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GUIDELINES AND FORMAT FOR

UG FINAL YEAR PROJECT (FYP) REPORT
PAGE DIMENSION AND BINDING SPECIFICATIONS
 Dimension of the project report should be in A4 size thick white 80gms paper. Only
one side of the paper would be used. The project report should have a pocket at the
end to keep the CD and would be hard binded according to the respective
departments color i.e for DEE- Pink, DME- Yellow, DCE- Green, DMts- Golden
Brown. The cover page should be printed in Golden letters, see title page specimen.
 Margins – Right, Top, Bottom – 1.0 inches, Left – 1.25 inches.
 Text font – Times Roman font in black color and fully justified is used for the main
text. Font size is 12 points.
 Headings – Main, Sub-headings & Sub-sub-headings in boldface, for Title Case and
Main heading font size is 16 points and for Sub- headings font size is 14 points,
underline. Not more than 3 levels of headings should be used.
 Page Numbers – No Roman numbers, Numeric numbers in footer, bottom centre
starting from Page 1 till the end. However, page 1 will not be written on the 1 st page.
 Each page has the title of the chapter with chapter no. in header, top right. In case of
long title, shorter version should be used.
 Length of Report – Main part of report should be of max 30,000 words excluding
Anx, List of Figures etc.
 Number of copies – Students are requested to submit 04 Hard copies (perfectly
corrected/errorless) and Soft copies (CD) free from virus/error in PDF files of their
manuscripts. The PDF file should comply with the following requirements: (a) there
must be no PASSWORD protection on the PDF file at all; (b) all fonts must be
embedded; and (c) the file must be text searchable (do CTRL-F and try to find a
common word such as 'the').
 Report Submission – Students should submit the first draft of the report to
supervisor 25 days prior to the presentation and final draft of report at least 07 days
prior to the presentation. Final report duly signed by supervisor (along with his
comments) must be submitted 03 days prior to the presentation. There will be penalty
of 5% of marks per day for late submission.
 Footnotes – if required.
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REPORT PREPARATION FORMAT

1. Cover/Title Page
1 page <Front page Font & Logo Color – Golden>

(A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Side Corner given below)

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NUST COLLEGE OF
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING

TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT

A PROJECT REPORT

DE-XX (DME)

Submitted by

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)

BACHELORS

IN

XYZ ENGINEERING

YEAR

2016

PROJECT SUPERVISOR

SUPERVISOR NAME

NUST COLLEGE OF
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PESHAWAR ROAD, RAWALPINDI
(A typical Specimen of Cover/Front Page)
<Font Style- Times New Roman, Center, and BLOCK ><Double line spacing>
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TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT

<Bold, Font Size 18>
A PROJECT REPORT

DEGREE

<Font Size 14>

Submitted by

<Font Size 14><Bold, Italic>

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)

< Font Size 16>

BACHELORS

IN

XYZ ENGINEERING

Year

2016

< Bold, Font Size 14>

PROJECT SUPERVISOR
<Bold><Font Size 14>
SUPERVISOR NAME

<Font Size 14>

COLLEGE ADD < Font Size 14>

 Side Corner of Report – It should comprise of Degree, Year in Golden color.

<Font Style Times New Roman – Size 14 – Bold>
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2. Declaration
1 page (Declaration and Copyright Certificate would be in same page).

(A typical specimen of Declaration)

DECLARATION
<Font Style Times New Roman – size -16> (BLOCK, Center)

< Font Size 12, Line spacing 1.5>

We hereby declare that no portion of the work referred to in this Project Thesis has been
submitted in support of an application for another degree or qualification of this of any other
university or other institute of learning. If any act of plagiarism found, we are fully
responsible for every disciplinary action taken against us depending upon the seriousness of
the proven offence, even the cancellation of our degree.
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3. Copyright Certificate
In same page of Declaration.

