1. SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY CYBOTECH CAMPUS™ An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institute Final Semester Of MBA Project Preparation And Submission Guideline University Study Centre Code:- 01696

2. Project Preparation and Submission Criteria  Maximum two students are allowed in a single project subject.  Out of your prescribed syllabus, you can select any topic according to your specialisation for your project.  A4 size white page must be use in printing for project document (Synopsis & Project Report).  All margins must be set 1.25 inches.  Line spacing must be 1.5.  All topics must have a label page.  All pages must contain page number in bottom-right footer area of page.  Project must be binded either in book form or spiral binding form  Only the given project guide will be accepted Guides for MBA Project:- Prof. Randhir Kumar, Prof. Kishore Bhattacharya, Prof. Ranjani Kumari, & Prof.Sarvesh Pandey

3. Project Will Submitted In Two Phase  Project Synopsis Submission Last date- 29.10.2012  Final Project Report & Project CD Submission- For Correction – 30 th Nov.-5 TH Dec. 2012

4. Synopsis of Project It is a summary of project on which the project proposal of the student is validated. The Contents of Synopsis are:-  Front Page.  Certificate of Project (It contain Student’s roll, Name as well as Guide Name & Qualification ).  Introduction of the project work  Contents (It contain all the topics name & its page number).  Title of Project (It contain only the title of the project).  Object of Project (It contain the objective of the project in concise manner).  Research methodology (Research design, Data source, Sampling technique, Data collection methods, Analytical tools).  References and Bibliography need to be given

5. Front Page Of Synopsis Must Contain  Student Enrollment Number (University Roll Number)  Student Name  Course  Semester  Project Title (Must be self defined according to Project)  Study Centre Name  Study Centre Code

6. Research Methodology  Research Design- Describe the research design to be used (e.g.-descriptive, exploratory, experimental etc.).  Data Sources- Describe the data sources to be used (primary, secondary).  Sampling Technique- Describe the sampling techniques to be used(probability sampling, non probability sampling).  Data Collection Tools- Describe the data collection tools to be used (scheduled questionnaire, observation method, interview method etc.).  Analytical Tools- Describe the analytical tools to be used (Statistical Tools like-mean, median, mode, standard deviation, probability distribution etc, Mathematical Tools like- percentage method etc.).

7. Final Project Report  Cover Page  Title Page (Title of Project).  Acknowledgement  Declaration  Bonafiede Certificate ( from the company where the project was undertaken)  Certificate (It must contain student’s details & guide details).  Table of contents  List of Tables and list of Figures  List of Symbols and Abbreviations  Executive Summary  Chapters  Introduction  Project details  Title of the Project  Aims and Objective of the study  Problem Statement  Scope of the Study  Significance of the Study  Literature Review  Methodology used  Interpretation/Research findings  Recommendation and Conclusion  Limitation of the study  References ? Bibliography

8. About Project Report  Final Project Report must have three hard copy (One for student it is optional).  Two soft copy burnt on CD.

9. About CD  University Roll Number  Name of the student  Course & Semester  Project Title  Centre Name & Learning Centre Code Note:- All Student’s Details must be written on CD using permanent marker.

10. Suggested Topics For MBA Topics For Human Resource Management-  A study of performance appraisal in XYZ organisation  Job satisfaction survey at XYZ organisation  Training Effectiveness in an organisation  Motivational analysis of an organisation Topics For Marketing Management-  A study on supply chain management of XYZ organisation  A study on consumer awareness and satisfaction of a particular company  A study to know penetration level and brand loyalty among existing consumers of a company

11. Topics For Financial Management-  Profitability and operational efficiency of public sector banks  A study on Indian financial system post liberalization  A comparative study of finance performance of banks using various ratios