SUMMER PROJECT

MCA Sem V/Dual (BCA+MCA) Sem IX

(Registration, Conduct, Supervision, Progress Monitoring, Assessment & Grading)

AMITY INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DOMAIN
AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH
GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR

CONTENTS
Sl. No. Description

Page No.

Introduction

Objectives of Projects

Credit Units

Student Learning Outcomes:

Guidelines for Conduct of Projects

Assessment Plan and Continuous Assessment

Plagiarism

Submission of Final Report

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Students Not Meeting the Eligibility Criteria

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Procedure for Examination of Cases for Special Consideration 11

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Final Assessment

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Components of Final Assessment

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Report Requirements

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Guidelines for Writing the Report

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Grading

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Improvement of Scores & Grade

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General Tips for writing the Report (Annexure II)

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1. INTRODUCTION
The academic philosophy of Amity University revolves around student centric learning, which
takes into consideration their varied learning needs and significantly accelerates their retention
of both knowledge and skills. It inspires and gives the chance to the student to operate, manage
and monitor his/her own learning process under the supervision and the guidance of a faculty
supervisor, so that he/she could train himself to be independent and develop oneself to be a good
professional.
MCA/Dual (BCA+MCA) Summer Projects have proved to be great tools to achieve the
objectives of student centric learning. Following are attributes of Projects:

Projects are part of Programme Structure and are compulsory

have credit units assigned to them
not conducted as regular class lecture, lab practical or tutorial
are self exploratory / application oriented
are done under the supervision/guidance of faculty guide
conducted during the semester
allows students to pursue their area of interest to greater depth
help students to relate theory to actual practice in the industry
help students to be innovative, creative and through independent study

2. COURSE OBJECTIVES

To provide students with a comprehensive experience for applying the knowledge gained so
far by studying various courses.

To develop an inquiring aptitude and build confidence among students by working on

solutions of small industrial problems.

To give students an opportunity to do some thing creative and to assimilate real life work
situation in institution.

To adapt students for latest developments and to handle independently new situations.

To develop good expression power and presentation abilities in students.

3. CREDIT UNITS
a) The credit units of projects are given below:
Course Title
Summer Project

Credit Units
04

b) Following are the Credit Units associated with different modes of Teaching/Learning:
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 Lecture

100%

Tutorials

100%

Laboratory

50%

15-20%

Field Work/Self Exploratory

Learning in Lab

c) Therefore eight weeks full-time NTCC will have credit units:

40 days 8hrs per day/6hrs = 5.3 credit units (i.e. 5 to 6 credit Units)

d) To earn 4 credit units for a NTCC, a student must put in self efforts:

4 credits 55 hrs / per credit = 220 hrs

No. of days required in Full-time mode : 220 hrs/8 hrs per day = 28 days/5 = 06
weeks

e) Therefore, faculty guide must ensure the minimum efforts put in by students commensurate
with the prescribed credit units of a course.
4. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Following are the student learning outcomes from the minor and major projects:
a. Team working and team management.
b.

How to develop components & systems in isolation which meets a common goal.

c. Practical application of engineering principles for designing, fabrication and testing of

working models.
d. An ability to design a system, model, component or a process to meet
desired/industrial/R&D needs
e. Technique to present balanced, concise written arguments about a technical research.

5. GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF PROJECTS

The guidelines give a methodical approach to projects that will ensure effective supervision and
manage student expectations to improve student learning experience. It aims:
To provide a systematic approach to projects across the university.
To provide students taking projects with a valuable learning experience.
To enable students to develop as independent learners
To promote the dissemination of effective practice.
To support faculty guides in the supervision, progress monitoring and assessment of
projects
To enable students to follow prescribed guidelines for the course.
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The prime responsibility for managing the project lies with the student and the faculty guide. A
faculty guide will be identified for each student.
5.1 Briefing the Students about NTCC Regulations & Guidelines
A briefing session for all the students and concerned faculty guides will be organized by the
institutions well in advance so that the students and faculty guides are able to prepare well &
proceed for the course as per guidelines. For example the briefing for project in final semester
for UG students must be done in mid of odd semester of the academic session so that the
students are able to finalise the broad area of work on their own or with the help of faculty
guides. The guidelines for projects must also be uploaded on AMIZONE for students and faculty
guides.
5.2 Roles and Responsibilities of students

All scheduled meeting timings and dates should be adhered to and deadlines met.
Effectively use of the supervisory time allocated.
To submit a synopsis at the beginning of the semester for approval from the departmental
committee in a specified format (see annexure - I).
To send Weekly Progress Report (WPR) to Faculty guide regularly.
Maintain a record of supervisory meetings,
Be responsible and adhere to the discipline of work in external labs.
To implement the feedback and approved action plan for development of the project.
Recognise ethical responsibilities and understand the regulations with regard to
plagiarism

5.3 Roles and Responsibilities of Faculty Guide/Supervisor

The major roles of faculty Guide/supervisor are as under :

To finalise the topic, synopsis and work schedule of project and its resources
To assist the student in identifying problems/issues and suggest/agree on specific action
to address those problems.
Methodologies /referencing / plagiarism/ethical practice, as appropriate
Information sources, including AUUP material, to support planning, monitoring progress
of the project
Structure and presentation of projects
To discuss progress of project.
To offer feedback on partial versions of project
To maintain regular supervisory contact.
To contact any student who fails to attend supervisory sessions
To advise the student of project who are considered exemplary
If required to plan some tutorial, lectures to help students in finishing the project.

