MBA Project Guidelines

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program

Directorate of Distance Education SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY (SMU)

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Project Work

2.1 Project guide

3. Project work - Phases

3.1 Phase I: Project Synopsis and Guide Approval

3.1.1 EduNxt Access Procedure (For Project Synopsis Submission)

3.2 Phase II: Project Work

Introduction

Selection of Project Title

Project Work and Final submission

Project Report

Project Evaluation

Template / Details for Preparation of Project Report

Annexure

I. Project Synopsis and Guide Acceptance Form

II. Project Guide Registration Form

1. Introduction

The course titled Project has 4 credits. The purpose of including project in MBA Programme is

to provide students an opportunity to investigate a management problem in a scientific manner. It

enables students to apply the conceptual knowledge in a practical situation and to learn the art of

conducting a study in a systematic way and presenting its finding in coherent report.

The students are encouraged to involve themselves completely on the project work starting from

project synopsis in 3rd Semester and with the completion of project in final (4th) semester.

Students should take this project work very seriously. Topics selected, should be appropriate

enough to justify as a MBA project. The project should be genuine and original in nature and

should not be copied from anywhere else.

2. Project Work

2.1 Project Guide

The role of a project guide is highly significant in getting a quality output from the students. As a

project guide your expertise in the subject domain, counselling, monitoring and evaluating is

sought.

Qualification of a Guide:

MBA with specialization in appropriate area.

The guide should have a minimum of 2 years of Industry/ Teaching experience.

In a given session a guide can supervise a maximum of 20 projects.

Role of a Guide:

As a guide you are expected to offer suggestions to fine tune the problem identified and in

synopsis preparation. The problem identified should be sufficient enough for a study at

MBA level.

The guide has to monitor and review the project work periodically with a minimum two

reviews during the course of the project. Review report needs to be prepared.

The guide has to go through the draft project report and offer suggestions wherever

necessary and to confirm that the project report is submitted as per the prescribed format.

The guide has to send the Internal Assessment (IA) mark for the students whom he/she

was guiding for the session, to the LC to which the student is attached. This is to be sent

along with the signed final Project Report for submission.

Project Guideship Approval from the University

(Qualified persons desirous of guiding projects)

Directly apply to the SMU-DE, in the prescribed format available on the university web site

/ EduNxt Portal (see Annexure II)

Guide CV along with photocopy of the credentials is a must for approval as a Project Guide

with the University.

A guide can fill in the prescribed format when approached by a prospective project student

who is expected to forward the same to the University

Please note that you will become an eligible guide only on approval by the Project Steering

Committee of the University

Meeting with the Project Guide

The Student is required to meet and discuss with the guide periodically on mutually agreed

dates.

The Student is also advised to maintain e-mail contact with the guide

Any Conflict of interest during the course of the project is to be immediately brought to the

notice of the Project Steering Committee of the University

3. Project Work - Phases

Project work will consist of two phases. Phase -1: Project Synopsis and Guide Approval and Phase -2: Project work.

3.1 Phase I: Project Synopsis and Guide Approval

Project Synopsis Submission for Approval

The student needs to submit the project synopsis for approval through their EduNxt portal. The

project synopsis should be prepared in consultation with your guide. The template given in

Annexure-I (also downloadable from EduNxt) is to be used. Your guide should approve the project

Synopsis. The project synopsis should contain the clear statement about the project statement,

the resource requirements of the proposed project where it would be suitable and along with the

Guide Acceptance letter. Project Synopsis may be disqualified if it is prepared without the Guides

Signature. Refer to fig.-1 for details of the activities involved in this stage.

Content of Project Synopsis

The project synopsis needs to be prepared keeping in mind the following points:

The synopsis should be of approximately 500 words

It should have a Title.

It should have an Introduction

It should outline the methodology to be used

It should mention the techniques to be used for data analysis

MBA Project

Phase 1

Project Synopsis Submission for Approval

New Guide Registration

Phase 2 Project work

New Guide Registration

The Guide to be identified by the student and need to be registered with SMU-DE in the prescribed

format given in Annexure-II (also downloadable from EduNxt). This is the one time process. The

guide details and his/her credentials to be forwarded along with the project synopsis by the student

to the project steering committee for New Guide Registration. Refer to fig.-2 for details of the

activities involved in this stage.

