The document provides guidance on selecting an engineering project for final or pre-final year students. It advises students to choose an improvement on an existing problem rather than an entirely new idea. It also stresses selecting a project the entire team is interested in and ensuring the budget, tools, and supervisor's consent are considered. Students are encouraged to focus on their interests, browse trending technologies, check feasibility, and identify challenges upfront to help complete their project successfully.

1. Selection of Project
(Final & Pre-final Year Engineering)
Mr. A. B. Shinde
Assistant Professor,
Electronics Engineering,
P V P Institute of Technology, Budhgaon

2. Project…Intentions
• Its just an implementation of your theoretical knowhow…to
develop an design/prototype/model.
• You will be required to learn a lot of new things while you are
working on the project.
• It's a great learning experience…!
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3. How to Select Project…
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4. How to Select Project…
1. You don't have to come up with Earth-breaking, Nobel
Winning Idea.
It is not expected that you should develop a brand-new project
that was never seen before.
Think of a problem that you have faced earlier and felt that
there should be an improvement…!
All you should do is to focus on “Improvements in the things
around you”.
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5. How to Select Project…
2. Team
The topic selection is always a team effort.
Every person in the team should feel that the topic is the right.
If only few members of the team are interested then the team
won't be able to function together.
If everyone is ready to work on project idea then only all will
work with enthusiasm and honesty.
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6. How to Select Project…
3. Budget
Budget is always an crucial criteria while selecting the project.
Make a correct estimate so that everyone can contribute.
If funding is required then you need to start looking for the
sources (funding agency/sponsored project).
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7. How to Select Project…
4. Hardware / Software / Tools / Technology Needed
Consider overall requirements of the project.
If project requirement is Robotics - Is everyone in team
comfortable to work on it?
If project requirement is Raspberry Pi - Check that the team
members are comfortable to use it and vice-versa.
If not – Ask all team members to learn the required
technology/platform/software etc…
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8. How to Select Project…
5. Consent of Supervisor/Guide
Gather all the data/tools requirements of your project.
Prepare the list of resources available and needed in due
course of time.
Discuss with supervisor/guide about the feasibility and
usefulness of project.
Take is consent and then only undertake the project work…
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9. Important Steps…
• Brainstorm for ideas (Possibly: Novelty/Improvment).
• Check for availability of literature (Data of previous work).
• Ensure that team members are ready to work on new platform.
• Ensure that the topic is manageable and tools are available.
• Take the consent from supervisor/guide.
• Be flexible about implementation technology.
• Define your topic as a focused research question.
• Re-search and read more about your topic.
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10. Important Tips…
• Focus on your Area of Interest:
Although there are number of domains available for selecting
projects… but you focus on your area of interest.
Identifying your area of interest will help you to finalise your
project.
By doing this, you can specialize in a particular technology and
this experience comes handy when you advance in your
career.
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11. Important Tips…
• Browse for the trending technologies:
Keep yourself updated with the latest technologies and trends.
Doing projects on trending technologies will expose you to the
latest trends.
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12. Important Tips…
• Check for the feasibility of project:
• Some of the questions you need to ask are:
– Whether you can get the right hardware?
– Whether there is a proper lab facility for testing or not?
– Can you complete the project within the time limit or not?
– Whether educational material is available?
– Can you answer viva questions on those topics?
– Can your supervisor/guide help you in those technologies?
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13. Important Tips…
• Collect the information of earlier projects:
Know the projects that were done previously.
Knowing this will help you to identify the problems that they
have faced and you can try to avoid them by prior planning.
You can avoid the repetition technologies that are used earlier.
You can reach to person if you are having any problem.
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14. Important Tips…
• Download project journals for reference:
Before finalizing a project topic, get as many project journals as
possible that involve the same technology.
You can learn more about the technology and save lots of time.
These journals will also act as a guide for you to avoid errors
while doing the project.
Use these journals as reference materials to create project
reports which are equally important to successful completion of
your project.
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15. Important Tips…
• Identify the right mentor for you:
Without the right mentor it will be very difficult to get the right
information and assistance when required.
Students struggle more due to improper guidance and
mentorship.
If you can try and get the right mentor for you, completing the
project on time will not be a tough task.
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16. Important Tips…
• Have a discussion with your team:
Successful project completion involves good team-work.
Discussion with team members will improve your leadership
skills as well as your team working ability.
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17. Important Tips…
• Identify all the challenges of doing the project:
Before finalizing a project topic, it is better to identify all the
challenges that you may have to overcome.
Identifying the challenges ahead of time can help you to know
about the key points.
You can come up with an efficient project plan, to overcome all
the challenges once you start doing project.
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18. Summary
• Have healthy discussion with team
mates and supervisor/guide…
• Search for the latest/upcoming
trending technology…
• Refer to good published articles
and use them as references…
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shindesir.pvp@gmail.com
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