Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Detailed Guidelines for B. Tech. Project Documentation

[I] INTRODUCTION

The final year project work in B. Tech. should exhibit high quality original work by the students
using the technical knowledge and skills acquired during the four years of engineering. It should
portray thorough knowledge of the subject with a scholarly approach. B. Tech. Project Report is
an organized documentation of this work, involving correlation and synthesis of facts already
known (analytical, experimental, hardware oriented/simulation based etc.). This report should
demonstrate a high quality as to make a definite contribution to the advancement of knowledge
and the students ability to present the findings in an appropriate manner along with actual
accomplishments of the work plainly stated and honestly appraised.
In view of above, detailed guidelines and formats for B. Tech. Project Report documentation are
explained in the succeeding paragraphs-

(1) B. Tech. Project Report must be submitted hard bounded. The following ‘Color Code Format’
should be followed by each department for the purpose of binding:

College Binding Color Code

MPEC Black
MIPS Dark Blue

(2) Students should submit Three Copies of the project report in the department office. The
department will retain one copy, second copy will be sent to the library for records and the third
one will be the individual student’s copy, which will be returned back.
Ex.: If a Project Team consists of 4 students, then in total the team has to submit 6 copies of Project
Report:
Library Copy : 1
Department Copy : 1
Individual Copy : 4 (1 each)
Total : 6

[II] GENERAL TYPING INSTRUCTIONS

(1) (a) Standard A4 size (297mm x 210mm) paper should be used for preparing the report. The
report should be printed on a good quality white paper (20-40 lb bond).
(b) Complete project work report will be typed in English using MS Word.
(c) Tables and figures should conform to the margin specifications (i.e. inline with the text).
Large size figures should be photographically or otherwise reduced to the appropriate size
before insertion.
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 (2) For copying and binding purposes-
(a) The margins of every page of the report should be as follows:
Top:- 1” Bottom:- 1” Right:- 1” Left:- 1.5”
(b) To ensure that the margins are correct:
Header:- 0.5” Footer:- 0.5”
(c) All the data/text should fit within the above specified margin requirements (including
tables, figures, graphs etc.). Full paper points of diagrams/image should confirm to the sure
margins as specified above.
(d) Right Header: Project Title (In Italicized Font)
(e) Left Footer: Name of Dept., College
[E.g.: CSE DEPARTMENT, MPEC, Kanpur]
(f) Right Footer: Page No.
(3) Other specifications will be as under-
(a) Font type - Times New Roman
(b) Chapter Headings - Center/Right Aligned, Bold and Underlined with
Font Size 18-20.
(c) Sub Heading - Bold & Font Size 14-16 (may be underlined if required)
(d) Contents - Font Size 12
(e) Paragraphs - Justified
(f) Line spacing - 1½
(g) Single line spacing should be used for typing: Long Tables; References.
(h) Foot notes/contents within header/footer can be 9 or 10 point size. (i.e. should be less
than normal text).
(i) The Title of the Project should be in ‘Title Case’ or ‘All Caps’.
(j) The Title of all the entries in the ‘Table of Contents’ should be in Title Case.

[III] NUMBERING INSTRUCTIONS

(1) All the page numbers (whether it is in Roman or Arabic number) should be typed without
punctuation in sequence. The preliminary page of the report (such as Title page,
Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, etc.) should be numbered in lower case Roman numerals.
The title page will be numbered as (i) but this should not be typed. The page immediately following
the title page shall be numbered (ii) and it should appear at the right hand corner in the footer as
already specified. Pages of main text, starting with Chapter 1 should be consecutively numbered
using Arabic numerals. Please ensure that there are no missing, blank, or duplicate pages.

