The document provides guidelines for students completing their Summer Internship Project (SIP) and subsequent Summer Internship Report (SIR). It outlines that the SIP and capstone project give interviewers insight into students without work experience. For those with experience, the SIP provides a management perspective and skills in empirical problem-solving. The SIP develops both technical and soft skills through practical learning and exposure to business operations. Students must investigate problems at their internship by finding causes and testing hypotheses through literature reviews and primary research. Their report should comprehensively cover the industry, company, work duties, research problem, methodology, and recommendations. Reports will be evaluated based on several criteria and students must do a presentation for further feedback.

1. GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT (SIP)
AND
SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT (SIR)
IMPORTANCE OF SIP AND CAPSTONE PROJECT
For students who do not have work experience the SIP and the capstone project is the focal point
based on which questions will be raised by prospective interviewer.
For students who have work experience a SIP adds a management perspective to his technical
knowledge. Also an empirical way of solving problem is learned by the student and also adds to
his arsenal of technical skill.
The SIP is an amalgamation of theoretical and practical learning. It is an opportunity to the
students to have an orientation of how a business entity works. Apart from the technical skills the
SIP develops the soft skills, people skills, analytical thinking to solve the problems faced by the
companies. The development of these skills are important to acquire jobs and thereafter sustain
in the job.
BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF SIP
A B School student has to have an investigators mindset. Investigation for a business school
student is to a find the cause of a problem. The first step is to find the problems, select one
problem, and then find out the various probable reasons which can cause the problem and then
empirically prove or disapprove the various postulated probable reasons.
Intuitively and by experience we know many of the causes of the problem and their solutions.
An exploration has to be done by the student by doing a reading of literature on similar problems
in the past. The purpose of the literature review is to find out some new and unique dimensions
qualitatively and quantitatively which we have missed and which could be very relevant in the
current investigation.
An understanding of research methodology is essential. Exploration by observation and interview
using open ended questionnaire will be required to have a grip over the various dimensions.
Survey type research generally will be required for approving or disapproving the postulated
dimensions in SIP

2. Disclaimer: The above mentioned design is not sacrosanct. The student has to consult the
allocated guide and then proceed with the actual work.
The duration of the SIP is 60 days.
MAINTAINING AND REPORTING THE PROGRESS OF SIP
It is compulsory for you to send the progress report of your SIP weekly on a designated email id
provided by the institute. Please note at the time of evaluation this will be referred.
REPORT WRITING
The report (based on training and the problem/project studied) prepared by the student will be
known as Summer Training Report. It should reflect in depth study of micro problem, ordinarily
assigned by the organization where student undergoes training.
One comprehensive chapter must be included about the industry in which the company is
operating. This will include the mapping of the competitor, customer, supplier, threats to the
industry, government regulation. Also one comprehensive chapter must be included about the
organization where the student has undergone training. This must include genesis in brief of the
company, the standing of the company vis a vis the competitors, the financial strength of the
company, the intellectual and the management band width of the company, the brand equity of
the companies product, the competitive strength of the company.. These chapters will form part I
of the Report. Part One should not exceed 15 pages. Part II of the Report will contain the study
of micro research problem. The average size of final report ordinarily will be within 60 to 70
pages all inclusive. Please do not explain theoretical concepts to puff up the report
EVALUATION OF THE SIP
The report will be evaluated by a panel of nominated examiners. It is mandatory that the student
will make presentation in the presence of faculty and students and thereafter answer the question
raised by faculty and student.
The Project work in the area of specialization will carry 100 marks, to be allocated as under:
a) Situation Analysis & Problem Definition 10 marks
b) Literature Review (Secondary Data) 10 marks
c) Methodology of Study 20 marks
d) Data Analysis 20marks
e) Conclusions & Recommendations 15 marks
f) Guide’s assessment of project progress of student. 10marks

3. Viva 15marks
Total 100 ,arks
CONTENT OF THE REPORT
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Particulars No of pages
 Title page
 Declaration
 Certificate
 Acknowledgement
 Table of contents
 List of tables
 List of graphs
 List of appendices
 List of exhibits
 Executive Summary
Part I Industry Analysis
 Consumer profile of the industry
 Supplier profiling of the Industry
 Competitors profiling of the Industry (Specific an broad based)
 Financial aspect of the industry
 Challenges based by the industry
 Government regulations
Part II About the company
 Genesis of the company and its vision and mission
 Position in the industry (Whether leader, challenger or follower)
 Promoters details and Organogram
 Other stake holders detail ( Customer segment details ,
employees details, investors details , suppliers detail,
 Locational and operational details
 Financial standing of the company
 Challenges faced by the company
 Categorization of challenges into specialization
Part III On the job training
 What did you do In the company?
 What technical skills did you acquire?
 What soft skills did you acquire?

4. Part IV Research on the challenges faced by the company
 Choosing a particular domain specific problem with reasons
thereof
 Identiying various causative factors responsible for the problem
 Exploration of the problem by talking with the
employees, customer, supplier,
 Doing literature review on the problem being
investigated.
 Approach to the problem
 Research design
 Type of Research design
 Information needs
 Data collection from secondary sources
 Data collection from primary sources
 Scaling techniques
 Questionnaire development and pretesting
 Sampling techniques
 Fieldwork
 Data Analysis
 Methodology
 Plan of Data analysis
 Results
 Limitation and caveats
 Conclusion and recommendations
 Bibliography
 Exhibits
 Questionnaires and forms
 Statistical output
 Lists
GENERAL FORMATTING GUIDELINE
Chapter heading 20 pts.
Section heading 16 pts.
Sub-section heading 14 pts.
Normal text 12 pts.
Font type Times New Roman
Font style Regular.

5. Font spacing Normal.
Line spacing 1.5
Report size 60 to 70 pages
Number of copies 2 copies
Page Numbering Bottom Centre aligned
Reference No. : Each Table/ Exhibit/ Figure must be assigned a
reference No.
Annexure to be Numbered and put in sequential manner
Margins
 Left:1.5 Inch
 Right :1 Inch
 Top:1 Inch
 Bottom: 1 Inch
A4 size paper
Two hard bound golden embossed copies of the report will be submitted to the Institute.
Format of the Cover page Title page Certificate Declaration would be given later.