All submitted Project synopsis will be processed by the project steering committee. All status

information (Submission Acknowledgement/Approved/Rejected) will be informed to the student,

Guide and LC through the e-mail. Once approved, the student can proceed to phase 2. Or, the

student needs to work on the project synopsis for resubmission, in accordance with the reason

specified on the mail for rejection. The deadlines for Project synopsis submission / Guide

Registration for your session please visit EduNxt portal or university website.

Fig. 1: Phase -1: Project Synopsis preparation and submission for approval

Fig. 2: Phase -1: New Guide Registration

Important points for the project work

Not more than one student is permitted to work on a Project.

Students should start the project work ONLY after receiving the approval of Synopsis and

Guide from the University.

If the title of the Project differs from the title mentioned in the Project Proposal, the Project

Report will be rejected and will be returned back to the student.

All Correspondence regarding projects should be addressed to projects.mba@smudde.edu.in (please mark subject as MBA Project -Request for).

3.1.1 EduNxt Access Procedure (For Project Synopsis Submission)

Step 1: Login to the EduNxt URL (http://edunxt.smude.edu.in) and enter your user-id and

password.

Step 2: Click on Learn

Step 3: Click on Project Synopsis Submission under Semester III

Step 4: Next Click on Submit Project Synopsis as shown below:

Step 5: The following screen will appear

(i) Read the Guidelines carefully before filling the form.

(ii) Download the Project Synopsis Submission and Guide Acceptance Form for Project Synopsis

Submission (or see Annexure I) and/ or Project Guide Registration form for New Project

Guide Approval (or see Annexure II).

(iii) Make your Project Synopsis ready for upload. (Fill the form in all aspects, scan and convert

your document in to either .doc or .pdf file)

(iv) Select the checkbox (I have read the instructions mentioned above) and click on Submit

synopsis button.

Step 6: Fill the Project Synopsis details, Select the scanned file by using browse file option.

(Note: It accepts only .doc, .docx and .pdf formats).

(Note: The file size should not exceed 5MB.)

Upload your file by clicking on Upload now button.

Step 7: If you want to see the file which you have uploaded, click on view synopsis button.

Further if you want to edit/delete the uploaded file, Delete the file by clicking delete option and

upload the latest file by using browse file option.

Step 8: Fill the Guide Details after uploading the project synopsis

In case of registering the new guide, click on Click here for New guide

registration for forwarding Guide registration form (Download the form, which is

available in Annexure II of this Guidelines page or click on Guide Registration

form) along with his/her credentials to the project steering committee for approval

through e-mail.).

In case of already registered guide, fill the guide details.

Once project synopsis and guide details are uploaded, click on Submit button as shown

above.

Step 9: Once you click on submit button, the below screen will be shown. On successful

submission, your status will show as Your synopsis has been submitted to project steering

committee for Approval.

Step 10:

(i) Once submitted, Project steering Committee will review your Synopsis submission and Guide

Registration. You will get the Status updation in your mail box and EduNxt login.

(ii) If your synopsis is accepted by Project steering committee, you will get the approved mail and

you can start your project work.

Step 11: If your synopsis is rejected by project steering committee, you will be requested to

resubmit your synopsis again. Then click on resubmit project synopsis and start from step 3.

3.2 Phase - II: Project work

Introduction

This program guide will provide the student with all the information they need to know for

developing a project dissertation. As project work is a very important part of MBA course

curriculum, it has been marked for four credits.

The following guidelines may be adopted: MBA projects

1. The project must be a live project either done at the place of work or some other organisation.

2. Students to contact Learning centre for appropriate formats for project work.

3. The project must be completed and submitted at the Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning

Centre.

4. The project must relate to the specialisation pursued.

Selection of Project Title

The title selected should be coherent with the stream of study or specialisation.

A list of suggested topics is provided at the end of this document. However, the student and

the guide have the freedom to identify an appropriate topic.

The title should be specific and focus towards the objectives of the project.

