A Guide to

“Internship Report”

Dr. Giridhar K. V.
MBA, Ph.D, MA (Eco), M.Com, PGDHRM, PGDMM,
Associate Professor and Coordinator - Dept. of MBA,
Sahyadri Commerce & Management College,
Shimoga-577203.
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: 9980647833

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 It is prepared based
Kuvempu University’s
Guidelines for Internship for UG Programs
&
B.Com University Approved Syllabi

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 Objectives of Internship
1) Integration of Workshop with workplace,
2) Understanding the world of work,
3) Physical and hybrid model learning,
4) Developing Research Aptitude,
5) Exposure to Emerging technologies,
6) Enhance entrepreneurial capabilities,
7) Development of decision-making and teamwork skills,
8) Cultivate a sense of Social imagery and citizenship
responsibility,
9) Stimulate collaborative influence,
10) Enhancing professional competency.

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 Internship Categories

The undergraduate internships would be classified into two

types:
I. Internship for enhancing the employability, and
II. Internship for developing the Research Aptitude.

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I. Enhancing Employability
The internship programs should be well conceptualized
and interactive for building research capabilities/ aptitude/
skills of our Under-graduates/ Researchers/ Faculties for:
1) Development of project and its execution,
2) Decision-making,
3) Confidence development,
4) Working/coordinating in a team,
5) Creative and critical thinking and problem-solving,
6) Ethical values,
7) Professional development,
8) Understand government/ local bodies world of work,
9) Reference of resource persons in the field,
10) Development of online/ simulation-based module for a virtual
research internship,
11) Understanding the nuances of building a deep-technology start-up,
12) Study certain entrepreneurs,
13) Study of the enterprises' farmers' artisans' etc.
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 II. Developing Research Aptitude

Apart from gaining relevant research experience, the

interns would learn the following through Research
professionals/Mentors:
1) Ideation and conceptualization of a research question/
problems,
2) Learning about new tools and handling of equipment,
3) Experimentation and collection of data,
4) Simulations and development of models,
5) Preparation and presentation of reports.

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 Internship Structure
Students may register in Internship Portal of the University / HEI’s for
undergoing the Internship in any one of the following areas:
1) Trade and Agriculture Arca,
2) Economy & Banking Financial Services and Insurance Area,
3) Logistics, Automotive & Capital Goods Area,
4) Fast Moving Consumer Goods & Retail Area,
5) Information Technology/information Technology enabled Services & Electronics Arca,
6) Handcraft, Art, Design & Music Area,
7) Healthcare & Life Science Arca,
8) Sports, Wellness and Physical Education Area,
9) Tourism & Hospitality Area,
10) Digitisation & Emerging Technologies (Internet of Things/ Artificial Intelligence/
Machine Learning/ Deep learning/ Agented Illegality/ Virtual Reality, etc.) Area,
11) Humanitarian, Public Policy and Legal Service Area , Communication Area,
12) Education Area,
13) Sustainable development Area OR Environment Area,
14) Commerce, Medium and Small-Scale Industries Area. 7
 Internship Hours & workload

• A. Students: Total Internship Hours for Interns (Students) – 90

Hours
•For example,
• 01 hour a day x 90 days = 90 hours
• 02 hours a day x 45 days = 90 hours
• 03 hours a day x 30 days = 90 hours

• B. Internship Mentors: Two Hours per week up-to Maximum 50

Interns (students)

• C. Credit Points: 02 Credits for Internship

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 Evaluation Process of Internship Report
1) Internship Report is for 100 Marks.
a) 60 Marks for Internship Report.
b) 40 Marks for Seminar/Viva-voce.
2) Viva-voce Examination shall include both Internal and External
Examiners.
3) The evaluation of the internship will be carried out at the following
stages:
a) The interns will be evaluated by Internship Supervisor based on
their efforts and research output.
b) At HEI, the intern will be evaluated through a seminar/viva-voce on
his/her work, by a duly constituted expert committee [One Internal
and One external), on the following suggestive aspects.
i. Activity logbook and evaluation report of Internship Supervisor,
ii. Format of presentation and the quality of the intern's report,
iii. Acquisition of skill sets by the intern, and
iv. Originality and any innovative contribution
v. Significance of research outcomes
vi. Attendance.
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 Guidelines for internship Report

Guidelines:
1. Report should be in Computer Printed,
2. Binding with transparent sheet,
3. Report may contain Statistical Date, Table,
Graphs, Charts etc.
4. Report should be submitted before the 6th Sem
Examination, and
5. Evaluation is done at the College level.

