M Tech Thesis Format

PROJECT TITLE, BOLD, TIMES NEW ROMAN,
CENTRE, TITLE CASE
Dissertation submitted to
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
in partial fulfilment of requirement for the award of
Degree of
Master of Technology
In
Chemical Engineering
by
Students Name, Bold, Times New Roman 16, Center

Under guidance of
Guides name, Bold, Times New Roman 16, Center

Designation Bold, Times new roman, 12, Center
Department of Chemical Engineering

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Nagpur-440010 (India)
June 2017
© Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technolgy (VNIT), Napur - 2017
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NAGPUR-440010 (India)
Dissertation Approval Sheet
Dissertation entitled “Thesis Title, bold, Times New Roman, 12” by Mr./Ms
Students Name, bold, times new roman, 12 is approved for the degree of Master of
Technology in Chemical Engineering.
Guide Internal Examiner External Examiner
---------------------------------
Chairperson
Date:
Place: Nagpur

NAGPUR-440010 (India)
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the dissertation entitled, “Thesis Title, bold, Times New
Roman, 12” is bonafide work of Mr./Ms. Students Name, bold, times new roman,
12. The project has been completed under my guidance and supervision in a
satisfactory manner during the session 2016-17. This work is a part of the requirement
for the award of Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering of the
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
This dissertation fulfils the requirements relating the nature and standards of work for
the award of Master of Technology degree.
Guide’s name, bold, times, 12,
Designation, times, 12,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
Nagpur – 440010.
Date:
Place: Nagpur

NAGPUR
Forwarded here with the Dissertation titled “Thesis Title, bold, Times New Roman,
12” by Mr./Ms. Students Name, bold, times new roman, 12. in partial fulfilment
for the award of Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering degree of
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (Deemed University), Nagpur.
Dr. M.N. Varma,

Head of Department,
Nagpur – 440010.
Date:
Place: Nagpur
Declaration
I, hereby declare that the project titled “Thesis Title, bold, Times New Roman, 12”
submitted herein for the award of Degree of Master of Technology in Chemical
Engineering, has been carried out by me in the Department of Chemical Engineering
of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. The work is original and
has not been submitted earlier as a whole or in part for the award of any
degree/diploma at this or any other Institution /University.
Students Name, bold, times new roman, 12

, Enrollment Number,
M.Tech (Chemical),
Nagpur - 440010.
Date:
Place: Nagpur
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Students Name
ABSTRACT
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i
LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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iii
LIST OF ABBREVATIONS
PPP Public-Private Partnership
NITI Aayog National Institute of Transforming India Aayog
DEA Department of Economic Affairs
BOO Build- own- operate

BDO Build develop-operate
DCMF Design-construct-manage-finance
BBO Buy-build-operate
LDO Lease-develop-operate
WAA Wrap-around addition
M&E Monitoring & Evaluation
iv
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... i
LIST OF FIGURES .....................................................................................................ii
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................... iii
LIST OF ABBREVATIONS ...................................................................................... iv
CONTENTS.................................................................................................................. v
Chapter 1 : INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 1
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Chapter 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................... 3
2.1 PPP IN STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS............................................................ 3
2.2 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSFs) IN PPP ............................................ 3
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Chapter 3 : MATERIALS AND METHODS ............................................................ 4
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Chapter 4 : RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .............................................................. 5
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Chapter 5 : CONCLUSIONS...................................................................................... 6
5.1 CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................. 6
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 6
5.3 LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................... 6
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 7
ANNEXTURE: 1 .......................................................................................................... 9
ANNEXTURE: 2 ........................................................................................................ 94
ANNEXTURE: 3 ........................................................................................................ 95
vi
CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND (TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left

aligned)
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1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

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CHAPTER 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW
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CHAPTER 3: MATERIALS AND METHODS



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CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION



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CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS
5.1 CONCLUSIONS
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
5.3 LIMITATIONS
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REFERENCES
Times 12, Justified, Line spacing 1.5, All references to be arranged in alphabetic
order.
Following format to be used
Authors Name (Year of Publication). Title of the paper. Journal title Volume number:
Page numbers.
e.g. Abdehagh N, Tezel FH, Thibault J (2014) Separation techniques in butanol

production: challenges and developments. Biomass and Bioenergy 60:222-246
Awang GM, Jones G, Ingledew W, Kropinski A (1988) The acetone-butanol-ethanol

fermentation CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology 15:S33-S67
Cheng C-L, Che P-Y, Chen B-Y, Lee W-J, Chien L-J, Chang J-S (2012) High yield
bio-butanol production by solvent-producing bacterial microflora. Bioresource
Technology 113:58-64
Dadgar AM, Foutch GL (1988) Improving the Acetone‐Butanol Fermentation Process

With Liquid‐Liquid Extraction. Biotechnology progress 4:36-39
Ezeji T, Qureshi N, Blaschek H (2003) Production of acetone, butanol and ethanol by

