CMR TECHNICAL CAMPUS Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad-501 401 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE MINI PROJECT REPORT IV B.Tech I-Semester The project report should be submitted in A4 size. Number of copies to be submitted: Four (One for personal, One for department Library, One for College Library and One for Internal Guide). The certificate should consists of names and roll numbers of all batch members for the above four copies.

Paper, Typing, Format: Paper (A4 size) should be used for the preparation of the project report. Typing should be done on one side of the paper with character font in: Chapter Names Headings Subheadings Sub sub headings Body of Project (Normal) Text in Diagrams Diagrams / Table headings / Fig. Headings 16 TNR (bold) all caps 14 TNR (bold) all caps 14 TNR (bold) Title case 12 TNR (bold) Title case 12 TNR 12 TNR (all lower case)

- 12 TNR Title case

The layout should provide a margin of 4 cm on the left, 3 cm on the top and bottom and 2 cm on the right. Left margin space Top and bottom margin space Right margin space - 4 cm - 3 cm - 2 cm

Fresh paragraph should commence after five spaces. One and half line spacing shall be provided throught the report. 2 line spacing between heading and body text. 1.5 line spacing in body text. New paragraphs start with single tab.

The page numbers should be indicated at the bottom-middle of the each page. Should not underline the heading/subheadings and should not put colons ( : ) in headings or subheadings. 1

CMR TECHNICAL CAMPUS Kandlakoya (V), Medchal Road, Hyderabad-501 401 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Chapter name should be bold and centered.

Binding The dissertation shall be properly spiral bindined. The front cover should indicate in suitable embossed letter the following: (See the sample format of front cover)

Front Pages: Page 1&2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Title Page Certificate Company Certificate Acknowledgement Contents Abstract List of Figures/ tables/ screens

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Sample format of First page (Cover Page) & Second page:

A Project report on

YOUR PROJECT TITLE (28 Size)

Project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Degree of B.Tech (14)
By Your Name XXXXXX XXXXXX Your number XXXXX XXXXX

Department of Civil Engineering (18 SIZE) CMR Technical Campus (Affiliated to JNT University, Hyderabad) Hyderabad Year: 2012
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Third Page
The third page should contain a certificate signed by the guide(s) in the following format and should be on the college letter head. No need to write External Guide name, in the case of project carried within the department. Sample format of certificate page (Third Page) on college Letter-head

Certificate
This is to certify that the project report entitled << YOUR PROJECT TITLE >> is being submitted by Mr/Mss. << Your Name >>, bearing <<H.T.No.>>, in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University is a record of bonafide work carried out by him/them under my guidance and supervision. The results embodied in this project report have not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the award of any Degree or Diploma.

External Guide (Guide Name) Designation

Head of Department Civil Engineering

Internal Guide (Guide Name) Designation 4

Director

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Fourth Page
The fourth page may include the Certificate given by Organization or Company where you have done your project. College certificate should precede this certificate.

Fifth Page
The fifth page may include the Acknowledgement

Sixth Page
In this page, a list of contents must be given.

Seventh Page
The sixth page should contain an abstract of the Project report. The candidate may emphasize here his contributions.

Eighth Page
In this page, list of tables, list of figures, and photographs and notation must be provided.

Important Note: All the above pages are to be numbered in Roman numerals of lower case. Ex. i,ii,iii,iv, The document pages must be numbered using numbers i.e. 1,2,3

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Sample format of content page (Sixth Page) CONTENTS Abstract List of Figures List of Tables List of Screens Symbols & Abbreviations Page No.
1. Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 Motivation 1 1

2. LITERATURE SURVEY 2.1 2.2 2.3 Introduction Existing System

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3. ANALYSIS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Software Requirement Specification 3.2.1 User requirement 3.2.2 . 4. DESIGN 4.1 Introduction 4.2 .. 5. IMPLEMENTATION & RESULTS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 . 6. TESTING & VALIDATION 6.1 Introduction 6.2 .. 7. CONCLUSION : First Paragraph Conclusion

Project

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Second Paragraph Future enhancement

Arrangement of Chapters
The following is suggested format for arranging the project report matter into various chapters: 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction This chapter must describe introduction about your project (1-5 Pages). Software and Hardware (Project) requirements (1 Page). Literature Survey/Review of Literature (1-3 Pages). Project Analysis(2-5 Pages) Define the problem Define the modules and their functionalities

5. Project Design (4-8 Pages) 6. Coding /Code Templates (3-5 pages) Consist of coding or code outline for various files Explain each class with functionality and methods with input and output parameters. 7. Output Screens (Conclusion) (2-5 Pages) Should include all user interfaces and output screens. 8. References/Bibliography (1 Page) 9. Appendices (if any). The project report should be: Min 20 pages to Max 30 pages

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Arrangement of Paragraph in a Chapter: Each paragraph in a chapter should be properly numbered for example, 2.1, 2.2 etc., where first digit represents the Chapter Number and second digit the paragrahph number. There is no need to indicate the number for the first paragraph in a chapter. Sub-paragraphs, if any indicated as 1.1.1, 1.1.2 etc. i.e. first digit representing the chapter, the second representing the paragraph and third representing the subparagraph. Dont underline the headings or subheadings or side heading. Instead use the bold letters. Photographs/Figures and Tables The figures, photographs and tables occurring in a chapter may be serially numbered as Fig. 1.1, 1.2 etc., where the first digit represents the chapter, the second digit represents Figure number. The photographs may be represented as Photo 1.1, 1.2 etc., the first digit representing chapter and the second digit represents Photograph number. The tables may be represented as Table 1.1, 1.2 etc., the first digit representing chapter and the second digit represents table number. Graphs The graph should clearly indicate the points, which are used for drawing the curve or curves. Bibliography or References: The following format may be used for writing the Bibliography/References. Author Name, Title of the book or paper, Publisher name, year. Eg: Berry, Jason, Jonathan Foose, and Tad Jones. Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II. Athens: U of Georgia P, 1986. (An article in a journal) Booth, Wayne C. "Kenneth Burke's Way of Knowing." Critical Inquiry 1 (1974): 1-22. Winks, Robin W. "The Sinister Oriental Thriller: Fiction and the Asian Scene." Journal of Popular Culture 19.2 (1985): 49-61. The bibliography list should be made strictly in alphabetical order of the name of the authors. 8

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