(A typical specimen of Copyright Certificate)

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
<Font Style Times New Roman – size -16> (BLOCK, Center)

< Font Size 12, Line spacing 1.5>

 Copyright in text of this thesis rests with the student author. Copies (by any process) either
in full, or of extracts, may be made only in accordance with instructions given by the author
and lodged in the Library of NUST College of E&ME. Details may be obtained by the
Librarian. This page must form part of any such copies made. Further copies (by any
process) of copies made in accordance with such instructions may not be made without the
permission (in writing) of the author.
 The ownership of any intellectual property rights which may be described in this thesis is
vested in NUST College of E&ME, subject to any prior agreement to the contrary, and may
not be made available for use by third parties without the written permission of the College
of E&ME, which will prescribe the terms and conditions of any such agreement.
 Further information on the conditions under which disclosures and exploitation may take
place is available from the Library of NUST College of E&ME, Rawalpindi.

<Font Style Times New Roman – BLOCK, Heading size – 16, Text size -14, 1.5 Line spacing>
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4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS – It should be of 1 Page before abstract, heading of

acknowledgement should be in center.
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5. ABSTRACT – It should be of 1 page comprising of summary of report, and must be written

once the project report has been completed. Heading of Abstract should be in center.
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6. TABLE OF CONTENTS - 1 or 2 Pages (Sub Heading also including)

(A typical specimen of Table of Contents)

<Font Style Times New Roman><Line spacing 1.5>

TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Font Size 16, Center, Bold, Block)
Declaration and Copyright Certificate…Font Size 12<Bold>… ………………………....Page
No
Acknowledgements.………...…………………………………………………… ………..Page No
Abstract………………………….…………………………………………………………..Page No
Table of Contents……….…………………………………………………………………..Page No
List of Figures…………..…………………………………………………………….……..Page No
List of Tables..…………..…………………………………………………………….……..Page No
List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature .……………………………….……..Page No
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Chapter 1
< Size 12, Center, Bold>
Introduction
< Size 12, Center, Unbold>

1.1 Topic …..………… Font Size12….……………………………………….………..Page

No
1.2 Topic ………………………..…………………………………………………..Page
No
1.21 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page No

Chapter 2
Chapter Name
2.1 Topic …..………………………………….……………………………………………..Page No
2.2 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page No

Chapter 3
Chapter Name
3.1 Topic ………………………………….……………………………………………..Page No
3.2 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page
No

Chapter 4
Chapter Name
4.1 Topic ...……………………………….……………………………………………..Page
No
4.2 Topic ...…………………………..…………………………………………………..Page
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4.21 Topic …… ……………………..…………………………………………………..Page No

Chapter 5
Chapter Name
5.1 Topic ………………………………….……………………………………………..Page No
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5.2 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page

No
5.21 Topic ………..…………………..…………………………………………………..Page No
5.22 Topic ……………………………..…………………………………………………..Page No

Chapter 6
Summary/Limitations
6.1 Topic ……..………………………….……………………………………………..Page
No
6.2 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page
No
6.21 Topic .…..………………………..…………………………………………………..Page No

Chapter 7
Recommendations for Future Work
7.1 Topic ……..………………………….……………………………………………..Page
No
7.2 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page
No

Chapter 8
Conclusion
8.1 Topic ……..………………………….……………………………………………..Page
No
8.2 Topic …………………………..…………………………………………………..Page
No
8.21 Topic .…..………………………..…………………………………………………..Page No

<Bold>
References………… Font Size12...………..………………………………………………..Page No
Appendix – Program Listing ……………...………..………… …………………………..Page No
Checklist……………………….....………...………………………………………………..Page No
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7. List of Tables - 1 page

(A typical specimen of List of Tables)

LIST OF TABLES
<Font Size16, Center, Block, Bold>

<Font Size12, Line spacing 1.5>

Table 1.1 Example ………………………………………….…………………………......... Page No
Table 1.2 Example …………………………….……………………………………………..Page No
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8. List of Figures - 1 page

