STP Guidelines, Deptt.

Of Management Studies, CUH

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA

[Established under the Central Universities Act 2009]
JantPali Villages, Mahendergarh – 123031. Haryana
www.cuh.ac.in

Department of Management Studies

Summer Training Project (Course Code: SLM MGT 01 301 C 0202)

Guidelines
1. GENERAL
1.1. Each student of MBA Second Semesterhas to undergo a summer trainingin any
organization (public/private/co-operative)/institution/company/firm/bank/financial
institution/corporate entity/NGO etc. The training will start just after the completion
of his/her Second Semester Examinationand the duration will be for 6-8 week long
period. Every student has to join any Company/organization/Institution/NGO/PSU
or any other organisation as summer trainee. As a summer traineethe student will be
guided by the Supervisor of that organisationand a Faculty member of the
Department will be monitoring the progress. The student has to carry out the
responsibility assigned to him/her by the supervisor of that organisation in
consultation with the internal faculty assigned to him/her.After completion of the
Summer training, each student will have to get registered in the core course Summer
Training Project having 3 credits and he/she has to submit a Summer Training
Project in the form a Dissertation to his/her Supervisor and the University. The
semester long Project will be evaluated on a regular basis by the faculty as per the
evaluation criteria mentioned in point no. 6 below.
1.2. Each student has to submit a certification from Supervisor on the formal letter head
of the organization certifying that the student has carried out training satisfactorily.
See Appendix E for format of Supervisor Feedback form.
1.3. Each student has to submit the fortnight progress report to faculty monitoring his/her
project via emailfor ensuring regular interaction. See Appendix D for format of
Supervisor Feedback form.
1.4. Students need to sign a “Workplace Confidentiality Form” if desired so by the
organization. This form needs to be submitted to organization before the training

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starts. The format of “Workplace Confidentiality Form” is given in Appendix C. If

organizations has their own “Workplace Confidentiality Form” , you may follow that
format, too.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT
2.1. To get the students acquainted with managerial practices and exposure of real life
functioning of the organisation.
2.2. To make the students understand that how theoretical aspects of various functional
areas of managementare being applied in practical situations.
2.3. To identify, examine, analyze and explore practices, systems, processes, procedures
and policies of an organisation impactingmanagerial efficiency and effectivenessso
that preventive measures may be initiated to remove the thedeviations,if any.
2.4. To make the students learn, connect theory and practice of managerial behaviour in
real life situationpertaining in the organisation.
2.5. To develop analytical skills for solving real life problems of business and
organizations.
2.6. To nurture communication skills of the students by the way Report writing,
Disseration and Periodic presentations.
3. FINAL DISSERTATION
3.1. The Guidelines for the Dissertation writing are given in Appendix ‘A’. The format
of the summer training project is giveninAppendix ‘B’. All students are to adhere
to these guidelines.
3.2. Progress Reports are to be submittedby each studentfortnightly in format given .

6. EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Dissertation of STP will be evaluated as per the following criteria

mentioned in the University ordinance of PG Programmes:
Evaluation Criteria Weightage

1. Evaluation of Dissertation 40%

2. Periodic Presentations 30%

3. Viva-voce 30%

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APPENDIX-A

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT DISSERTATION

1. Page Size
1.1. Good quality white A4 size executive bond paper should be used for printing and
duplication.
2. Numbering
2.1. Each new paragraph with new heading should be numbered as 1, 2, 3 etc. Wherever
necessary, Sub-paras may be numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3----, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3-----etc. Sub-
sub paras may be numbered as 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 etc.
3. Page Specifications
3.1. Left Margin : 1.25 inch
3.2. Right Margin : 1.25 inch
3.3. Top Margin : 1 inch
3.4. Bottom Margin : 1 inch
4. Page Numbers
4.1. All text pages starting from Body of the Project as well as program source code
listings should be numbered at the bottom center of the pages.
5. Body Text Details
5.1. Font Size: 12 inch, Times New Roman, 1.5 Line Spacing, Single Side
5.2. Paragraphs Heading Font Size: 12 inch, Times New Roman, Bold
5.3. Page/Title Font Size: 14 inch, Times New Roman
6. Page Limit of Project Dissertation
6.1. Project Report should not cross the page limit of 100 pages. Minimum page limit
for Project Report is 60 Pages.
7. Table and Figure Number
7.1. Table and figure numbers are to be written at the bottom of the table/ figure as
given below:
7.1.1. Table 1: [Name of Table]
7.1.2. Figure 1: [Name of Figure]

