KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY

MUKTHA GANGOTHRI, MYSORE-570 006

Dear learner,
MBA PROJECT CIRCULAR
(Students of January Cycle and July Cycle, 2020-21)
As per curriculum of MBA, the submission of the project-report is a very important
component as well as it is a compulsory activity. The UGC/AICTE stipulates that the students of
MBA have to submit a project-report especially in the area of their specialization.
The students of MBA are required to prepare the project-report in tune with the following.
1) He/She should identify a topic in the area of their specialization. The topic should be in the form
of aspecific problem relating to an organization. General/ vague topic should not be considered.
2) The student should select an organization / company/Institution of their choice for the project
work; a requestletter/permission letter would be issued by the Department.
3) The student should also select an internal guide before commencing a project. The topic
should beclearly approved by both Internal Guide and External Guide.
4) Internal Guide should be an academician working in the University or a P.G. College affiliated to
University with 10 years of experience or 5 years’ experience respectively. Application of the
student whose internal guide does not qualify with the above specification would be summarily
rejected.
The Internal guide shall be a faculty of Management/Commerce/ MBA Department Engineering
College/Law/Tourism/IT Department.
5) External guide should not be less than a rank of a manager working in the Industry/Organization
where the candidate intends to take-up the project work. ( Head of the Finance, HR, Production,
Marketing, etc., in a company/institution) The student should select an external guide working in
the selected organization / company.
6) No fee shall be paid by the candidate to any guide, as the guidance is considered as the holy one.
7) The faculty in the Department of Studies and Research in Management of the KSOU are also
guiding the MBA projects, not exceeding 10 candidates per faculty. The students are advised to
contact the Department faculty.
8) The proposal of the project shall contain:
a. Request letter of the candidate mentioning 3 topics.
b. Consent Letter of the company/in a institution letterhead.
c. Consent Letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Internal Guide (Teaching Faculty) [Seal
(Preferred) andSignature.]
d. Consent Letter of External Guide (Head of HR, Finance, Marketing, Production etc.)
withletterhead duly signed and signature.
Note:
 Incomplete proposal will be summarily rejected.
 Seal (personal or institutional) is required along with signature of internal guide and
external guide.
 Internal guide should be relevant to the topic chosen. Topic chosen with inappropriate
guide will be rejected.
 Candidates shall submit the proposal in person or through post containing three different topics to the
Chairperson & Department faculty members, Department of Studies & Research in Management,
KSOU, Mysore on or before 3 0 . 1 1 . 2 0 2 2 for approval. The chairman in turn will accord approval
on any one of the three topics, and the same will be intimated to the students immediately. If nothing is
heard from the Department, they should contact the department in person and get the problem solved.

9) The students should not carry out the project work without obtaining the approval from the
Department.

10) The topics should be designed meticulously. It can be designed like Employee Welfare Measures

– A study with reference to company/institution.

11) The volume of the project-report should be ranging from minimum 80pages and maximum 120 pages.

12) The project report should be prepared keeping in view the chapters. Generally every report contains five
chapters, for example: 1. Introduction, 2. Profile of the Organization/Company, 3. Conceptual frame
work, 4. Survey, Analysis and Interpretation, 5. Findings, Suggestion and Conclusion.

13) Students shall work on the project in the company for a minimum period of three months.

14) Registrar (Evaluation) KSOU will communicate officially to the students about the submission of the
project report, and Viva-Voce would be along with the 4th Semester Examination.

15) Students shall submit the project report duly signed by the candidate him/herself, internal guide and
external guide with seal & letter head. Further they shall get the certificate from the Chairperson.
Sample Format of Project Report Cover Page and Project Certificate will be hosted on the website
www.ksoumysuru.ac.in duly.

16) Students project report shall include the project certificate duly signed by the Chairperson.

17) Choose the best topic and carryout a qualitative Project Work under the able guidance of both Internal
& External guides. For more details the students may refer prospectus or else contact the department.

18) Piracy and Plagiarism is discouraged at all stages. If such cases are detected during the viva-voce /
valuation of the project report, such candidates will be considered as fail in project work and they shall
take up new project and resubmit it during next academic year.

19) Candidates are directed to take-up the project viva-voce during the year of submission of project
report only. The viva-voce shall be conducted after 4th semester examination.

20) Candidates shall submit his/her project report at the end of fourth semester and appear for viva- voce
together in single appearance. Candidates shall secure minimum for pass of 40 marks in project work
and 20 marks in viva-voce against maximum of 100 and 50 marks respectively.

With Good Wishes.

Sd/-

Chairperson

DOS&R in Management