Darshan University

Darshan Institute Of Management

Handbook of

SUMMER PROJECT
(BBA/B.Com/BBA (H))

Subject Code: 2109MN505

(Applicable from Academic Year 2023-24 onwards)
DARSHAN UNIVERSITY
Rajkot - Morbi Highway,
Rajkot- 363650, Gujarat, India.
www.darshan.ac.in

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SUMMER PROJECT (2109MN505) (BBA/B.Com/BBA (H)) Content
Components
A project report should contain the following parts in the order shown:
 Fly page (1 Blank Pages)
 Title page (please see sample, Annexure I), containing: (1 Page)
• The project title;
• The full name of the Candidate/s, enrolment no/s. and Guide name/s;
• The degree for which the project is submitted;
• The name of the University, i.e. Darshan University
• The month and year of submission
 Student Declaration (1 Page) (Annexure II)
 College Certificate (1 Page) (Provided by Guide/Supervisor)
 Company Certificate (1 Page)
 Preface (1 Page)
 Acknowledgement (1 Page)
 Executive Summary (1 Page)
 Table of Content (1 Page)
 Introduction and History of Company (15 to 20 Pages)
 Vision & Mission of Company (2 Pages)
 Organization Structure (1 to 2 Pages)
 Departmental Study (15 to 20 Pages)
• Marketing Department
• Finance Department
• Human Resource Department
• Production Department
• Accounting Department
• R & D Department etc…
 SWOT Analysis (2 to 4 Pages)
 Overview of Industry & Major Players (4 to 5 Pages)
 Porter's Five Force Model Analysis of Industry (2 to 4 Pages)
 Learning form Internship (1 to 2 Pages)
 Conclusion (1 Page)
 Bibliography (1 Page)
 Annexure (if Any) (1 Page)
Language, Style and Format
 Language
o Project should be written in English.
 Final Version
o The final version of the project must be free from spelling, grammatical and other
errors when submitted.

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  Specification for Project Report
1 Paper Size A4, not less than 75 gsm white paper
Left - 1.25”
2 Margins Right - 0.75"
Top and Bottom - 1.0"
10 to 12 characters per inch must be used with
3 Line Spacing
1.5 line spacing.
Double Lines/Vertical space of around 12 points
should be left between the section title line and
4 Paragraph Spacing the first paragraph of each section and
subsections, start without any indentation, In
single column format with full justification.
At bottom–Right side
Beginning with the first page of chapter 1
(Introduction) to all pages shall be numbered
consecutively using Arabic numerals (i.e. 1,2,3)
5 Pagination
From the title page to the page before the chapter
1 starting page, shall be lower case Roman
numerals (e.g. i, ii, iii etc.)
No Page Number on Title Page
New Chapter on New Page
font size of 20 should begin with an additional
6 Chapter(s): top margin of 30 mm (total 55 mm)
Capitalize the first letter all the words. Use
boldface letters and numbers only
A vertical space of around 36 point should be
left between the chapter heading and the title of
the first section of every chapter.
For all subsequent sections/subsections, leave a
vertical space of around 24 points before the
section/subsection headings.
Sections and Subsections
7 For example, say the first and second sections in
(left aligned)
chapter 5 shall be numbered as 5.1 and 5.2,
respectively. Likewise, the third subsections of
sections 1 and 2 in a chapter 4 shall be numbered
as 4.1.3 and 4.2.3, respectively.
Same style as in chapter heading but with font
size of 14 and 12 for section and subsections,
8 Font Type Times New Roman
9 Font Size(FS) For normal–12
10 Bold/Italic/Underline Should be used for specific purposes only
11 Alignment Page Justify