Project work and final submission

1. Submit a draft project work to the Authorised Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning Centre:

The draft project work should be submitted 20 days after the study has been conducted.

The draft should constitute the following:

Title of the project

Introduction

Literature review/related research outcomes (a brief review of similar or related studies

conducted elsewhere. (This should not be more than 500 words).

Description of study methodology

List of work done: Visits to company, list of functionaries met, documents received from

company; registers and files seen, and observations made, field visits, number of samples

collected/ questionnaires filled should be mentioned in proper order.

Names of books, sites, journals, magazines referred.

2. After receiving a feedback from the Authorised Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning

Centre, make the necessary corrections and proceed to the next step.

3. Submit the final report:

The final project report should be submitted 30 days after the submission of the draft project

work. The recommended number of pages of final report should be around 100.

4. Viva Voce/Presentation:

Viva will be conducted as per the schedule. The power point slides for presentation should be

submitted along with the final project report. The student should demonstrate or make a power

point presentation of their project at the Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning Centre to

the University approved external and internal examiners. The student must stay in touch with

their Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning Centre for the actual date of project evaluation.

The project work terminates with the viva voce/ presentation. A summary of the project is to

be submitted.

Executive Summary: Should be 500 words; besides being a part of the project report, a copy

of the executive summary should be submitted separately also. The following are the

constituents of the summary:

o Title

o Statement of the problem

o Methodology used

o Main findings /outcome of the study with respect to objectives

o Recommendations

Project Report

The final project report should consist of the following components:

Cover page

Title page

Acknowledgement

Bonafide letter (from the company where the project was undertaken)

Table of contents

List of Tables & List of Figures

List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature

Executive Summary

Chapters

o Introduction

o Project details

Title of the project

Aims and objectives of the study

Problem statement

Scope of the study

Significance of the study

o Literature review/related research outcomes (should not be more than 500 words)

o Methodology used: Data collection method, research tools used, sampling methodology,

validity of the data

o Data analysis and interpretation/Research findings

o Recommendations and conclusions

o Limitations of the study and scope for further research, if any,

References/ Bibliography

Format for Bibliography:

Books:

Authors or Editors Names, Title of the Book, Place of Publication, Publisher, Year of

Publication, Page number

Example:

R.C. Goyal, Hospital Administration and Human Resource Management, New Delhi: Prentice

Hall Publication, 2008, Pg. 75

S.K. Joshi, Quality Management in Hospitals, New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers, 2009, pg 89-93

Journals:

Author, Article Title, Title of Periodical, Date of Publication, Page numbers of the article.

Example:

Bronwyn Fryer, The Layoff, Harvard Business Review, March 2009, Pg 17-24.

Keila Rooney, Consumer Driven Healthcare Marketing: Using the Web to Get Up Close and

Personal, Journal of Healthcare Management, Chicago: July 2009, Vol. 54, Pg 241

Project Evaluation

Evaluation pattern for the project is as given below:

Evaluation Criteria Internal External

Synopsis 5 5

Methodology 10 10

Analysis /Findings 25 25

Project Report 25 25

Viva 35 35

Total 100 100

Template/Details for Preparation of Project Report

i. Cover page and Title page

ii. Acknowledgement

iii. Bonafide Letter

iv. Executive Summary

v. Table of Contents

vi. List of Tables

vii. List of Figures

viii. List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature

ix. Chapters

x. References/Bibliography

xi. Instructions

i) Cover Page and Title Page:

About Cover page and Title Page:

A PROJECT REPORT

Under the guidance of

______________________________

Submitted by

______________________________

in partial fulfillment of the requirement

for the award of the degree

Of

MBA

IN

[Finance/Marketing/Human Resource Management/Information Systems/Banking/Retail

Operations/Operations Management/Project Management/Total Quality Management]

&

ii) Acknowledgement:

Acknowledgment is the regard given to the people and organisations that have helped the student

in completing the project undertaken. It must consist of acknowledgements towards the

organisation the student studies and to the company where the student has done the project

followed by the people who have helped student in the process.

iii) Bonafide Certificate

Bonafide Certificate:

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report titled .. is the bonafide

work of ... who carried out the project

work under my supervision.

