INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES TO PREPARE PROJECT REPORT

(FOR BOTH UG & PG)

The following sequence of topics to be maintained in the Project Report:

▪ Title Page (No Page Number)

▪ Bonafide Certificate (No Page Number)

Along with the Bonafide from the place where the work is carried out, on
their letter head

▪ Declaration (No Page Number)

▪ Acknowledgement – Order of names to be acknowledged is attached (No Page Number)

▪ Abstract of the work (Page Number starts from here as v (5 in Small Roman Letter)

▪ Contents with page numbers

▪ List of Abbreviations, if applicable

▪ List of Figures, List of Tables, if applicable

▪ Chapter – 1, Introduction

▪ Chapter – 2, Literature Survey

▪ Chapter – 3, Aim and Scope of the Present Investigation

▪ Chapter – 4, Experimental or Materials and Methods; Algorithms Used

▪ Chapter – 5, Results and Discussion, Performance Analysis

▪ Chapter – 6, Summary and Conclusions

▪ References (In Alphabetic Order only)

✓ For Journals – Name of Authors (Name followed by Initial), Paper Title,

Journal Name, Volume Number, Year of Publication, Page Numbers -
starting and ending.

✓ For Books – Name of Author (Name followed by Initial), Title, Name of

Editor,Publisher, Year, and Page Numbers.

✓ Valid Internet Articles.

 ▪ Sub Chapters should be numbered as follows:

Eg. Sub Chapter of Chapter 1 should be numbered as 1.1

Further Sub Chapters should be numbered as 1.1.1, 1.1.2 etc.

The following font style, size and line spacing to be followed throughout the project
report.
Line space - 1.5
Font size - 12
Font style - Arial
Margin space - Left 3 cm; Right – 2.5 cm; Top- 2.5 cm; and Bottom – 2.5 cm

➢ Major Headings – All Caps – 14 font size

➢ Sub Headings – Heading in caps – 12 font size

➢ Further Sub Headings – 12 font size, bold, italics

➢ Still further sub headings – 12 font size, italics

➢ Legend for Figures & tables: (Numbering should start with each chapter
Number)

Figure – Fig:1.1: Self descriptive title, 12 font size, italics, bold (should be below the figure)
Example: Fig:1.1: Methodology
Fig:1.1 refers to Figure 1 of Chapter 1 & Fig: 4.7 refers to 7th Figure in Chapter 4.

Table – Table 1.1: self descriptive title, 12 font size, bold (should be above the table)
Example: Table 1.1: Test Parameters
Table 1.1 refers to Table 1 of Chapter 1, Table 3.2 refers to 2nd Table of Chapter 3.

➢ Page numbers (Arial, 12 size) should be 1,2,3 and centered at the bottom of each page,
starting fromIntroduction chapter onwards.

➢ For Contents, Abstract, List of Abbreviations, List of Figures, List of Tables – the
page numbers should be in the Small Roman Number format as v, vi, vii and centered at
the bottom of the page.
 Cover Page Design

TITLE OF THE PROJECT

(Project Title in Capital Letters, 14 Font Size)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of

Engineering / Technology degree in (Specialization of
degree)

by

Names of all the students with register Number

Eg.
Name 1 (Reg No. 41150013)
Name 2 (Reg No. 41150702)

Institution logo centrally placed

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SATHYABAMA
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)
CATEGORY - 1 UNIVERSITY BY UGC
Accredited with Grade “A++” by NAAC | Approved by AICTE
JEPPIAAR NAGAR, RAJIV GANDHI SALAI, CHENNAI - 600 119

APRIL - 2025
 DEPARTMENT OF ___________________________
(Heading in Capital Letters, 14 Font Size)

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
(Heading in Capital Letters, 14 Font Size)

This is to certify that this Project Report is the bonafide work of _____________________
_________________________________ (Names of each student followed by register Number
in brackets who have done the Project work as a team Eg. N.Murali (41150013), M.Kannan
(41150702)) who carried out the project entitled __________________________________
________________________________ under my / our supervision from November
2024 to April 2025.

Internal Guide External Guide (if Applicable)

(Name in Capital letters (Name in Capital letters with signature)
with Signature –
Placed in Centre if there
is no External Guide)

Head of the Department

(Name in Capital letters with Seal & Signature)

Submitted for Viva voce Examination held on

Internal Examiner External Examiner

(Name in Capital letters (Name in Capital letters
with Signature) with signature)
 (Format for declaration)

DECLARATION
(Heading in Capital Letters, 14 Font Size)

I _______________________ (Name/s of the individual Candidate) ____________________

hereby declare that the Project Report entitled ________________________________done

by me under the guidance of Dr. /Prof./ Mr./Ms.________(Internal) and ________(External) at

(Company name and address) is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

award of Bachelor of Engineering / Technology degree in _____________________________.

DATE:

PLACE: SIGNATURE OF THE CANDIDATE

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
(Heading in Capital Letters, 14 Font Size)

I am pleased to acknowledge my sincere thanks to the Board of Management of

SATHYABAMA for their kind encouragement in doing this project and for completing

it successfully. I am grateful to them.

I convey my thanks to Dr. -------------------., Dean, School of ---------------- and Dr.----------

--------------------, Head of the Department, Department of ---------------- for providing me

the necessary support and details at the right time during the progressive reviews.

I would like to express my sincere and deep sense of gratitude to my Project Guide

Dr./Mr./Ms ----------- for his / her valuable guidance, suggestions and constant

encouragement that paved way for the successful completion of my project work.

I wish to express my thanks to all Teaching and Non-Teaching staff members of the

Department of -------------------------------- who were helpful in many ways for the

completion of the project.

• Name of Dean, HOD, Guide to be in Capital Letters and Bold along with the Salutations and the degree
they possess.

For Example: Dr.J.S.THOMAS M.E., Ph.D.,

Dr.JAYARAM RAMESH M.Tech., Ph.D.,
Mr.MOHAMMED SHEIK M.E., (Ph.D.,)