THESIS / DISSERTATION / PROJECT REPORT GENERAL GUIDELINES

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FR. C. RODRIGUES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VASHI

Agnel Technical Education Complex, Sector 9A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400 703 Phone: 022-41611000, Fax: 022-27660619 www.fcrit.ac.in Email : fcrit.mech@gmail.com

GENERAL GUIDELINES
We understand that, utmost attention must be paid to the content of the thesis /dissertation/ report, which is being submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree, it is imperative that a standard format be prescribed. The same format shall also be followed in preparation of the final soft copy to be submitted to the departmental library.

The Thesis / Dissertation / Project Report shall be presented in a number of chapters, starting with Introduction and ending with Conclusions. Each of the other chapters will have a precise title reflecting the contents of the chapter. A chapter can be subdivided into sections, subsections and sub-subsections so as to present the content discretely and with due emphasis.

The report shall be presented in following sequence: 1. Title sheet 2. Certificate 3. Approval sheet 4. Acknowledgement 5. Abstract 6. Table of contents 7. List of tables 8. List of figures 9. Abbreviations / Notations / Nomenclature 10. Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Motivation 1.3 Aim and objectives 1.4 Literature review 1.5 Problem definition 1.6 Scope of the project 11. Chapter 2: Theoretical Analysis / Design and Development / Modeling 12. Chapter 3: Experimental Analysis / Fabrication / Simulation 13. Chapter 4: Results & Discussion 14. Chapter 5: Conclusion

15. Publications 16. Appendix 17. References

Pages with Title sheet, Certificate, Approval sheet, Acknowledgement, Abstract, Table of contents, List of tables, and List of figures, Abbreviations / Notations / Nomenclature must be according to the format provided. Soft copy of the same will be provided and it has to be strictly followed.

CHAPTER: 1 INTRODUCTION
The title of Chapter 1 shall be Introduction. It shall justify and highlight the problem posed, define the topic and explain the aim and scope of the work presented in the thesis. Information should be arranged in the following sections: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Background Motivation Aim and objectives Literature review: This shall normally present a critical appraisal of the previous work published in the literature pertaining to the topic of the investigation. The extent and emphasis of the chapter shall depend on the nature of the investigation. 1.5 1.6 Problem definition Scope of the project

CHAPTER: 2 THEORETICAL ANALYSIS / DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT / MODELING

All projects to be categorized based on the content in any one of the type as mentioned below. Theoretical Analysis of .. Design and Development of .. Modeling of.

CHAPTER: 3 EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS / FABRICATION / SIMULATION

When a project has Chapter 2 as Theoretical Analysis of , Chapter 3 will be Experimental Analysis of .. When Chapter 2 is Design and Development of , Chapter 3 will be Fabrication of . Similarly, when Chapter 2 is Modeling of , Chapter 3 will be Simulation of ..

CHAPTER: 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This shall form the penultimate chapter of the thesis and shall include a thorough evaluation of the investigation carried out and bring out the contributions from the study. The discussion shall logically lead to inferences and conclusions as well as scope for possible future work.

CHAPTER: 5 CONCLUSION
Conclusions derived from the logical analysis presented in the Results and Discussions Chapter shall be presented and clearly enumerated, each point stated separately. Scope for future work should be stated lucidly in the last part of the chapter.

REFERENCES
Format for Entry in Reference: Some sample references: [1] Authors, Title of the Book, Publisher, City, Publisher Name, 2005, pp. 25-30. [2] C. D. Smith and E. F. Jone, Load-Cycling in Cubic Press in NCNTE-2008, National Conference Proceedings, Fr. C. R. I. T. Vashi, Navi Mumbai, 2008, pp. 651-654. [3] C. D. Smith and E. F. Jone, Load-Cycling in Cubic Press in International Journal of Vibration, 2008, pp. 651-654. [4] B. R. Jackson and T. Pitman, U.S. Patent No. 6,345,224 (8 July 2004). [5] D. L. David, "Recovery Effects in Binary Aluminum Alloys", Ph.D. Thesis, Harvard University, 1998. [6] Web link: http://www.caneandbamboo.org/

Publications by the candidate, articles, technical notes, project poster etc. in the topic of the thesis published by the candidate may be separately listed after the literature cited. This may also be included in the contents. The candidates may also include reprints of his / her publications after the literature citation.

