BENGALURU NORTH UNIVERSITY

MBA/MINI-PROJECT/ DISSERTATION

GUIDELINES

Introduction

The Master of Business Administration course of Bengaluru North University requires every
student to prepare a dissertation on a Management problem in Business Organization as a partial
fulfillment of the course. Students are expected to carry out their work with commitment, quality
and integrity.

1. Format of the research report:

1.1 : Suggested Chapter Scheme:
A. Preliminary pages:
 Cover Page and Title Page (Format – Appendix I)
 Certificate from the HOD/Principal (Format-Appendix II)
 Certificate from the Company
 Declaration by the student (Format – Appendix III)
 Guide Certificate (Format-Appendix IV)
 Acknowledgements
 Table of Contents
 List of Tables
 List of Graphs
B. Chapters:
Chapter One: Introduction.
Chapter Two: Review of Literature
Chapter Three: Research Design
Chapter four: Company Profile
Chapter five: Data Analysis and Interpretation
Chapter Six: Summary of findings, conclusion and suggestions
  Bibliography (Format - Appendix V)
 Appendices / Annexures

1.2 : Chapter Contents:

Suggested contents for chapters are as follows:

Chapter One: Introduction – Based on the title chosen, content should be summarized by the
student in his/her words which relates to the problem of the research.
Chapter Two: Review of Literature – (on the basis of selected Variables)

Chapter Three: Research Design of dissertation

a. Statement of Problem
b. Scope of the Study
c. Objectives of the Study
d. Hypothesis (if any)
e. Methodology
 Sampling Plan
 Sample method
 Tools for Data Collection
 Plan of Analysis
f. Operational Definitions of the concepts
g. Limitation of the Study
h. Chapter Scheme:

Chapter Four: Company Profile

Chapter Five :Data analysis and Interpretation

Systematic analysis of primary or secondary data collected with proper headings, intro, data
tables etc, analysis and findings
Chapter Six : Summary of findings, Conclusions and Suggestions.

1.3. Presentation of the report:

a. Typing should be done on one side of the A-4 size paper.

b. The left side margin should be 1.75 inches, the right, top and bottom margin should be 1 inch
each.

c. Font size: Chapter heading: 18; Sub-heading: 14 and text of the running matter: 12.

d. Fonts to be used are Times New Roman.

e. The text of the project should have 1.5 line spacing; quotations and foot notes should be in
single-line space.

f. Chapter heading should be capitalized and should be kept at center.

g. Tables, graphs and diagrams should have respective number, captions and source.

h. The body of the report must not be less than 80 pages.

i. All pages in main text should carry the Arabic numerals placed on the bottom at the centre. The
Title page, Acknowledgement, Table of contents etc. should be numbered in lower case Roman
numerals.

j The numbering of chapters, divisions and sub-divisions should be done, using Arabic numerals
only. For example, sub-division 2 under division 4 of chapter 3 should be numbered as 3.4.2.

k. Table and Figures appearing in the main text should have appropriate numbers and captions.
The third table in Chapter Two, the number of Table should be assigned as 2.3. Tables and Figures
should appear at the centre.

l. Endnotes should be numbered consecutively within each chapter or throughout the entire report.
Citations on the main text should carry the author(s) name with year, say for example, Sharma
(2011) or (Sharma, 2011) as the case requires. The full reference for the citation should appear in
the Bibliography.
 Appendix I

COVER PAGE & TITLE PAGE

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

of
BENGALURU NORTH UNIVERSITY

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SJES COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES,

Medahalli, Bengaluru – 49
2023 – 2024
 Appendix II

College Letter Head

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Certificate
This is to Certify that, Ms xxxxxxxxx bearing Reg.No xxxxxxxxx has
successfully completed the Project entitled “ A STUDY ON EVALUATIONOF
SHG IN KARNATAKA STATE” under the guidance of Prof/ Dr xxxxxxx, as
partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Business
Administration under BENGALURU NORTH UNIVERSITY for the Academic
year 2023-2024.

DR/PROF xxxxxxxx
DR/PROF/xxxxxxxx
InternalGuide/Programme Manager HOD/Coordinator/Principal
 Appendix III

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that “___________________________________” is the result of the project work

carried out by me under the guidance of Dr/Prof XXXXXX in partial fulfillment for the award of
Master of Business Administration by Bengaluru North University.

I also declare that this project is the outcome of my own efforts and that it has not been submitted
to any other university or Institute for the award of any other degree or Diploma or Certificate.

Place: XXXXXXX

(STUDENT)

Date: Register Number:

 Appendix IV

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the dissertation titled”- “______________________” is an original

work of Mr./Ms. XXXXXX bearing University Register Number and is being submitted in
partial fulfillment for the award of the Master of Business Administration of Bengaluru North
University. The report has not been submitted earlier either to this University /Institution for the
fulfillment of the requirement for a course of study

DATE:

Dr,/Prof XXXXXXXXX

(GUIDE)
Appendix V

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Table of Contents
CHAPTER NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

List of Tables
Table No. Description Page No.

1.1 Types of products 09

2.1 Advertising gains 46

List of Graphs/Charts
Figure No. Description Page No.

