SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT GUIDELINES - 2015

Batch : 2014-16
1.

INTRODUCTION
The Summer Training Program (STP) forms an important component of education
at COLLEGE, Indore. It is an attempt to bridge the gap between the academic
institution and corporate world. Under this, the students must undertake 6 weeks
training at any organization during the Intervening period between close of
Semester II and commencement of Semester III. The training, which would be a
simulation of real work environment, requires the students to undergo the rigor of
professional environment both in form and substance. It exposes them to technical
skills, and helps them to acquire social skills by drawing them into contact with
real professionals.
For proper coordination and ensuring organized and smooth conduct, each student
will also be guided by Faculty of the institute. A representative of the
industry/organization also guides the student and assists the faculty in monitoring
the student's progress.

2.

OBJECTIVE
STP is a vehicle for introducing students to real-life situation, which cannot be
simulated in the classroom. Therefore, STP assignments must necessarily be those
of direct interest to the host organization. Students are encouraged to take up time
bound multi-disciplinary and goal-oriented assignment involving team work.
Solutions to various problems confronted in the assignment might be open-ended,
involving an element of analytical thinking, processing and decision-making in
the face of insufficient data parameters and uncertain situations. Students are
advised to read the contents of the handbook carefully prior to commencement of
Training.

3.

PROJECT TITLE
(a)
The title of the project along with the name of company and place should
be sent to the placement cell so as to reach us by June 15, 2015. If a student fails
to send this information, it will not be included in the profile to be printed in the
brochure.
(b) Within 15 days of the completion of the summer training, you have to submit
a report in consultation with your faculty guide by July 30, 2015. The report
should cover all aspects of your summer training along with certificate of
training and feedback form. The student should prepare the summer training
reports on the formats given for the type of training the student has undergone.
The reports are required to be submitted to Summer Training Coordinator. In
case of delay in submission of report, receipt of certificate or feedback forms,
the student must contact the Summer Training Coordinator before July 30,
2015, failure to the same shall result in non-completion of the summer
training component.
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(c) General Training

1.
History of the organisation and objective.
2.
Organisation structure.
3.
Financial performance (including quantitative aspect) and position, costing
methods and analysis of statement.
4.
Personnel: Recruitment process, personnel polices training and
development, welfare activities.
5.
Production/Operations: Products/services offered, layout of the facility,
quality control, material planning and control, future plans.
6.
Marketing: Areas of operation, competitors, market share, advertising and
sales promotion.
7.
Strengths and Weakness of the organisation.
8.
Suggestion discussion with management.
9.
Any other special point observed by you.
(d)

Special Project Undertaken

Chapter I : Introduction
Write briefly on points 1-9 as the introduction of the organisation.

a)
b)
c)

Chapter II : Methodology
Introduction of the project
The study and its objectives
The sample
The tools :(1) For data collection (2) For data analysis
Chapter III : Results
Chapter IV : Discussion/Interpretation of results
Chapter V : Suggestions and Conclusion
Chapter VI : Implication of the study
(a)
References
(b)
Appendices.
(c)
A copy of the certificate from the company is to be submitted to the Summer
Training Coordinator by July 31, 2015.
(e) Group Projects Undertaken:
In case of group projects the student is required to ensure that the sample,
data collection, results and discussion should not be similar in any two
project reports. Duplication of reports is not permitted even in case of group
projects\ assignments. In case of any similarity in project report submitted,
the student will be awarded zero marks.

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MARKS ALLOCATION AND LAYOUT OF THE PROJECT

Executive Summary Report

Executive summary report is a one page summary of STP report required to be
submitted by the student to Summer Training Coordinator. This report would be
used along with Resume of student for placement purpose. Students should take
utmost care in writing the report. Further the students are advised to retain a copy
report with them for future use. Summer training is a compulsory part of internal
assessment.

