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FORMAT FOR THE FINAL REPORT:

The report should adhere to the following format:

1. Cover page: Write a title which reflects your work; specify the product and
company, Roll No. (in ascending order) along with names of the group members.

2. Contribution Page (see details under ‘Additional Points to Note’ below)

3. Table of Contents (and lists of figures and tables)

4. Executive Summary (One page)

Highlight the decisions, supporting evidence for your decision, and research
processes. It should be an abstract of the full document that you are going to
present in the main body of the report and it should simultaneously create interest
among the readers to go through the entire report. It can be organized along the
following format.

a. Objectives
b. Results, including key trends/issues affecting future scenario.
c. Conclusions
d. Recommendations, based only on point “b.” above.

5. Body (Not more than fifteen pages. Modify the subheads to suit your report/work)
a) Introduction
i) Background
ii) Objectives
b) Methodology
i) Research Design
ii) Data Collection methods
iii) Sampling
iv) Field work
v) Analysis:
c) Results
d) Conclusions and Recommendations
e) Limitations

6. Annexure
a) General Tables
b) References
c) Other support material.

PROJECT EVALUATION:
• Grading would be based on report submission/presentation.

• Delay in submissions will be penalized @ 25% of marks obtained for every 24 hours
or part thereof. Any deviation in report writing format/style will also attract grading
penalties.
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Additional Points to Note:

i. All pages must be numbered.
ii. All figures and tables must also be numbered in a continuous sequence.
iii. Tables and Figures (Charts) in the text should be placed on the same or the
next page where they are first referred to.
iv. Only A-4 size papers should be used for the report. Any software output (e.g.,
SPSS outputs) should be properly edited and formatted/printed on A-4 size
papers.
v. The report should be typed in font size 12 points in Arial with single line
spacing.
vi. The report should be brief, specific, and to the point.
vii. Please limit the main body of the report to 15 pages, excluding the exhibits,
table, charts and appendices.
viii. The report should contain the full references for the secondary sources of
information. If it is an internet site, specify the date of access and the full web-
site (or the IP) address. Such as: “http://www.iimlnc.ac.in/html/ accessed on
October 22, 2009.”
ix. Electronic submissions as MS-Word document must be uploaded to the
course management website or through e-mail/CD submissions. If not
uploaded to the course management website, but e-mailed then all such
submissions will be electronically acknowledged. All e-mail submission will
treated as late submission. Hard copy submission is not essential and is to be
avoided.
x. All submissions must contain the names and roll numbers of all members of
the group. Submission must indicate the specific contribution made by each
group member on the first page after the title page.
xi. Any questionnaire or any other instrument used must contain the name and
address of the respondent along with the contact telephone number and a sample
must be included as an Annexure.

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