Guidelines for (2 year) MBA - III Semester

Summer Training Project

Students must read these guidelines carefully and clarify doubts, if any, before proceeding for

Project.

At the end of Part-I, in the III semester every student shall be required to undergo training in
business organization or NGO or service organization for a period of 50 days during the
vacation as a part of Project Report preparation.(After completion of Semester II) The course
code is MBA-D 308.

The students have to submit a project synopsis at the end of second semester of the programme and
after its approval the student can start its project work.

The project report has to be submitted by the student in third semester of the programme.

Objective of the training project is

To expose the students to the organizational work culture
To obtain knowledge and understanding of technical and operational aspects of the
organization.

The organization where student intends to join for internship projects will be
(i) Joint Stock Co. (either public or private) or Government Co.

(ii) Registered Partnership or Official Franchise

(iii) Central or State Government Department or Agency including Defense Organization

(iv) Non-Government Organization or Non-Profit Societies. Associations or Bodies incorporated

under law of the land.

A certificate showing the duration of the training project work shall be obtained from the

organization for which the project work was done and it shall be included in the project
report.

Viva based on students Training Project will be held in during the Semester III examination.

The Training Project report will be evaluated for 100 marks. The project is to be done
individually.
 Steps Involved in Summer Training

(a)During the Summer Training

During the period of study, it is imperative that students maintain a diary/ notebook for recording
activities observed & carried out. Gather secondary data by obtaining company documents, manuals,
information booklets/leaflets, product lists, price lists catalogues, annual reports publicity material
etc. Identify the Business Establishment Join the organization / get attached as a Trainee / surveyer

Maintain attendance record & diary

Involve & observe their conduct of activities/ working or execute the assigned tasks

Procure certificate of attendance and completion of summer training project from concerned
authority / officials on satisfactory completion of the Summer Training. The organization, where
student intends to be trained, will be approved by the college authority who will also monitor the
records relating to his/her work in the organization. At the end of training, the student to that effect
will submit certificate.

The Project Report writing will be undertaken under the guidance of faculty based on the work
experience gained by the student.

Along with the date to topic, following general information is to be collected by the student
irrespective of their functional areas/topic etc.

1. Sales performance for last five years (Product wise if possible) a) In Units b) in Rupees.
2. Number of Employees, different section wise with due classification like skilled, semi-
skilled, unskilled workers, officers, managers, etc.
3. Organizational Charts (with Explanation).
4. Annual Reports for last 5 years.
5. Historical the ground of the company.
6. Future plants of the company.
7. Product, literature, photographs of the products, technical details etc.
8. List of Competitors.
9. Other relevant information such as future plans, export strategy, market share of the
10. comparative area if the operation etc.
General Instructions: -

1. It is desirable that a student undertakes the summer assignment pertaining to his area of
specialization in the final year. This provides deep insights & a comprehensive understanding of the
preferred area of interest. But it is essential that the student conduct a thorough study of the
organization.

2. Study the entire organization carefully with special emphasis on the topic selected/assigned.

3. Collect all the date required to complete the project. (Originally filled survey Questionnaires
should be available with the students at all the time. In case they submit/deposit these
questionnaires to their respective company, they must obtain a written statement on their
Certificate indicating how many such questionnaires were deposited. Failures to procedure these
questionnaires or the deposit statement on the certificate can lead to cancellation of their project).

4. Do maximum reading of Journals, Periodicals etc. to improve your understanding of the subject.

5. When two or more student is doing project in the same organization, see to it that there is no
duplication of matter, which may lead to copying. This can be done by taking up different project
title in/or different functional areas like Marketing, Personnel, and Finance etc.

6. Discuss the progress of your project work with the faculty guide and write the minutes of the
discussion.
 Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1. About the Company (Formation, Vision, Mission, Objectives, Functions, Product &

services, Organizational Structure, SWOT Analysis)

2. Environmental Scanning Political environment, Economic environment, Socio-Cultural

Environment, technological environment, environmental issues (Green environment) and

Legal environment.

3. Porters five forces model of competition Michael Porter

Chapter 2: Research Methodology

1. Statement of the Problem

2. Objectives & Scope of Study

3. Managerial usefulness of study

4. Type of Research and research Design

5. Data Collection Methods

6. Limitations of Study

Chapter 3: Conceptual Discussion

1. Review of Literature (Discussion about the work done by others on similar issues and

published articles/books/research projects etc.)

2. Current Issues (From Newspaper, Journals For Company and Industry)

3. History and Development of Company and Industry

4. New Development of Company and Industry

Chapter 4: Data Analysis
1. Methods and techniques of data analysis (Questionnaire, Graphs, Statistical Methods,

SPSS etc.)

2. Primary Data Analysis

3. Secondary Data Analysis

Chapter 5: Findings & Conclusions

Chapter 6: Suggestions
Appendices

Here sample Questionnaires and any other relevant documents may be included.

Bibliography

Reference Books, Journals, Newspapers, Web Sites, Reports etc are to be listed out here.

Books:
E. g. Kotler Philips, Marketing Management Analysis, Planning Implementations & Control

Edition, 1998. Prentice Hall of India Ltd. New Delhi.

Magazines Journals & Newspaper.

E.g. Name of the articles, Business Today: 15-22 May 200, Name of the articles, The Times of

India. Mumbai: 21st May 2000.

 Evaluation of PROJECT

40 marks for evaluation of Report writing

40 mark for presentation and Viva Voce examination based on the Report.

20 marks will be awarded by internal guide based upon attending Counseling programme on

project and timely submission of project.

MBA - III Semester