FORMAT FOR PREPARATION OF SELF STUDY REPORT

FOR B.E

ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS:
The sequence in which the Self Study report material should be arranged and bound should
be as follows:
1. Cover Page & Title Page
2. Certificate
3. Table of Contents
4. List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
5. List of Tables
6. List of Figures
7. Chapters if any
8. References
9. Appendices
The table and figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places.

PREPARATION FORMAT:

Cover Page & Title Page A specimen copy of the Cover page of the Self Study report
are given in Annexure 1.

Table of Contents The table of contents should list all material following the table as well
as any material which precedes it. The title page and Certificate will not find a place among
the items listed in the Table of Contents. However these will contain the page numbers of in
lower case Roman letters. 1.5 spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head with font size 12 for headings and size 11 for sub-headings.

List of Tables The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the
tables in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head.

List of Figures The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the
figures in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this
head.

List of Symbols, Acronyms / Abbreviation and Nomenclature 1.5 line spacing using
Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 12, should be adopted for typing the matter
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under this head. Standard symbols used in the report need to be defined. Acronyms /
Abbreviation and Nomenclature used in the report need to be expanded / explained.
All Symbols, Acronyms / Abbreviation and Nomenclature should be explained when used first

time in the report.

Chapters under main Headings
1.Introduction
2.Literature review or State of Art
3.Key Concepts or Fundamentals relevant to self study component (to be Course
specific.)
4.Discussion / Inference
5.Conclusion (should contain the key results/ inference / key conclusions /outcome and
future scope of work)
There may be further divisions under each heading of the table of contents, depending on the
requirement.
Tables and figures in a should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the reference where they are
cited or discussed.
Reference: IEEE format should be followed viz:
In case of Research papers Journals / Conference proceedings: Name of the author/ authors,
Title of the paper/ Name of the Journal/ title of the Conference proceedings, Volume
(number) , Year , Pages
In case of Books /Reports etc Name of the author/ authors, Title of the Book, Name of the
Publisher Edition, Volume if applicable, Year of publication
In case of a Thesis / Dissertation: Name of the author, Title of the Thesis / Dissertation,
Name of the Institution, Year of publication

Examples of References
[1.] Honig, M.L., Steiglitz, K., and Gopinath, B.: Multichannel signal processing for data

communication in the presence of crosstalk, IEEE Trans. Commun., 38, (4), [1990],pp. 551
558
[2.] Shin, K.G. and Mckay, N.D. Open Loop Minimum Time Control of Mechanical
Manipulations and its Applications, Proc. Amer. Contr. Conf., San Diego, CA, [1984] pp.
1231-1236.
[3.] T.Starr, J.M.Cioffi, and P.J.Silvermann, Understanding Digital Subscriber Line
Technology, Prentice Hall Publications, 2nd edition,1996.
[4.] R.C. Nongpiur Near-End Crosstalk Cancellation in xDSL Systems Doctoral thesis
University of Victoria, 2005.
[5.] C. Kocabas, S. H. Hur, A. Gaur, M. A. Meitl, M. Shim, and J. A. Rogers, Guided growth of
large scale, horizontally aligned arrays of single walled carbon nanotubes and their use in
thin film transistors,Small, 2005, to be published.
[6.] B. J. Eliasson and G. Moddel, Metaloxide electron tunneling device for solar energy
conversion, U.S. Patent 6 534 784, 2003.
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[7.] G. Moddel and B. J. Eliasson, High speed electron tunneling device and applications, U.S.

Patent 6 563 185, 2003.

[8.] J. R. Sheats, Manufacturing and commercialization issues in organic electronics, J. Mater.
Res., vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 19741989, 2000.
[9.] A. Piqu and D. B. Chrisey, Eds., Direct Write Technologies for Rapid Prototyping
Applications: Sensors, Electronics, and Integrated Power Sources. New York: Academic,
2002, p. 726.
[10.]
D. B. Chrisey, A. Piqu, R.Mohdi, H. D.Wu, R. C. Y. Auyeung, and H. D. Young,
Direct writing of conformal mesoscopic electronic devices by MAPLE DW, Appl. Surf.
Sci., vol. 168, pp. 345352, 2000.
Appendices Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, of subject matter
discussed in main text and which may distract and cloud the central theme while reading.
Using the appendices will help to avoid interrupting the body of the report with excessive detail,
thereby improving readability.
Number the appendices with a structure like: A, A.1, B, etc. The appendices might include, but
are not limited to:
o A "Users Manual" or instructions for operating and maintaining the system you've designed.
o Any derivations or explanation that adds on to understanding for those who refer the Self
Study report.
o Additional charts, graphs , data sheets and tables.
o Detailed calculations (theoretical developments, error and sensitivity analyses, etc.)
o Gantt chart and/or other planning information.
o An analysis of the "design concepts" topics (e.g. health and safety) given separately. Indicate
how your design is affected by each topic.