5.4 Finalisation of Topic/Place to undertake projects

The project must be done at the institute under the guidance of faculty.
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Students can select any topic of their field for projects in consultation with concerned
Faculty & HOI.
All topics for projects will be vetted by the institute non teaching credit course
(NTCC) committee.
The project, if assigned by the NTCC committee, will be taken by the students
compulsorily.

5.5 Registration for the course

a) The students are required to register on-line on AMIZONE for the projects as per the
guidelines of the university.
b) A student having genuine reason may be permitted for late registration on following grounds:
i)
ii)

Ill health - provided the student has informed the institution on time and had taken
sick leave from HoI.
Student is on approved Official Duty, representing university/ institution in
competitions, seminars, placements activities etc.

c) The student will be allowed to register late for projects at AUUP upto a certain period with
certain late registration charges as per following conditions:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Upto 10 days after the date of registration for course with late registration charges of
500/- .
From 11th day to 15th day of the date of Registration with late registration charges of
1000/-.
16th day to 20th day of Registration with late registration charges of 2000/- provided
student meets the requirement of minimum duration of the courses
After 21st day to 30 days of Registration with late charges of 5000/- provided student
meets the requirement of minimum duration of the courses.

d) The late registration charges may change from time to time as recommended by Finance
Committee.
e) The students who have not registered for the projects as per regulations will not be permitted
to submit any report and will be treated as having failed in the course.
5.6 Allocation of Faculty Guide
a) Each student shall be assigned a faculty guide from the institute for the projects well in
advance in a formal manner depending on the number of students per faculty member, the
available specialization among the faculty guides by Institution Project Committee. However,
project co-guide may be from other institution, if required.
b) The allotment/allocation of supervisor shall not be left to the individual students or teacher.
c) The co-guide must be provided with brief guidelines for performance monitoring and
assessment of the student of project.

5.7 Briefing Sessions/ Tutorials/Gap Lectures for students

Briefing Sessions/Tutorial/Gap Lectures are very important for undertaking the project.
Therefore, it is mandatory for the students to attend the same whenever institution/faculty guide
have scheduled the same: During such sessions students should expect to:
discuss ideas and concerns.
be guided on resources and the development of a topic / area,
be provided with direction to help them to manage the process,
to be provided with advice on academic style, format and the scope of project.
be provided with general feedback,
be provided with feedback on their project and apply the comments they receive through
processes of reflection and action-planning to other parts of their development work.
5.8 Approval of Topic, Synopsis and Work Schedule
a) Student will finalise the broad area/topic, synopsis and work schedule of his/her project in
consultation with the faculty guide.
b) The student will send the synopsis along with work schedule duly approved and signed by
faculty guide to NTCC committee as per attached format. He will also update the details on
AMIZONE for approval of faculty guide. If faculty guide feels certain lacuna in the synopsis
and work schedule, he / she will discuss with student and finalise same in order to meet the
Course Objectives (COs) and Learning Outcomes (LOs) in accordance with Programme
Learning Objectives (PLOs).
c) The work / project Schedule (Project Plan) to be prepared using GANTT or PERT chart as per
attached appendix.
d) The area/topic, work schedule of project will be approved by the Institution NTCC Committee
(INC). The student will make a presentation before the INC on specified date, time and
venue. The final list cleared by the INC and approved by HOI will be sent to Academic Office
in AUUP HQ and CoE, before the date of first Weekly Progress Report.
5.9 Conduct and Progress Monitoring of Projects
a) The students will undertake projects as per the course requirement and work schedule.
b) The students will regularly report to their faculty guide for their weekly progress as per the
prescribe format of Weekly Progress Report (WPR).
c) Faculty guide will mark the status of Weekly Progress Report (WPR) received and quality of
work done on AMIZONE. Faculty guide will also give feedback to students.
d) The student will also maintain daily diary of the work done which need to be submitted to the
faculty guide.
e) The student will maintain the record of interaction and feedback by Faculty Guide as per the
attached Appendix-.

f) Periodic progress review of projects will be done by a faculty board. For this, institution will
announce at the time of registration for the course.
6. ASSESSMENT PLAN AND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
a) The weightage of Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) and Final Assessment is as under:
Course

Credit Units

Summer Project

4 Credit Units

Continuous Internal
Assessment
30

Final
Assessment
70

b) The breaks up (components and their weightage) of continuous internal assessment are given
as under:
S. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Title

Marks
(CIA = 30%)