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT FACULTY IN CHARGE

iv) Executive Summary:

Executive summary should be a one-page summary of the project report. It should consist of the

statement of the problem, main findings, and recommendations for further use. It should be typed

in double line spacing, font style -Times New Roman, and font size 14.

v) Table of contents:

It is the list of all the contents in the report. Please see the example below:

Table of Contents

Chapter No.

Title Page No.

1 Introduction

1.1 1

1.2 5

1.3 10

2 Literature review.

2.1 14

2.2 21

vi) List of Tables:

Give the same name for the table as it exactly appears above the tables in the text. The caption

of the table must be present above the table. 1.5-line spacing should be adopted for typing the

matter under this head.

Table 1

Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 Field 6

List of tables

1. Table 1:

2.

Note: By the word Table, we mean tabulated numerical data in the body of the project report as

well as in the appendices (if any). All other non-verbal materials used in the body of the project

work and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be

designated as figures.

vii) List of Figures:

Give the same name for the figure as it appears exactly below the figures in the text. The caption

of the figure must be present below the figure. 1.5-line spacing should be adopted for typing the

matter under this head.

Figure 1: < Caption of the Figure>

List of Figures

1. Figure 1:

2. .

viii) List of Symbols, Abbreviations, and Nomenclature:

1.5 line spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols,

abbreviations, etc., should be used.

ix) Chapters:

The chapters can be broadly classified into three parts:

1. Introductory chapter

2. Chapter(s) on the main content of the project

3. Concluding chapter.

The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter can be further divided into

several divisions and sub-divisions.

Each chapter should be given a relevant title.

Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the position with respect to the reference

where they are cited.

Headers and foot notes should be used sparingly. The title of the project must be reflected on

the left side of the header and chapter name must be on the right side of the headers. Page

numbers are to be placed on the right side of the footer. They should be typed in single space

and placed directly underneath in the very same page, which refers to the material they

annotate.

Note: The report must always end with the concluding chapter and future enhancements, if any.

x) References/Bibliography:

The listing of references should be typed four spaces below the heading REFERENCES in

alphabetical order in single spacing left - justified. The reference material should be listed in the

alphabetical order of the first author. The name of the author/ authors should be immediately

followed by the year and other details. Any website reference must be referred/ preceded by the

publications reference.

xi) Instructions:

The text in the printed copies must be in black colour.

1.5 line spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed in

the font style Times New Roman and font size 12.

xii) List of Project Topics (Suggested)

Sl. No. Project Topics

PROJECT TOPICS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

1. A study of performance appraisal / performance management system in XYZ organisation

2. Assessment of role stress amongst the employees of XYZ organisation

3. Job satisfaction survey at XYZ organisation

4. Competency mapping in an organisation

5. Training effectiveness in an organisation

6. Study of organisational culture OCTAPACE profile.

7. Motivational analysis of organization

8. A comparative study of team effectives in an organisation: Team effectiveness assessment measure.

9. A study of Compensation Management System

10. A detailed study of promotion and reward policy of organisations

11. A study of quality of work life in an organisation

12. Mapping training needs of employees: Training Need Analysis

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO MARKETING

13. Formulation of Marketing Strategies to Improve Market Share of LG Microwave Ovens

14. Improving the Effectiveness & Efficiency of Operations at Cox & Kings India Ltd.

15. Demand Forecasting for Orion-ERP Package for ICICI InfoTech in Bangalore, based on Small & Medium Enterprises.

16. Developing a Service Delivery Model to Bridge the Gap between Services Expected & Provided by ICICI Home Loans.

17. Strategies for Increasing the Occupancy Rate of Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore

18. A Market Feasibility Study for New X-ray Machines from Wipro-GE Medical Systems

19. Distribution Mapping & Dealer Satisfaction Survey for Nokia Mobile Phones.

20. A Study of Marketing Strategies & Distribution Channels in North Karnataka for Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd.