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8. Binding &Color Code of Project Dissertation

8.1. Hard Bound Dissertation

8.2. Background of the cover page – Black
8.3. Color of Letters – Golden

APPENDIX-B

FORMAT OF SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT DISSERTATION

1. The final dissertation should have the following Heads:

1.1. Title Page
1.1.1. This will be Hard Bound cover page with black background of the summer
training dissertation. The format of the title page is attached as Annexure-I.
1.2. Certificate of Originality
1.2.1. In this section, student will do a self-certification of the originality of the
work presented in Summer Training Dissertation. The format of the declaration
is attached as Annexure-II.
1.3. Certificate
1.3.1. Each student needs to get a certificate on the letter head of the organization
that he/she has undergone the summer training by their Supervisor certifying
that he/she has completed the summer training of 6-8 weeks duration
satisfactorily. The format of the certificate is attached as Annexure-III.
1.4. Acknowledgement
1.4.1. In the “Acknowledgements” page, the student recognizes his indebtedness
for guidance and assistance to the Industry Supervisor and Faculty adviser
alongwith other members of the faculty. Courtesy demands that he/she also
recognizes specific contributions by other persons or institutions such as
library/institution/ research foundations and any other source.
1.5. Executive Summary
1.5.1. An Executive Summary is a brief or condensed summary of the work
assigned and performed by the student during the period of his/her
association with the organization. It should be about 2-3 pages in
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lengthcomprising of the problem definition, objectives, work assigned,

methodology adopted for the performance of work assigned, findings,
limitations, directions for future scope, if any.
1.6. Contents
1.6.1. The format of Contents is attached as Annexure-IV.

1.7. List of Tables/Figures

1.7.1. The format of list of Tables/Figures/Symbols is attached as Annexure-IV.

1.8. Main Body of the Dissertation

1.8.1. Introduction (Chapter 1)
1.8.1.1. About the Company
In this part the student has to give a brief introduction of the
organization which may include the nature, business, operational and
financial parameters of performance, SWOT, product line,
competitors, policies and procedures or any other information
relevant and related to the project etc.
About the Project
This part should contain information about the topic of project (If
assigned any to the student by Supervisor from the organisation. All
the terminologies, concepts which might be used in project
introduction comprehensively. If introduction has concepts from
earlier works/research, they should be properly cited (For referencing
style, refer to point 1.8.7 of this section).

1.8.2. Literature Review (Chapter 2)

1.8.2.1. This part will contain the earlier work/research/publication carried
out by researchers/institutions/organisations relating to the topic of
project. Earlier works/research should be properly cited in Literature
Review(For referencing style, refer to point 1.8.7 of this section).In
other words, student has to carry out a methodical examination of

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available study material (books, journals, periodicals, official

gazettes, etc) on the topic the study. Provide the existing information
on the work already done by way of fundamental nature of the study
and the author’s name and references of publications.

1.8.2.2. Objective
1.8.2.2.1. Itshould be pragmatic and consistent with the title of
the study or work carried out by you during your
Summer Training project and achievable during the
course of summer training within the prescribed
schedule. Students are advised to develop the
objectives in consultation with their respective
supervisors from the organisation and faculty from the
department. The objectives must start with action
oriented verbs. A sample of objectives is given below
as example:

- To study the growth of sales of RO Water Purifiers.