Timely Registration
Topics & Synopsis Approval
WPRs
(No. of WPR Submitted)
(Satisfactory WPR)
1st Periodic Progress Review by a
board of faculty through presentation
2nd Periodic Progress Review by a
board of faculty through presentation
1st Draft on time
2nd Draft on time
Final Report (Plagiarism Report
with <10% Plagiarism)
Final Report timely submission
Project Report Assessment

01
02
06
05
04
01
01
01
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c) In case the project is under joint supervision of faculty guide and co-guide, the weightage of
Continuous Internal Assessment will be equally divided between both the supervisors (faculty
guide and co-guide) as per following:
i) The faculty guide will give the CIA marks as per the university guidelines.
ii) The marks provided by co-guide will be converted into 30/40/50 as the case may be on CA/IA
norms, for project.
iii) The average of marks given by faculty guide and converted marks of co-guide shall be
treated as final CA/IA marks for project.
iv) It is the responsibility of the student and faculty guide to ensure the co-guide sends the
assessment on time. In case the marks of co-guide are not received, the Institution NTCC
Committee will review the case and put up it recommendations to HoI and CoE.

6.1 Project Report Assessment:

The faculty guide will assess the project report as part of IA/CA as under:
S.No. Parameter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Introduction and Statement of

the Problem
Review of Literature:
Methodology/methods/Approach
Data Collection, Analysis, Results
findings/Outcomes and conclusions
Future scope and Limitations outlined
Quality of work and written
expression
Student Learning Outcomes

Weightage
(10)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1

6.2 Submission of Continuous Internal Assessment Marks

a) The institution will send the CIA marks along with all the reports from AMIZONE and
supporting documents of all students to CoE.
b) CoE will declare the list of students eligible for the final assessment after examining all the
cases.
7. PLAGIARISM
a) The project report must be written in students own words. However, if required to cite the
words of others, all the debts (for words, data, arguments and ideas) have to be appropriately
acknowledged.
b) It is mandatory that each project report shall be checked for plagiarism through Turnitin or
similar software before submission. The content which is based on existing published work
must come from properly quoted material and from the references cited section. After
checking the accuracy of the citations and references of such content the plagiarism report
should not return similarity index of more than 15% in any circumstance. However, if the
matching text is one continuous block, the index of 15% could still be considered plagiarism.
Any report with higher than this percentage matching must be explained by the student. The
details of copy rights, professional ethics are given in Plagiarism Prevention Policy of the
University.

8. SUBMISSION OF FINAL REPORT

The most important aspect of the project is the final report. Therefore following must be ensured
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for producing quality report.

a) The student will start the project report while doing his/her project course as per the
prescribed guidelines
b) The students will submit 1st draft of the report to the guide for guidance. Followed by the
submission second of draft of report after making necessary changes as suggested by the
guide.
c) The final report shall be submitted after checking plagiarism through Turnitin or any other
format subscribed by University. Copying material should not be more than 10% provided
source is mentioned in the report along with proper acknowledgement and referencing as per
plagiarism policy of the university.
d) Following will be submitted along with final report,:
o WPR
o NTCC Dairy
o Plagiarism Report
e) A student will be eligible to submit his report and final assessment provided he/she meets
following conditions:
a. Online Registration for the project
b. Approval of Topic, Synopsis and Project Plan by the guide
c. 90 % of WPR were submitted
d. 80% of the WPR were satisfactory
e. Similarity index not more than 15 % as per Plagiarism Prevention Policy.
9. STUDENTS NOT MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The students who are not eligible to submit the reports will re-submit these as per the following
guidelines:
Parameter
Online Registration for the
project course not done

Action
Re-do the project

Has not taken the approval of Re-do the project

the Topic, Synopsis and Project
Plan by the faculty guide
< 90 % of WPRs were Penalty in Continuous Internal Assessment marks as under:
submitted
80 - 89% = 10 marks deducted
75 - < 80% = 12 marks deducted
70 - < 75% = to be permitted by Vice Chancellor on
recommendations of NTCC Review Committee with cap of
B+ in grading or deduction of 15 marks from Continuous
Internal Assesment.
< 70 % = Re-do the project
< 80% of the WPRs were
<80-75% = 10 marks to be deducted
satisfactory
<75-70% = to be permitted by Vice Chancellor on
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recommendations of a committee with cap of B+ in grading or