21. A Study to Improve Awareness level of Triraksha Welfare Scheme among Farmers for Tractors & Farm Equipment Ltd

22. A Study to Increase Penetration Level & Brand Loyalty among existing consumers of Samsung India Electronics Ltd.

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO FINANCE

23. The Study of Indian Financial System: Post Liberalisation

24. The Impact of Global Recession on Information Technology Sector In India

25. The Impact of the Recent Global Economic Slump on the Indian Capital Market

26. A Comparative Study of Bancassurance Products In Banks

27. A Comparative Study of Equity Linked Savings Schemes Floated by Domestic Mutual Fund Players

28. A Comparative Study of Cost Of Capital In Automobile/ Steel/ Pharma/ Finance Industry

29. A Comparative Study of Financial Performance of Banks Using Ratio Analysis

30. Profitability and Operational Efficiency of Public Sector Banks

31. Profitability and Operational Efficiency of Banks in India

32. A Study of Working Capital Management In Small Scale Industries

33. The Scope of Microfinance in the Indian Context.

34. Financial Inclusion- The Scope and Effect in the Indian Economy

35. Rural Banking in India

36. Dematerialisation The Scope and Effect.

37. The Future of Investment Banks in the post- Lehman Brothers Era

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

38. Role of software agents as a collaborative tool E-commerce

39. Hospital Management System - Database Approach, Mangala Hospital, Hassan

40. Automation of Banking Database, XYZ Bank.

41. Automation of Customer Relation Database, A SAP Product

42. A Study on Electronic Data Storage- Steel Factory, Mumbai

43. A Webpage Design using JAVA-Google Page

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO MBA - HCS

44. A Study on the Identification of High Risk Groups Prone to Spinal Disorders /Diabetes-/Heart Attacks (or any other lifestyle condition) and Corresponding Prevention Recommendations

45. A Study on the Wellness Practices in a Target Group (MNC Employees, School Children and Older Adults) and Recommendations on Wellness Practices

46. A Study on the Identification of Causes of Delays in In-patient Discharges and Recommendations to Avoid Delays and Increase Patient Satisfaction

47. A Comparative Study on Patient Satisfaction in (Executive Suites, VIP Suites, Out-patient Department, General Ward, Laboratory Services, etc.) and Recommendations to Increase Patient Satisfaction

48. A Study on Patient Satisfaction in Any One Department in a Multi-specialty Hospital. (Health Screening Dept, In-house Pharmacy, Outpatient Services, Billing, etc.)

49. A Study on the Identification of Causes of Delays in Patient Transfer (Internal/ External) and Recommendations to Decrease Waiting Time and Increase Patient Satisfaction

50. A Comparative Study on Waiting Time in Various Hospital Departments and Recommendations to Decrease Waiting Time (Outpatient Dept, Billing, etc.)

51. A Study on Job Satisfaction of Nurses /Paramedic Staff in ICU /Operation Theatre /Wards, etc., and Corresponding Recommendations to Improve Job Satisfaction

52. A Study of Sickness Absenteeism Among Various Groups of Hospital Employees (Nurses, Housekeeping Staff, Ward Boys, CSSD employees, Doctors, etc.). A comparative study of the same may also be done.

53.

A Study on Work Safety for Employees in the Radiology Department / Waste Disposal Department /Lab /Housekeeping, etc., and Corresponding Recommendations to Improve Work Safety. A comparative study may also be undertaken between the departments.

54. A Study on Waste Disposal Management in a Hospital and Recommendations for Safe Disposal

55. A Study on Hospital Acquired Infections and Prevention Recommendations

56. A Study on the Efficiency of CSSD (or any other department of a multi-specialty hospital)

57. A Cost Analysis Study in General Ward (or any other department) of a Hospital to Develop User Charges

58. A Comparative Study on Cost Analysis of the Various Departments in a Hospital and Cost-cutting Recommendations

59. A Study on Formulation of Marketing Strategies to Promote a Healthcare Service (e.g., Women Wellness Check-up Promotions)

60. A Study on Involvement of Doctors /Nurses /Paramedics in Rural Healthcare and Suggestions to Improve Involvement

61. A Study on Medical Representative Triumphs and Trials Recommendation to Improve Liaison of Medical Reps and Doctors

62. A Comparative Study of In-house Pharmacy and Retail Pharmacy

63. A Study on the Identification of the Causes of Delays in Cashless Hospitalisation and Recommendations to Reduce Time Lags

