Project work guidelines

*** Project submission is mandatory for successful completion of course.

General Guidelines :
Students of International Executive MBA (12 months course) are required to
submit a project report based on the work done by him / her on a topic relevant
to their specialization subjects. In general, the project report should contain in an
organized and scholarly fashion an account of original research work of the
student leading to the discovery of new facts or techniques or correlation of facts
already known. Only one project in term II is allowed.

Objectives
a. To give the students an opportunity to make connection between theory
and practice
b. To orient students towards practical applications of research methodology

Scope/ Selection of Project Title

a. The project work should necessarily be on a topic related to the area of
specialization. The project should address a specific issue or problem in a
specific organization or industry. It should be focused, precise and point to
an issue which is being resolved through your project work.
b. The problem taken up for study /analysis should not be wide, open, vague
or general. Think of your title as a mini-abstract. A good title should paint
a quick picture for the reader of the key idea(s) of your project. The title
can be descriptive and may extend up to 15 words in 3 lines.
c. The title should be clear and unambiguous. The words you use in your title
should clearly reflect the focus of your proposal. The most important
words should come first, followed by the lesser important words. Make
sure your words are in the correct order.
d. All projects must have :
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A good research design

Field work for data collection ( Primary Research)
Library / Internet work for review of Literature ( Secondary Research)
Statistical Analysis
A set of recommendations
Learnings from the project

Project Report Components

a. Title Page
b. Declaration by student
c. Acknowledgement
d. Table of Contents

Project Report Preparation format

a. You may choose any subject from your specialization only.

b. Project should be prepared in Microsoft Word and submitted in PDF format
only.
c. The minimum length of the report should be at least 30 to 40 pages.
d. Following formatting suggestions should be followed:
i. Paper Size should be A4
ii. Double spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text
shall be justified and typed in the Font style
(Font: Arial / Font Size: 12 for text)
iii. Subheading shall be typed in the Font style
(Font: Arial / Font Size: 16 for headings)
e. Title Page: Should include Title, Name of the Student, Enrollment No.,
Specialization, and Name of Guide, Institute Name and Place, Month and Year
of submission. : Refer Annexure- 1
f.

Declaration by student : Refer Annexure- 2

g. Acknowledgement: It is to acknowledge all those people who have directly or

indirectly helped you in completion of project.
h. Table of contents :
1. Industry profile
2. Company Profile
3. Need for Study
4. Literature Survey
5. Objectives of Study
6. Research Methodology
7. Analysis
8. Conclusions and / or recommendations
9. References
i.

Report should be sent through electronic medium only (i.e. through email. No
physical copy will be accepted) at projects@jaro.in only.

j.

The last date for submitting the project is 31st Jan2013 for April 2012 batch.

***Note: Incase, if you fail to submit the project on or before 31st Jan 2013, the next
extension date would be 15th February 2013 with project late submission fees of
Rs.500/-. And for all project submitted after 15th November 2012 late payment
charges of Rs.1000/- will be applicable.

***Note: - If the project is not as per the specifications, then the project

might be liable for rejection. Students will be required to resubmit the

project with re submission fees of Rs.500/-.

Details of the contents:

1. Industry Profile: Industry profiles are reports that provide an overview of the
history, current status, and future goals of a business. It can be as short as a
single page, or contain enough data to fill several pages.
2. Company Profile : It provides an overview about the company on the
following aspects:
Marketing
: Product portfolio, Distribution network, sales force, pricing,
promotion strategy, customer service, market share, competition.
Human Resource: Organization structure, organization chart, departments
and functions, staff strength, recruitment training and development appraisal
and retention policies.
Operations: Functions, processes facilities.
Finance: Capital structure, financial ratios, performance metrics.
The Customers, the Competition, SWOT Analysis of the Company
3. Need of the study: It describes the points or area of interest which created
the necessity for the project to be done.
4. Literature Survey: The aim of the literature review is to ensure that you are
familiar with previous work that is relevant to your topic. A literature review
is a survey and discussion of the literature in a given area of study. It should
be relevant, recent and comprehensive.
5. Objectives of the study: It deals with the purpose of the study. It should
state the goals which would be attained by the study.
6. Research Methodology: It contains the scheme and flow of activities with
respect to the project work. It also contains the information about the data,
the type and source of data which will be used for the research.
7. Analysis: It deals with the conversion of data in to meaningful information. It
may include charts, figures and diagrams.
8. Conclusion: The conclusions and/or recommendations are the most important
part of the project/research that is of interest to the reader. These are to be
substantiated by the study done during the project period through the
analysis and interpretation of the data gathered. It would be helpful to the
reader if alternatives, other than the stated conclusions and/or
recommendations are projected. This to derive some meaningful conclusion
and interference from the analysis.
9. References: It is strongly recommended that all references should be
given in the running text properly. References should be given at the end
with proper format.

Note:
1. You will be receiving acknowledgement after the submission of projects via email.
2. If you have opted for Project Management specialization you have to submit
two projects each of 50 marks & project guidelines for each of the project will
remain same, as mentioned above.