deduction of 15 marks from Continuous Internal Assessment.
Similarity index more than 15 If in plagiarism report the similarity index is >15%, the
% as per Plagiarism Prevention student is required to re-write the report provided
Policy.
meets all the other criteria.
Important:
The students not meeting the eligibility criteria, shall be required to provide detailed
justification for special consideration by the NTCC Review Committee.
The students re-submitting the thesis due to plagiarism shall be eligible for the grade
earned by him provided he/she has submitted same atleast 10 days prior to the final
assessment of the batch. If the student fails to submit the revised thesis in the prescribed
time he / she shall not be awarded more than B+ grade.
The students who shall re-do the project shall be awarded grade not more than B+.
10. PROCEDURE FOR EXAMINATION OF CASES FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
a) To examine the cases for consideration by Vice Chancellor, the NTCC Review Committee for
the Academic Session will be constituted at the University level as per norms prescribed in the
regulations of Non Teaching Credit Courses.
b) The recommendation of HoIs of all such cases after detailed explanation given by students
must be submitted to the CoE office atleast 10 days prior the Final Assessment Date for
examination to be decided by NTCC Review Committee after consideration by the Vice
Chancellor.
11. FINAL ASSESSMENT
a) The final assessment of projects need to be done only of those students who have qualified on
the basis of Conduct and progress monitoring guidelines & Submission of report guidelines as
stated above.
b) The final assessment will be treated as end semester examination. It is mandatory for the
students to appear for final assessment as per scheduled date and time. If fail to appear in the
students final assessment as per schedule, he/she will treated as absent. For such cases same
rules will be applicable as those for theory examination. The assessment of I category students
will be done within one month of final assessment of the batch.
c) While evaluating the project, institution, faculty guide and board of evaluators will
consider the following aspects:
I. Institution
Institutional Project Committee must check the eligibility of all the students before
sending the list to CoE.
Guidelines for the students and board of evaluators must be prepared and approved by
competent authority/academic Council.
Only eligible students will be assessed as per the approved list provided by CoE boardwise & according to approved guidelines.
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Date of evaluation will be announced by CoE on the recommendations of HoI.

A board comprising 03 members will be constituted. Two faculty members from any of
the Institutions of AUUP and one service external expert from Industry/academia at the
faculty guide will not be the member of the evaluation board for his/her own students.
The institution will send the budget along with the list of external expert for assessment
board to CoE for necessary approval as per the University regulations and Guidelines.
The assessment guidelines must be provided to evaluators.
The format for evaluation will be provided along with the list of students, for each
evaluator.
The duly signed evaluation sheets along with attendance sheets and printout of
consolidated marks from Amizone will be submitted on same day.
Faculty guide/ any other member of the institution will not try to influence the board
evaluators for favouring /punishing any student appearing for final assessment.

II. Board of Evaluators:

The board of evaluators will assess the eligible students only as per the prescribed
guidelines and assessment sheets.
The evaluation will be done separately by each evaluator and duly signed copy of same
will be submitted before leaving the evaluation room.
The evaluators will be paid the honorarium as per the university policy.

III. Observer

CoE will appoint an observer and submit the report as per the regulations of the
University.

12. Components of Final Assessment

S.No.
1

Parameter

Weightage (Marks)
(70%)

Introduction and Statement of the Problem:

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Does the introduction provide a general overview of
the issues surrounding the study?
Is the problem under investigation clearly stated?
Is evidence used to demonstrate the significance of
the problem?
Are important terms defined?
Are assumptions clearly stated?
Are major assertions that lay ground work for the
study articulated?
Review of Literature:
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Is the study grounded in a larger body of research?
Is the review current and representative of the work in
the area?
Are related studies critically examined and gaps
identified?
Does the review provide a clear rationale of the study?
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Is the review well organized, using sub-sections where

appropriate?
Methodology/methods/Approach:
5
Is the research design described clearly and
appropriate for the study?
Are the sample and participants fully described?
Is the sampling plan appropriate for the study?
Are the data gathering procedures fully explicated and
appropriate for the study?
Have the analytical procedures been fully explained
and are appropriate for the study?
Is the technical merit of instruments described
clearly?
Are
issues
related
to
limitations
and/or
trustworthinesssatisfactorilyidentifiedand addressed?
Do the sampling, data collection, and analytical
procedures appropriately match the problem statement
and research questions?
Are the instruments or interview guides acceptable
and appropriate for the study?
Data Collection, Analysis, Results findings/Outcomes an 16
conclusions
All pertinent results well reported and are in clear and
concise in manner
The arguments, discussion
A Clear presentation of fully justified findings and
logical conclusions, based upon the research evidence,
which demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the
research results.
Future scope and Limitations outlined
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Have all potential weaknesses of the study been
described?
Are the limitations appropriate to the methodology?
Quality of work and written expression
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Does the proposal demonstrate a high quality
of written expression?
Is the potential cohesive and coherent?
Is it accurate?
Is there consistency in conceptual framework
and/or paradigm to unite the problem
statement, research questions, and methods
section?
Is the tone of the proposal impartial, unbiased,
and scientific?
Are
applicable
support
documents
(appendices) included and satisfactory?
Is appropriate style used correctly and
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consistently?
Does the proposed study adhere to
conventional wisdom related to ethics?
Does the abstract summarize the contents of
the proposal clearly
Presentation and Communications
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Is Presentation in line with the report?
Did relied on notes or presented as fluently in
own words?
Was the quality of presentation material upto
mark?
Were the communication and presentation
skills upto mark?
Were the queries handled properly?
Student Learning Outcomes
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Have the students learning outcomes met?