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 Formats of ………….
certificates,
Declaration,
acknowledgement,
content,
etc…..

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1. Cover Page

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2. Principal’s Certificate

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3. Guide’s certificate

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4. Company’s certificate

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5. Declaration

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6. Acknowledgement

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Chapter’s scheme OR Content

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Explanation for each chapter

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 How should be a title?

Internship Report
On
‘………………………………………………’

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Chapter-I: Introduction & Research Design
•1.1 Introduction
•1.2 Objectives of the study
•1.3 Scope of the study
•1.4 Research Methodology
1.4.1 Type of Research
1.4.2 Data Collection
• Primary Data
• Secondary Data
•1.5 Chapter’s Scheme
•1.6 Limitation of the Study

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Chapter-II: Industry Profile & Company Profile
A. Industry Profile
2.1: Introduction
2.2: Nature of the Industry
2.3: History and Development of the Industry
2.4: Challenges of the Industry
2.5: Present Status of the Industry
2.6: Contribution of the Industry to GDP
B. Company Profile
2.7: Introduction
2.8: Heritage of the Company
2.9: Voyage of its development
2.10: Vision, Mission and Quality Policy
2.11: Nature of Business carried-out
2.12: Areas of Business Operation
2.13: Recent Developments
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 Chapter-III: Organization Structure

3.1: Introduction
3.2: Nature of the Organization
3.3: Structure of the Organization
3.4: Span of Control
3.5: Delegation of Authority
3.6: Conclusion

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 Chapter–IV: Departmental Profile
4.1: Introduction
4.2: Human Resource Department
4.3: Production Department
4.4: Purchase Department
4.5: Finance Department
4.6: Marketing Department
4. 7: Operations Department
4.8: Quality Control Department
4.9: Logistics Department
4.10: Conclusion

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 Chapter–V: SWOT Analysis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Strengths of the Organization
5.3 Weakness of the Organization
5.4 Opportunities of the Organization
5.5 Challenges of the Organization
5.6 Conclusion

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Chapter – VI: Summary of Findings, Suggestions
& Conclusion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Major Findings of the study
6.2.1 Findings based on Industry
6.2.2 Findings based on Company (Production, Finance,
HR, Research, Purchase, Sales, Operations, etc.)
6.2.3 Findings based on Product
6.2.4 Findings based on SWOT
6.3 Suggestions
6.3.1 General Suggestions
6.3.2 Suggestions for manufacturers/ marketers/
customers/ investors
6.3.3 Suggestions for policy makers
6.4 Conclusions 38
 Bibliography
•Books referred:
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•Journals referred:
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•Newspapers referred:
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•Websites:
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 Bibliography (APA Format)

Anuradha Reddy M. (November 2011). RETAIL investor in Indian capital

market. Research Journal of Commerce and Behavioral Science. Vol.
1. Issue 1.

Durga Rao P V, Chalam G V & Murty T N. (January 2014). INVESTMENT

pattern of equity investors in Indian capital market. Journal of
Research in Commerce and Management. Vol. 3. Issue 2.

Khan M Y. (2012). INDIAN Financial System, Tata Mc Graw Hill Education

Private Limited, New Delhi, 7th ed.

Nagaraj R. (September 1996). INDIA’s capital market growth. Economic

and Political Weekly. Vol. 31. Issue 31.

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 CONTENT OF THE REPORT
•FACING PAGE
•CERTIFICATE OF PRINCIPAL
•CERTIFICATE OF THE GUIDE
•COMPANY CERTIFICATE
•DECLARATION
•ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
•TABLE OF CONTENT
•LIST OF TABLES AND GRAPHS

•CHAPTER–I: INTRODUCTION & RESEARCH DESIGN

•CHAPTER–II: INDUSTRY PROFILE & COMPANY PROFILE
•CHAPTER–III: ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
•CHAPTER-IV: DEPARTMENTAL STUDY
•CHAPTER–V: SWOT ANALYSIS
•CHAPTER–VI: FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS & CONCLUSIONS

•BIBLIOGRAPHY 41
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deletion…………..,
if any suggestion, please write to the author:
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Thank you

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