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 (2) Font size is 10-point for page nos. and should be kept consistent throughout the text.
(3) Equations appearing in each Chapter or Appendix should be numbered serially; the numbering
commencing a fresh for each Chapter or Appendix. All the equations can be either centered or left
aligned. However, this should be followed consistently throughout the text.
(4) Tables and Figures appearing anywhere in the project report should bear appropriate numbers.
The rule for assigning such numbers is illustrated through an example. Ex.:- If a figure in Chapter
3 happens to be the fourth then assign Figure 3.4. Identical rules apply for tables except that the
word ‘Figure’ is replaced by the word ‘Table’. If figures (or tables) appear in appendices then
figure 3 in Appendix 2 will be designated as Figure A 2.3.

[IV] TABLES & FIGURES

The term ‘Table’, is meant for tabulated numerical data in the body of the report as well as in the
appendices. All other non-verbal material used in the body of the report and appendices such as
charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be designated as ‘Figures’.
(a) A ‘Table’ or a ‘Figure’ including their caption should be accommodated within the
prescribed margin limits. It should appear on the page following the text where their first
reference has been made.
(b) Tables and Figures one half or less in length may appear on the same page along with the
text. However, they should be separated from the text both above and below by appropriate
spacing.
(c) Two or more small tables or figures may be grouped if necessary in a single page.
(d) Unless colors are significant; Figures, Images and Tables should be printed on gray scale.
(e) The Figures captions are always appended at the bottom of the figure, while the Table
caption is included at the top of the table.

[V] MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

The headings of all items listed under this head should be typed in capital letter without
punctuation. The page numbering for all items mentioned below under (A) & (C) should be done
using lower case Roman Numerals and the pages thereafter under (B) should be numbered using
Arabic Numerals (from Chapter-1).
The sequence in which the Project Report should be arranged and bound should be as follows-
(A) Preliminary Pages (to be numbered with lower case Roman Numerals)
Cover Page
Certificate
Declaration
Acknowledgement
Preface
Abstract
Table of Contents
(B) Main Pages (numbered with Arabic Numerals)

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 Chapter-1: Introduction
Chapter-2: Literature Survey
Chapter-3: Proposed Methodology
Chapter-4: Result Analysis and Discussion
Chapter-5: Conclusion
Chapter-6: Future Scope of the Project
(C) Appendices [Continuation of lower case Roman Numerals from (A)]
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations and Symbols Used
Publications/Award (If Applicable)

Description of Various Heads/Chapters:

• Cover/Title Page: The first page of the report is the cover page; and the print-out of this should
be taken on glossy paper (refer format in Appendix ‘A’). This title page will be also printed on
the hard bound cover of the Project Report.
• Certificate: The Certificate shall be typed in double line spacing using Font Style Times New
Roman, Size 14 (refer format in Appendix ‘B’). The certificate should bear original signatures
of Project Guide and HOD appended with the HODs stamp.
• Declaration: This should be written as per the format mentioned in Appendix ‘C’. It should be
signed in original by all the students (project team members).
• Acknowledgement: The acknowledgement shall be brief and should not exceed one page. The
students’ signature shall be made at the bottom of the page (above their name typed in capital).
Over here the students can acknowledge the help and guidance received from different persons.
• Preface: The first paragraph of the preface should give a brief introduction to the work and the
subsequent paragraphs should cover the overview of how the material is structured and covered
chapter-wise in the body of the Project Report.
• Abstract: This is the most important part of the Project Report. It should be a distillation of the
entire work: - a concise description of the problem addressed, methodology used to solve it
along with obtained results and the conclusions drawn. It should be always written in third
persons’ language and not exceeding one page.
• Table of Contents: This should list all the material following it as well as any material which
precedes it. The Title Page, Certificate and Acknowledgement will be placed in the Table of
Contents along with the page numbers in lower case Roman Numerals. Page starting with
Chapter-1/Introduction (Immediate after the Table of contents) should be consecutively

