Department of Mechanical Engineering

V R Siddhartha Engineering College

(Autonomous)

Guidelines for the preparation of the B.Tech.(Major/Mini project and Term Paper) thesis

Organization of the Project Report

Project Report shall be presented in a number of chapters, starting with Introduction and ending with Summary
and Conclusions. Each of the other chapters should have a precise title reflecting the contents of the chapter. A
chapter can be subdivided into sections, subsections and subsubsection so as to present the content discretely
and with due emphasis.

PROJECT REPORT FORMAT

Paper Quality: The project Report shall be printed Xeroxed on white bond paper, whiteness 95% or above.

Size: The size of the paper shall be standard A4; height 297 mm, width 210 mm.

Type Setting, Text Processing and Printing:

The text shall be printed employing Laser-jet or Ink-jet printer, the text having been processed using a standard
text processor. The standard font shall be Times New Roman of 12 pts with double line spacing.

Page Format: The Printed Sheets shall have the following written area and margins:
Top Margin : 25 mm
Bottom margin : 25 mm
Left margin : 40 mm
Right margin : 25 mm

Pagination:
Page numbering in the text of the Project report shall be Hindu Arabic numerals at the centre of the footer.
Page number "1" for the first page of the Introduction chapter shall not appear in print, only the second page will
bear the number "2". page number shall be printed at the centre of the footer

Pagination for pages before the Introduction chapter shall be in lower case Roman numerals, e.g., "iv".

Chapter and Section Format

2 .2 Chapter

Each chapter shall begin on a fresh page with an additional top margin of about 75mm.
Chapter number (in Times New Roman font size (18pt) in bold face using upper case-Arabic) and title
shall be printed at the centre of the line in 
Example: Chapter 1, FINITE ELEMENT METHOD


A vertical gap of about 25mm shall be left between the Chapter number and Chapter title lines and
between chapter title line and the first paragraph.
2.2.2 Sections and Subsections
A chapter can be divided into Sections, Subsections and Sub sub Sections so as to present different concepts
separately. Sections and subsections can be numbered using decimal points, e.g. 2.2 is name of the second
section and in Chapter 2 and 2.2.2 is the name of sub section.

2.2.3 Table / Figure Format

Table and figures shall be numbered chapter wise.

For example, the fourth figure in chapter 5 will bear the number Fig. 5.4 Table number as Table 5.4 and title will
be placed above the table while the figure number and caption will be located below the figure.

Reference for Table and Figures reproduced from elsewhere shall be cited in the last and separate line in the
table and figure caption, e.g. (after Mc Gregor[12]).

Project Report Black

3.2 Front Covers
The front covers shall contain the following details:

Full title of project report in 6 mm 22 point's size font properly centered and positioned at the top. Full name of
the candidate in 4.5 mm 15 point's size font properly centered at the middle of the page. A 40 mm dia replica of
the Institute emblem followed by the name of department, name of the Institute and the year of submission, each
in a separate line and properly centered and located at the bottom of page.

3.2.1 Lettering
All lettering shall be embossed in gold colour (ONLY FOR MAJOR PROJECT)

3.2.2 Bound back

The degree, the name of the candidate and the year of submission shall also be embossed on the bound (side) in
gold. (ONLY FOR MAJOR PROJECT)

3.4 Title Sheet

This shall be the first printed page of the project report and shall contain the submission statement: the
Project repo submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Bachelors of Technology , the name and
Roll No. of the candidate, name(s) of the Supervisor and Cosupervisor(s) (if any), Department, Institute and year
of submission.

3.5 Certificate: Model of certificate is shown in the following

3.6 Dedication Sheet
If the candidate so desires(s), he/she may dedicate his/her thesis, which statement shall follow the title page. If
included, this shall form the page 1 of the auxiliary sheets but shall not have a page number.

3.7 Approval Sheet

In the absence of a dedication sheet this will form the first page and in that case shall not have a page number.
Otherwise, this will bear the number two in Roman lower case "ii" at the centre of the footer.
3.8 Abstract
The 500 word abstract shall highlight the important features of the thesis/dissertation/report and shall correspond
to the electronic version to be submitted to the Library for inclusion in the website. The Abstract in the thesis,
however, shall have two more parts, namely, the layout of the thesis giving a brief chapter wise description of
the work and the key words.

3.9 Contents
The contents shall follow the Abstract and shall enlist the titles of the chapters, section and subsection using
decimal notation, assign the text, with corresponding page number against them, flushed to the right.

3.9.1 List of Figures and Tables

Two separate lists of Figure captions and Table titles along with their numbers and corresponding page numbers
against them shall follow the Contents.

3.9.2 Abbreviation Notation and Nomenclature

A complete and comprehensive list of all abbreviations, notations and nomenclature including Greek alphabets
with subscripts and superscripts shall be provided after the list of tables and figures. As far as possible, generally
accepted symbols and notation should be used.
 Title of Thesis
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the award of the degree of

B.Tech
by

Name of the student

(Regd. No: )

Supervisor (s):

Dr/Sri/Smt/Miss Faculty Name with Degrees

Designation

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

V.R.SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
VIJAYAWADA – 520007, INDIA
MONTH – 2015
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

V.R.SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis entitled “Title of the work” submitted by Mr / Ms. Student

Name, Regd No. , to V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada under the jurisdiction of JNTU
Kakinada in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelors of Technology is a
record of bonafide research work carried out by him/her under my/our supervision and guidance. This work has
not been submitted elsewhere for the award of any degree.