1.8.3. Methodology (Chapter 3)

1.8.3.1. In case a student uses primary data, a questionnaire must be prepared
and it has to be made part of the summer training project report. The
questionnaire should be consistent with the objectives and the scope
of the study being carried out as part of summer training project and
duly vetted by the respective supervisor. The questionnaire should be
designed in a simple language so that the targeted population must
understand and able to respond effectively. Sampling technique and
the sample size should be selected according to the problem under
study. The justification for selecting particular sampling technique
must be given. In case of secondary data, it should be collected
according to objectives and scope of the study. Proper references of

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sources of data must be compiled and mentioned against each data

used in the study in the following manner (with reference to above
example):

“The sales data of Forbes & Kent brands of RO Water Purifier is

collected from their Annual Financial Statements for the period 2002-
2006.”

Students also have to explain the concepts, tools and techniques used
for data analysis. The rational and justification for using a particular
tool and technique should be explained. For example if a student uses
Standard Deviation as a statistical tool, he should explain the concept
of Standard Deviation and its relevance to the study along with its
formula.
A brief theoretical description of concepts, tools and techniques used
in project along with definition of key words and formulae etc. should
be included
1.8.3.2. Rational
Why this project in summer training is being carried out. This section
will highlight the problem to which the project is addressing
1.8.4. Analysis and Interpretation (Chapter 4)
1.8.4.1. Raw data (primary or secondary) collected must be reduced to
standard formats such as tables, charts, graphs, diagrams etc and is to
be presented in this chapter. The tool for data presentation should be
suitably selected so that interpretation and inferences could be drawn
easily and become self explanatory. Proper titles, legends, scales,
source (s) etc must be mentioned along with each diagram.

Students are required to apply established theoretical concepts, tools

and techniques to the data and draw inferences. Students are required
to discuss rational and logic for drawing inferences. For each

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inference, proper linkages are to be established either with the data

analysed or with the calculation(s) to be included in this Chapter.
Wherever, calculations are to be carried out, it must be provided
before drawing any inference. The inferences are to be presented in
narrative form from each data set along with any limitation (s) due to
data insufficiency, if any.
1.8.5. Conclusion
1.8.5.1. This should contains the following heads:
1.8.5.2. Results of the Summer Training Project
These are to be presented and supported by facts & figures in narrative
form and be culled out from the analysis. The sequence of the results
must be consistent with the objectives of the study. Also, mention the
achievement of objectives or otherwise.

1.8.5.3. Limitation
The limitations could be mentioned in terms of data insufficiency,
time & expertise constraints etc.

1.8.6. Scope of Further Work

1.8.6.1. Any scope for extension of the study to new geographical areas,
segments, time with larger data, is to be mentioned under this heading

1.8.7. References/ Bibliography

References should be given in the format given below:
For Journal
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Title of Paper. Name of
Journal, Volume No.(Issue Number), 12-34.
 Kumar, R. (2013). Attitude of Customer towards Apple
Phones. Journal of Brand Management, 23(3). 30-46.
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Attitude of Customer towards
Apple Phones. Journal of Brand Management, 23(3), 30-46.

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For Book:
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Name of Book. Place:
Publisher Name.
 Kumar, R. (2013). Business Statistics (3 ed.). New Delhi:
Sage Publications.
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Business Statistics (3 ed.).
New Delhi: Sage Publications.
For Report:
 Kumar, R. & Singh, R. (2013). Name of Report. Place:
Publisher Name.
 Kumar, R. (2013). Problems in Indian Automobile Sector.
New Delhi: Indian Research Institute.
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Problems in Indian
Automobile Sector. New Delhi: Indian Research Institute.
For Conference Proceedings:
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Title of Paper. Conference
Proceedings Name (Page Range). Place: Publisher Name.
 Kumar, R. (2013). Green Marketing: A Problem or Solution.
Current Issues in Marketing (20–30). New Delhi: Sage
Publication.
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Green Marketing: A Problem
or Solution. Current Issues in Marketing (22-34). New Delhi:
Sage Publication.
For Website:
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Webpage Name. Retrieved
Month & Year Name, from link of website
 Kumar, R. (2013). Yahoo India. Retrieved November 2013,
from http://www.yahoo.com/news.html
 Kumar, R., & Singh, R. (2013). Yahoo India. Retrieved
November 2013, from http://www.yahoo.com/news.html

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1.8.8. Appendices
1.8.8.1. The appendices are to be attached at the end of the report and to be
numbered as Appendix-A, Appendix-B etc. right justified at the
top of the page. Below the word Appendix, write in parenthesis
“Refer Para No__”. The para number is to be the number in the body
of text where the reference of appendix is given. An appendix may
have annexure(s). If there are annexure, there are to be attached
immediately after the said appendix. The annexure are to be
numbered as Annexure-I, Annexure-II etc.

