Guidelines for Project Work

Project Work

Synopsis
Synopsis of the project must be submitted before the end of the first month of 6th semester

1.      The synopsis of the project must include:

a.       Problem formulation and literature survey.

b.       Details of the required tools and technologies for the development of project.

c.       Write up shall not exceed 15 pages.

2.       Internal assessment for synopsis presentation and evaluation of the synopsis by the internal examiner/guide is for 20 marks.

Dissertation

1.      The project shall be carried out in the same institution or in industry/R&D labs based on software tools and technologies learnt in MCA course/internship for minimum period of 16 weeks.

2.      Internal assessment shall be evaluated by the internal panel/guide for 55 marks.

a.       For continuous evaluation of project work by the internal examiner/guide with progress reports is for 10 marks each. (3 progress reports x 10 marks= 30)

b.      Final presentation for the entire project is evaluated for 25 marks.

3.      The internal examiners (Project Guide with at least 2 years experience) and the external examiners shall be appointed by the University for the Final Evaluation of the project.

4.       Internal and external examiners shall carry out the evaluation of Dissertation report for 125 marks individually. The average of the marks allotted by the internal and external examiners shall be the final marks for the project Dissertation report evaluation.

5.      The project presentation and Viva-voce shall be evaluated jointly by both the internal and external examiners for 100 marks.

6.      The student should be encouraged to present/publish the part/outcome of the project as an article in the conferences/journals.

Guidelines for Internship

Internship

1.      The students shall undergo internship for 6 weeks during the vacation immediately after the 5^th semester examination.

2.      The internship shall be carried out in industry/R&D labs or institutions.

3.      Internship should be presented along with the report by the end of 6 weeks and shall be evaluated by the internal panel for 50 marks each.

At the end of the internship students should be able to answer the following questions:

1)     What computer science related tasks did you perform?

2)     What is the relationship of the work to your major studies?

3)     How interesting and challenging was it?

4)     What did you learn from your experience?

5)     What were the benefits to you?

What advice would you have for a fellow student with regard to your experience?

Each internship report should follow the below discussed format: -

1.      Title page

2.      College certificate page

3.      Internship certificate provided by internship institution

4.      Acknowledge

5.      Executive summary / Abstract

This section should address the following points:

a.       About the company

b.      The problem or opportunity

c.       Methodology

d.      Key parts of the report & your findings & solutions provided in the report

e.       Benefits to the company / institution through your report

6.      Index

7.      Learning objectives/internship objectives

8.      Introduction

The introduction should include a description of the internship site and the scope of the work completed during the internship. It may include background information necessary to understand the work completed during the internship.

9.      Internship discussion

This section should address the following points:

a.       How the objectives are achieved?

b.      What skills (scientific/professional) were learned during this internship?

c.       Results/observation/work experience obtained the internship company.

d.      What challenges did you experience during the internship?

10.  Conclusion

11.  Bibliography