Report Format-Development Project
Report Format-Development Project
Following are the guidelines for the preparation of 8th Semester Report.
MARGINS: Margins for pages including the regular text should be as below:
CONTENTS: Following should be the order of contents for the report. This order should be
strictly maintained.
I. Cover Page
II. First Page
III. Candidate’s Declaration
IV. Company Certificate
V. College Certificate
VI. Abstract
VII. Acknowledgement
VIII. Table of Contents (Format given at the end)
IX. List of Figures (Format given at the end)
X. List of Tables (Format given at the end)
XI. Chapters 1 to n
XII. Appendix (optional)
XIII. Bibliography
DETAIL OF CHAPTERS
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Project Summary – Key To a good summary is the FIRST sentence, which
MUST contain the most essential information that you wish to convey.
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Objective (It should be measurable)
1.4 Scope (what it can do and can’t do)
1.5 Technology and Literature Review
3.1 User Characteristics (Type of users who is dealing with the system)
3.2 Hardware and Software Requirements (Development environment and Hosting
environment, minimum requirements to run your system)
3.3 Assumptions and Dependencies
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NOTE : If your criteria does not match with these two design then refer various CASE
Tools for your application and find suitable design. Don’t blindly select these design. Do
find appropriate Design Style suitable to your project work.
7.0 Testing
7.1 Testing Plan
7.2 Testing Strategy
7.3 Test Suites Design
7.3.1.1 Test Cases ( test ID, test condition , expected output , actual output ,
remark )
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NUMBERING
All pages in the report except the cover pages and dedication page must be numbered. All
the page numbers should be located at the BOTTOM CENTER of the page.
The page numbering starting from candidate’s declaration up to the beginning of the chapters
should be numbered in small roman letters, i.e. i, ii, …
The page numbering starting from the beginning of Chapter 1 up to the end of the report,
should be numbered in Arabic numerals, i.e. 1,2, 3,….
PREPARATION OF CHAPTERS
Color:
All the text including Tables should be Black prints. However, Graphs and Figures can have
color prints.
Font :
Chapter Headings : Times New Roman 16pts, bold print all capitals
Section Headings : Times New Roman 14 pts, bold print all capitals
Subsection Headings : Times New Roman 12 pts, bold print leading capitals (only first
letter in each word should be capital
SPACING/ALIGNMENT
All paragraphs in the report are to be fully justified from the first line to the last line and
should start from left without any hyphenation/indent. Text corresponding to bullets, listings
and quotes in the main body of text should be indented.
SECTION/SUBSECTION NUMBERING
Section numbering should be left justified using bold print with Arabic numerals and
decimals.
EQUATIONS/FORMULAS
Example:
Y= mx + b (3.1.1)
FIGURES:
Figures should follow immediately after/on immediate next page after they are referred to for
the first time in the text. Figure headings should be given at the bottom of the figure. All the
figures in landscape format must be placed in such a way that their top portions are to the left
side of the page. However, numbering should be at the bottom of the report for landscape
page (similar to the next page). All figures are to be central aligned on the page.
Diagrams larger than A4 size are not encouraged. If larger sizes are absolutely necessary,
they should be folded to A4 size. Each drawing is to be numbered and referred to as Figures
only. Diagram title should be similar to figure titles.
TABLES:
Tables should follow immediately after/on immediate next page after they are referred to for
the first time in the text. Table heading should be given at the top of the table. All the tables
in landscape format must be placed in such a way that their top portions are to the left side of
the page. However, numbering should be at the bottom of the report for landscape page. All
tables are to be central aligned on the page.
Example:
REFERENCES
All the references cited inside the text should be documented under the heading
“REFERENCES”. All the references must be informative (It should give at least one
paragraph description of the book/material referred).
Example:
Single Author:
Aloysius J. A. (1998) Data Analysis for Management, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
Note : Arrange references in alphabetical order and number them in that order.
EXPERIENCE :
Candidate should include the environment and support provided by the respective company,
co-operation of the people. Please mention if the job has been offered.
BINDING :
NUMBER OF COPIES:
Symbolic Speed
Efficiency