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 numbered using Arabic Numerals. The contents page should be typed in Times New Roman;
Font Size- 14 and 1.5 line spacing (refer format in Appendix ‘D’).
• Introduction: The introduction should detail out the actual overview to the project. This should
cover the identification of need, preliminary investigation and feasibility study. This study
(feasibility) includes the technical, economical as well as operational feasibility.
• Literature Survey (Literature Review): The Report should contain a detailed account of the
historical origin and significance of the associated technology and its related theory on which
the entire project is based. (This should be organized as per individuals’ requirement.) This
should include a review/survey of previous works done, their identified limitation as well as
any recent developments done in the same area.
• Proposed Methodology: This chapter should cover the following heads as applicable-
(a) Formulation & Presentation of Problem: This should cover the problem definition along
with its aims and objectives.
(b) Solution Approach: This should detail the proposed path of solution of the problem. The
complete block diagram (supported with flow diagrams) of the project should be given and
explanation should be mentioned block-wise in detail. It should detail out the entire
methodology used.
(c) Software/Hardware Requirements and Specifications: Depending upon whether the project
is a hardware model/software model or both the basic requirements and specificationsfor the
hardware/software set-up should be given for the implementation of the problem. (Other
necessary details such as various parameters used during the course etc. can be appended.)
Software models may also include the ‘Software Engineering Paradigm’ applied.
(d) Implementation (Design & Coding):
(i) The implementation part covers the modular description of the entire work as how the
work has been classified and worked out under different modules so as to fulfill the
objective. Detailed explanation of each module is required. It gives a complete idea of
how the proposed design methodology works.
(ii) Module description in case of hardware projects should be supported by Block
diagrams and their operational explanations. This should be followed by the details of
Module Assembly; Demonstration; List of Components; Complete block Diagram;
Designing Procedure and the Images of entire Hardware Layout.
(iii) In case of Software Projects the Software Design approach and the choice ofplatform
should be highlighted. Module description covers the working of each module along with
its algorithm/flowchart followed by the Source Code of the particular sub-
routine/function. If the coding part is very lengthy; a print-out of the source code should
be annexed in the appendices. It should also contain a Users Manual/Help File.
(iv) Sequence Architecture, ER. Diagrams, Database Schematic Diagrams etc. may be
included in software projects as and where applicable.
• Result Analysis and Discussion-
(a) Testing (Inputs/Outputs, Test Data or Validation Checks):

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 (i) For software projects qualitative and quantitative analysis of the proposed algorithms
should be done.
(ii) Any other obtained result, can be presented in the form of figures or tables as
applicable. This can contain comparative analysis of the results obtained from the proposed
as well as existing methods.
(b) Inferences: This should contain the inferences/logical findings drawn on the results
obtained from the current proposed technique.
(c) Advantages & Applications/Limitations of the Project: This should cover the various
merits and demerits of the project. The advantages should be associated and elaborated as
Applications.
• Conclusion: This covers the various set of conclusions that are derived at the end of the work.
• Future Scope of the Project: The Limitations (discussed previously) serves as a source for the
future improvements/updations of the project. Enhancements done in the project, can serve as
guidelines for further extension to the junior students. In exceptional cases, chapters on
Conclusion and Future Scope can be combined together.

• References: The format for writing ‘References’ should be followed as per the instructions
given earlier. Reference should be written as per standard
IEEE/MLA/APA/Chicago/Harvard/others pattern (refer format in Appendix ‘F’). Typing font
size should be 10 or 11 (Times New Roman). The extracted text from the sources should be
indexed/cited in the body of the Project Report serially, i.e. the reference numbers should be
included within the body of the report.
• Except for the standard formats; it is not mandatory to stick exactly to the headings stated
above. The idea and the content should be the same while the chapter headings may vary. The
other concerned details (in exceptional cases) should be appended or updated as per the
requirements specific to a particular project work.

