1. Research report format
PRESENTED BY
DR.M.MUTHULAKSHMI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMERCE
A.P.C MAHALAXMI COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
THOOTHUKUDI

2. Report outline
Prefatory
items

3. 1. Prefactory items
Title page
Researchers
declaration
The
certificate
of the
research
supervisor
Preface/ac
knowledge
ment
Table of
contents
List of tables
List of
graphs and
charts

4. 2. Body of the report
Introduction
Design of the
study
Results
Summary
conclusions
and
recommend
ations

5. Introduction
Theoretical
background
of the topic
Statement of
the problem
Review of
literature
The Scope of
present study
The objectives
of the study
Hypothesis to
be tested
Definition of
concepts
Model if any

6. The design of the study
Methodology
Sources of data
Sampling plan
Data collection instruments
Field work
Data processing and analysis plan
An overview of the report
Limitation of the study

7. Results
Findings and
discussion

8. Summary conclusion and
recommendation

9. C. Terminal items
Bibliography
Appendix
Copies of data
collection
instruments
Technical
details of
sampling plan
Complex tables
Glossary of new
terms used in
the report

10. Thank you