BANASTHALI VIDYAPITH

WISDOM
UIL Project Guidelines

The purpose of the University Industry Linkage programme is to impart such

industrial exposure to the students that facilitates an opportunity for smooth
transition from academic world to organizational setup. The students are
expected to avail this opportunity to get first hand training in applying their
skills to real life situation. It has been observed that organizations have
vastly different policies regarding internships in the terms of B-School target
list, procedure, nature of project, access, stipend, and pre-placement offer.

Let this be clear to every student that it is largely her own responsibility to
arrange suitable project training for themselves, as per their own interests
and convenience. The University provides whatever assistance is necessary
in terms of suggesting various options to the students, recommending their
names to different companies and persuading host agencies to accept as
many trainees. On the whole it would be advisable not to depend entirely on
institutional efforts but to work proactively towards a suitable project
placement.

At WISDOM, students of MBA undertake a semester of project and the policy

is discussed as under:

The duration of the UIL is typically about one semester extending upto 24
weeks during MBA III Semester. All have to complete one semester project
training towards partial fulfillment of their degree requirement. The
procedure to be adopted shall be as follows:

Stage-I:

WISDOM would announce a list of organizations/facilitate summer internship

drives and the students shall be asked to give their preference as to which
company/organization they want the institution to recommend their name. If
they so desire they may also opt that they would arrange the project training
entirely through their own efforts.
 Once students submit their preferences/get selected, they will normally not
be permitted to make any changes. The change of preference, however, is
permitted only under special circumstances when the student does not get
opportunity as per the preference or under favorable financial circumstances.
If a student prefers to arrange training for herself, she may request for
additional letter that shall be issued only under exceptional circumstances as
per the discretion of Project Placement Convener/Panel.

Stage-II (Post Allocation)

Once the organization confirms project placement to a student, the student

must necessarily join the organization. In case of multiple placements,
WISDOM shall have the right to instruct the student to join any of the
organization keeping in view the relationship of the Vidyapith with the
organization and also keeping in view the overall project placement scenario.
In case the student wishes to exercise her choice she can do so only with
prior written consent from the competent authority of the organization as
well as the convener of the placement team.

In extremely rare and genuine cases the student may be permitted training
at alternate organization if as the judgment of the convener, it is not possible
for her to continue her project training at the organization originally allotted.

A faculty member would act as the core mentor for upto 15 students and
would start guiding the student about 2 months prior to commencement of
training and would be one point contact for Industry based project guide.
Alternatively, Placement Cell can be contacted.

Stage III. The project can be cancelled & the student should be
asked to repeat the project if:
1. Student does not produce project completion certificate.
2. Her feedback is verifiably below average or case of high plagiarism.

3. Student does not complete project on time or does not submit Project
proposal.

Policy about the Reading Elective (R.E.):

 1. A student must choose two R.E. of her choice and communicate to
faculty mentor by April 10th, so that online material/module access &
evaluation topics could be provided.
2. Student shall submit continuous assessment by email to faculty mentor
by July 30 and October 30 during the third/fourth semester (as
applicable). These would carry 20% weightage each including weightage
for timeliness in submission of the assignment etc.

Important Dates*

S.N
. Particulars Important Dates
1 Finalization of topic June 15th , 2016
Last date of submitting the rough draft of
2 project report (Approval by Guide) November 30th, 2016
Last date of submitting project report (Hard
3 bound) December end, 2016
Viva-Voce / Presentation on study project Tentative month January,
4 submitted 2017

*accordingly schedule shall be announced for the students of Jaipur campus

who would take up project in IV sem.
Note:
1. A student is required to undergo a minimum THREE months of summer internship at any
organization to consider her summer training as valid
2. A student can do two three months internships in two different companies or
a six month internship at one company

3. In case a student is able to do only one internship of three months then she
can register for a course related to her domain with any of the renowned
training institute

4. The marks shall be awarded based on the completeness and process of

information provided. Please note that certain marks would be kept for
timely submission of the document which will continuously decrease as the
submission gets delayed.
5. Marks on all above criteria would be awarded by the three member team of
examiners (Internal/V-C Nominee/External). Student would be awarded
average of the marks awarded by the team. Quality of work shall be judged
on the basis of specific problem which has been assigned, outline of work
plan and details of work already accomplished as per the proposal.

6. If relevant document are not sent by the student no marks will be allotted.

7. The proposal may be submitted in soft/hard copy and acknowledgement

should be sought from Placement Cell, WISDOM.

8. Students have to bring project report duly signed by the respective

supervisor and faculty mentor. She would also submit project in word doc.

9. If proper report is not submitted on the time of presentation, marks will be

deducted.

10. If the industry supervisor does not sign project report or certificate, student's
result may be delayed till she produces the certificate.