3. FORMAT TO BE USED FOR TEXT MATTER

3.1. Character Fonts
As a character font, use Times or Times New Roman. The font size must be 12 point in the text
including formulas, equations, table headings and figure captions. At least 8 point should be used in
figures, tables and superscripts or subscripts. Footnotes, long biographical quotes and exclusive
quotations should be 10 points. Chapter Titles should be bold 14 size in sentence case, Headings
should be bold and 13 size and sub headings should be bold and 12 size.
3.2. Spacing
Spacing of the text material shall be 1.5 or when necessary integer multiples thereof. For example,
when a paragraph ends, the next one starts after pressing RETURN twice (2xCR) to get two 1.5
spacing.
3.3. Left Adjusting
The left adjusting point of titles and headings shall be 1.5 from the left edge of the paper. You can
use the appropriate left adjusting command in computer typesetting.

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3.4. Margins
Margins of pages shall conform to the following specifications:
Left margin 1.5 inch from edge of paper
Right margin -1.0 inch from edge of paper
Top margin 1.0 inch from edge of paper
Bottom margin 1.0 inch from edge of paper
The above margins shall be observed on charts, graphs, tables, and drawings. Folded papers will not
be accepted unless there is absolutely no other way for the material to be presented.
3.5 Use of Headers and Footers
Each page in the report (except the title page) is expected to bear a number. Only one side of the
paper may be used for printing. The page number shall be incorporated on bottom right corner of the
page using footer. The left of the footer will contain full expansion of the department of study e.g.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The Header will contain name of the college
at the center.
The preliminary section, including the title page, certificate, table of contents, etc., should be
numbered, using lower case Roman Numerals, e.g., i, ii, iii, etc.
4. Preparation of the final copies
Typesetting
Reports shall be typed using MS- WORD for Windows (Version 6.0 or later) ; TEX and
LATEX are also acceptable.
Paper Quality
The original copy shall be printed on 75 gsm, A4-size water marked executive bond sheets,
which will be made available by the institution. All reproduced copies shall be on A4 size
water marked photocopier paper, which will also be made available by the institution.
Printing
Only laser printer or Ink Jet printer output is acceptable. Printer settings must comply with
A4-size paper and must be so that the page is not resized in printing.

Reproduction:
The student batch should submit one copy (On Executive bond) per student in the batch and
two additional copies (On A4 copier shhet). In addition every batch has to submit one CD/
DVD containing the report. The CD/DVD should be properly labeled with Title, Students
names, guides name and department.
Binding
The report should be soft bound in specified colour as in table 1. The final bound size of the
report should conform to A4 size. Every copy should contain plastic jacket.

Sl. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Cover page colour

Light yellow (Cream)
Light Blue
Light Pink
Light green

Table1
Department
ME/IEM/ CE
ECE/TCE/IT/EEE
ISE/CSE
BT/CH

Font colour
Black

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ANNEXURE 1

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(A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page)

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R.V. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BANGALORE-560059

(Autonomous Institution Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)
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(rvce logo)
TITLE OF THE SELF STUDY
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SELF STUDY REPORT

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Submitted by
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NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)

Section

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Faculty Incharge
Designation,
Department, College/Organization
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(ANNEXURE 2)
R.V. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BANGALORE - 560059
(Autonomous Institution Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)
DEPARTMENT OF ___________________________________________
<College Logo>

CERTIFICATE
Certified that the Self Study work titled <title> is carried out by <names> (<reg nos>), who are
bonafide students of R.V College of Engineering, Bangalore, in partial fulfillment for the award of
degree of Bachelor of Engineering in <branch> of the Visvesvaraya Technological University,
Belgaum during the year 2012-2013. It is certified that all corrections/suggestions indicated for the
internal Assessment have been incorporated in the report deposited in the departmental library. The
Self Study report has been approved as it satisfies the academic requirements in respect of Self Study
work prescribed by the institution for the said degree.

Marks awarded = (Evaluation1+ Evaluation2) =

10

Signature of Staff In-charge

20

Signature of Head of the Department

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Annexure 3)

FORMAT OF TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of symbols, Acronyms and Nomenclature
1. Introduction
1.1 Sub topic
1.1.1 Topic of Subtopic (if required)
.
2. State of Art or Literature Review
2.1 Sub topic
2.1.1 Topic of Subtopic (if required)

i
ii
iii
1

3.

Key Concepts or Fundamentals relevant to self study component (to be Course specific.)

4.

Discussion / Inference

5.

--------(If required)

6. Conclusions and Future Scope

7. References
8. Appendices

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