Rules of Summer Training Project (STP) for MBA Students

As a part of your MBA program, students are required to undergo summer training
in asector. The significance of the summer training can be appreciated from the
factthat it is an opportunity for the students to put into practice the knowledge gained
during theentire first year. (Frequently companies, during campus interview, ask
questions regardingtheir summer internship). In this regard please take note of the
following:
1. The summer training project demands that the student is proficient in report
writing,data analysis apart from functional skills.
2. It is an absolute must that the student is disciplined and well behaved during the
entireperiod of the summer training. The University will take action in case of any
misconduct reported by the industry supervisor.
3. The student must keep the department informed about his/her progress on
fortnightlybasis(APPENDIX D) by sending an email to Internal Supervisor and
always mark a copy of every mail to IndustryMentor on his/her email address or the
vice-versa.If the Student fail to send the Fortnight report then in that case the
final STP dissertation will not be considered for final evaluation.

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4. The student must maintain an individual daily dairy wherein he/she is required
towrite daily observations related to ST in his/her hand writing. The pages of the
diary must be numbered.
5. The student is required to furnish the following information within ten days of
the joining: Name of the industry mentor with email address and cell phone number,
dateof commencement and completion of the training, title of the project, and name
of thecompany with complete postal address, landline# and website.
6. In most of the cases the topic for the STP is given by the industry mentor but insome
cases he/she may ask for the topic from the student, in that case you should
bementally prepared and ready with some topics after consulting your Internal
7. If in case the project allocated by the company is the team project, you may work
onthat project and submit the report with the company but for the academic
requirementyou shall be submitting the individual summer training project report.
8. No two project reports with the same title will be accepted by the department.
9. Student must ensure, as far as possible, the use of primary data and shouldform the
hypothesis and then test the same.
10. The project title shall not be changed during the summer internship without
informing the' Industry mentor, Internal supervisor and the placement
coordinator.
11. The student must ensure that their Industry Mentor is fully satisfied by the quality
ofhis/her efforts.
12. The student must procure the brochure, annual report, visiting card (of
industrymentor, office bearers in HR) etc. of the corporate to enable the university to
pursuefinal placement in the very same organization in which the student is
undergoingsummer training.
13. At the end of the training, the students must obtain a "certificate of training" on the
Letter Head of the Companyfrom hisIndustry Mentor which should clearly state
the duration of the training (in any casethe duration must not be more than 8 weeks),
the project title, the feedback of theguide etc. This certificate of training will be
enclosed in the Final Project Report.
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15. If the summer training report is not submitted in the prescribed format
provided by the department, then the report will not be accepted by the
department.

APPENDIX-C

WORKPLACE CONFIDENTIALITY FORM

Dated:

I hereby promise that any information collected by me or made available to me during the
Summer Training at _______________________________________________________
will remain confidential. I will not disclose any confidential information as long as it is
brought to my attention that it is confidential.

I will also obey all safety, security and other instructions given by Organisation .