FORMATING GUIDELINES
1. Paper: The original typescript must be typed on white 70 GSM A4 size bond papers. 2. Word Document Details: Size: A4 Document Font: Times New Roman Document Margins: Left, Top, Bottom 25mm and Right 15mm Header and Footnotes Font Size: 9 Header: Right aligned Footnote: Left aligned Page numbers: 12, Times New Roman, Bottom, Center aligned Document Line Spacing: 1.5 Document Body Text: 12, justified Chapter Headings Font: 14, Bold, Center aligned, Paragraph to start on new line Section Headings: 12, Bold, Left aligned, Paragraph to start on new line Sub-section Headings: 12, Italic, Bold, Left aligned and Paragraph to start on new line Font Size for text in graphs and tables: 10 Table title/caption above table, Figure title/caption below figure and center aligned

A new section/sub-section that begins towards the bottom half of the page must have at least 6-8 lines of text or at least a figure on the same page. Beginning a new section at the bottom of the page is otherwise not acceptable. However every new chapter must start on a new page.

Use of color: Colors are allowed for photographs and graphical information but not for text.

Equations: Should be numbered using brackets, right justified sequentially and indented with respect to the body of the text. They must be typed properly using appropriate equation tools from MS-word. One line should be left blank after each equation line. e.g.
d F1 d F1 SAm2 cos , SAm3 cos . d2 d3
(4.1)

NUMBERING SYSTEM
1. Chapters to be designated by numbers e.g. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, etc 2. Sections of a chapter to be numbered using decimal-type notations e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3etc. 3. Similarly, sub sections to be numbered as 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3.etc 4. Decimal type notation to be used for numbering photographs, figures, tables, charts, drawings, equations etc. chapter-wise e.g. Fig 1.1, Fig 1.2, Fig 1.3, Table 1.1, Table 1.2

5. Appendix to be numbered with capital Roman numerals. e.g. Appendix I, Appendix II..etc. 6. The pages carrying the Title sheet, Approval sheet, Acknowledgement will not be numbered 7. The pages carrying the Abstract, Table of contents, List of tables, List of figures, Abbreviations / Notations / Nomenclature to be numbered with small Roman numerals e.g. i, ii, iii, vi, v etc. 8. The references to be designated by numbers 1,2,3,4.. etc in square brackets and to be typed as superscript. The references to be given for each figure, photograph, table in the report text and same to be reflected in the references sections at the end of the report. e.g. Fig 2.1 Plasma Arc Cutting[7] , Here in your References section, seventh reference should be regarding the Fig 2.1. 9. Line drawing should be neat. Free hand drawings are not permitted. Hand-written figure numbers /figure captions are not permitted.

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES
Total no of black book hard copies required to be submitted: No of Students in a group + One Department copy + One Internal Guide copy + One External Guide copy. All groups will have to attach a CD / DVD (containing soft copies of Project Report, Poster, Final Presentation and Publications in pdf format only) with each black book hard copy.

Apart from CD/DVD, all groups (one member from each group) will have to send the soft copies of their thesis, presentation, paper publications, posters etc in pdf format to the following email id after necessary approvals.

Email: fcritmechthesislibrary@gmail.com
Only one email will be accepted with all pdf attachments whose subject line must be in the following format: YYYY-YYYY(ACADEMIC YEAR) _GROUP NUMBER (NN)_TITLE OF THE PROJECT e.g. 2012-2013_GROUP 09_DEVELOPMENT OF 3-D PLASMA ARC CUTTING SYSTEM *Sample black book hard/soft copies are available in our departmental library for your reference.

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(FORMAT FOR TITLE, CERTIFICATE and APPROVAL SHEET)

A Project Report on

TITLE OF PROJECT
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
in

Mechanical Engineering
by

Name of students (Roll No.)

Under the guidance of

Name of guide
(Designation)

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FR. C. RODRIGUES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VASHI YEAR (academic year YYYY-YYYY) UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

FR. C. RODRIGUES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VASHI

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the project entitled Title of project is a bonafide work of Name of students (Roll No.:) submitted to the University of Mumbai in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.

Name of guide (Guide)

Name of guide (Co-Guide)

Dr. S.M. Khot ( Head of Department)

Dr. Rollin Fernandes ( Principal)

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FR. C. RODRIGUES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VASHI

PROJECT APPROVAL SHEET

This is to certify that the project work entitled Project title submitted by Name of students (Roll No.: ) is approved for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering of University of Mumbai.

Internal Examiner

External Examiner

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