DEPARTMENT OF LAW

PRESTIGE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, INDORE

WINTER TRAINING PROJECT GUIDELINES - 2016

Batch: 2016-21
1. INTRODUCTION
The Winter Training Program (WTP) forms an important component of education
at Department of Law, PIMR, Indore. It is an attempt to give students an exposure
of practical knowledge in legal field. Under this, the students must undertake 3
weeks training under any advocate or organization during the Intervening period
between close of Semester I and commencement of Semester II. The training,
which would be a simulation of real work environment, requires the students to
undergo the rigor of professional environment both in form and substance. It
exposes them to technical skills, and helps them to acquire social skills by
drawing them into contact with real professionals.

For proper coordination and ensuring organized and smooth conduct, each student
will also be guided by Faculty of the institute. A representative of the
industry/organization also guides the student and assists the faculty in monitoring
the student's progress.

2. OBJECTIVE
WTP is a vehicle for introducing students to real-life situation, which cannot be
simulated in the classroom. The internship programme aims to expose students to
the nuances of law in practical field. Internship may be undertaken at advocates
chamber, Law Firms, Non Governmental Organizations, Corporate
Establishments, Legal Aid Centres, Courts, Quasi Judicial Bodies etc. Students
are encouraged to take goal-oriented assignments involving team work, whereby
it would enhance their research skills, analytical thinking and decision-making in
the face of intricate legal problems. Students are advised to read the contents of
the guidelines carefully prior to commencement of Training.

3. PROJECT TITLE
(a) The title of the project along with the name of advocate or organization
and place should be sent to the Winter Training Coordinator by January 16, 2017.

(b) Within 25 days of the completion of the summer training, students have to
submit a report in consultation with their faculty guide by January 31, 2017.
The report should cover all aspects of winter training along with certificate of
training and feedback form. The student should prepare the summer training
reports on the formats given for the type of training the student has undergone.
The reports are required to be submitted to Winter Training Coordinator to
Asst. Prof. Ritupriya Gurtoo. In case of delay in submission of report, receipt
of certificate or feedback forms, the student must contact the Winter Training
Coordinator, failure to the same shall result in non-completion of the summer
training component.

(c) General Training

1. History of the organization and objective.
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2. Strengths and Weakness of the organization.

3. Case studies Referred
4. Court Experience under different Judges
5. Legal Aid experience
6. Honing Drafting and Legal Research Skills
7 Suggestion discussion with management.
8. Any other special point observed by you.

(d) Special Project Undertaken

Chapter I : Introduction
Write briefly on points 1-9 as an introduction of the organisation.

Chapter II : Methodology
Introduction of the project
a. The study and its objectives

Chapter III : Results

Chapter IV : Discussion/Interpretation of results

Chapter V : Suggestions and Conclusion

Chapter VI : Implication of the study

(a) References
(b) Appendices.
(c) A copy of the certificate from the advocate/organization is to be submitted
to the Summer Training Coordinator by January 31, 2017.

4. INTERNSHIP DIARY

a) It is mandatory for all the students who are undergoing the training to maintain a
hand written case diary. The case diary should include

Adequate details of what student has learnt on daily basis, their

experiences, difficulties and their solutions.
There is no definite format for maintaining a case diary. The records
maintained must be precise, legible and adequate so as to eligible for
evaluation
The student must choose three cases that they came across during
internship and write a note on each of them, which has to be dully
maintained in case diary. In case of no case work, assignments undertaken
by the students can be mentioned.
b) Internship diary along with assignments and case note must be duly be signed and
sealed by the advocates or the head of organization. Internship diary submitted
without seal and signature or submitted later than January 31, 2017 would be
marked as zero.

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MARKS ALLOCATION AND LAYOUT OF THE PROJECT

Executive Summary Report

Executive summary report is a one page summary of WTP report required to be
submitted by the student to Winter Training Coordinator. This report would be
used along with Resume of student for placement purpose. Students should take
utmost care in writing the report. Further the students are advised to retain a copy
report with them for future use. Winter training is a compulsory part of internal
assessment.

Summer Project Marks : 30 marks

DIVISION OF MARKS

For Advocate/organization Guide : 10 marks

Faculty guide : 10 marks
External Viva : 10 marks

The colour of cover page of the Project Report should be Green for B.A.LL.B.
(HONS.), Pink for B.B.A.LL.B.(HONS.), Blue for B.COM.(HONS), and White
for LL.B(HONS.) .It is compulsory to mention the Class, Section and Scholar No.
on the front cover page along with the program.
One hard bound copies shall be submitted by the students.
Only PIMR logo should be used.
Page number is compulsory in the project report.
Text Guidelines:
Font : Times New Romans
Font Size : 14 for headings and 12 for text

5. EXPENSES
Students will have to bear all expenses of Winter training including travel, food,
stay, etc. he/she can, however , accept facilities voluntarily provided by the
organisation in terms of free transportation bus, concessional food, guest facility,
stipend, medical facility.

6. DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT

Attendance
100% attendance during WTP is mandatory. However, if for any genuine reason a
student is not in a position to report to the WTP organization on any day, he/she
should obtain formal permission for leave of absence as per the rules and
regulations of the WTP organization. Permission should also be taken from the
Faculty Guide.

The students are required to report in the institute on January 12,

2017 for their classes. In case of any delay in reporting to the institute, the
attendance for the duration will not be considered and will be solely the
responsibility of the student himself/ herself.