Name of Student

Signature of Student

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APPENDIX-D

STUDENTS FORTNIGHTLY REPORT

1. Name of Student:
2. Roll No:
3. Reporting Period: From ____________________ to __________________________.
4. General Work Plan for the First Fortnight (15 days):
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
5. Whether the plan of previous fortnight is completed or not? If not, then mention the
reason or any issues faced.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
6. Mention the plan for the next fortnight.
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7. Learning Outcomes at workplace during theprevious

fortnight.______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
________

Signature of Student

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APPENDIX-E

INDUSTRY SUPERVISOR FEEDBACK FORM

1. Period of Training

Sr.
No. Evaluation Criteria Poor Bad Average Good Excellent
General understanding about the working
1 of the organisation:
Awareness about the global and national
2 business environment:
Conceptual clarity and ability to apply
3 management concepts:
Level of efficiency in work performance
4 and capacity to achieve targets:
Inter-personal effectiveness and ability to
5 work in teams:
6 Punctuality and regularity:
7 Etiquettes and general conduct:
8 Adaptability to organizational culture:
Communication skills:
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2. Any otherRemarks:
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Name of Supervisor:
Designation:
Signature of Supervisor

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Summer Training Project

Course Code: SLM MGT 01 301 C 0202

___________________(Title of Project)_______________________

Undertaken at
___________________________________________

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor the award of

Degree of
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
to

Department of Management Studies

Central University of Haryana, Jant-Pali-123029 Mahendergarh
Session:

Supervised by: Submitted by:

(IndustrySupervisor Name) (Student Name)
Designation: Roll No.:

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Annexure-II

Certificate of Originality
(To be filled in by the student in his / her handwriting)

I______________ Roll Number __________________of Session__________, a fulltime

bonafide student of first year of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme of
Central University of Haryana. I hereby certify that this project work carried out by me
at_________________________________________. The report submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements of the programme is an original work of mine underthe
guidance of the industry mentor ____________________________________________and
and is not based or reproduced from any existing work of any other person or on any earlier
work undertaken at any other time or for any other purpose, and has not been submitted
anywhere else at any time

(Student's Signature)
Date:

(Industry Mentor's Signature)

Date:

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Annexure-III

Certificate

Certified that the Project Work entitled ________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

undertaken by Mr./Ms._______________________________, Roll No. ______________

________________, has been completed under my mysupervision from ____________to

________________. He/she hascomplied with the guidelines for submission of the same. It
is fit for evaluation.

Signature of the Supervisor from organization:

Name of the Industry Supevisor:

Designation:

Date :

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INDUSTRY MENTOR FEEDBACK

(Forwarded to HoD , Department of Management Studies, Central University of
Haryana , in an sealed envelop or mail it at hodmanagement@cuh.ac.in)

1) Duration of Training:

2) Company Name:

3) Company Address:

4) Company Phone No.:

'6) Company Fax No.:

7) Company Website:

8) Company Email address:

9) Industry Mentor's Name:

10) Industry Mentor's Designation:

11) Industry Mentor's Contact No.:

12) Industry Mentor's Email address:

13) Full Name of the Student:

14) Title of the Project:

15) Was the Project identified by the student or by the Industry Mentor?

16) Is the Mentor interested in coming to CUH at the time of Summer training
presentationsby the MBA students :

17) Is the Mentor interested in delivering Guest Lectures at CUH:

18) If YES then his core specialization area or his favorite topic for guest lecture:

19) Is the Mentor interested in taking students for Summer Training (next year) from
CUH:

20) Is the Mentor interested in taking students for Final Placement from CUH:

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21) Is the mentor interested in giving suggestion for enriching the course curriculum &to
increase the Institute/Industry Interface:

22) Would the company be interested in any area where the Faculty can carry out any
study or MDP or research work:

22) Feedback about the CUH Student:

(Singature of the Mentor)

Name:
Date:

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Annexure-IV

FORMAT FOR CONTENTS & LIST OF TABLES/FIGURES/ SYMBOLS

CONTENTS

S No Topic Page No
1 Certificate -
2 Certificate of Originality -
3 Acknowledgement -
4 List of Tables -
5 List of Figures/Charts -
6 Main Body of Dissertation( Chapters)
7 Conclusions
8 References/ Bibliography
9 Appendices

LIST OF TABLES

Table No Title Page No

1
2

LIST OF FIGURES/CHARTS
Figure Title Page No
No
1
2

LIST OF SYMBOLS
S No Symbol Nomenclature & Meaning
1
2

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
S No Abbreviated Name Full name
1

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