(A typical specimen of List of Figures)

LIST OF FIGURES
<Font Size16, Center, Block, Bold>

<Font Size12, Line spacing 1.5>

Figure 1.1 Schematic diagram of speech production………………..…………………......... Page
No
Figure 1.2 Example of an image……………………………...………………………………….........
………………………………………………………………………………………………..Page No
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9. List of Symbols - 1 page

(A typical specimen of List of Symbols)

LIST OF SYMBOLS
<Font Size16, Center, Block, Bold>

<Font Size12, Line spacing 1.5>

Latin Letters

V velocity
M mass

Greek Letters

p density

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10. Tables & Figures – It should be centered of page. 1.5 line spacing should be adopted for
typing the matter above the head of table and under the head of figure.

Table 1.1: This is an example of a table

< Table 1.1 = 1st Table of 1st chapter>

Ratio Decibels
1/1 0
2/1 6
3.16 10
1/10 20
10/1 -20

Figure 2.1: Schematic diagram of speech production.

< Figure 2.1 = 1st Figure of 2nd chapter>

11. Equations - <Font Size -12 and 1.5 Line spacing > it should be placed on separate lines and
numbered. Particularly,

(1)
where is a special warping function

(2)

12. List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature – Standard symbols, abbreviations etc.
should be used. <Font Size -12 and 1.5 Line spacing >

13. Chapters – The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 parts,

<Font Size -12> < Line spacing - 1.5 > <Heading Font Size – 16, Sub Heading Size 14>

a. Introduction

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b. Main Theme – It includes Background & Theory, Explanation of Tech & Method,
Description of Hardware and Software, (if any).
c. Conclusion - (if any)

<Font size 12>

14. Result/Discussion/Implementation
15. Limitations
16. Summary - (if any)
17. Recommendations for Future Work
18. Conclusion
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19. References - It must be numbered in order of appearance, for example [1], [2] and [3].
Hyperlinks should be written in full, black color e.g. http://www.ceme.edu.pk/index.html along
its date of URL accessed.

(A typical Specimen of References)

REFERENCES
(Font Size 16, Center, Bold, BLOCK Letters)

< Key info (topic) in italic, Font size 12, Line spacing 1.5>

[1] Dickens, G.W., Leitheiser, R.L., Wetherbe, J.C. and Nechis, M. (1984) key information Systems
Issues for the1980’s. MIS Quaeterly, Vol.8, No. 3, September 1984, pp. 135 – 160. (For Journal
articles)
[2] Kroeber, D.W and Watson, H.J. (1987). Computer-based information Systems: A Management
Approach. Second Edition, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1987. (For Books or a
report)
[3] Gouda, M.G. and Dayal, U. (1971). Optimal semi join schedules for query processing in local
distributed database systems. In Proceedings of ACM SIGMOD International Conference on the
Management of Data, (Ann Arbor, Michican, April 29 – May 1, 1980.) ACM, New York, 1981, pp.
164 – 165. (For Conference paper)
[4] IBM. (1984). Information Systems Planning Guide. Fourth Edition, July 1984. SPSS Inc.
(1983). SPSS-X User’s Guide. McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1983. (For Manuals)
[5] Thorpe, A. (1982). Stability tests on a tender-price prediction model. M.Sc. Thesis,
Loughborough University of Technology, UK.; 1982. (For Unpublished reports and thesis)

20. Appendices - <Font size-10> Students may introduce here a proof of a formula used in the
report, a piece of software code, additional graphs, template of a schematic diagram, and any other
information that might be helpful in describing the topic under investigation. This section is not
mandatory and it may not be needed in many of the reports. On the other hand, certain reports may
require more than one appendix to clarify the topic.
21. Address/Telephone numbers - of vendors from parts purchased /manufactured (if any).
22. Checklist – Signed by student, if any.
23. Back Cover – Hard binded and according to departments respective color.