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Conduct and Behaviour

The students during WTP are placed in the role of ambassadors of Department of
Law, PIMR. The Institute would always expect students to maintain professional
and social imprints of high standards in the organization.

PIMR expects the students to abide by the rules and regulations of the place of
work during training. It is particularly important to be regular, punctual and well
mannered at work. During the period of training the student shall be subject to the
leave rules of the WTP organization and should ensure strict adherence to the
timings of the organization.

It is mandatory for every law students to follow good manners and etiquette
and to be in proper intern uniform in the court campus as specified: Men-
white Shirt, Black Trouser, Black Tie, Black Blazer and Formal Shoes;
Women- White Kurta/White Shirt, Black Trouser/Black Salwar and Formal
Shoes. T- Shirt and Jeans are not permitted in court premises.

Unprofessional behaviour, misconduct, indiscipline, irregularity at work and

unsatisfactory performance will lead to cancellation of WTP. Students may also
not be permitted to register in Semester II resulting in the loss of at least one
academic year. Besides this, any other form of academic action PIMR might deem
fit to impose.

7. FACULTY GUIDANCE

Every student is assigned a Faculty Guide at the beginning of the WTP. The role
of the Faculty Guide is to enable the student to undertake a meaningful project,
provide the necessary academic guidance, and to facilitate evaluation, along with
the aid of the company guide, while STP is in progress. The Faculty Guide will be
involved at all stages of the project.

During these interactions, the student would be informed about his/her

performance, progress in the project, his/her strengths and weaknesses as
observed through various evaluation components and also ways for improvement.
However, the student also has the responsibility to seek clarification from the
respective faculty on all the above aspects regularly.

Students must facilitate the meeting of Faculty Guide. This would help the
Faculty Guide to assess the student's progress in his/her respective project and the
quality and quantity of work put in by the student. These meetings would also
help the Faculty Guide to judge the behaviour of the students in the organization,
and the relationship the student maintains with the other executives/ staff of the
organization.

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A student must discuss with the faculty the progress made in his/ her work and
also a seek clarification of any doubts related to his/her work with the Company
Guide and professional experts.

8. IMPORTANT TIPS

Apart from providing an exposure to real work situations, the WTP is also
an opportunity of learning the art of information/data identification,
classification, acquisition, processing and presentation.

Projects under the WTP could be of a significant importance to the host

organization -in terms of their objective of "Technical Documentation"
aiming at updating or modernization of information systems etc. Therefore,
proper care should be taken while documenting the project. The Faculty
Guide may be consulted for any problems faced during the process.

The project reports submitted by the students must be prepared by

themselves. Any resemblance of the project report will be dealt very
seriously and the student will not be awarded any marks for the same.

9. INSTITUTES ADDRESS AND CONTACT NUMBER

Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and Research
Scheme No. 74-C, Sector-D, Vijay Nagar
Indore-452010
Phone : 4013350 Fax: 0731- 4013329

For the academic guidance for the Winter Training, you can contact your Faculty
Guide or Coordinator Winter Training.
For any other help you can also write to:-
ritupriya_gurtoo@pimrindore.ac.in
rupali_rathore@pimrindore.ac.in

10. FEEDBACK FORM

After the completion of the project, the student is required to get the Summer
Feedback form filled by your company guide. The business card of your guide
should also be attached to the feedback form. Feedback form should be signed
and sealed by the company guide. The feedback form should reach Asst. Prof.
Ritupriya Gurtoo latest by January 31, 2017.

Wishing you all the very best.

Ritupriya Gurtoo
Assistant Professor

(Winter Training Coordinator)

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INTERNSHIP FEEDBACK FORM

Batch : 2015-20

Dear Sir/Madam,

Warm Greetings from the Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and
Research, Indore

At the outset, we would like to thank you for mentoring our student, during the Summer
Internship. Summer Internship project is intended at providing the students an exposure
to the legal world where they can understand the various functions and thereby get a
better insight for their career growth. This practical experience is instrumental in making
student more focused and helps in smooth transition in the corporate world.

This association also helps the Institute to understand the current practices and the
requirement of the legal field. Hence, in order to strengthen this relationship and gear up
our students to face the daunting legal challenges in future, we seek your support.

We request you to kindly take out a few minutes from your busy schedule and give us a
feedback about your protg. Your inputs will be of a great value addition, for the
students and the Institute. The feedback from your end is a part of internal evaluation/
marks of the student. It is compulsory for the student to submit the certificate of
internship and feedback for evaluation.

Thanking You.

Rupali Rathore

Asst. Prof
(Internship Coordinator )

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FEEDBACK FORM
Student Name: ____________________________ Class & Sec. : _____________________________
Organization/Judge
: ____________________________ Project Title : _____________________________
__________________________
Mentor guide: Faculty Guide _____________________________
Mentor email : _____________________________

1. Satisfaction on meeting the project schedule

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

2. Satisfaction on the research techniques used

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

3. Satisfaction on the progress of the task assigned

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

4. Capability to apply functional knowledge and adopting multi-functional approach to

various case problems

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

5. Reading/Referencing of literature related to project work

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

6. Quality findings and observations of the student in the interim report

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

7. Presentation Skills

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

8. Overall effectiveness in the oral communication

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

9. Ability to perform in a team

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

10. Innovation Quotient

Rating 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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