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PGDM THIRD SEMESTER

PF 301: Project Reports and Viva Voce based on Summer Training

Students are supposed to undertake research work on specific business organizations and perform

a due diligent exercise of the company in the light of global competitiveness. This may include anin depth analysis of all-round performance of the company like financial and non financialperformance, global marketing strategy, change management, international management practices

etc.

A mid-term evaluation would precede the final submission which would carry a certain percentage

of marks as decided by the Institute.

Guidelines for preparing the Project Reports (PF-301) of PGDMIII semester

All PGDM students (Semester III) are required to follow the guidelines given below for

preparing the Project Report (PF-301).

Guidelines:

Size: International standard paper size A4 (297x210mm) should be used.

Page number: Page should be numbered consecutively and clearly. From declaration to list of

abbreviation Roman numbers (e.g. i. ii) should be used. From main text to end of report

Arabic numerals (1, 2) should be used.

Margin: Top 1.0, Bottom 1.0 Left 1.5 Right 1.0

Line spacing: 1.5

Font: Times new roman, size 10/12 for text, larger fonts may be used for headings &

subheadings.

Format of the Project: As enclosed

Title cover page and Declaration format: As enclosed

In- Text Citations: Any information derives from an external source of information - quotes,

paraphrases, data, statistics, images, etc.- must be cited within the text of the paper.

Bibliography/ References style: As per format given below.

Books -Chakraborty, S.K. (1987), Managerial Effectiveness and Quality of Worklife: Indian

Insights,New Delhi, TataMcGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.

Article - Chakra borty, S.K. (1983), .The Giving Model and Corporate Excellence: A Field

Report.Decision, Vol.20, No.2 (Oct.), pp.219-224.

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Website - Complete Address, i.e., URL, along with date of accessing the website.

www.shtr.org/dbr.html, July 2002.

CD-ROM: All report should include soft copy on CD-ROM accompanied with thesis/report in

pocket pasted on inside of back cover.

Hard- Bound: No report will be accepted without Hard bound in black and endorsed with

golden color.

Text: Before producing the final copies of a project report the candidate should ensure that all

the spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliography is complete and exact.

The Format of a Dissertation

Title page

PRELIMINARY PAGES Page no. Declaration i

Acknowledgement ii

Contents iii

List of tables & figures iv

List of Abbreviations v

MAIN TEXT

Chapter 1: Introduction

Background 1

Review of research studies 2

Problem statement

Research Objectives

Hypotheses of study

Research Methodology

Sampling Design

Research Design

Data Collection

Data Analysis Techniques to be used

Limitations of the study

Plan of the study

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Chapter 2: Review of research studies

Chapter 3: Data analysis and results

Chapter 4: Findings, conclusion, recommendations, and areas of future research

End Appendices

Questionnaire

Bibliography/References

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Sample of Title Page

Title of the Report

Report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement

For the award of the degree of PGDM Batch (2013-15)

Submitted By:

Candidate name

PGDM Semester III

Major & Minor Specialization)

Under the Guidance of:

XYZ

Faculty, DSPSR

Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research

(Approved by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India)

Enroll. No. Month, Year

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Sample format of Declaration

This is to certify that Dissertation entitled which is submitted by me

in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of PGDM to Delhi School of Professional

Studies and Research, Delhi comprises only my original work and has not been submitted in part

or full for any other degree or diploma of any university. If any material has been taken from an

external source of information then it has been properly cited in text and duly acknowledged

under references.

(ABC)