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 All tables, figures, and equations must be
numbered sequentially and chapter-wise using
Arabic numerals. It must reflect the chapter
number also, e.g. 2.1, 6.25 etc.
Tables/Graphs/Diagrams/figures e.g., Figure 2.1, Table 3.2. While a caption
12
Equations (figure number) should be placed below the
figure, a caption (table number) should be placed
above the table
Images, Photographs, etc. must be scanned in
resolution at least 600 dpi.
Figures, tables, etc., should be positioned
13 Figures and Illustrations according to the scientific publication
conventions of the discipline.
14 Borders No
Single Line (as per this page)
Footer (as per this page):
Left side Darshan Institute of Management,
15 Header/Footers
Darshan University, Rajkot
Right Side Pg. No
“No header/footer on Title page”
16 Word Breaking No word Breaking
17 Printing Single side only
Hard Bound
18 Report Binding Cover–Black Color
Writing–Golden color only
Hard Bound: 1 Copy (University Copy)
Hard Bound/Spiral bound: 1 Copy (Student
19 Copies of the Report Copy)
Soft Copy: 01 PDF.
References & Bibliography
All references must be cited in the text by the reference number using superscripts. No links
between superscripts in the text and actual references in the Reference Sections may be
used. Notes may be used to cite manuscripts in preparation,
Unpublished observations and personal communications. References cited should follow
the style given below example:
Papers
1. Thiel WJ and Nguyen LT, “Fluidized bed film coating of an ordered powder mixture
to produce micro encapsulated ordered units.” J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 1984, 36, 145-
152.
2. Isyumov N, “Criteria for acceptance of wind induced motions of tall buildings”,
International Conference on Tall buildings, Rio DeJanerio, CTBUH, 2003.

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Web Site
1. Boggs, D, “Acceleration and Drift due to Gust forces”, accessed on 10 July 2009,
www.cppwind.com/papers/structural/PEAKvsRMS.pdf

Books
1. Pelzar MJ., Chan ECS., and Krieg NR. In Microbiology; 5th Edn; Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 1993, pp 536.

Dissertations/Projects
1. Vaishnav D.K, PhD Thesis, “………….” Darshan University, July 2012.
2. Pathak VK. Ph.D. Thesis, “………..” Gujarat University, 1979.

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ANNEXURE - I
5. FORMAT FOR REPORT SUBMISSION
< First Page/Title Page >
Summer Project
On
‘<Title of Project>’
At
<Name of Company / Organization>

Prepared by
<Name of Student>
< Enrolment No.>

Under the Guidance of

<Name of Faculty>
(<Designation>)

A Project Submitted to
Darshan University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the BBA(H)
BBA/B.Com in Darshan Institute of Management

BBA (Semester - V)
<Month - Year>

DARSHAN UNIVERSITY
Rajkot - Morbi Highway,
Rajkot- 363650, Gujarat, India.

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ANNEXURE - II

STUDENT DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this Summer Project Report titled _______________________________

__________________________________________ submitted by me to the Darshan Institute of
Management, Darshan University is a bonafide work undertaken by me and it is not submitted to
any other University or Institution for the award of any degree, diploma certificate or published
any time before.

Date: DD/MM/YYYY Signature of the Student

Place: Rajkot [Name of Student]

[Enrollment No.]

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 Evaluation Scheme
Summer Project consists of 3 Credit, 100 marks and shall be evaluated on two components i)
Internal Assessment & ii) Viva.

Particular Weightage (%) Conducted By

Internal Assessment (IA) 50% Supervisor/ Guide

Viva Voce 50% Viva Panel

I. Internal Assessment shall consist of 50 marks, which will be carried out by

supervisor/guide.
II. Viva Voce shall carry 50 marks and will be conducted by a Panel of two examiners.

Duration & Time Period

 Duration of Internship: Minimum 15 Days and Maximum 30 Days.
 Internship must be during semester gap after completion of semester 4 examination.

Reporting Schedule

Sr. No. Review Particular Marks

1 First Review  Introduction and History of Company (15 to 15
20 Pages)
(After 10 Days of  Vision & Mission of Company (2 Pages)
Commencement  Organization Structure (1 to 2 Pages)
of Internship)  Departmental Study (15 to 20 Pages)
• Marketing Department
• Finance Department
• Human Resource Department
• Production Department
• Accounting Department
• R & D Department etc…
2 Second Review  SWOT Analysis (2 to 4 Pages) 15
 Overview of Industry & Major Players (4 to 5
(within two days Pages)
after completion  Porter's Five Force Model Analysis of
of Internship) Industry (2 to 4 Pages)
 Learning form Internship (1 to 2 Pages)
 Conclusion (1 Page)

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 3 Third Review Final submission of Internship Report to Supervisor 20
(Soft Copy)
(Within 10 Days
after Completion
of Internship)

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