FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS OF PROJECTS

I. AFFILIATION TO AN ORGANIZATION
1. Is it necessary for the project to be affiliated to some organization?
It is compulsory that the project should be associated with some organization. The
project should be either done in an organization or done for an organization.
It is compulsory that the guide from the organization in which the project is done or
for whom the project is done, should sign in the certificate that the project is done
by the student in the organization.
2. Can the project be an independent research?
Even if the project is an independent research for example, studying the stock
market of India, the project should be carried out for some stock exchange agency
or financial investment analysis company. A representative from that organization
should sign in the project vouching for the fact that the project was carried out for
them.
3. Will the University help in selecting the organization?
The organization in which the project is to be done is to be chosen by the student
and university cannot help in this process.
4. Will University give a letter that the student is doing MBA in SMU, to
the organization where the project work is done?
All the organizations are aware of the fact that a student is supposed to do a project
work as a part of the MBA course curriculum and the student can show the student
ID card of SMU, to the organization as evidence for the project work being done as a
part of the MBA course curriculum.
If needed, yes, we will give you letter on request.
II. GUIDE:
1. What are the eligibility criteria for a guide?
Organization Guide: Guide from the organization should have minimum 5 years of
corporate experience.
Academic Guide:

Guide should be a post graduate

Guide should have minimum 5 years academic experience / corporate

experience. It is not compulsory but it is desired that the guide has
specialized or working in the area of the project chosen.
Academic guide should sign the project report vouching that the project is
done by the student

2. Will the university help in selecting the guide?

The guide to provide guidance for the project is to be chosen by the student and
university cannot help in this process.
3. Is it necessary that the guide should be a post graduate in the area of
specialization chosen for the project?
It is not compulsory but it is desired that the guide has specialized or working in the
area of the project chosen.
4. Is it possible to do the project with the organization guide alone?
It is compulsory that a representative from the organization, where the project work
is done should sign the project work that the project is done in the organization or
for the organization. This Organization guide should have 5 years of work
experience.
It is insisted that the student should have an academic guide also, as the
organization guide will not have time to guide the student in the course of the
project like data analysis, interpretation etc. If the organization guide of the student
is knowledgeable and have time to guide the student in the course of the project,
the organization guide himself can act as the academic guide for the student
provided he/she qualifies the criteria of having 5 years work experience and being a
post graduate.
III. PROJECT SYNOPSIS:
1. How to go about in the process of preparing the project synopsis?

Go through the guidelines for preparing the project synopsis in the project
guidelines document available in About Program on EduNxt.

Arrive at a broad outline of the Project in the chosen area of the specialization

Select the Organization

Select the guide (The eligibility criteria for the guide is given in the synopsis
guidelines)

Prepare the Project synopsis

2. Is there any standard template for project synopsis?

You can find the standard template for the project synopsis under About Program
on EduNxt.

Navigation Path:
Click on MY PROGRAMS - Click on Flexi MBA - Click on About Program under
About on the left side pane of the page
3. How to submit the project synopsis?

The soft copy of the project synopsis should be mailed to

projectsmbaflexi@smudde.edu.in with the following details in the mail.
Name:
Roll Number:
Specialization:
Contact Number:
4. Is it necessary to send the hard copy of the project synopsis?
We do not accept hard copy of the project synopsis. The student has to send only the soft copy of the project
synopsis to projectsmbaflexi@smudde.edu.in e mail id.

IV. PROJECT:

1. Where to find the project guidelines document and project synopsis

template?
You can find the project guidelines document and the project synopsis template
under About Program on EduNxt.
Navigation Path:

Click on MY PROGRAMS - Click on Flexi MBA - Click on About Program under

About on the left side pane of the page
2. What is the duration of the project?
The project starts in 3rd semester and the student has to submit the project synopsis
in the 3rd semester within the timeline specified by the university for the same.
The Viva voce exam for the project will be conducted in fourth semester in the date
specified by the controller of examinations office.
3. Can the project be a team work?
The project cannot be a team work. Each student has to do a project individually
and the project is for individual evaluation.