13. REPORT REQUIREMENTS

The final report is important component of project. Therefore must adhere to following
parameters (word length, No. of Copies, binding type etc) depending upon the credit units
associated and course objectives.
S.No
.
1

Credit
Units
04
Credits

Word length
(excluding)
Upto 3,000
words

No. of Copies

Binding
Type
Spiral
Bound

Report Retention
details
02 copies
upto 1 month of
declaration of final
result of semester by
institution
Word length will be exclusive of Preface Copyright Page, Faculty Guide Approval Page,
Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Certificates etc.

14. GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE REPORT

Language
Paper size
Margins
Typing

English (unless otherwise specified in the course curriculum)

A4
The text of the document must be justified.
The left and right margin of 1.25 inches. The top and bottom margin of 1.00
inch.
On One side of page only. The text will follow line spacing of 1.5 lines. The
text material should be typed in 12 font size in Times New Roman script.

Table and figures, tabular material as necessary and appendix material as

appropriate may be single space.
Centered material is to be centered between the left and right margins.
The first line of all paragraphs of running text will be indented 0.5inches.
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Pagination

Each page must be numbered, except the Title Page.

The pre pagesincluding the Copyright Page, Faculty Guide Approval Page,
Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures and
Abstract (if any) will be numbered with lower-case Roman numerals (ii, iii,
iv, etc.) centered from the bottom edge of the page. The first page that will
show a page number is page ii.

Arrangement
of Contents

All remaining pages carry consecutive numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). The page
number will be placed in the upper right-hand corner of the page, right aligned.
Every Project Report should have three parts: the pre pages, the main text, and
the reference material.
Each part has several sections, which are normally arranged in the order as
discussed below.

Tables and
figures

1. Preliminary Pages
a. Title page
b. Declaration
c. Faculty Guide Approval page
d. Acknowledgement(s)
e. contents
f. Table of Contents
g. List of Tables
h. List of Figures
i. Abstract
2. Text (usually divided into chapters and sections)
3. Reference Material
a. References
b. Appendix
Each table of figure should be placed immediately after the paragraph in which
it is mentioned. If it has a separate page, this page should be the one following
the page on which the table/figure was first mentioned.
Tables and figures that must be positioned horizontally (landscaped) will
face the outer edge of the page, with the widest margin at the binding edge.
Tables and figures are numbered in separate series. Each table and figure,
including any in the appendices, has a number in its own series. Each series
is numbered consecutively within chapters (e.g., Figure 10.1, Figure 10.2,
and Figure 10.3).
Each table and figure will be separately numbered.

References

All titles/captions of Table & Figures will appear in the pre pages in the List
of Tables and List of Figures.
In the text, give the surname and date in parentheses, e.g. (Edwards, 2010).
At the end of the study, provide a section headed References in which the
references are listed alphabetically by family name. Include references for
electronic sources of information e.g. web pages. For further detail, see
Appendix 6.
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Any books, articles, websites or other published sources (retrievable data)

that have been used (cited in the text) either in direct quotation or by
reference, must be listed in the References. Personal interviews/raw data
(not retrievable) do not appear in the reference list.
The first line of the citation starts at the left margin and the second and
subsequent lines of that citation are indented 0.5 inches.

Appendices

The referencing style to be used as per the forma. The format for the
references shall be given separately by each faculty of Study/institution.
Appendices contain supplementary or illustrative material or explanatory
data too lengthy to be included in the text or not immediately essential to
the readers understanding of the text.
Appendices should be lettered in the order in which they are referred to in
the text.
Each appendix will be listed with its title in the Table of Contents (e.g.,
APPENDIX A. TITLE OF THE APPENDIX).

Standard Formats
Various formats to be used as per the General Guidelines for project of the institute are as under:
Format for Title Page
Format for Declaration
Format for Faculty Guide Certificate
Format for Table of Contents
15. GRADING
a) Absolute Grading for a Class of students upto 30 and Relative Grading for a Class of more
than 30 students shall be followed.
b) For project with 15 credits, letter grades shall be S for Satisfactory and U for
Unsatisfactory. Grades shall be decided based on regulations and guidelines on Conduct,
Assessment & Evaluation of project.
c) The minimum percentage of Marks for award of A+ grade shall not be less than 91%.
d) For Absolute Grading, the table for calculation of grades shall be as under:
Table - B for NTCC
(For Both UG and PG Courses)
Grade Range of MArks
100 91
A
90 81
A

80 71
A
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B
B
C

70 61
60 51
50 45
44 35
34 32
Less than 32

e) It shall be mandatory to qualify in Continuous Internal Assessment.

f) If Continuous Internal Assessment is below the required criteria as given in guidelines then
student shall not be allowed to appear for Viva-voce.
g) S Grade shall be awarded on more than 45% of the marks obtained in total for UG, provided
the student meets the eligibility of submission of project report as per the guidelines for project.