Summer Project Marks

100 marks

DIVISION OF MARKS
For Company Guide
Faculty guide
External Viva

:
:
:

25 marks
25 marks
50 marks

The colour of cover page of the Project Report should be for Green MBA (Full
Time), Pink for MBA (IB), Blue for MBA (MM), Lemon Yellow for MBA (FA)
and White for MBA (PA) .It is compulsory to mention the Class, Section and
Scholar No. on the front cover page along with the program.
Two hard bound copies shall be submitted by the students.
Only COLLEGE logo should be used.
Page number is compulsory in the project report.
Text Guidelines:
Font
: Times New Romans
Font Size
: 14 for headings and 12 for text
Spacing
: 1.5

5.

EXPENSES
Students will have to bear all expenses of summer training including travel, food,
stay, etc. he/she can, however , accept facilities voluntarily provided by the
organisation in terms of free transportation bus, concessional food, guest facility,
stipend, medical facility.

6.

DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT

Attendance
100% attendance during STP is mandatory. However, if for any genuine reason a
student is not in a position to report to the STP organization on any day, he/she
should obtain formal permission for leave of absence as per the rules and
regulations of the STP organization. Permission should also be taken from the
Faculty Guide.

The students are required to report in the institute latest by July

15, 2015 for their classes. In case of any delay in reporting to the institute,
the attendance for the duration will not be considered and will be solely the
responsibility of the student himself/ herself.
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Conduct and Behaviour

The students during STP are placed in the role of ambassadors of COLLEGE. The
Institute would always expect students to maintain professional and social
imprints of high standards in the organization.
COLLEGE expects the students to abide by the rules and regulations of the place
of work during training. It is particularly important to be regular, punctual and
well mannered at work. During the period of training the student shall be subject
to the leave rules of the STP organization and should ensure strict adherence to
the timings of the organization.
Unprofessional behaviour, misconduct, indiscipline, irregularity at work and
unsatisfactory performance will lead to cancellation of STP. Students may also not
be permitted to register in Semester III resulting in the loss of at least one
academic year. Besides this, any other form of academic action COLLEGE might
deem fit to impose.
7.

FACULTY GUIDANCE
Every student is assigned a Faculty Guide at the beginning of the STP. The role of
the Faculty Guide is to enable the student to undertake a meaningful project,
provide the necessary academic guidance, and to facilitate evaluation, along with
the aid of the company guide, while STP is in progress. The Faculty Guide will be
involved at all stages of the project.
During these interactions, the student would be informed about his/her
performance, progress in the project, his/her strengths and weaknesses as
observed through various evaluation components and also ways for improvement.
However, the student also has the responsibility to seek clarification from the
respective faculty on all the above aspects regularly.
Students must facilitate the meeting of Faculty Guide and the Company Guide
regularly. This would help the Faculty Guide to assess the student's progress in
his/her respective project and the quality and quantity of work put in by the
student. These meetings would also help the Faculty Guide to judge the behaviour
of the students in the organization, and the relationship the student maintains with
the other executives/ staff of the organization.
A student must discuss with the faculty the progress made in his/ her work and
also seek clarification of any doubts related to his/her work with the Company
Guide and professional experts.

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IMPORTANT TIPS

Before beginning your assignment check if any of your seniors had earlier.
undergone STP at the same organization. If yes, do collect the report
submitted by those trainees and study them carefully. Copies of such reports
would be available at COLLEGE.

Apart from providing an exposure to real work situations, the STP is also an
opportunity of learning the art of information/data identification,
classification, acquisition, processing and presentation.

Projects under the STP could be of a significant importance to the host

organization -in terms of their objective of "Technical Documentation"
aiming at updating or modernization of information systems etc. Therefore,
proper care should be taken while documenting the project. The Faculty
Guide may be consulted for any problems faced during the process.

The project reports submitted by the students must be prepared by

themselves. Any resemblance of the project report will be dealt very
seriously and the student will not be awarded any marks for the same.

9.

INSTITUTES ADDRESS AND CONTACT NUMBER

10.

FEEDBACK FORM
After the completion of the project, the student is required to get the Summer
Feedback form filled by your company guide. The business card of your guide
should also be attached to the feedback form. Feedback form should be signed
and sealed by the company guide. The feedback form should reach the Placement
Cell latest by July 31, 2015.
Wishing you all the very best.