The document provides guidelines for preparing a project report for bachelor's degree students in civil engineering at the Institute of Technology & Management, Gwalior. It details the required format, submission guidelines, content arrangement, and formatting specifics, including the structure of chapters and appendices. Essential components such as the cover page, acknowledgments, abstract, and tables of contents are specified to ensure consistency in reporting.

1. INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
DEAPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF REPORT FOR MAJOR PROJECT
Introduction:
Project report in this manual refers to a documented report of the process followed and the results of
major project conducted by a student in fulfillment of the requirements in bachelor degree. This report
will outline the report format for Major Project. These rules must be adhered strictly.
Group Members:
Maximum of 5 students per group allowed for taking up Major Project
No of Copies to be submitted to department:
Total of 5 copies have to be submitted to department, out of which 4 copies will be the individual reports
of each student & 1copy will the group report. A soft copy (pdf format) should be submitted to
Department along with the hard copy of the report.
The report will be hard winded having Navy Blue as the front cover with text printed in fonts of golden
color.
Formatting:
MAIN HEADING SUB HEADING MAIN TEXT
FONT Times New
Roman,
Times New
Roman,
Times New Roman
SIZE 14 12 12
LINE SPACING 1.5
PAGE SETUP
TOP BOTTOM LEFT RIGHT
1” 1” 1” 1”
Arrangement of Content:
The sequence in which the contents in the report should be arranged is as follows:
1. Cover Page (Specimen copy-1)
2. Certificate of Approval (Specimen copy-2)
3. Declaration (Specimen copy-3)
4. Acknowledgment (Specimen copy-4)
5. Abstract (Specimen copy-5)
6. Table of Contents (Appendix 1)
7. List of Figures (if any) Appendix 2 )
8. List of Tables (if any) (Appendix 3 )
9. List of Symbols (if any) (Appendix 4 )
10. Abbreviations (if any) (Appendix 5 )
11. Chapters

2. 12. References (Appendix 6)
13. Appendices (if any)

3. Chapters to be included:
The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 parts (i) Introductory chapter, (ii) Chapters developing the
main theme of the project work (iii) and Conclusion.
The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided into several
divisions and sub-divisions.
 Each chapter should be given an appropriate title.
 Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the reference where
they are cited.
 Footnotes should be used sparingly. They should be typed single space and placed directly
underneath in the very same page, which refers to the material they annotate.
The chapters that should be included in the reports are as follows:
Introduction
Brief Literature survey
Present Work (It will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided into
several divisions and sub-divisions depending on type & volume of work. For e.g. Block diagram & its
description, circuit designing, PCB layout & development process, description of components etc.)
Result & Discussion
Conclusion & future scope
Cover Page - A specimen copy of the Title page of the project report is given in Specimen copy-1.
Title Page – A specimen copy of the Title page of the project report is given in Specimen copy-2.
Certificate – A specimen copy of the Acknowledgment of the project report is given Specimen copy-3.
Acknowledgment- A specimen copy of the Acknowledgment of the project report is given Specimen
copy-4.
Abstract – It is a heart of the report. Abstract should be one page synopsis of the project report and it
must clearly give the overview of the project (Avoid unnecessary things in abstract)
(Specimen copy-5).
Table of Contents – The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any material
which precedes it. The title page and Certificate of approval will not find a place
among the items listed in the Table of Contents but the page numbers of which are in
lower case Roman letters. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the

4. matter under this head. A specimen copy of the Table of Contents of the project report
is given in Appendix 1.

5. List of Figures – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures in the
text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head
(Appendix 2).
List of Tables – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables in the text.
One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head
(Appendix 3).
List of Symbols - The list should provide the detail of the symbols used in the report. One and a half
spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head (Appendix 4).
Abbreviations – Abbreviation list should provide the details of the abbreviations used in the report in
alphabetical order. One and a half spacing should be adopted or typing the matter
under this head (Appendix 5).
Page numbering - The preliminary parts (Acknowledgement, Abstract, Table of Contents, List of
symbols, List of figure, List of Tables) are numbered in roman numerals (i, ii, etc).
The first page of the first chapter (Introduction) onwards will be numbered in Arabic
numerals 1 2 3 etc at the bottom, centered.
Numbering sections, subsections, equations, figures etc. - A word on numbering scheme used in the
project is in order. It is common practice to use decimal numbering in the project. If
the chapter number is 2, the section numbers will be 2.1,2.2, 2.3 etc. The subsections
in section 2.2 will be numbered as 2.2.1, 2.2.2 etc. Unless essential, it is not necessary
to use numbers to lower levels than three stages. Similarly, it is useful and convenient
to number the figures also chapter-wise. The figures in chapter 4 will be numbered as
Figure 4.1: Figure Name, Figure 4.2: Figure Name etc. This helps you in assembling
the figures and putting it in proper order. Similarly, the tables are also numbered as
Table 4.1: Table Name, Table 4.2: Table Name etc. All figures and tables should have
proper captions. Usually the figure captions are written below the figure and table
captions on top of the table. All figures should have proper description by legends,
title of the axes and any other information to make the figures self explanatory. The
same numbering scheme can be used for equations also. Only thing to be remembered
is that references to the figures are made like Figure 4.2: Figure Name, and equations
as Eqn (5.8).
List of References –The reference material should include the author name, title, year in details as shown
in Appendix 7. Do not mention the references of the websites in the report.
Appendices – Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which is included in the main
text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme. Appendices should be

6. numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc. Tables and
References appearing in appendices should be numbered and referred to at
appropriate places just as in the case of chapters.

7. SPECIMEN 1- COVER PAGE

8. PROJECT TITILE
Synopsis of Major Project
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
(Civil Engineering)
Submitted To
RAJIV GANDHI PRODYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL (M.P)
Submitted by
Name of Scholar - Enroll No
Under the supervision of
Name of Guide
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(Department of Civil Engineering)
GWALIOR (M.P.)
Month- Year

9. SPECIMEN 2
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL

10. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
(Department of Civil Engineering)
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
The undersigned certify that they have read and recommended to the Department Of Civil
Engineering for acceptance, a project report entitled “…………………….” submitted by …………….
(students name) in partial fulfillment for the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering.
…………………………..
(Name of guide)
Guide
Full designation
Department
……………………………..
(HOD Name)
Head of Department
Full designation
Department

11. SPECIMEN 3
DECLARATION

12. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
(Department of Civil Engineering)
DECLARATION
I …………………(Name of Scholar) , student of “Bachelor Of Technology” in
Institute of Technology & Management”, session ........ , Gwalior (M.P.) here by informed that
the work presented n this dissertation entitled “…………………………………”(Project Title)
is the outcome of my own work, is bonafide and correct to the best of my knowledge and this
work has been carried out taking care of Engineering Ethics. The work presented does not
infringe any patented work and has not been submitted to any other University or anywhere else
for the award of any degree or any professional diploma.
Name of Scholar
Enroll No

13. SPECIMEN 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

14. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
(Department of Civil Engineering)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I take an opportunity to acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to my guide and the pivot
of this enterprise,..........................who is most responsible for helping me to complete this work.
He/She showed me different ways to approach the problems and the need to be persistent to
accomplish my goal. His/Her discernment in the choice of topic, his/her confidence in me when I
doubted myself and his/her admirable guidance are some cogent reasons that make me over that
without his/her support this thesis would be a chimera.
I am also thankful to .................... , Head of Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
for cooperation and support to complete this work. I would also like to express my thanks to Dr.
Meenakshi Mazumdar, Director ITM Gwalior for providing necessary facilities. I would
also convey my Thanks to ………………… of Department of Civil Engineering for their
continuous support. Thanks are due to all the staff members and lab staff of Department of Civil
Engineering SIRT for providing all help and support.
Name of Scholar
Enroll No

15. SPECIMEN 5
ABSTRACT

16. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
(Department of Civil Engineering)
ABSTRACT

17. APPENDIX-1
TABLE OF CONTENT

18. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certificate of Approval…………………………………………..
Declaration………………………………………………………
i
ii
Acknowledgement………………………………………………. Iii
Abstract………………………………………………………….. iv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-2
1.1 1
1.2
1.3
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER CONCLUSION
REFRENCES
APPENDICES

19. APPENDIX-2
LIST OF FIGURE

20. LIST OF FIGURES
Fig No Description of Figure Page No
Fig. 3.1
Fig.4.1
Fig.6.1
Fig.6.2
Fig.6.3

21. APPENDIX-3
LIST OF TABLE

22. LIST OF TABLE
Table No Description of Figure Page No
Table. 3.1
Table. 4.1
Table. 6.1

23. APPENDIX-4
LIST OF SYMBOLS

24. LIST OF SYMBOLS
m Number of rows
n Number of columns

25. APPENDIX-5
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

26. ABBREVIATIONS
LOS Line Of Sight

27. APPENDIX-6
REFRENCES

28. References
[1] R. Gowarishankar and M. F. Demirkol, “Adaptive M-QAM Modulation for MIMO Systems”, IEEE
2005, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA, 2005
[2] A. Svensson, “An Introduction to Adaptive QAM Modulation Schemes for Known and Predicted
Channels”, Proceedings of the IEEE | Vol. 95, No. 12, December 2007
[3] T. S. Rappaport, “Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice” Second Edition, Prentice Hall,
2003
[4] S. Haykin, “Communication Systems”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.