Structure of the Study Project: This project has to be presented in a

number of chapters. Each of the other chapters will have precise title
reflecting the contents of the chapter. A chapter can be subdivided into
sections, sub-sections and sub-sub-section so as to present the content
discretely and with due emphasis.

The following is the SUGGESTED structure of the study project -

1. Title of the Study Project (Cover page)
2. Training Certificate
3. Acknowledgement
4. Index or Table of Contents
5. Abstract
6. List of Figures
7. Chapter scheme
8. References
9. Appendices

1. Cover Page: This is the first page of the report. It should contain the title of the report,
name of the organization and the date on which it is submitted. The format of this page is
given below and should be adhered.
 A REPORT

On

(Title of the Project in CAPITAL LETTERS)

By
(The name of the student)
MBA III semester
FMS-WISDOM
Banasthali University

University Logo

NAME OF COMPANY WHERE TRAINING WAS UNDERTAKEN

Submitted To: Submitted To:

Name of Industry Mentor Name of Faculty
Mentor
Designation, Company Name Designation,
2. Banasthali University Training
Place: Rajasthan Certificate:
The student has to insert the duly signed training certificate received from the
organization.
3. Acknowledgement: There would have been many people who might have helped you
during the course of your project. It is your duty to acknowledge and thank them for their
help. Customary thanks are extended to the following people in the given order:-
a. Head of the Organization
b. Industry Mentor
c. Faculty Mentor
d. Others

4. Index or Table of contents

Table of Contents
Training Certificatei
Acknowledgements...................................................................................................ii
Abstract....................................................................................................................iii
Table of Contents......................................................................................................iv
List of Figures............................................................................................................v
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................1
1.1 Background and Context...............................................................................1
1.2 Scope and Objectives.....................................................................................1
 1.3 Achievements................................................................................................1
1.4 Overview of Dissertation...............................................................................1
2 Profile of Organization.........................................................................................2
3 Review of Literature ............................................................................................3
4 Research Methodology ........................................................................................4
4.1 First Section...................................................................................................4
4.1.1 First Subsection.........................................................................................4
4.1.1.1 First Subsubsection............................................................................4
4.1.2 Second Subsection....................................................................................4
4.2 Second Section...............................................................................................4
5 Data Analysis........................................................................................................5
6 Conclusion............................................................................................................6
6.1 Summary........................................................................................................6
6.2 Suggestions and Recommendations..............................................................6
6.3 Future Work...................................................................................................6
References.................................................................................................................7
Appendices................................................................................................................8

5. Abstract: The abstract tells in concentrated form what the report is all about. The
purpose of this section is to enable the readers to gather important information quickly
without having to go through the whole report. Abstract should never be considered as a
substitute for the original document but it must contain sufficient information to allow the
reader to ascertain his/her interest.
6. List of Figures and Tables: The list of figures identifies the titles and locations of
visuals (figures, tables) in the research document.

List of Figures

1. Title of the figure 1 3

2. Title of the figure 2 6

List of Tables

1. Title of the table 1 8

2. Title of the table 2 9
7. CHAPTER SCHEME

CHAPTER I
Introduction:
The purpose of introduction is to introduce the research project to the
readers. It should contain a clear statement of the objectives of research
i.e., enough background should be given to make clear to the reader why
the problem was considered worth investigating by the student. A brief
summary of other relevant research may also be stated so that the
present study can be seen in that context.

CHAPTER II
Profile of the Organization:
The objective is to describe the organization in brief to form the frame of
reference and scope of study. Points like formation, employees, structure,
turnover, milestones, products and services offered etc., SWOT analysis of
the organization should be covered.
CHAPTER III
Literature Review:
This shall normally present a critical appraisal of the previous work
published in the literature pertaining to the topic of the investigation. The
extent and emphasis of the chapter depends on the nature of the
investigation/research design of the subject matter. A Brief theoretical
backdrop & literature review about the project is required to be given
referring to some standard textbooks, journals, magazines & news papers
etc. Attempts should be made to collect latest information by scanning
articles published in periodicals, journals etc. Please note that latest
 authentic data adds to the quality of the project and gives good
impression to viva- voce.
Anexampleofthesameisasmentionedbelowhowtomentionaliterature

SingleAuthor

Rotter.J.B.,(1954)inhisworkon,saidthatpeoplewithaninternallocusofcontrol
aremoreliketobeattentivetoopportunitiesintheenvironmenttoimprovetheattainmentoftheir
goals, engage in actions to improve their environment, place a greater emphasis on striving for
achievement,andbemoreinclinedtodeveloptheirownskills.

Morethanoneauthor

Rotter.J.B.et.al.,(1954)intheirworkon,saidthatpeoplewithaninternallocusof
controlaremoreliketobeattentivetoopportunitiesintheenvironmenttoimprovetheattainmentof
theirgoals,engageinactionstoimprovetheirenvironment,placeagreateremphasisonstrivingfor
achievement,andbemoreinclinedtodeveloptheirownskills.