Clostridium beijerinckii BA101 and in situ recovery by gas stripping World Journal of
Microbiology and Biotechnology 19:595-603
Ezeji TC (2007) Production of acetone butanol (AB) from liquefied corn starch, a
commercial substrate, using Clostridium beijerinckii coupled with product recovery
by gas stripping Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology 34:771-777
7
Reference citation in the text:
i. For articles with more than 2 authors:
Abdehagh N, Tezel FH, Thibault J (2014) Separation techniques in butanol

production: challenges and developments. Biomass and Bioenergy 60:222-246
It should be cited as Abdehagh et al., 2014.
ii. For articles with 2 authors:
Dadgar AM, Foutch GL (1988) Improving the Acetone‐Butanol Fermentation Process

With Liquid‐Liquid Extraction. Biotechnology progress 4:36-39
It should be cited as Dadgar and Foutch (1988)
iii. For articles with just one author:
Ezeji TC (2007) Production of acetone butanol (AB) from liquefied corn starch, a
commercial substrate, using Clostridium beijerinckii coupled with product recovery
by gas stripping Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology 34:771-777
It should be cited as Ezeji (2007)
8
ANNEXTURE: 1
QUESTIONNAIRE
Critical Success Factors for PPP in State Highway

Projects
A Survey form for a Research Work from Visvesvaraya National Institute of
Technology, Nagpur
Respected Sir/madam,
I am presently working on my M.Tech dissertation on topic "Critical Success
Factors for Public–private partnership (PPP) in State Highway Projects". For this
purpose, I am conducting survey across the industry. As an experienced expert in this
field, you are requested to take part in this survey. Your valuable 10 minutes of filling
the form will surely make a difference in this project and also for the future
researchers in India.
Yours Sincerely
Y. Ganesh Kumar,
M.Tech (Construction Technology & Management),
VNIT, Nagpur.
Project Supervisor:
Abhay Tawalare,
Assistant Professor,
VNIT, Nagpur.
Part –1: General Details
Name: E-mail ID:
Name of organisation: Designation:
Address of work place:
Type of organisation: Experience in construction industry:

 Public Sector  0-5 years
 Private sector  5-10 years
 10-20 year
 More than 20 year
9
Part-2 : Critical factor definition list for PPP implementation in State Highway
Projects
Please evaluate to what degree each of the listed factors affects successful
implementation of State Highway PPP projects. You are requested to rate the degree
of agreement against each of identified factor according to five-point Likert scale.
Options for degree of agreement on importance of each factor in implementation of
PPP are:
1- Disagree
2- Partially disagree
3- Neutral
4- Agree
5- Strongly agree
S.No Factors Rating Description