16. IMPROVEMENT OF SCORES & GRADE

The students shall be allowed to improve his / her Score / Grade as under :
a) The student who has passed in the project but failed in semester where semester has only
project, the student may be allowed to re-do the project again. The student shall not be given
grade more than B+.
b) The student shall apply to repeat the project to his HOI within fifteen days of result
declaration.
c) HoI shall send the recommendation to CoE for NTCC Review Committee for approval of
Vice Chancellor.
d) The student shall repeat project in corresponding semester or immediately after the final
semester result declaration or during extended period. The students shall register for the
project as per the university guidelines.
e) The students shall complete the mandatory time required for the course. The date of
registration, submission of Continouns Internal Assessment, final report and final assessment
of project shall be announced by CoE along with block examination calendar and with
supplementary examinations.
f) The student shall do the project on a new topic and shall be assigned the faculty guide as per
the guidelines.
g) The progress monitoring, continuous assessment, submission of report and final assessment
shall be done as per the guidelines. The previous marks of Continouns Internal Assessment
shall be treated as NULL and VOID once the new Continouns Internal Assessment is
submitted by the Institution for new project.

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Annexure II
General Tips for writing report:
Research experience is as close to a professional problem-solving activity as anything
in the curriculum. It provides exposure to research methodology and an opportunity to
work closely with a faculty guide. It usually requires the use of advanced concepts, a
variety of experimental techniques, state-of-the-art instrumentation and software.

Research is genuine exploration of the unknown that leads to new knowledge

which often warrants publication. But whether or not the results of a research
project are publishable, the project should be communicated in the form of a
research paper written by the students.
Sufficient time should be allowed for satisfactory completion of reports, taking into
account that initial drafts should be critiqued by the faculty guide and corrected by
the student at each stage. The File is the principal means by which the work carried
out will be assessed and therefore great care should be taken in its preparation.
It is recommended that the student meets the guide regularly during the course of
the project, and maintain a record of the discussions, survey details, derivations etc.
Such a system will allow easy and quick access to the details and chronology of the
work. Please read the guidelines carefully and make sure your project report strictly
conforms to specifications.
In general it will help to have someone else read the report and critique it. Make a
checklist of their questions and comments and resolve each one.

The report must be complete, error free and referable. All references, figures,

tables, equations, etc. which are referenced in the text should be locatable in the
report with the specified number or reference. Conversely, all references, figures,
tables, equations, etc. must be cross-referenced in the text.

Use of spelling and grammar software is strongly recommended. Spell-check

cannot identify correctly spelt words in the wrong context. For example, typing he in
place of the may alter the meaning of the sentence but the spell-check will not

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indicate this, so re-read the text written.

Except for acronyms do not use ALL CAPITALS.

Do not use underlining.

Use italics for emphasis or if the phrase is non-English.

In general, the File should be comprehensive and include:

Report Layout
The report should be hard bound and of Maroon/Dark Blue/Black colours and should contains
the following components:

Text Layout
Use 1.5 lines spacing with material typed having margin of 1.5-inch on left side and 1-inch
on right side. The text material should be typed in 12 font size in Times New Roman script.

Title or Cover Page

The title page should contain the following information: Project Title; Students Name;
Course; Year; Supervisors Name. (Appendix A to Annexure II)
(Cover Page and first page inside the report must be same)

Declaration (Appendix B to Annexure II)

Certificate (Appendix C to Annexure II)
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment to any advisory or financial assistance received in the course of work
may be given.

Table of Contents
Include page numbers indicating where each chapter / section begins. Chapter / section
are to correspond exactly with those in the text (Appendix D to Annexure II). The table of
contents gives a birds eye view. Try to fit it into one or two pages.
List of Figures and List of Tables should be on separate pages. Each list should give,
in tabular form, the figure or table number, its title/caption and its page number.

SYNOPSIS OF THE PROJECT:

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Synopsis of the project should include: 1. A brief introduction about the project.
2. Problem Formulation.
3. Working of the project.
4. Applications
A good "synopsis " should be straight to the point; not too descriptive but fully informative. First
paragraph should state what was accomplished with regard to the objectives. The s ynopsis does
not have to be an entire summary of the project, but rather a concise summary of the scope and
results of the project. The synopsis (about 150 words) should contain the context/relevance of
the problem at hand, a description of what was done and a gist of the significant
observations/results.

Introduction
Here a brief introduction to the problem that is central to the project and an outline of the
structure of the rest of the report should be provided. It is the first chapter of the Report. The
purpose of an introduction in the Project Report is to justify the reasons for writing about the
report. The goal in this section is to introduce the topic to the reader, provide an overview of
previous research on the topic, and identify the own hypothesis. It can be noted here that the
introduction should not contain every bit of detail in the report, and it should not include support
for the report. An introduction might, however, include the reasons for supporting the report.

The introduction should aim to catch the imagination of the reader, so excessive details
should be avoided.

