Directorate of Distance Education

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF

MBA / BBA PROJECT REPORT

Introduction

Students of MBA, MCA, BCA & BBA Courses are required to undertake a major individual piece of research work - the Project or
Dissertation. In contrast to the other elements of professional courses programme, the aim of the Project is to give student the
opportunity to learn independently and show that you can identify, define and analyze problems and issues and integrate
knowledge in a business context. It also inculcates develop research ability, multidisciplinary concepts, tools, and techniques to
develop organizational problem solving skills in students.

The students are required to submit the synopsis stating Objectives, Significance, methodology, Scheme of Data Analysis along
with the brief C.V. of the Supervisor to the University. The Projects copied from other students or any other source will be
rejected and zero marks will be awarded. Therefore, students should take the project work seriously. For the session
Project need to be submitted before the Project Submission date assigned by University.

Project Report Formulation for BBA / MBA

PROJECT TITLE:
The Project may be from any one of the following categories:

 Comprehensive case study, (covering single origination/multifunctional area problem formulation,

analysis and recommendations)
 Inter-organizational study aimed at inter-firm comparison/validation of theory/survey of management
practices
 Field study (empirical study)

RESEARCH SUPERVISOR:
Project should be prepared in consultation with the Research Supervisor with adequate Eligibility as mentioned below. The
Project Report should also contain the Certificate of the Supervisor along with Bio-data of the supervisor with his/her signature

 Academic faculty having more than 3 years experience

 Faculty at the headquarters of Management.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PROJECT:
 The project should be typed on A4 white paper, in ARIAL FONT, size 12 and be double-line spaced.
 Each project report must adequately explain the research methodology adopted and the directions for future research.
 All pages should be numbered, and numbers should be placed at the centre of the bottom of the page.
 All tables, figures and appendices should be consecutively numbered or lettered, and suitably labeled.
 Before binding the Project Report, the student should ensure that Supervisor’s Certificate and an Originality Certificate duly
signed along with the seal of the Supervisor and Date.
 If any Project Report is received in the absence of the above should be rejected or returned to the student for compliance.
 2 bound copies should be handed over at the time of submission.

ORGANISATION OF PROJECT REPORT

This section presents some of the norms associated with a project. It is strongly recommended that you follow these guidelines.
The final report should be presented in the following sequence:

 Title page
 Student’s Declaration (Annexure-I)
 Supervisor’s Certificate (Annexure-II)
 Abstract
 Acknowledgements
 Table of Contents:
 List of Tables

 List of figures

 List of Appendices

 Chapter 1. Introduction: This chapter includes the research problem, need for study/significance of the project, objectives,
hypotheses, methodology – scope, sample design, sources of information, tools and techniques of analysis, structure of the
study with sound justifications/explanations.

 Chapter 2. Literature Review: This chapter should reflect the student understands of the relevant theoretical and empirical
background of the problem. Focus should be more on the logical presentation of the empirical evolution of conceptual and
methodological issues pertaining to research problem. Also highlight the methodological clues drawn through this review for
your project.

 Chapter 3. The company/Organization/System: This chapter should contain a brief historical retrospect about the entity of
your study.

 Chapter 4 & 5: Present your data analysis and inferences

 Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusions: Gives an overview of the project, conclusions, implications and recommendations.
Also specify the limitations of your study. You may indicate the scope for further research.

 Bibliography: List the books, articles, websites that are referred and useful for research on the topic of your specific project.
Follow Harvard style of referencing.

 Appendices
Your documents should be appropriately numbered. It is usual for Page 1 to start with the Introduction. The sections prior to the
Introduction are usually numbered with small Romans, i.e. i, ii, iii. It is easier if appendices are numbered in a separate sequence
(suggest A, B, C) rather than as a continuation of the main report.

While presentation follows this sequence, it may be actually written in a very different order. For example, the introduction is
often the last major section to be completed.

1.1. Title Page (example)

Keep it very simple. Do not describe the contents. Have a working title and then decide a final title when you have finished the
Project. This is the standard format of the Title Page that every student is expected to use.

1.2. Abstract

This is a summary of about 300 words (not more than one side of double-spaced A4) that describes the topic; explains the aims
and methods of the study and gives a brief resume of the main conclusions and recommendations.

1.3. Acknowledgements

Here you have the opportunity to thank the various people who have helped in the development of the project. It might include
specific individuals who have given information, offered insights, or generally been supportive. Gratitude may be expressed to
groups of people, like those who were studied, or fellow students. Try not to be too flippant or too “soppy”!

1.4. Table of Contents

The contents page gives the reader the first view of how the project is structured and how the author attempted to develop the
topic. It lists sequentially the sections and major sub-divisions of the sections; each identified by a heading and located by a page
number. The following box gives an example.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS PAGE NUMBERS

List of Tables
List of Figures

1. INTRODUCTION
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
3. THE COMPANY

4. DATA ANALYSIS & PRESENTATION

4.1 Presentation and Analysis
4.2 Interpretations

5. SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY

7. APPENDICES
Appendix A –
Appendix B-
 ANNEXURE – I

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

STUDENT’S DECLARATION

I Mr./Ms……………………….. hereby declare that the Project Work titled “---------------------------- ---------------” is the original work
done by me and submitted to the Suresh Gyan Vihar University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the award of Master of
Business Administration/ Bachelor of Business Administration in……………………………..(Area of specialization) is a record of original
work done by me under the supervision of Dr / Mr. Sri……………………….of …………………………………… (Organization of the guide)

The matter embodied in this project is genuine work done by the student and has not been submitted whether to this
University or to any other University / Institute for the fulfillment of the requirements of any course of study.

…………………………
Signature of the Student:

………………………….

Signature of the Guide:

Date: …………………..

Name and Designation of the Guide:

_
 ANNEXURE – II

CERTIFICATION OF SUPERVISOR

This is to certify that the Project Report title _____________________________________________ submitted

in partial fulfilment for the award of MBA/BBA Programme of Suresh Gyan Vihar University , Jaipur , was
carried out by ________________________________ under my guidance. This has not been submitted to any
other University or Institution for the award of any degree/diploma/certificate.

Name and address of the Guide Signature of the Guide

_________________________
_________________________
 Cover page for Project File

TITLE OF THE PROJECT:

Submitted to the
School of Distance Education & Learning
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the award of the degree
Master of Business Administration

Student’s Name: ___________ Supervisor’s Name:____________________

Enrolment No / SID: _____________ Date of Submission: ____________________

SURESH GYAN VIHAR UNIVERISTY

MAHAL ROAD, JAGATPURA, JAIPUR, 302017