PROJECT REPORT FORMAT

FOR IBSAR STUDENTS

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1. FRONT COVER

TITLE OF THE PROJECT REPORT

(Title in Bold Capital, Properly centered, and in 6 mm size letters or 24 font
size)

FULL NAME OF THE CANDIDATE

(SEPCIALIZATION)
(In Bold Capital, Properly Centered, and of 3 mm size letters)

NAME OF THE INSTITUTION, YEAR OF

SUBMISSION
(Bold Capital of 3 mm size letters and properly centered)

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2. 2 BLANK SHEETS – One for binding and one to be left blank

3. TITLE SHEET – Same as the front cover sheet.

Numbering begins. Number in Roman numbers in lower case i.e. i

4. CERTIFICATES TO BE ATTACHED

a. Tilak Maharashtra University Certificate (number of the page ii)

b. IBSAR Certificate (number of the page iii)

c. Company Certificate (number of the page iv)

d. Certificate from the Guide (number of the page v)

5. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT (number of the page vi)

a. Summary immediately follows the certificates attached and appears on a separate page.
b. It should be a self-contained document in which you
• Briefly state the problem, and
• Summarize the important conclusions of the study
NOTE: The summary should contain minimum amount of information that it takes to
communicate the essential message of the report. The summary shall not exceed 500 words
• Do not include unnecessary introductory or background material that the readers do not
need.
• Get to the essentials, fast!!
• Write the summary last (after all the study has been done and recorded)
• It is the first (and often the only) part of the report that people read, so make a good
impression.
The purpose of the report is to give the reader “get to the point” option.

6. TABLE OF CONTENTS (number of the page/s vii…)

The table of contents should indicate the chapter number, title of the chapter and the page
number. Under the main title of the chapter the title of the subsections of the chapter should
be indicated and their corresponding page numbers.

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7. LIST OF TABLES (continue from the number of last page of Table of Contents)
The table number shall be in decimal notation indicating the chapter number and table
number in that chapter. For example, the fourth table in chapter two will be indicated as
Table 2.4. The table should also be given a title and page number. Example:
Table 2.4 Difference between Training and Development 21
When you want to refer to any specific table in the report, you could indicate by giving the
chapter number and table number – for example, Table 2.4 could be referred to as
“Figure 4 in chapter 2”.

8. LIST OF FIGURES (continue the page numbering from the last page of List of
Tables)
After the List of Tables comes the List of Figures and follows the same format as the tables.
The figure should have number, title and corresponding page number. When any reference
is made to a particular figure in the report it could be referred in the same manner as the
table.

9. NOMENCLATURE
This refers to the symbols and abbreviations used in the report. This should be arranged in
alphabetical order.

NOTE: PAGE NUMBERING

a. Starting from item number 3 to item number 9 the page should be numbered in
Roman numbers in Lower Case, example i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii and so on. These
numbers should be 15 mm from the bottom center of the page.
b. Note that the page on which a chapter begins does not contain the page number.
Therefore, Introduction chapter begins with page number Arabic number 2, which is
the second page of Chapter 1.
c. The numbers for the chapters should be at 15 mm from the top and centrally
located.

10. INTRODUCTION
This section can also be titled as “Background” or “Project Statement”. In this section you
should include:
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 a. Relevant history – how the study came about; background details about client
organization.
b. A precise statement of the problem, including any limitations or assumptions that were
imposed upon the project by the sponsor.
It should contain an overview of the purpose and scope of the study, which gives the
specific objective of the study and any major assumptions or constraints that were imposed
by the project team.

11. REVIEW OF LITERATURE

This shall be Chapter 2, which will consist of a description of the theory that the study is
based up on. For example, if a person is doing a project report on Advertisement, then this
chapter should have material on the theoretical aspect of advertisement. Or if a person is
conducting a research on Mutual Funds, then this section should have material on the
history of Mutual Funds, players in this industry, and so on. Or, for example if a person is
studying the Recruitment and Selection then he/she should write the various theoretical
aspects of Recruitment and Selection.

12. ANALYSIS SECTION

This section should consist of the following:
• A careful description of method and techniques that you employed. In other words, a
description of methodology used for the study.
• Details of assumptions that you made in order to make your analysis possible.
• A presentation of the data collected and the analysis of the data
• A description and explanation of the results of the analysis. This means how do you
interpret the data that is analyzed.

13. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

In this section or chapter, you need to include the following items:
• A list of your specific conclusions − paralleling the list you gave in the Summary, but
with more detail.
• An explanation of how your analysis supports your conclusions.
• Recommendations for putting your conclusions into practice.
• Suggestions for further analysis or study or research.

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14. REFERENCES
In this section the student shall list down all the books, articles, magazines, journals or any
other published or unpublished material that was used in writing the report
Do not use material from published books without giving reference to that author of
the book. Doing so will amount to plagiarism, which means stealing someone else’s
thought.
Some manuals for writing style are given below:
1. Turabian’s Manual
2. American Psychological Association Manual

15. APPENDICES
All the important and necessary material, which the writer finds as helpful in supporting
and understanding the report, could be included in this section.