Literature Review
Literature survey/review is the documentation of a comprehensive review of the published and
unpublished work from secondary data sources. The library is a rich storage base for secondary
data and researchers can go through books, journals, newspapers, magazines, conference
proceedings, doctoral dissertations, master's theses, government publications and financial
reports to find information on their research topic. With computerized databases now readily
available and accessible the literature search is much speedier and easier and can be done
without entering the portals of a library building. Survey of literature related to the project work.
e.g. research papers published in national and international journals, conferences, related
books, websites is very important to get hold of the project topic.

Project Design and Implementation

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This section should aim at experimental designs, materials used. Methodology should be

mentioned in details including modifications if any.

Approach to design
A design approach will guide you to achieve the overall goal of the design. The key to design
approach is clear understanding of what you want to achieve. The basic idea of the design approach
is to understand the context in and the constraints under which a design solution will be produced.

For finding an appropriate design approach you need to:

Investigate possibilities and constraints

Define problem spaces
Build and redefine the specifications of design solutions to test the ideas in a
real world context
Prototype/Simulate possible scenarios that can incrementally or significantly improve
the inherited situation
Understanding the current style and trend

Simulation/Experimentation
The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or
behaviors of a selected physical or abstract system. Simulation is used in many contexts,
such as simulation of technology for performance optimization, testing and verification of
results. If the project involves the usage of a particular software tool e.g MATLAB, VHDL or
a programming Language like C, JAVA, then the simulated results as well as a brief
overview of the tool or features of the language should be presented in the project report.
Incase the project involves hardware tools and equipments, a brief summary of the
specifications and experimentation results should be presented.
Experiments should measure:

Pure running time

Sensitivity to important parameters
Scalability in various aspects: data size, problem complexity

Experiments should show:

Absolute performance (i.e., it's acceptable/usable)

Relative performance in comparison to previous approaches
Relative performance among different proposed approaches

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Discussion of Results
The purpose of Discussion is to interpret the results in light of what was already known
about the topic of the Project, and to explain new understanding of the problem after
taking the results into consideration. It should discuss the implications of those results.
The Discussion will always connect to the Introduction, but it does not simply repeat or
rearrange the Introduction. Instead, it tells how the study has moved forward from the
place it left, at the end of the Introduction.
It can include:

What can be the next step in the projects, e.g., what experiments would you do next?

Organize the Discussion to address each of the experiments/studies for

which results were presented.

Consider how the results of others studies may be combined to derive a new or
perhaps better substantiated understanding of the project.

In writing this section, emphasis should be given on what has been performed and achieved
in the course of the work, rather than discuss in detail what is readily available in text books.

Presentation of Results and their analysis

An integrated results analysis is crucial for a project. Student with his insight and understanding
of the goals, strategies, environments, and challenges of the project can analyze and put the
results in context. While presenting the results, write at length about the various statistical tools
used in the data interpretation. The result interpretation should be simple but full of data and
statistical analysis. This data interpretation should be congruence with the written objectives
and the inferences should be drawn on data and not on impression. Avoid writing straight
forward conclusion result; it should lead to generalization of data on the chosen sample.

The integrated results analysis should satisfy the following

guidelines. It should:
be relevant and significant
be comparable to the existing references.
be presented in a clear and understandable format.

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 focus on results and achievements

compare planned to actual results
describe variations and uncertainties
include simulation and experimentation results
if analysis is made under any assumptions, they should be clearly described

Conclusion
A conclusion should be the final section in which the outcome of the work is mentioned
briefly.

Check that your work answers the following questions:

Did the research project meet its aims (check back to introduction for stated aims)?

What are the main findings of the research?

Are there any recommendations?

Future prospects
State the aspects of the problem that have not been considered and possibilities for
further enhancements. This section shows how the work done can set new research
directions. If you're actively engaged in follow-up work or plan to pursue further work on
the subject, mention that.

References / Bibliography
References:
Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations and to enable readers
to follow-up. Indicate references by number(s) sequentially in square brackets [ ] in the
order in which they appear in the text.
Examples:
For Journals
[1] J. F. Fuller, E. F. Fuchs, and K. J. Roesler, "Influence of harmonics on power
distribution system protection," IEEE Trans. Power Delivery, vol. 3, pp. 549-557, Apr.
1988.
For Book
[2] E. Clarke, Circuit Analysis of AC Power Systems, vol. I. New York: Wiley, 1950, p. 81.
[3] G. O. Young, "Synthetic structure of industrial plastics," in Plastics, 2nd ed., vol. 3, J.
Peters, Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. 15-64.
For Technical Reports:
[4] E. E. Reber, R. L. Mitchell, and C. J. Carter, "Oxygen absorption in the Earth's
atmosphere," Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA, Tech. Rep. TR-0200 (4230-46)-3, Nov.
1968.
[5] S.

L.

Talleen.

(1996,

Apr.).

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new

paradigm.
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[Online].

