytics/BBA FinTech the
ICFAI University)

Title of the Project

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Submitted by
Name of the Candidate: ................................................
Enrolment No. ..................................................
Program:…………………………………………….
Name of the Department ........................................................

Supervised by

Name of the Supervisor:

Designation:

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 Name of the Department:

Annexure III

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Students are advised to acknowledge help and support from faculty members, library, computer

center, outside experts, their sponsoring organizations, etc.

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 Annexure IV
STUDENT'S DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the Project Work with the title (in block letters) ...............................................

...............................................................................................................................................................

submitted by me for the partial fulfilment of the degree of B. Com (Hons)/ BBA/ BBA Business

Analytics/ BBA FinTech under the ICFAI University is my original work and has not been

submitted earlier to any other University /Institution for the fulfilment of the requirement for any

course of study.

I also declare that no chapter of this manuscript in whole or in part has been incorporated in this

report from any earlier work done by others or by me. However, extracts of any literature which has

been used for this report has been duly acknowledged providing details of such literature in the

references.

Signature

Name:

Enrollnment No.

Program:

Place:

Date:

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 Annexure V
(To be issued by Faculty Supervisor on the letter head of the University)

CERTIFICATE OF PROJECT COMPLETION

This is to certify that Ms./Mr. ___________ (Enrolment No: _______________) is a

bonafide student B. Com (Hons)/ BBA/ BBA Business Analytics/ BBA FinTech Semester II

student in the ICFAI Business School (IBS) at ICFAI University, Jaipur.

This is to certify that he/she has completed his/her project titled

“_______________________________________________________” under my guidance

and supervision towards the partial fulfilment of Degree of Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)/

Bachelor of Business Administration.

Faculty Supervisor Name:

Designation:

Date:

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 Annexure VI

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Appendices
List of Abbreviations

I XXXXXXXXXX

1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2

II XXXXXXXXXX

2.1
2.2
2.1.1
2.1.2

III XXXXXXXXXX

3.1
3.2

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 Annexure VII
LIST OF FIGURES
(Start from separate page)
Figure No. Description Page

__________________________

Annexure VIII

LIST OF TABLES
(Start from separate page)

Table No. Description Page

________________________________

Annexure IX

LIST OF APPENDICES
(Start from separate page)

Table No. Description Page

________________________________

Annexure X

ABBREVIATIONS
(Start from separate page)

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 Annexure XI
REFERENCE STYLE
Books

One Author

Basu, A. (1963), Consumer Price Index: Theory, Practice and Use in India, Modern Book Agency, Calcutta.

Two Authors

Singh, M. and Pandya, J.F. (1967), Government Publications of India, Metropolitan Book Co., Delhi.

Three Authors

Mote, V.L.; Malya, M. M. and Saha J. (1968), Tables for Capital Investment Analysis, Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad.

Edited Book

Basu, G. (ed.) (1962), Indian Tax Laws and Foreigners Having Investment in India or Having Business
Connections in or with India, Oxford Book & Stationery, Calcutta.

Government Publication

Ministry of Law, Government of India (1960), the Copyright Act, 1957, the Manager of Publications, Delhi.

Journal Paper

Jain, S.K. (1967), World Class Manufacturing, International Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 6, No.
12, pp.11-31.

pp. stands for page numbers.

Article in a Newspaper

Gandhi, V. P. (1968), Will the Budget Achieve Its Aims? Certain Doubts, the Economic Times, Mar. 8, pp.
5-6.

Conference Paper

Bhattacharyya, S.K. (1967), Control Techniques and Their Applicability, paper presented at the Ahmedabad
Management Association, Ahmedabad, Nov. 22, pp. 11-17.

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