PROJECT TOPIC RELATED TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

64. A study on the effectiveness of Project Management in Mining

65. Importance of Human Resource Management in construction projects

66. A study on controlling risks in construction projects

67. Project Cost Estimation for software projects

68. A study on software project management practices with special reference to embedded systems

69. A study on quality management/assurance for software projects

ion

70. Effect of project risk on project performance : A study at XYZ Inc.

71. Validity of feasibility studies in Infrastructure Projects

72. Comparative Study of Project Management Software- MS project and Primavera

73. A Study on Risk Factors Involved In Outsourcing IT Projects

74. Role of Earned Value Analysis in Project Management

75. Risk analysis and management in IT projects

PROJECT TOPIC RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

76. Market entry strategies and programs for a particular sector/ Company/ Product

77. Cross cultural issues and managing cross border teams

78. Strategies adopted by MNCs to cope with Indian brands

79. Impact of FDI on any particular sector

80. Multinational mergers and acquisitions

81. HR policies Global and Local

82. Transfer pricing- issues and government policies

83. Impact of HRM practices on operational performance in MNCs

84. Changes in banking industry after incorporation of FEMA

PROJECTS TOPICS FOR MBA TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

85. Implementation of 5 S in manufacturing companies in XXXXX city/ town/state

86. Quality Management in Software Industry A Study

87. Process Capability Study in BPO companies

88. A Study on Continuous Improvement Process in XXXXXXX Company

89. Effectiveness of Six sigma Projects A Study

90. Application of Quality Control tools A Study

91. Cost reduction through Quality Approach A study

92. A Study on Just In Time in XXXXXXX Company

93. Total Productive maintenance in manufacturing Companies A Study

94. Customer Satisfaction through TQM Approach A Study

95. Quality Management in Healthcare sector A Study

96. A Study on Statistical Process Control in specific manufacturing Company

97. Application of QFD in Service Industries

98. Impact of Application of FMEA in Manufacturing Industries in the city of XXXXXXX

99. A study on quality management in XXXXXXX bank

100. A study on TQM implementation in hospital

101. A Study on TQM implementation in service industries

102. Measuring quality in service sectors

103. SPC and its application in service industries

104. A study on effectiveness of TQM implementation in XXXXXXX industry

105. Improving quality in small and medium scale industries

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO RETAIL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

106. A study on Indian organized retail sector

107. Effectiveness of promotional schemes in Retail stores

108. Study of retail store operations

109. Emerging retail formats and strategies

110. Role of FDI in Indian retail sector

111. A study on retail consumer behaviour-personal, social & cultural

112. A study on Loyalty programs in organized retail sector

113. A study on changing consumer preferences towards organized retailing from unorganized retailing

114. A study on strategies for promoting retailers brand

115. An analysis of possible strategies for successful internet based customer services in retail

116. Measuring the effectiveness of display system in retail industry

117. Retail outlet mapping of retail stores & shopping malls

118. Study on private labels Vs. national brands

119. A study on effective Supply Chain practices in organized retail sector

120. Impact of retail IT application on effective store operations

121. Best HR practices in organized retail sector

122. A study on customer relationship management practices in retail store

123. A study on effective retail project management

124. Analysis of training needs assessment of retail sales executives

125. A study on pricing strategies followed by successful retailers.

126. To analyse visual merchandising and space planning in a mall

127. To identify significance of CRM in retail sector

128. A study of automotive retail management structure in an organization

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

129. A study on Total Quality Management at XYZ Company

130. A study on ERP selection process in SMEs

131. A study on Production and inventory control

132. A study on the role of internet in supply chains

133. Analysis and design of service operations using waiting lines

134. Computer Aided Management

135. Impact of TPM practices on production performance

136. Effect of six sigma on manufacturing performance

137. A study on Quality Measurement in Service Operations

138. Role of Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing

139. Aggregate Planning and Master Production Schedule

PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO BANKING MANAGEMENT

140. Analysis of SARFESAI Act on NPAs on banks

141. Mergers and Acquisitions in Indian banks

142. Securitisation in Indian banks

143. Study of Management of NPAs in SBI Bank (any bank)- strategies for Recovery

144. Risk Management in Indian Banks

145. Project finance management services by banks

146. A Case study of Merchant banking services by banks

147. Financial Performance (analysis) of banks - by Financial statement analysis like ratio analysis, trend analysis, Balance sheet analysis for the last five years

148. Study of Investment and Portfolio management services

149. A Case Study Of Selected Banks In Public & Private Sector Operating In India With reference to Products and Services

150. A study on Asset- Liability Management using Gap analysis (sophisticated techniques can also be used, provided if branches are using)

151.