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 Appendix - A

A PROJECT REPORT

On

PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE

PROJECT TITLE, PROJECT TITLE

Submitted in the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

In

Computer Science & Engineering(2025)

By

Name(s) of the Student(Roll no)

Under the Guidance

Of

[Name of the Project Guide]

MAHARANA PRATAP ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Affiliated to
Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY,
UTTAR PRADESH, LUCKNOW

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 Appendix - B

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

MAHARANA PRATAP ENGINEERING COLLEGE

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the project entitled “<Project Title>” submitted by <Name of Student-1> [Unv.
Roll No. ……], <Name of Student-2> [Unv. Roll No. .................. ], <Name of Student-3>
[Unv. Roll No……………..]and <Name of Student-4> [Unv. Roll No………….] in the partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology (<Branch>) of Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow), is a record of students’ own work
carried under our supervision and guidance. The project report embodies results of original work and
studies carried out by students and the contents do not forms the basis for the award of any other degree
to the candidate or to anybody else, as per the declaration given by the students.

<Signature>
<Name of the Project Guide > Prof. (Dr.) A K Mishra
<Designation> Dean Tech. Training/ HOD-CSE &Allied CSE
(Project Guide)

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 Appendix - C

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

MAHARANA PRATAP ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DECLARATION

I/We hereby declare that the project entitled “<Project Title>” submitted by me/us in the partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology (<Branch>)
of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow), is a record of my/our
own work carried under the supervision and guidance of <Name of Project Guide along with
designation>

To the best of my/our knowledge this project has not been submitted to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Technical University (Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow) or any other University or Institute for the award
of any degree.

<Signature> <Signature>
<Name of Student-1> <Name of Student-2>
Unv. Roll No. ……. Unv. Roll No. …….

<Signature> <Signature>
<Name of Student-3> <Name of Student-4>
Unv. Roll No. ……. Unv. Roll No. …….

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 Appendix - D

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Certificate ii

Declaration iii

Acknowledgement iv

Preface v

Abstract vi

Table of Contents vii-viii

List of Figures ix
List of Tables x
List of Abbreviations and symbols used xi
List of Publications (If applicable) xii

1. INTRODUCTION 1-59

1.1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.2 ………. 2

1.3 ……….. 5

2. LITERATURE REVIEW 60-70

.
.
5. CONCLUSION 85
6. FUTURE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT 86
7. REFERENCES 87-90

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 Appendix - E

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Description Page No.
Figure 1.1 Flow chart of Hospital System 3
Figure 1.2 ER diagram of Hospital System 42
Figure 1.3 Data flow diagram of Hospital System 44

LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Description Page No.

Table 2.1 Comparison of different algorithms 46

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED

VLSI : Very Large Scale Integration
FPGA : Field Programmable Logic Controller
DSP : Digital Signal Processing
x[n] : Filter Input Signal
y[n] : Filter Output Signal
δ[n] : Delta Function

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 Appendix - F

REFERENCES

[1] S. Ariponnammal and S. Natrajan, “Transport Phenomena of Semiconductors,”

Journal of Medical Physics, Vol. 42, No 5, pp. 421-425, May 2005.
[2] P. Banerjee, M. Haldar, D. Zaertsky and R. Anderson, “Overview of 4 Compiler
for Synthesizing Matlab Programs onto FPGAs,” IEEE Transactions on Very
Large Scale Integration (VLSI) System, Vol. 12, No 3, pp. 312-324, March2004.
[3] J. Jores (2006), “Contact Mechanics,” Cambridge University Press, UK, Chapter
6, pp. 144-164.
[4] C. Rovers Eds., “Recent Advances in DSP Techniques,” 2nd ed., Taylors Frances
Group, USA 2006.
[5] R. Smith (2008), “Contact of Cylindrical Surfaces”. Available Online at:
http://www.casphy.cenm.edu/homepage.html
[6] H. D. Cheng, “Image Features Extraction using Volterra Filters,” Proc. of 5th IEEE
International Conference on Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence, China, pp
42-57, October 2009.
[7] A. K. Barnard, “A Study of Stereo Matching Algorithms for Mobile Robots,” A
Thesis Report for University of Bath, U.K., 2005.

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