ATMIYA UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Business and Commerce

Internship Objectives:
1. To involve students in identifying and understanding the industry-oriented problem(s)
and encourage them to contribute real-time solutions.
2. To give participants an insight into practical aspects of professional work life and gain a
deeper understanding of specific functional areas.
3. To explore career opportunities in the area of student’s interest while gaining hands-on
experience in a corporate environment.
4. To assist the student’s development of employer-valued skills such as teamwork,
learning ability & workplace behavior.
5. To provide students an industrial exposure and encourage them to create a professional
network resulting in future employment opportunities.
6. To help participants develop an appreciation for the linkages among different functions
and develop a realistic managerial perspective about organizations in their totality.

Guidelines:
1. A student must complete his/her internship as a ‘Summer Internship Project’ for a
minimum period of 7 weeks (or 45 working days).
2. The student has to undertake the project individually. Joint Projects are not allowed in
any case. SIP Report is to be submitted by every individual student separately.
3. Students are required to work with an organization for hands-on experience during the
semester gap between Semester II and Semester III.
4. A student shall be required to select a topic from his specialization domain for research-
oriented study while consulting with an internal faculty guide and company guide
(optional).
5. All the students have to prepare and submit a written project at the end of the internship.
6. The student should ensure that the data and other information used in the study report
are obtained with the permission of the concerned organization. The students should also
behave ethically and honestly within the Company/organization.
7. The report must include a certificate issued by the Institute & a certificate issued by the
company.
8. The Students have to submit one Hard copy and one Soft copy to the organization (if
required). to the university (compulsory) and the guide is optional.
9. Plagiarism of SIP reports should be less than 10%.
10. Page limitation: Minimum 25 & Maximum 60 pages
11. There would be internal Viva – Voce as well as External Viva – Voce for the Summer
Internship Project’ for all the students.
12. Main Cover: - Sky Blue Cover with Black Alphabets (Sample of Cover page text &
design will be provided).
13. 1st Page: - Replication of the main cover.
14. Declaration by the student certifying genuinely of work done/originality of report.
15. Acknowledgement: for those who have provided direct/indirect help in the work
(External/Internal)
16. Charts, Diagrams, Tables, Appendices, and Annexure should be properly headed &
numbered & relevance must be given in the report. References of books, journals, and
reports should be given at last in "References'", as per samples.
17. Reference Samples:
● Book:- Kotler. P & Armstrong G., (1996). "Designing Products: Products,
Brands. Packaging & Services". 7th edition. Prentice Hall of India, p. 283-289.
● Business Magazine: "B-School Survey. 2002". Business-India, 2002, Vol.7, Oct.
14-27, p.60-127.
● Journal: Rao, Akshai R., and Monroe, Kert B.,(2000), "The effect of Price,
Brand Name & store Name on Buyers"' Perceptions of Product Quality: An
Integrative Review", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. No 8. pp. 351-357.
● Website_Sample: Reddy Y.K., "Paper on current banking scenario"
[Link] search, the site first visited on 12 June 2005 at 11.00 a.m.
● News Paper: Kotler. P. & Ben G. (2004). ''Designing Products: Paper Products,
Brands, & Services". The Economic Times, Oct. 14th pp. 4lh, Column 3.
● Bibliography should be given in respect of (i) Books (ii) Journals (iii) Reports.
Separately, all in Alphabetical order and numbered.
 Index
Chapter 1: Industry Overview
Overview of sector/industry
Industry’s Rank as per producer of the World
Industry’s Rank as per producer of India
Industry’s Net Production In Quantity & In Currency (INR / USD)
Statutory Body for Industry (If Any)
Major Producers (at least 3 with brief introduction)
Annual Growth (%)
Net Imports & Exports of Industry
Contribution on GDP (%)
Chapter 2: Company Profile
● Type: Public / Private
● Founded (Year of Commencement)
● Founder(s)
● Headquarter(s)
● Vision, Mission, and Core values
● Area Served
● Key People
● Organogram
● Product details with features and coloured photograph
● Turnover
● Revenue / Net Income (INR)
● Profit After Tax (PAT)
● Total Assets (INR)
● No of Employees
● Departments
● Overview of Competitors (at least 3)
Chapter 3: Objective/s
Chapter 4: Description of work done by the intern during the internship
Chapter 5: Research Methodology (Optional but recommended)
● Part-1: research design, Sample Design ( Population, sampling framework, sample
unit, Sampling method, sampling element, and sample size) Part-II: Data Analysis
& Interpretation
● Part 2: Data analysis and interpretation
Chapter 6: Findings of the Study
Chapter 7: Discussion and Conclusion
Chapter 8: Learning through Internship
Chapter 9: References and / Webliography
 Formatting Specifications for Project
1 Format Word Format
2 Paper Size A4
12 for Regular Text
3 Font Size 14 for Subtitle(s)
16 for Main Title(s)
Left Side - 2.5 cm
Right Side - 2.5 cm
4 Margins
Top - 2.5 cm
Bottom - 2.5 cm
5 Line Spacing 1.5 Lines
6 Paragraph Spacing Double Lines
7 Font Type Times New Roman
8 Alignment Justified
9 Printing of Report One side of the paper
10 Binding of Report Hard Binding