School of Management Studies

National Institute of Technology Calicut

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FORMAT FOR PREPARATION OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT

1. OBJECTIVE

The objective of this document is to provide a set of guidelines that help a student to prepare the
report to satisfy the requirements of summer internship project.
Following is the sequence heading of summer internship project

 Title Page

 Certificates (Organization)

 Certificate (Internal)

 Acknowledgement

 Table of Contents

 List of Tables

 List of Figures

 List of Photographs

 List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature

 Chapters (Each chapters should be with different headings/ titles)

 References
 Appendices
 Worksheet diary

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2. PAGE DIMENSION AND BINDING SPECIFICATIONS:

The dimension of the project report should be in A4 size. The project report should be soft
bound using cover of the light blue art paper.

3. PREPARATION AND FORMAT:

(Start each new chapter in right hand side page i.e the new chapter or documentation will
start with odd page numbers starting from 1, 3, 5 … or roman letters like i, iii, v… and so
on.)

A. Title Page – The title of the report should be selected in such a way that it should reflect
the work carried out by the student. Therefore, student should select most appropriate
title for the work carried out during summer internship project. Format of title page of the
report is given.
B. Certificate (Organization) - The certificate should be in the organization’s letter head
signed by the competing authority (HR/Manager/Organization guide to whom the student
reported) in the organization in which the student was associated as part of the internship.
C. Certificate (Internal) – The Certificate shall be as per format given. The content should
have one and half line spacing using Times New Roman Font Size 14. The certificate
shall have details such as name of the student, roll no, title of the internship work,
duration etc. The above details should be certified by the concern supervisor under whom
the work was carried out. Details such as name of the HOD & supervisor, designation,
name of the organization/ academic along with full address of the institution where the
supervisor has guided the student should be furnished. The certificate should be printed
on the letter head of the supervisor/organization.
D. Acknowledgement- Student should acknowledge the supervisor, organization and others
who have helped for successful completion of the project (one page).
E. Table of Contents – The table of contents should list all material following it as well as
any material that precedes it. The Certificate will not find a place among the items listed
in the Table of Contents but the page numbers of which are in lower case Times New

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 Roman letters. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head.
F. List of Tables – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the
tables in the text. One and half line spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under
this head.
G. List of Figures – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the
figures in the text. One and half line spacing should be adopted for typing the matter
under this head.
H. List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature – One and half line spacing should
be adopted or typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc.
should be used.
I. CHAPTERS – The following chapters needs to be included in the report. Text should be
in Times New Roman 12-font size with one and half line spacing.

Part I

CHAPTER 1: DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY & INDUSTRY

< Times new roman 14 font, BOLD and CAPITAL>
Under this chapter the student should include a detailed description about the company in terms
of the origin/history, organizational structure, their products and services, competitors, share in
the market and industry analysis. The analysis and content are to be presented as infographics
with minimal usage of text in 2 to 4 pages (maximum).

CHAPTER 2: ROLE/PROFILE HANDLED

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Under this chapter, student should write, briefly, about the general introductory to the profile that
they have been assigned to in the organization during the tenure of the intern. It can include the
student’s role or the job designation, the background of the work and additional assignments if
any apart from the core work done are to be detailed in 2 pages (maximum).

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If it is a group project the student should make sure that there is no overlap with their team
mates.
The students must make sure that the contents under this chapter are their true contribution and
not a replication from the internet sources.

CHAPTER 3: BUSINESS PROBLEM & OBJECTIVES

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The various business problems/ opportunities identified by the students in the organization are to
be listed in detail along with the background of the issues. The business problem selected by the
student is to be stated along with the importance/criticality of addressing the identified problem.
The objectives of the study to address the identified business problem are to be listed. The
contents under this chapter should not exceed 1 page.

CHAPTER 4: APPROACH & METHODOLOGY

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The approach and methodology to address the problem is to be stated clearly under this section.
It should include the quantitative and qualitative data collected, analysis done if any and the
results from the analysis are to be presented. The students should provide the logical explanation
to the selection of the methodological approach and how it has helped to solve/address the
problem/opportunity identified is to be detailed under this chapter in a maximum of 4 to 8 pages.

CHAPTER 5: POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS

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Feasibility and practicality of implementing the solutions in the organization are to be assessed
and detailed under this chapter in 2 to 4 pages.

CHAPTER 6: LEARNING – THEORY vs PRACTICE

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The similarity observed through classroom learning and organization practices are to be detailed
under this chapter. In addition, contemporary business practices and any gap identified between
the theoretical learning and organizational practices are to be listed and elaborated under this
chapter in 2 to 3 pages.

REFERENCES
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The listing of references including the authentic internet resources used in the preparation of the
report should be listed in the alphabetical order.

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A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page is given in
the next page followed by format of certificate.

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 <Font Style Times New Roman – Bold>
TITLE OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT
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A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT

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Submitted by
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NAME OF THE CANDIDATE

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Registration No
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in partial fulfillment of Summer Internship Project for the award of the degree
of
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT
KOZHIKODE, 673601
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MONTH YEAR
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 CERTIFICATE

<Font Style Times New Roman – size -16>

<Font Style Times New Roman – size -14 for below>

Certified that the summer internship report “Title of the Report……………..” is

the bonafide work of “Name of The Candidate, Roll No.…………” MBA in
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY CALUCUT carried out under my supervision during…
to…………

Place <<Signature of the Institute Supervisor>>

Date <<Name>>

SUPERVISOR
<<Academic Designation>>

<<Signature of Head of the Department>>

<<Name>>
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

(Office seal)

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 Contents

CERTIFICATE (Organization) ................................................................... i

CERTIFICATE (Internal) ........................................................................... i
Acknowledgement .................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
List of Symbols/ Abbreviations............... iError! Bookmark not defined.
Symbols and Notations ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
List of Tables ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
List of Figures......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.v
CHAPTER 1............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY & INDUSTRY.................. 2
CHAPTER 2.............................................................................................. 3
ROLE/PROFILE HANDLED .................................................................... 4
2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 5
2.2 PROCUREMENT MODELS UNDER PRICE UNCERTAINTY ...................... 6
References ................................................................................................. 7

NOTE: The above table of contents is a SAMPLE SPECIMEN only. Students are advised to
incorporate all the chapters of their study accordingly. The MS word has its own facility to construct the
“Table of Contents” automatically.