Major Project Documentation Guidelines as per JNTU-H norms

The project report should be submitted in A4 size. Number of copies to be is two (One for Library,  One for Internal Guide).One copy for each batch member and the certificate should consists of names and roll numbers of all batch members.

PAPER, TYPING AND FORMAT:

1. Bond 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 size 12 of Times New Roman.

2. The layout margins are as follows:

                                                              Left -- 4 cm spacing

                                                   Top and Bottom -- 3 cm spacing

                                                             Right -- 2 cm spacing

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3. Fresh paragraph must start with 5 spaces.

4. Double spacing or one and half line spacing shall be provided throughout the document.

5. Page numbers are to be indicated at bottom-center of every page.

6. Underlining and putting ':' (colons) for the headings should be avoided. Instead use the bold letters.

BINDING:

1. The dissertation shall be properly bound, using rexene of black color .The bound front cover should indicate in suitable embossed letter the following:

Top: 

Title

Name and Roll Numbers

Bottom:

Department Name

College Name (as in letter head)

Year of Submission

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2. Two Blank Papers should be provided at the beginning and at the end.

3. Third page should contain the following:

Top:

Title

Project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of B.Tech

by

Name and Roll Number of the Candidates

Bottom:

Department Name

College Name (as in letter head)

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4. The fourth page should contain a certificate signed by the guide(s) in the following format.

Certificate

This is to certify that the project report entitled ………… being subitted by

Name1 - Rollno1

Name2 - Rollno2

Name3 - Rollno3

Name4 - Rollno4

 in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Technology in department name to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad is a record of bonafied work carried out 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.

Guide Name

Designation                                                                                                     Head of the Department

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

6. The sixth page may include the Acknowledgement

7. The seventh page should contain an abstract of the Project report. The candidate may emphasise here his contributions.

8. The eighth and ninth pages must contain the table of contents, list of tables, list of figues, and photographs and notation.

Important Note:

1. All the above pages are to be numbered in Roman numerals of lower case.  Ex. i,ii,iii,iv,…

2. The document pages must be numbered using numbers i.e. 1,2,3……

Arrangement of Chapters:

The following is suggested format for arranging the project report matter into various chapters:

1.      Introduction: This chapter must describe introduction about your project.

2.      Literature Survey/Review of Literature 

3.      Software Requirement Analysis

            Define the problem

            Define the modules and their functionalities 

      4.   Software Design

            The design part must include the following items

                                   a. DFDs in case of Database projects

                                   b. UML diagrams. This UML diagrams must include the following

            Class Diagrams

            Interaction diagrams-Sequence and Collaboration diagrams

            Object Diagrams

            Usecase diagrams

c. Control Flow diagrams

                                    d. Database Design

             For database projects, the report must include E-R Diagrams

5.  Software and Hardware requirements

      6.  Coding /Code Templates

Consist of coding or code outline for various files

Explain each class with functionality and methods with input and output parameters.

For Database projects, the report consisting of

• Tables – explaining all fields and their data types
• Stored procedures (PL/SQL)

     7.  Testing

Various test cases (two or three) for black box and white box testing           

     8. Output Screens

Should include all user interfaces and output screens.

    9. Conclusions

   10. Further Enhancements/Recommendations

   11. References/Bibliography     

   12. Appendices (if any).

Arrangement of Paragraph in a Chapter:

 1. 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 paragraph number. There is no need to indicate the number for the first paragraph in a chapter.

 2. 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 sub-paragraph.

Photographs/Figures and Tables:

 1. The figures, photographs and tables occuring 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.

 2. The photographs may be represented as Photo 1.1, 1.2 etc., the first digit representing chapter and the second digit represents Photograph number.

 3. 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. All the letters in the graphs should be written with stencils.

Bibliography or References:

1.The following format may be used for writing the Bibliography/References.

Author Name, Title of the book or paper, Publisher name and 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.


NOTE:  The bibliography list should be made strictly in alphabetical order of the name of the authors.







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