Study of Retail Banking products and services-Customer satisfaction at branch

a. Study of retail liability products such as deposits

b. Study of Retail asset products such as loans, overdrafts in branches

152. Study of Working capital Management in Indian banks

153. Impact of internet banking system or Impact of Technology on Indian banks

154. An appraisal of Institutional banking services to SME sector

155. Study on Credit risk management practices in banks

156. Ratio analysis (comparative study) of SBI & ICICI bank (any two banks)

157. Performance of EXIM bank products and services

158. Forfaiting and Factoring services by Banks

159. A study on Foreign exchange risk exposure in banks

ANNEXURE I

SUBMISSION OF PROJECT SYNOPSIS AND GUIDE ACCEPTANCE FORM

(To be submitted to the project steering committee)

PART A: Synopsis Registration.

I. Student Details:

1. Name of the program :

2. Name of the Student :

3. Roll Number :

4. Session & Year :

5. Name and address of learning centre :

II. Project Details

6. Title of the Project :

7. Problem Statement :

(About 500 words)

8. Methodology to be used :

III. Guide Details: 9. Name of Proposed Guide : 10. Guide registration No. (If available) : 11. Designation : 12. Affiliation : 13. Qualification : 14. Total Experience : 15. Communication Address : 16. Contact No. : 17. E-mail ID :

PART B: Guide Acceptance

I Dr./Mr./Mrs. ________________________________ working as ________________________

with __________________________ hereby confirm my willingness to guide Mr./ Ms.

_________________________ RollNo. _____________________, attached to Learning Centre

(code)____________________ (Name) ________________________ (City)

_________________________ in the topic

___________________________________________________ (title of the project) during the

Spring/ Summer/ Fall/ Winter session of __________ (year) period _________________

(month/year) to _________________________ (month/year). I agree to this timeline and also to

submit the project status/ Internal Assessment marks to the University.

Place:

Date: (Signature of the Guide)

(Note: A Guide needs to get registered with the University if he/ she is guiding a SMUDE project for the first time. Guide Registration form can be downloaded from the University Website)

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this project synopsis is an original work carried by me and will not submitted to any other University for fulfilment of any course of study. Place:

Date: (Signature of the Student)

(*Filled in Application forms to be signed by both student and the Guide. Forms must be scanned in either .pdf / .doc format and submitted through the EduNxt students Login. For uploading please refer section 3.1.1 of this document)

ANNEXURE II

PROJECT GUIDE REGISTRATION FORM

(To be submitted to the project steering committee)

1. Name : 2. Date of Birth : 3. Present Employer : 4. Designation : 5. Contact Details : i) Residential Address :

ii) Office Address : iii) All communications to be sent to: Residential/ Office address (tick any one) iv) Contact No. : v) E-mail id : 6. Education Qualification (start with highest qualification): (Please attach photocopies of degree certificates)

SNo Name of the Degree

Specialization Year of Passing

Institution/ University

Class Obtained

7. Area of Specialization/Interest :

Affix Your

Latest Photo

8. Total yrs. of Experience :

(Please attach photocopies of Experience letters)

Sl. No Name of the Organization Designation From To

I hereby declare that the information provided by me is true. I agree with the rules

and regulations given by the University.

Signature

___________________________________________________________________

FOR OFFICE USE

Following details have been verified

Yes No

1) Qualification

2) Experience

3) Approved for Department / Specialization

Signature Signature (Faculty in-charge) (Chairman-Project Steering Committee) (*Filled in Registration forms must be scanned in either .pdf / .doc format and submitted along with credentials (Scanned Degree Certificates) to the email id projects.mba@smudde.edu.in)