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A MANUAL FOR PREPARATION OF

PGDM AND PGDM (HCPM) MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT 2013-15
IES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE
MUMBAI
1.

GENERAL :
The manual is intended to provide broad guidelines to the students in the preparation of the
project report.

2.

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED:

Students should submit one copy to the Administrative Office on or before the specified
date. ( 28/02/15)

The Report should be bound in black with gold colored embossing.

Students are advised to keep one copy for themselves.

If the project is company based, in that case, students may need to submit one copy to the
Company.

3.

SIZE OF PROJECT REPORT:

The length of project report should be in the range of 80-150 pages (including tables, charts,
annexures, etc.) of typed matter reckoned from page # 1 beginning with Executive Summary. The
emphasis is on Quality and Content and NOT on number of pages.

4.

PAGE DIMENSIONS AND MARGINS :

The dimensions of the final bound copy of the project report should be standard A4 size 80
gms /sq.m paper may be used for preparing the copies.

The final copy of the project report (at the time of submission) should have the following page
margins:

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Top edge

3 cm to 3.5 cm

(1.2 to 1.4)

Bottom edge

2.5 cm to 3 cm

(1 to 1.2)

Left side

3. 5 cm to 4.0 cm

(1.4 to 1.6)

Right side

2 cm to 2.5 cm

(0.8 to 1 )

FONT SIZE AND SPACING :

The report should be typed in

Times New Roman, Font size: 11,

for the running

content and there should be an increase in one size for subheadings and headings respectively.

6. Use Diagrams, pie-charts, bar-diagrams, graphs to illustrate content in your project report, as suitable.

7. The following pages show page layout and sequencing for the Project Report.
The initial pages of the report are:
Title
Declaration
Certificate
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents

Followed by Executive Summary, Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and so on (Refer Page No: 3 to 9 for more)

8. Students whose project is not a research based project, need to contact their Project Guide at the
Institute, for guidance on the format of their report.

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A Study on Factors Affecting Online Shopping Behavior of Gen Y

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

2013-15

SUBMITTED BY

14 pt *

12 pt
14 pt
12 pt

12 pt

ROHIT TONDON

14 pt

PGDM Roll No. (PG-12-35)

14 pt

PROJECT GUIDE

12 pt

PROF. RAHUL SHAH

14 pt

1 * 1 inch

IES Management College and Research Centre

*Substitute your details in the above format
Mumbai

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14 pt

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this report, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the award for the
Post Graduate Diploma in Management ( PGDM), to IES Management College and Research Centre is
my original work and is not used anywhere for award of any degree or diploma or fellowship or for
similar titles or prizes.

I further certify that I have no objection and grant the rights to IES Management College and Research
Centre to publish any chapter/ project if they deem fit the journal/ magazine and newspaper etc.

Place: Mumbai

Signature

Date: 19/3/15

Name: Rahul Shah

PG-13-45

*Substitute your details in the above format

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CERTIFICATE*

This is to certify that project titled: _____________________________________

________________________________________________________________has been submitted by
Mr./Ms.________________________________________
towards partial fulfillment of the requirements of the PGDM / PGDM (HCPM) course 2013 - 2015 and
has been carried out by him / her under the guidance of Mr./Ms.________________________ at the IES
Management College and Research Centre.

The matter presented in this report has not been submitted for any other purpose in this Institute.

_______________________

___________________________

Guide :

Director: Dr.Dinesh D. Harsolekar

Place :

Place

Date :

Date

* on IES Letterhead

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Table of Contents
Page No.

Executive Summary

CHAPTER 1

: 1

Introduction

: 1.1

Introduction to the Project

: 1.2

Introduction to the Industry

: 1.3

Introduction to the Company

: 1.4

Objectives

: 1.5

Methodology

: 1.6

Sampling Design and Sample Size

: 1.7

Limitations of the Report

CHAPTER 2

: 2

literature review

CHAPTER 3

: 3

Analysis & Findings

CHAPTER 4

: 4

Conclusions & Recommendations

APPENDICES

: A-1 All tables

: A-2

: A-3

: A-4
: B-1

Questionnaire

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: Bibliography

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Executive Summary is of max.1000 words which is a summary of your project giving your Objectives,
Methodology (including sampling if applicable) Findings + Brief Recommendations, if any.

Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
(1.1 /1.2 / 1.3)
Should include an introduction to your project, your industry and your company (as applicable).

1.4 OBJECTIVES
State the Objectives of the project.

1.5 METHODOLOGY
Input the library research done and the data collection method used.

1.6 SAMPLING DESIGN & SAMPLE SIZE

Sample size for primary data collection should be of minimum 100 respondents, secondary data
could be collected from and published sources, or the web. State the type of sampling method used
for data collection.

1.7 LIMITATIONS
State the limitation of your project.

Chapter 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
Literature review should summarize the major contributions in the selected field and should give an
overview of the area of study.

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Chapter 3
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
State your analysis techniques and tools, if any, and furnish detailed analysis of your project. Clearly
include, as suitable, Diagrams, Pie-charts, Bar-diagrams, Graphs, to illustrate your data concisely.

Chapter 4
CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
These must be based on your research findings.

* Note Depending on the scope of the project there can be multiple chapters for analysis.

APPENDICES
In case you have done statistical analysis, put in tables with proper labeling & numbering. Include copy
of questionnaire, if applicable.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Include all sources of data Primary and Secondary, Internet Sources,etc.

**Sample References
Newspaper Articles:
College officials agree to cut greenhouse gases. (2014, June 1). Times of India, p. A4.
Landler, M. (2014, June12). Bushs Greenhouse Gas Plan Throws Europe Off Guard. Economics Times,
p. A7.
Magazine Articles:

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Allen, L. (2004, August). Will Tuvalu disappear beneath the sea? Global warming threatens to swamp a
small island nation. Business week, 35(5), 44-52.

Websites:
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2014, May 4). Climate Change. Retrieved From the
Environmental Protection Agency website: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange
Books:
Gore, A. (2006). An inconvenient truth: The planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do
about it. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.
Journal articles:
Baumrind, D. (1967). Child care practices anteceding three patterns of preschool behavior. Genetic
Psychology Monographs, 75(1), 43-88.

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