CHAPTER IV
Research Methodology:
The Methodology adopted in conducting the Research/study must be fully
explained. How was the study carried out? What was its basic design? If
the data were collected by means of questionnaires or interviews, then
exactly what questions were asked..? If measurements were based on
observation, then what instructions were given to the observers?
Regarding the sample used in the study the reader should be told: Who
were the subjects? How many were there? How were they selected? The
statistical analysis adopted must also be clearly stated. In addition to all
this, the scope of study should be stated and the boundary lines be
demarcated. The various limitations, under which the research project
was completed, must also be narrated.
In this section you are required to furnish:
Objective of the study
Hypothesis
Scope of the study
 Managerial usefulness of study
Research Design, Population, Sample, Primary and Secondary Data
Use of Statistical techniques for data analysis
Limitations

CHAPTER V
Data Analysis:
A detailed presentation of the findings of the study, with supporting data
in the form of tables and charts together with a validation of results, is the
next step in writing the main text of the report. This generally comprises
the main body of the report, extending over several chapters. The result
section of the report should contain statistical summaries and reductions
of the data rather than the raw data. All the results should be presented in
logical sequence and split into readily identifiable sections. All relevant
results must find a place in the report. But one is to decide about what is
relevant in the basic question. Statistical tools are to be used for
analyzing the data, which is mandatory.

CHAPTER VI
Conclusions / Suggestions and Recommendations:
The conclusions and/or recommendations are based on the discussions
and interpretations of the results obtained. It would be helpful to the
reader if other possibilities pertaining to the stated conclusions and/or
recommendations are discussed. A statement of Suggestions is required
to be in non-technical language so that all concerned can understand it.
Based on data analysis presented in earlier chapter relevant
observations/inference is to be made & practical recommendations are
expected to be given to the organization.

8. References
Reference Books, Journals, Newspapers, Web Sites, Reports, etc are to be
listed, out here. Use the APA style to enter the references.
 [1]Greene, D. and Williams, P. C. Linear Accelerators for Radiation Therapy, Second
Edition. IOP Publishing Ltd., Bristol and Philadelphia, 1997.
[2]ISO. Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification, ISO 8807, International
Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 1989.
[3]Jacobson, J. and Andersen, O., 1997. Software Controlled Medical Devices. Swedish
National Testing and Research Institute, Sweden, 8(2), 142-147
[4]Turner, K. J. The Rules for Sailing Races on PDAs, J. Navigation, 23(5):114-240, May
2002.

9. Appendices section (if required):

The contents of an appendix are essentially those, which support or
elaborate the matter in the main text. Information that is not essential to
explain your findings, but that supports your analysis (especially
repetitive or lengthy information), validates your conclusions or pursues a
related point should be placed in an appendix. We give below some
items, which normally form a part of the appendix. These are (i) annual
report (ii) financial results (iii) flow chart (iv) copy of manuals (v) the
questionnaire used (vi) maps etc.

Note:-
1. Printing: on A4 size bond paper with 1.5 line spacing.
2. Margins: Left-1.25, Right-1, Top and Bottom-0.75
3. Font Sizes: Title of the chapter (18), sections (16), subsections (14) and
the text (12).
4. Font Style: Times New Roman
5. All the figures, tables, and equations should be numbered
6. Report should be hard bound
7. Color of the outer cover/front page: Purple
8. Before taking the final printout, the approval of the concerned guide(s)
is mandatory and suggested corrections, if any, must be incorporated.
 9. Soft copy of the report has to be submitted in the form of a CD along
with the project report
Evaluation
For external evaluation (Viva voce) a panel of experts appointed by
Banasthali University will conduct the same. The general weightage given,
typically, are:
Evaluation by Internal Guide (EIG)
S. Mark
N. Factor s
Project Plan Document:
Selection of Topic, Problem Identification and Research
1 Methodology 30
Final Project Report:
2 Analytical Methods/Tools of interpreting the collected data 10
3 Suggestions and recommendations 40
4 Written presentation (Contents, style and overall presentation) 10
5 Regularity and punctuality in submitting reports 20
Research paper publication (Journal / Magazine / Linkedin /
6 SSRN/Blog) 10
TOTAL 120

Evaluation by External Examiner during Viva Voce Examination

S. Mark
N. Factor s
1 Content and Format of Project report 20
2 Presentation skills 50
3 Question and Answer 30
Basic knowledge and understanding of the functional
4 area/industry of the study 20
5 Knowledge of methods of enquiry and analysis used 20
6 Suggestions and Recommendations, Value addition 40
TOTAL 180

Specific deduction of marks:

Significant Discrepancy in report format, cover page colour, type of binding,
any nature of indiscipline reported at workplace/faculty mentor, not
furnishing timely information, non-submission of training certificate or any
unfair means used.