SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT SUBMISSION SCHEDULE

(16th May 2019 to 31st July 2019)

Sr. Submission
Duration of Progress Report Particulars of Submission
No. Date
1. 16th May 2019 to 6th June 2019 th
7 June, 2019 Chapter No.2,3
2. 7th June, 2019 to 21st June 2019 22nd June 2019 Chapter No.4,5
3. 23rd June 2019 to 10th July 2019 10th July 2019 Chapter No.6,7,8
4. 11th July 2019 to 20th July 2019 21st July 2019 Chapter No.1 & Bibliography
Rough draft project submission
5. 30th July 2019
as per the College format
Note: Failure to submit the hard copy of the Final rough draft as per the University format on the
Specific date will be called for strict disciplinary action.
 SIP REPORT GUIDELINES-2019

1. Type of paper- White Executive Bond

2. Paper size- A 4
3. Fonts - Times New Roman
4. Font Sizes-
i. Content Titles (Partitions) – 22 Bold
ii. Chapter Headings- 18 Bold
iii. Sub headings- 14 Bold
iv. Body of the Text- 12 Normal
v. Foot note- 10 Normal
5. Line Spacing- 1.5 lines
6. Margins-
i. Left- 1.5 inches
ii. Right, Top & Bottom- 1 inches each side.
7. Printing – (Both sides) Laser & DeskJet (Colour) Print only
8. No page borders
9. Letters in between < > brackets needs to be replaced by the
required information of each student.
10. Every chapter should be started on a new page.
11. Don’t give page no’s to initial pages (before Executive Summary)
& to the partitions pages.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Two students should not do their project on the same topic in the same
organization.
2. The Project Title & objectives should be finalized with written or mail
approval of College Project Guide allocated to you.
3. There has to be co-relation between the objectives, research
methodology, Data Analysis, Interpretations, Findings, Conclusions
and Suggestions in the Project report.
4. Project progress report submission timelines must be followed, it will
be considered while Project Evaluations.
 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune: SIP Guidelines
Summer Internship Project: At the end of Second Semester each student shall undertake a Summer Internship
Project (SIP) for 8 weeks. It is mandatory for the student to seek advance written approval from the faculty guide
and the Director of the Institute about the topic and organization before commencing the SIP. The SIP may or may
not have a Functional Focus, i.e. the student may take up a SIP in his/her intended area of specialization or in any
other functional area of management. Ideally the SIP should exhibit a cross-functional orientation. The student
shall submit a written structured report based on work done during this period.

SIP can be carried out in:

a) Corporate Entity
b) NGO
c) SME
d)Govt Undertaking
e) Cooperative Sector
SIP may be a research project – based on primary / secondary data or may be an operational assignment involving
working by the student on a given task/assignment/project/ etc. in an organization / industry. It is expected that the
SIP shall sensitize the students to the demands of the workplace. The learning outcomes and utility to the
organization must be specifically highlighted.
The report should be well documented and supported by –
1. Executive Summary
2. Organization profile
3. Outline of the problem/task undertaken
4. Research methodology & data analysis (in case of research projects only)
5. Relevant activity charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, etc.
6. Learning of the student through the project
7. Contribution to the host organization
The student shall
8. References submit TWO
in appropriate hard copies
referencing & one(APA,
styles. soft copy
MLA,(CD) of the
Harvard, project Style
Chicago reportetc.)
before 30th
September in Sem III. One hard copy is to be returned to the student by the Institute after the External Viva-
Voce.

It should reflect the nature and quantum of work undertaken by the student. The report must reflect 8 weeks of
work and justify the same.
In the interest of environmental considerations, students are encouraged to print their project reports on both
faces of the paper.

SIP shall have a weightage of 6 credits. The Institute shall conduct an internal viva-voce for evaluation of
the SIP for 50 marks. The Panel shall comprise of the Internal Faculty Guide & One additional faculty
nominated by the Director.
There shall be an external viva-voce for the SIP for 100 marks. The examiner’s panel for the same shall
include one external faculty member nominated by the University and one internal faculty member nominated
by the Director. The external viva-voce shall be conducted for 15 minutes at least per student.

The Internal & the External viva-voce shall evaluate the project based on:
1. Actual work undertaken by the student
2. Student’s understanding of the organization and business environment
3. Outcome of the project
4. Utility of the project to the organization
5. Basic analytical capabilities
 < Front Page -Golden Embossing On Black Background Hard Bound Copy>

A
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT REPORT

ON
“<SIP TITLE>”

FOR
<NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION>

SUBMITTED TO
SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY, PUNE
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

SUBMITTED BY
<STUDENTS NAME>

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

< NAME OF COLLEGE GUIDE>

THROUGH,

GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT,

SR. NO. 132/1, NASHIK-PUNE HIGHWAY, VELHALE, SANGAMNER, DIST. A’NAGAR – 422 605.

