FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT (FRP) MBA IV Semester

GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS REGARDING FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT (CP-402):

For FRP, the supervisor will assign a research topic to the student. It is required that the student
should attend FRP class with the concerned supervisor for the completion of research project.
Each student will prepare synopsis, which should contain INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE
REVIEW, PROBLEM STATEMENT, RESEARCH OBJECTIVES, RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY, EXPECTED OUTCOMES and REFERENCES, in brief.
The RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT must be hard bounded with Leatherette cover duly
embossed in Golden BOLD letters with Laminated Wrapper Sheet. (Spiral binding and other
forms of binding will not be accepted).
The RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT must be prepared in Four Copies. Two for the
University, one for the Supervisor and one for the Student. Student will also mail the soft copy
in PDF to the concerned supervisor.
Institute name (MM Institute of Management, MMU) should be at the bottom (in the right
side) of the report starting from the page Table of Contents. The report should ordinarily be
based on primary data. It should reflect in depth study of the problem.

The format of the report should be as below: (Front cover page should be like the TITLE PAGE)
1. TITLE PAGE
2. DECLARATION BY STUDENT
3. CERTIFICATE BY SUPERVISOR
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
6. LIST OF TABLES
7. LIST OF CHARTS/FIGURES
8. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
9. CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
10. CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW
11. CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
12. CHAPTER 4 - DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
13. CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSIONS & SUGGESTIONS
14. CHAPTER 6 - LIMITATIONS & FUTURE SCOPE OF THE STUDY
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES
16. ANNEXURE(S)

Following points should be considered for the above format of FRP:

1. TITLE PAGE (Refer the specimen, page number should not be assigned)
2. DECLARATION BY STUDENT (Refer the specimen, page number should be assigned as first
page in roman only in the center)
3. CERTIFICATE BY SUPERVISOR (Refer the specimen, page number should be assigned as
second page in roman only in the center)
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (The candidate may thank all those who helped in the preparation of
the PROJECT, page number should be assigned as third page in roman only in the center)
5. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page number should be assigned as fourth page in roman in the center)
6. LIST OF TABLES (Page number should be assigned as fifth page in roman only at the center)
7. LIST OF CHARTS/FIGURES (Page number should be assigned as sixth page in roman only.)
8. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Brief summary of the project, page number should be assigned as
seventh page in roman only in the center. After this page, rest of pages should be numbered in
decimal form in the center))
9. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION:
a) Description of the research topic and related factors
b) Rationale/need of the study
10. CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW (Related literature survey, at least 10)
11. CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
a) RESEARCH OBJECTIVES (Clearly defined)
b) POPULATION (Type, size)
c) SAMPLE DESIGN (Sampling units, sampling technique, sample size should be min. 50)
d) COLLECTION OF DATA (Primary and/or secondary, data collection method/tool, in case of
questionnaire it should have 10 to 15 questions and open ended questions should be
avoided)
e) DATA ANALYSIS TOOL(s)
12. CHAPTER 4 - DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION (Results of the study)
13. CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSIONS & SUGGESTIONS (Based on results of the study)
14. CHAPTER 6 - LIMITATIONS & FUTURE SCOPE OF THE STUDY (Constraints of the study)
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES (in APA style) Examples:
a) Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America, Washington, D.C.: National
Geographic Society.
b) Alireza, B. and Sheela, S. (2010). Blended learning as an innovative instructional design.
Retrieved July 20, 2011 from http://www.aiaer.net.
c) Dhar, U. and Pathak, R.D. (2005). Managerial Effectiveness: Instrument in Indian Context.
Journal of Managerial Psychology, 20(2), 164-177.
(Give full list of Books, Journals, Web pages etc. referred in alphabetical order of authors under
respective headings)
16. ANNEXURE (Questionnaire, key terms, formula, balance sheets etc.)

Key-points for preparation of FRP report:

1. Project report size: The total number of pages may be between 70 and 100 pages (Paper size: A4)
2. Normal text font size: 12 pt. Font type: Times New Roman
3. Heading/Sub Heading: Left justified & bold. Main heads, Sub heads, Sub heads of sub heads do
have font size of 18, 16 & 14 respectively. No underline, No bullet & No colon (:)
4. Line Spacing: 1.5, Margins: Left: 1.5, Right: 1, Top: 1, Bottom: 1. Alignment: Justify
Specimen

A
RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT
ON

xxxxxxx NAME OF THE TOPIC IN CAPITAL LETTERS xxxxxxx





SUBMITTED FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT
FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
(SESSION 2012-2014)





SUPERVISED BY: SUBMITTED BY:

xxxxxxxxx NAME xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx NAME xxxxxxxxx
DESIGNATION ROLL NO.



SUBMITTED TO:


MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR UNIVERSITY, MULLANA, AMBALA
HARYANA, 133203, INDIA
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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the Research Project entitled XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Name
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX submitted for the Degree of Master of Business
Administration is my original work and the project has not formed the basis for the
award of any degree, diploma, fellowship or similar other titles. It has not been
submitted to any other University or Institution for the award of any degree or
diploma.



Date: Name:
Place: Roll No:
Class:

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CERTIFICATE


This is to certify that Mr. /Ms. XXXXX NAME OF THE STUDENT XXXXX,
Roll No. XXXX 00000 XXXXXX (MBA IV Semester) has completed the Research
Project entitled XXXXXXXXX NAME OF THE TOPIC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
during the period of his/her study under my guidance.



Date: Name of Research Supervisor
Place: Designation





Forwarded:


Prof. (Dr.) S.L. Gupta Prof. (Dr.) Vikas Arora
Dean, MMIM, MMU Principal, MMIM, MMU