GUIDELINES FOR MAJOR PROJECTS/DISSERTATION

OBJECTIVE
The objective of major project is solution of a challenging practical
problem in research or industry by the student , which prepares him/her
to take up
technical assignments and responsibilities in his/her
professional career. The work done by the student should be such that it
is an original solution by the student to the selected problem in research
or industry. For MTECH IT & CSE students publication/acceptance
of at least one
research paper in national/ international
conference/national /international journal is compulsory before
the date of external examination.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STUDENTS
SELECTION OF TOPIC
It is partly of students responsibility to find a relevant topic for his/her
major project work. The students guide may assign a practical problem
to solve in case the guide desires so.
SYNOPSIS
The major project synopsis should be about two pages long and must be
submitted as a hard copy to the coordinator as well as guide on or before
the announced date. It must include the title of the area the student will
study/research, selected papers or other literature. The students must
note that synopsis submission and midterm evaluations carry
marks and missing the same will amount to loss of marks. The
date for synopsis submission, mid-term evaluation and final
evaluation will be displayed on the USIT notice board and USIT
website on the first day of the semester. The coordinator shall
keep track of the list of students who have failed to submit the
synopsis.
MID TERM EVALUATION
There will be two midterm evaluations mostly in the weeks in which minor
exams are held in the University. The students will get their mid-term
report(hard copy) signed by their guides as per the progress made by
them and prepare a powerpoint presentation to be presented before
the coordinators on the announced date. The coordinator shall keep
track of the list of students who have failed to submit the mid
term progress report.
FINAL MAJOR PROJECT REPORT
The final report should be written in the following the format:
Sample Major Project Report Format
1. Title Page
2. Certificate
3. Acknowledgements
4. Abstract

5. Contents
6. List of Publication(s) Compulsory for M.Tech
7. List of tables
8. List of figures
9. List of symbols
10. Introduction
11. Body of the report
12. Summary and conclusions
13. References
14. Appendixes

Submission of Major project report

The student will submit his/her major project report in the prescribed
format.
The major project should include:
- Three hard copies of the major project report signed by the guide
- Soft copy of the same( including source code) to be submitted to the
coordinator. The Coordinator will submit the reports to USIT Library
along with a List

FINAL EVALUATION
In addition to preparing a report(hard copy) in above mentioned format
the student will prepare a
powerpoint presentation to be presented
before the panel of coordinators/ external/ internal experts on the
announced date. The student may be asked to demonstrate the system
developed by him/her before the panel.

Title of Major Project/Dissertation

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Title of Major Project/ Dissertation

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Title of Major Project/ Dissertation

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Certificate

This is to certify that the Major Project Report/ Dissertation (Course code)
entitled

____________________________________________

done

by

Mr./Ms__________________________________, Roll No. ________________ is an

authentic work carried out by him/her at ___________________________ under
my guidance. The

matter embodied in

this major

project work/

Dissertation has not been submitted earlier for the award of any degree or
diploma to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date:

Signature of
the Guide
Name of the
Guide
D
esignation
Address

Guidelines for Minor Project report writing

Binding and Color Code for Project Report

For B.Tech/M.Tech. [Dual Degree] Eighth Semester
(Project Report)
Hard Bound Report
Background colour of the cover page Light Sky Blue
Letters in Black

For M.Tech [IT] - (2 year programme)

(Dissertation)
- Hard Bound
- Background colour of the cover page: Cherry
- Colour of Text on the cover page: Golden
For MCA VI Semester
(Dissertation)
Hard Bound Report
Background of the cover page pink
Letters in Black
For M.Tech [IT] Sixth Semester (Weekend Programme)
(Dissertation)
- Hard Bound
- Background colour of the cover page: Cherry
- Colour of Text on the cover page: Golden