Dr/Sri/Smt/Name of the supervisor Dr. N. Vijaya Sai

( Supervisor) Head of the Department
Designation
Department of Mechanical Engineering
V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College
Vijayawada-520007

Details Co-supervisor (if any)

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to my supervisor (Name) who inspired, encouraged

and supported me at all levels of this study.

I would like to thank the Scrutiny Members of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Name,

Designation Department of Mechanical Engineering, V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College and

Name, Designation Department of Mechanical Engineering, V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College and Dr. N.

Vijaya Sai, Professor & HOD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College,

Vijayawada for their support and suggestions during the reviews.

This study was carried out at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of ----- ------ (if any

other department help is taken), V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College and also any facilities used outside the

institution can be included

I would like to thank to my beloved parents Names of the Parents for their continuous support and I wish to

appreciate and heartfelt thanks to my classmates for their support for carrying out this project.

Finally I thank one and all who have directly or indirectly contributed for the successful completion of

this research work.

Student Name
 CONTENTS

Section
Description Page No
No
Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1

1.2

Chapter 2 Literature Review

2.1

2.2

Chapter 3 Experimentations/Simulations/Methods adopted

3.1

3.2

Chapter 4
Results & Discussions

4.1

4.2

Chapter 5 Conclusions

Chapter 6 Scope for future work

Chapter 7 References
 ABSTRACT

The abstract should reflect the aim, objective, scope and the outcome of the work.

The abstract should be limited to 500 words.

FIGURES

SI. No Fig Captions Page

No No
1 1.1

2 1.2

3 2.1

4 2.2

5 3.1

NOTE: All the Fig. No’s corresponding to chapters written should be numbered as follows

eg., Chapter 1: Fig. 1.1, Fig 1.2, ………..

Chapter 2: Fig. 2.1, Fig 2.2, ………..

Fig. No and caption should come below the figure

TABLES

SI. No Table No Captions Page

No
1 1.1
 2 1.2

3 2.1

4 2.2

5 3.1

NOTE: All the Table. No’s corresponding to chapters written should be numbered as follows
eg., Chapter 1: Table 1.1, Table 1.2, ………..

Chapter 2: Table 2.1, Table 2.2, ………..

Table No and description should be located above the table.
NOMNECLATURE

Symbol Caption

R Radius of the specimen

D Diametral of the specimen

FEA Finite element analysis

Μ Coulomb friction

τs Friction stress

P Normal stress

K Shear yield stress

Front Page of the Journal / Conference Paper Published (if, accepted)

Or
Communication letter (attested by supervisor)
 All the above pages are mandatory and the guides must ensure that the student submit the
report as per the required format.
Chapter 1 Introduction
The title of Chapter 1 shall be Introduction. It shall justify and highlight the problem posed, define the topic and
explain the aim and scope of the work presented in the thesis. It may also highlight the significant contributions
from the investigation.

Chapter 2 Review of Literature

This shall normally form Chapter 2 and shall present a critical appraisal of the previous work published in the
literature pertaining to the topic of the investigation. The extent and emphasis of the chapter shall depend on the
nature of the investigation.

Chapter 3 Report on the present investigation

The reporting on the investigation shall be presented in one or more chapters with appropriate chapter titles. Due
importance shall be given to experimental setups, procedures adopted, Techniques developed, methodologies
developed and adopted.

Chapter 4 Results and Discussions

This shall form the penultimate chapter of the thesis and shall include a thorough evaluation of the
investigation carried out and bring out the contributions from the study. The discussion shall Logically lead to
inferences and conclusions as well as scope for possible further future work.

Chapter 5. Summary and Conclusions

This will be the final chapter of the thesis. A brief report of the work carried out shall form the first part of the
Chapter. Conclusions derived from the logical analysis presented in the Results and Discussions Chapter shall
be presented and clearly enumerated, each point stated separately. Scope for future work should be stated lucidly
in the last part of the chapter.
Chapter 6. References
1. References should be numbered as 1., 2., 3….
2. All the references should be cited in the text.
3. For example authors name [1]
4. In case of multiple references representing the same work then authors name followed [1-3]
5. In case of two references representing the same work authors name followed by [1, 2].
Format of the journa1:
Authors names. Title of the work. Name of the journal year; volume, page nos
Example:

1. Vander Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of material
science and technology 2010; 163: 51–9.
Journal with DOI number Example:
1. Vander Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of material science
and technology DOI number.
Reference to a book: Exmaple
2. Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 4th ed. New York: Longman; 2000.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, editors.
Introduction to the electronic age, New York: E -Publishing Inc; 2009, p. 281–304.
Reference to a conference: Example

Vander Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. Title of the work. Name of the conference. Location, year, dates, age
no.