1.1 08

3.1 24

 List of Abbreviations
 Bibliography (System of Referencing) FOLLOW APA STYLE
 References should be indicated in your dissertation in the following
format:
-Books

Abraham, K. (2001) The Dynamics of Economic Reforms (Economic Liberalisation and

Political Transformation), New Delhi: McGraw Publishers.
-Edited Volume

Aharoni, Y. (2009) “On Measuring the Success of Privatisation”, in Ramamurthi, R. and

Vernon, R. (eds) Privatisation and Control of State Owned Enterprises. Washington, D.C.:
World Bank.
-Journals

Boardman, D. and Vining, S. (1989) “Ownership in Competitive Environments: A

Comparison of the Performance of Mixed, Private and SOEs”, Journal of Law and
Economics, April, Vol. 1, No,32, pp.16-9.
-Reports and Gazettes

Asian Development Bank (2008) India: Statistical Abstract 2008, April, 2008, Manila,
ADB.
-Newspapers and Magazines

Ahluwalia, M. (2003) ‘Some of the criticism directed at the IMF is not valid’, an exclusive
interview, D+C [Development & Cooperation], September, vol.30.
-Websites

Ministry of Finance(2008) “Privatisation”, Viewed on 06/11/2003 in the MoF Website,

http://www.mof.in/~epa/Privatise/index.html.
Ram Mohan, T.T. (2004) “Privatisation in China: Softly, Softly Does it”, accessed on
02/10/2010 at http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/publications/public/Fulltext.jsp?wp-no=2004-
09-04.

 Appendices/Annexure
 Mini-Project Marks / Dissertation

PROJECT WORK

Each candidate should undertake a Project work immediately after the second semester examination and
submit a bound copy of the report within two weeks of commencement of III Semester. This project,
under the guidance of a faculty of the institution, has to be on a live management problem/issue
concerning either an organization or otherwise. The purpose of the project is to develop larger life skills
and positive attitude among students who have to have a wider perspective on society/organization. This
could involve a desk study/data analysis/ extension work or exploration of an idea or its implementation.
In other words, a Management student is expected to be enriched with competency/skills/attitudes and
perspectives about live society and organization.
The duration of the project is four weeks after the completion of II Semester and before the
commencement of III Semester. There will be 25 marks for project report and 25 marks for viva voce.
A minimum of 25 marks out of 50 is required for a pass in the project work. The viva and the project
report will be evaluated by a member of the panel of examiners and the concerned faculty guide. Specific
guidelines will be issued by BNU/ MBA Department from time to time.
14. DISSERTATION
Every student is required to work on a Dissertation in the area of his/her specialization and prepare a
report under the supervision of a Faculty guide. Prior to the actual work, the students are required to
submit a synopsis of the dissertation incorporating the statement of problem, objectives and methodology
to be followed and submit the same to the Faculty Guide at the College level. The dissertation has to be
organization specific or freelance. The dissertation duly signed by the guide and certified by the
principal/director is to be submitted in a bound copy and a soft copy to the university at the end of the
fourth semester before the commencement of the semester examination. The dissertation shall be
evaluated for two hundred marks by two examiners (One of them will be the faculty member who has
guided the work and other will be the external examiner appointed by the BOE). A minimum of 100
marks is required for a pass in the dissertation. There shall be a viva-voce examination for 50 marks on
the dissertation. Viva-voce will be conducted by the Board of Examiners/examiners authorized by the
Chairperson of BOE. A minimum of 25 marks is a must for pass in the viva-voce examination. A Student
has to work for not less than eight weeks on full time basis on the Dissertation. There will be no classes
for the IV Semester students during this period.
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 STANDARD SYNOPSIS FORMAT
You can use this synopsis as a template, just fill and edit information of your project in it and submit
A SYNOPSIS ON
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I: Introduction – Based on the title chosen, content should be summarized by the student in
his/her words which relates to the problem of the research.
II: Review of Literature – (on the basis of selected Variables) Authors
III: Research Design of dissertation/ project
i. Statement of Problem
j. Scope of the Study
k. Objectives of the Study
l. Hypothesis (if any)
m. Methodology
 Sampling Plan
 Sample method
 Tools for Data Collection
 Plan of Analysis
n. Operational Definitions of the concepts
o. Limitation of the Study
p. Chapter Scheme:

 Sample Design (Sampling Technique, Sample Size, Area of Study, Period of

Study)
 No. of Respondents
 Percentage = × 100
 Total No. of Respondents
 Data Presentation, Findings and Interpretations
 SWOT analysis
IV: Company Profile
V :Data analysis and Interpretation
Primary data collection:
1. Through personal contact.
2. Through observation.
3. Through questionaries.

4.Questionnaire ( size)

♦ Secondary data collection:

1. Through reports/records.
2. Through journals and websites.
3. Through relevant references.
4.Books / News Paper
5. Magazines

VI : Summary of findings, Conclusions and Suggestions.

 Appendix – Questionnaire ( size)

(NB: This is only a model synopsis. The original synopsis may have more detailed information
than this. A synopsis should have 2 to 3 pages.)

The students should submit the original work of Project. It should not be copied from any source. Plagiarism
check is mandatory and it should be below 25%