BATCH 2018-2020
 < 1. INSIDE COVER PAGE>

<This page is nothing but the photocopy of front page as it is. Only, instead of
GOLDEN color use BLACK color.>

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

< This page can include vote of thanks to-

Company project guide, College project guide, HOD / Principal, Other
staffs and friends (if required) >

< 3.COLLEGE CERTIFICATE >

(College Certificate will be issued to the student only once, after the final approval
from respective Project Guides of College.)

< 4.COMPANY CERTIFICATE>

<This certificate must be printed on company’s original letter head without any
overwriting or mistakes.>
 STUDENT’S DECLARATION
<on separate new page>
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that, the project entitled, “< Title of Summer Internship Project should

be mentioned here without any spelling mistake in Sentence case>” is executed as per the course

requirement of two year full time MBA program of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. This report

has not been submitted by me or any other person to any other University or Institution for a degree or

diploma course. This is my own and original work.

Place: ………………….

<Sign of the student>

Date: ………………….. < Full name of the student >

 INDEX
Chapter Page
Title of Content
No. No
Acknowledgement i

College Certificate ii

Company Certificate iii

Student’s Declaration iv

1 Executive Summary

2 Objectives of the Study

3 Organization Profile

4 Theoretical Background

5 Research Methodology

6 Data Analysis and Interpretations

7 Findings and Conclusions

8 Suggestions

Bibliography

Annexure
 LIST OF GRAPHS
Sr. Graph
Title of Graph Page No.
No. No.
1 1.1
2 2.1
3
4

LIST OF TABLES
Sr. Table
Title of Table Page No.
No. No.
1 1.1
2 2.1
3
4

LIST OF FIGURES
Sr. Figure
Title of Figure Page No.
No. No.
1 1.1
2 2.1
3
4

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Sr.
Abbreviation Full Form of Abbreviation
No.
1
2
3
4
5

< Up To This Page Don’t Put any Page Number >

 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
< Maximum 2 pages, brief summary of entire project work covering key highlights of
the projects & this can include- What, Which Company, When, Where, Why, Who
& How about your project in brief- Introduction of the project, project title, reason
behind selecting this company or topic, how did you carried out this project, how
data is collected, important findings, results, key learning, if any, in short>
< Giving Page No’s should be started from Executive Summary page >

2. OBJECTIVES
< Different objectives behind conducting the project or Outline of the problems /
task undertaken- it may be bifurcated in to>
a) Primary objective < Main Objective>
b) Secondary objectives

3. ORGANIZATION PROFILE
< (Max up to 5 to 8 Pages for, if relevant) this can include-

 Includes brief overview about the Industry & about the organization.
 History of company, its founders, Vision, Mission, logo, Organization chart
 Location, Branches & offices, Building & product photograph, Product range
and variety, Competitors, SWOT analysis,
 Company turnover, growth, market share, special achievements, if any,

4. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
<It should correlate different theories & concepts related to your project in real
practice in Industry.>

5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
<It should include-
1. Research Design- Type of research your project concerns with.
2. Sample Design: Sampling Methods used for the data collection
3. Sample size calculation(Sampling unit, Sampling Frame and Sampling size)
4. Different methods of Data sources and Data collection used-
a. Primary sources & Secondary sources
b. Methods of data collection- Personal Interviews, Observations, Mailed
Questionnaires, Telephonic Interviews, Schedules, Online survey
5. Statistical tools used for data analysis
 6. Scope & Limitations of your project >
6. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATIONS
<Presentation of data collected in tabular & graphical form, its analysis using
various statistical tools and interpretations of data, It should be done as per
questionnaire sequence like Que.,Table, Graph & interpretation on same page OR
neatly categorized in to logical sections based on objectives.>

7. FINDINGS & CONCLUSIONS

< Findings are nothing but what you have observed about the project objectives & in
general about the research project Conclusions are nothing but reasons identified
behind each finding & should be linked with the objectives of the project >

8. SUGGESTIONS
< Suggestions/ Recommendations should be practically implementable/actionable &
should be based on data collection or data analysis & should not be based on only the
researcher’s feelings, it should have some logical reasoning from the project data. >

ANNEXURE
<It include questionnaire, pamphlets, catalogue, photographs, price list, company
list, products list, glossary etc.>

BIBLIOGRAPHY
<It include reference books, Journals/magazines, articles/Reports, News paper,
website

Write bibliography of a BOOK as -

Author name, (Publication year in bracket), ‘Name of the book’, edition, Name of
publication, Place of publication, page nos.

Similarly do for the Journals/magazine, articles/Reports & News paper etc.

If a single page is referred it can be mentioned like pg. 45& if more than one pages are
referred then it should be mentioned like pp.-23-28, >