Available:

For Conference Proceedings

[6] J. L. Alqueres and J. C. Praca, "The Brazilian power system and the challenge of the
Amazon transmission," in Proc. 1991 IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission
and Distribution Conf., pp. 315-320.
For Dissertations:
[7] S. Hwang, "Frequency domain system identification of helicopter rotor dynamics
incorporating models with time periodic coefficients," Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. Aerosp.
Eng., Univ. Maryland, College Park, 1997.
For Standards:
[8] IEEE Guide for Application of Power Apparatus Bushings, IEEE Standard C57.19.1001995, Aug. 1995.
For Patents:
[9] G. Brandli and M. Dick, "Alternating current fed power supply," U.S. Patent 4 084 217,
Nov. 4, 1978.

Appendices
The Appendix contains material which is of interest to the reader but not an integral part of
the thesis and any problem that have arisen that may be useful to document for future

reference.

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Figures and Tables

Each sketch, drawing, graph and photograph should have a figure number and title below the figure
etc. Numbering should be sequential, chapter wise. For instance, if there are 20 figures in chapter 1
spread over all of its sections the figure numbers should run from Figure 1.1 through Figure 1.20.

In figures experimental data should typically be represented by centered symbols, and

theoretical data by continuous curves.
Each table should have a table number and caption above the table. Numbering should
be sequential, chapter wise, as in the case of Figure numbers. For instance, if there are
18 tables in chapter 3 the table numbers run from Figure 3.1 through Figure 3.18.
Make sure that figures and tables are complete in other respects such as legends, references
(if any) and coordinate labels with units. Each figure and table must be explicitly referred to in
the text and located where its first reference occurs, preferably after the reference.

Equations
The numbering of equations should be sequential, chapter wise. Numbered equations
must be explicitly referred to in the text.

Individual Report
If the project work is carried out in a group, each student is required to submit an
individual report of his/her unique contribution in the completion of the project work.
This individual report should include a brief overview of the project as well as the
individual role of the project member in the successful accomplishment of the sole
objective of the project.

Submitting the Report

For the purpose of the viva voce exam, plan on one hard copy each for the students,
and office copies as per details under No. of Reports to be Submitted. All hard copies
must be identical from cover to cover.
Please follow these steps:

Submit the draft of the project report (Spiral bound) at the time of Internal End Semester
(Third) Presentation. After the presentation, the modifications suggested if any, by the
Evaluation board, may be incorporated before final viva and presentation (External
Examination).

Make corrections, revisions and extensions as suggested before submitting the final
hard bound report at the time of External Viva-Voce and Presentation.

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Annexure - I

Name of the Institution

Synopsis of Project:
Project Title:
Project Guide:
Project Team:
Programme:-

Year/Semester:-

S. No. Enrolment No.

Name

Signature

Project summary (at least 250 words)

Methodology to be adopted:Resource requirement (Hardware & software etc):Justification of the project:Schedule of project completion:-

Signature(s) of Project Team Member(s)

Name and Signature of Project Guide

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Appendix A to Annexure II

A Project Report
On
TITLE OF THE PROJECT
Submitted to
Amity University Uttar Pradesh

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of

(Name of the programme)

by
STUDENT(S) NAME
under the guidance
of Name of faculty
NAME OF THE INSTITUTE

AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH

NOIDA (U.P.)
April 2014

Appendix B to Annexure II

Declaration by the student

I/We, .., student(s) of (Name of the Programme) hereby declare that the
project titled
.. which is submitted by me/us to Department of

., Name of the Institute, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida,

in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of the degree of (Name of the degree)
in .. , has not been previously formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma or
other similar title or recognition.
The Author attests that permission has been obtained for the use of any copy righted
material appearing in the Project report other than brief excerpts requiring
only proper acknowledgement in scholarly writing and all such use is acknowledged.
Signature

Noida

Date

Name and Signature of Student(s)

Appendix C to Annexure II

CERTIFICATE

On the basis of declaration submitted by .., student(s) of B. Tech

.., I hereby

certify that the project titled ... which is

submitted to Name of the Institute, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of (Name of the degree) in .., is
an original contribution with existing knowledge and faithful record of work carried out by
him/them under my guidance and supervision.
To the best of my knowledge this work has not been submitted in part or full for any
Degree or Diploma to this University or elsewhere.

Date

(Name and Signature of Guide)

Name of the Institute

Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida

Appendix D to Annexure II

CONTENTS

Candidates Declaration

iii

Certificate

iv

Acknowledgements

Abstract

vi

Contents

xv

List of Figures

xxi

List of Tables

xxvi

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1

General

1.2

Improved Power Quality AC-DC Converters

1.3

Literature Survey

1.4

Configurations

1.4.1 Unidirectional Boost Converters

1.4.2 Bi-directional Boost Converters

Name of the Institute

WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT (WPR)
For the week commencing: ___________
WPR (i.e. 1,2,3 etc.)_______________________
Enrollment Number: ____________________
Program: __________________

Student Name : _________________________

Faculty Guides Name: ___________________________________
Co- Guides Name: ____________________________________
Project Title: ________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
TARGETS SET FOR THE WEEK

PROGRESS/ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE WEEK

FUTURE WORK PLANS-