1.
Format of the research report:
4.1: Suggested Chapter Scheme:
A. Preliminary pages:
Cover Page and Title Page
Declaration by the student
Certificate of Originality by the Institution
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Graphs
Executive Summary (Not exceeding 500 words)
B. Chapters:
Chapter One: Introduction.
Chapter Two: Profile of the organization/s/Respondents.
Chapter Three: Research Design
Chapter four: Data Analysis and Interpretation (in one or more parts.
Chapter Five: Summary of findings, conclusion and suggestions
Bibliography
Appendices / Annexures
4.2: Chapter Contents:
Suggested contents for chapters are as follows:
Chapter One: Introduction- Industry Scenario - Macro and Micro (relating to the industry of
the dissertation)- Theoretical background of the topic
Chapter Two: Profile of the organization/s/Respondents
a. Name of the company and its history
b. Vision and Mission Statements
c. Product profile
d. Competitors
e. Market share
f. Milestones achieved / awards received
g. Corporate Social Responsibility
h. SWOT assessment
Chapter Three: Design of dissertation
a. Review of literature (as cited in synopsis)
b. Statement of the problem/Need for the study
c. Objectives of the study
d. Hypothesis (if any)
e. Scope of the study
f. Operational definition of the concepts
g. Methodology
h. Data collection
i. Sampling
j. Tools of data analysis
k. Limitations of the study
l. Chapter Scheme:
Chapter Four: Data analysis and Interpretation
Systematic analysis of primary or secondary data collected with proper headings, intro, data
tables and others, analysis and findings.
Chapter Five: Summary of findings, Conclusions and Suggestions.
All Chapters must start with a new page.
Each chapter must have divider page indicating Chapter no and Chapter name.
5. Presentation of the report:
a. Typing should be done on one side of the A-4 size paper.
b. The left side margin should be 1.75 inches, the right, top and bottom margin should be 1
inch each.
c. Font size: Chapter heading: 18; Sub-heading: 14 and text of the running matter: 12.
d. Fonts to be used are Times New Roman.
e. The text of the project should have 1.5-line spacing; quotations and foot notes should be in
single-line space.
f. Chapter heading should be capitalized and should be kept at centre.
g. Tables, graphs and diagrams should have respective number, captions and source.
h. The body of the report must be 80-100 pages.
i. All pages in main text should carry the Arabic numerals placed on the bottom at the centre.
The Title page, Acknowledgement, Table of contents etc. should be numbered in lower case
Roman numerals.
j The numbering of chapters, divisions and sub-divisions should be done, using Arabic
numerals only. For example, sub-division 2 under division 4 of chapter 3 should be numbered
as 3.4.2.
k. Table and Figures appearing in the main text should have appropriate numbers and
captions. The third table in Chapter Two, the number of Table should be assigned as 2.3.
Tables and Figures should appear at the centre.
l. Endnotes should be numbered consecutively within each chapter or throughout the entire
report. Citations on the main text should carry the author(s) name with year, say for example,
Sharma (2011) or (Sharma, 2011) as the case requires. The full reference for the citation
should appear in the Bibliography.
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Dissertation Project REPORT
ON
TITLE:………………………………………………….
“Submitted towards the requirements of the Partial Fulfilment for the Award of Post
Graduate Diploma in Management”
(PGDM)
Submitted to: Submitted by:
Project Guide (Name) Student Name:
Roll No.
Batch
JAIPURIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, INDIRAPURAM, GHAZIABAD
2019-20
DECLARATION OF THE STUDENT
This is to declare that I, Mr. /Ms. ………………………………….., student of PGDM from Jaipuria
School of Business, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad has successfully completed Research Project for
a period of…… weeks with from …………. To …………. (Exact Date has to mentioned), under the
supervision of …………………(Name and Designation of Industry Mentor) and …………… (Name
and Designation of Faculty Mentor)
This research report is my original work and it has not been submitted elsewhere for the
award of any degree/diploma.
Student Signature
Student Name
Roll No.:
CERTIFICATE
TO WHOMESOEVER IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that Mr. /Ms. ………………………………….. student of PGDM from Jaipuria School
of Business, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad has successfully completed research project for a
period of…… weeks with from …………. To …………. As per the assessment he/she is hard
working and his/her performance has been excellent/satisfactory during the training
programme.
We wish him/her all the success for his/her future endeavors.
Signature
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