Long term demand for Importance and demand for the
1
the project 1 2 3 4 5 services offered by the project.
Choosing and defining one project-
Appropriate project
2 idea out of several alternatives
identification 1 2 3 4 5 propose.
Technical requirements for
Project Technical implementation of project by using
3
feasibility 1 2 3 4 5 proven technology without unclear
or too complex definitions.
Requirements of financial conditions
Project financial to produce a mutually acceptable
4
feasibility 1 2 3 4 5 financial offer considering present
market without any risk.
Attractive financial package feasible
5 Sound economic policy for setting of long-term priorities
1 2 3 4 5 without sharp change in mid-term.
Transparency in the Corruption factor. Timely and openly
6
procurement process 1 2 3 4 5 announced bidding procedure.
Bidding procedure allowing more
Competitive
7 potential bidders in order to increase
procurement process 1 2 3 4 5 competition.
Ability of all the parties to undertake
Financial capacity of the
8 liabilities and perform such liabilities
parties 1 2 3 4 5 on long-term basis.
10
Macro-economic condition includes
Stable macro-economic
9 inflation, stable exchange and
condition 1 2 3 4 5 interest rate etc.
The availability of flexible and
attractive financial instruments, such
Favourable investment as debt, equity, supplier and
10
environment 1 2 3 4 5 purchaser credit, and securities etc.
which favours to invest in the
project.
Long term availability of resources
11 Availability of resources and material suppliers for
1 2 3 4 5 implementation of the project.
Availability of local know-how
Enabling local during all stages of the project and
12
companies / staff 1 2 3 4 5 also for developing local
construction industry.
Participants from different
Multi disciplinary disciplines such as finance,
13
participants 1 2 3 4 5 insurance, banking, suppliers etc. in
PPP arrangement.
Importance of top-level executive
Leading role by a key such as the chief executive officer or
14 enterprise or project director as a key project
entrepreneur 1 2 3 4 5 champion that the government can
identify with.
Efficient way of governing the
actions and their manner of
15 Good governance
1 2 3 4 5 implementation for completion the
project.
Discussions between private and
public sector that aimed at reaching
16 Effective negotiation
1 2 3 4 5 an agreement with mutual
understanding.
Strong and experienced Participation of experienced private
17
private consortium 1 2 3 4 5 partners with proven track record.
The political will and economic
18 Political support stability of the host government to
1 2 3 4 5 support the project.
A basic structure that defines the
Sound regulatory scope and possible locations for the
19
framework 1 2 3 4 5 works/services that are to be required
for completion of project.
Reliable contractual arrangement in
Favourable legal which every aspect of project is
20
framework 1 2 3 4 5 clearly mentioned which is enforced
legally.
11
Government involvement by
Government
21 providing additional guarantees,
involvement 1 2 3 4 5 grants, tax exemptions.
Appropriate risk Technical risk, construction risk,
allocation and risk operating risk, revenue risk, financial
22
sharing between public 1 2 3 4 5 risks force majeure risk,
and private partners environmental risks, political risks.
Stable and intensive willingness to
Commitment of all of seek for mutually beneficial
23
the parties 1 2 3 4 5 solutions of all of the parties for
implementation of the project.
Good relationship and cooperation
Shared authority
24 between the parties for sharing
amongst the parties 1 2 3 4 5 authority with mutual concern.
Assessment whether the
Thorough and realistic implementation of the project does
25
benefit/cost assessment 1 2 3 4 5 satisfy the needs of majority and gain
profit to investors.
Involvement of all of the For minimizing the possibility of
26 key parties during some unexpected factors evolving
project planning 1 2 3 4 5 during the implementation phase.
Condition of existing alternate
Condition of existing
27 infrastructure which affects revenue
infrastructure 1 2 3 4 5 generation from the project.
Subcontractor having appropriate
technical skills with suitable
Selection of suitable
28 management styles and is
subcontractor(s) 1 2 3 4 5 trustworthy, financially credible and
experienced.
Expertise in project management
Management control using contemporary network
29
expertise 1 2 3 4 5 planning techniques and computer-
based project management systems.
General acceptance of the project by
30 Social support society without any agitation against
1 2 3 4 5 the project.
Environmental impacts on the
project location and in associated
31 Environmental impact areas include effects on environment
1 2 3 4 5 -al resources due to alterations or
pollution.
A strong monitoring and Strong monitoring and evaluation
32 evaluation (M&E) teams for quality control and
system 1 2 3 4 5 supervision of the project.
Effective conflict management and
Dispute management
33 dispute resolution when differences
policy 1 2 3 4 5 arise between parties.
12
Acceptable levels of toll / tariff
Acceptable toll / tariff levels that are collected either from
34
levels 1 2 3 4 5 public authority on schedule basis or
from end users as direct toll.
Unforeseen increase in capital and
Unforeseen conditions
operating cost or higher than
35 during project
implementation 1 2 3 4 5 expected service delivery and
maintenance cost etc.
Willingness to share technology in
order use it within the partnership
36 Technology transfer
1 2 3 4 5 and also transfer after the end of the
project, if required.
Suggestions about any other factors which are important and not considered :
Thank you…
RETURN BACK TO :
Y GANESH KUMAR,
M.TECH 2ND YEAR,
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,
VNIT, N AGPUR.
MOBILE NO: 9168078950.
E-mail: ganesh.civ92@gmail.com
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PROJECT TITLE, BOLD, TIMES NEW ROMAN,

CENTRE, TITLE CASE

in partial fulfilment of requirement for the award of

Students Name, Bold, Times New Roman 16, Center

Guides name, Bold, Times New Roman 16, Center

Department of Chemical Engineering

Dissertation Approval Sheet

Guide Internal Examiner External Examiner

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Guide’s name, bold, times, 12,

Designation, times, 12,

Department of Chemical Engineering,

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Dr. M.N. Varma,

Students Name, bold, times new roman, 12

Figure 1.1: Figure Caption (Times, 12 ) ........................................................................ 1

NITI Aayog National Institute of Transforming India Aayog

DEA Department of Economic Affairs

BOO Build- own- operate

M&E Monitoring & Evaluation

1.1 BACKGROUND (TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left

1.1.1 TITLE CASE, TIMES-12, BOLD, Left aligned

Fig. Center Location

Figure 1.1: Figure Caption, Bold, Times-12, Centre

1.1.2 TITLE CASE, TIMES-12, BOLD, Left aligned

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1.2 NEED OF THE STUDY (TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

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2.2 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

2.3 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

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3.1 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

3.2 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

3.3 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

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4.1 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

4.2 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

4.3 TITLE CASE, TIMES-14, BOLD, Left aligned

(**Equations to be typed using equation editor**)

Following format to be used

e.g. Abdehagh N, Tezel FH, Thibault J (2014) Separation techniques in butanol

Awang GM, Jones G, Ingledew W, Kropinski A (1988) The acetone-butanol-ethanol

Dadgar AM, Foutch GL (1988) Improving the Acetone‐Butanol Fermentation Process

Ezeji T, Qureshi N, Blaschek H (2003) Production of acetone, butanol and ethanol by

i. For articles with more than 2 authors:

Abdehagh N, Tezel FH, Thibault J (2014) Separation techniques in butanol

It should be cited as Abdehagh et al., 2014.

ii. For articles with 2 authors:

Dadgar AM, Foutch GL (1988) Improving the Acetone‐Butanol Fermentation Process

It should be cited as Dadgar and Foutch (1988)

iii. For articles with just one author:

It should be cited as Ezeji (2007)

Critical Success Factors for PPP in State Highway

Part –1: General Details

Name: E-mail ID:

Name of organisation: Designation:

Address of work place:

Type of organisation: Experience in construction industry:

S.No Factors Rating Description

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