Summer

internships: An
important career
stepping stone

Summer internship
A summer internship is an integral part
of the MBA program. It provides
opportunity to integrate career related
experience into a professional education
by participating in planned, supervised
work.

1. Internships give students their first

exposure to working in an organization
and also a flavor of the functional area
they are interested in pursuing later in
their careers
2. It give a really good opportunity to
network with business men and women
established in the industry and make
good contacts
The

ca re e r

va lue

of

MBA

interns hips

3. Internships provide the chance to develop

industry-specific capabilities;
Develop strong teamwork skills;
Increase the likelihood of building
professional networking contacts, mentoring
relationships and so on.

4. Gauging employer or

industry
desirability.
Every business student is
not only selling [trying
to find work],
but also buying [trying
to
determine
the
desirability
of
an
employer]. The summer
internship helps you buy
smarter: you can see what
the employer is like from
the inside rather than
relying on someone else's
opinion

OBJECTIVES
Application of knowledge and techniques learnt in the first year

to real business problems and to test out and enrich ones

understanding, knowledge and skills.
Gives an insight into the working of the real organizations.
Helps in exploring career opportunities in their areas of interest.
Builds upon the relationship between institution and
organization that helps in the final placements.
Give the students the chance to evaluate, reflect upon and try a
career field.
Provide valuable experience that helps secure future
employment.
Make classroom learning more interesting.

Which stream suits

me?
Financial Management,
Human resource mgmt,
Marketing Management
Information technology,
International business
Rural Development

THE PROCESS
Obtain summer training confirmation letter
Report to the company supervisor and send
an e-mail of his name, address to your
faculty guide.
Obtain the information about company ,its
background , policies , procedures,
functional areas
Start your training under the guidance of
company supervisor
Maintain
Maintain a
a log
log book
book to
to record
record your
your daily
daily
activities
activities and
and all
all relevant
relevant information
information related
related
to
task
allotted
to task allotted

Give your progress report at least

fortnightly to your faculty guide
Prepare a project report under the
guidance of faculty supervisor

DOs
Always be Punctual.
Always maintain formal dress code.
Always be polite in dealings and maintain cordial

relationship with the people in organization.

Always be positive and open to suggestions
Get an overview of the Company/Industry in which you
are placed. This includes understanding the core business
of the company, its product , key personnel in the
company, manufacturing units, marketing channels,
financial policies

Dos (Cont)
Understanding the work culture of the organization
Obeying direct orders from the seniors.
Showing a sense of belonging with the organization.
Maintaining proper Line and Staff Relationship with

the seniors and subordinates (If any).

Focus on assignment, and complete the individual
tasks allotted on schedule.
Consult Faculty Guide as well as refer text books to
reinforce relevant concepts.

Don'ts
Do not take the training lightly and casually.
Do not give an impression that you are doing the

training just for the sake of it. Put your heart and soul.
Do not involve in internal politics.
Do not reveal your weaknesses.
Do not lie to your seniors.
Do not waste your time.
Do not copy any material. Be original.
Do not Criticize the company policies and/or
Company Executives.

Preparation of Project
Report
The overall objective of project
work is to experience the way in
which organizations function in a
given environment. It helps:
To Understand the industry in
which the organizations operate.
To
understand
particular
functional
area
such
as
Marketing, Finance, HR etc. and
Apply knowledge of research
methodology to analyze the
problems or issues faced by
organizations.

Report Structure
Cover and Title page.
Companys Certificate of Completion of Project
Certificate by the head of the institute .
Declaration given by the student.
Acknowledgement.
Preface.
Table of contents

COVER PAGE
SUMMER PROJECT REPORT
On

TOPIC

prepared for and presented to

NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

ORGANISATION GUIDE

INSTITUTIONAL GUIDE

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTERS OF BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION FROM UTTAR PRADESH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

BY

STUDENT NAME AND ROLL NO.

COLLEGE LOGO

COLLEGE NAME

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Acknowledgement page is provided in a report to thank all

the members who have supported and guided in completion of the
report.
The
summer training
report
should
contain
acknowledgements to the following :
Industry guide
Faculty guide

The Head of the Institution

The head of Management of the Organization in which training

was taken up.

Any one who supported you during the training and preparation of
report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me
during the writing of this project. My deep sense of gratitude to [SUPERVISOR
NAME] (DESIGNATION),[COMPANY NAME WHERE THE PROJECT WAS
UNDERTAKEN] support and guidance. My deepest thanks to [FACULTY GUIDE
NAME] the Guide of the project for guiding and correcting various documents of
mine with attention and care. He has taken pain to go through the project and make
necessary correction as and when needed. I express my thanks to the Principal of,
[COLLEGE NAME & PLACE], for extending his support. Thanks and
appreciation to the helpful people at [COMPANY NAME WHERE THE
PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN], for their support. I would also thank my
Institution and my faculty members without whom this project would have been a
distant reality. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to my family and well wishers.

DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the project work entitled [PROJECT TITLE]
submitted to the [COLLEGE NAME], is a record of an original
work done by me under the guidance of [RESPECTIVE NAMES
of COMPANY GUIDE AND FACULTY GUIDE] and this project
work has not performed the basis for the award of any Degree
or diploma and similar project if any.
[YOURNAME]
[ENROLMENTNO]

Table of contents

Company profile
Introduction of the topic.
Objectives of the study.
Research methodology
Data Analysis and interpretations.
Results and Findings
Suggestions / Recommendations
Conclusions
Limitations of the study.
Appendix/ Annexure
Bibliography

Introduction
Introduction of the organization.

a) Aim & Establishment of the company

When

was it established and by whom?

Vision, mission, goals, aims and the policies developed.
Its position/stage in the life cycle.
Types of services/products given/produced.

b) Departments of the Company

Organizational

chart showing the different departments.

One paragraph about each of the departments
explaining their functions within the company.

Introduction of topic.
Objective of the study.

Research
methodology

Research Design
Research design is the strategy, the plan, and the
structure of conducting a research project. Research
design is considered as a "blueprint" for research,
dealing with at least following problems:Which questions to study?
Which data are relevant?
What data to collect?
How to analyze the results?

Sample Design
Type of universe
Sample frame (source list)
Sample Size.
Period and place of study
Type of sampling:
Simple Random Sampling, Systematic Sampling,

Stratified Sampling, Convenience Sampling,

Judgmental Sampling etc.
Types of data (Primary and Secondary data).


Methods of data collection

Some commonly used methods.

Primary data collection methods :
Questionnaires.
Interviews .
Observation.
Secondary data collection methods:
Print journals.
Annual report of companies.
Magazines and periodicals.
Government publications

Characteristics Of good
questionnaire
Keep the questions short, simple and to the point; avoid all unnecessary

words.
Ask questions that the respondent can answer. Hypothetical questions
should be avoided.
Avoid calculations and questions that require a lot of memory work, for
example, How many people stayed in your hotel last year?
Vacuous words or phrases should be avoided. Generally, usually, or
normally are imprecise terms with various meanings. They should be
replaced with quantitative statements
State units required but do not aim for too high degree of accuracy. For
instance, use an interval rather than an exact figure:
How much did you earn last year?
Less than Rs 1,00,000 [ ] ,
Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 2,00,000 [ ]
Avoid questions of personal character or related to personal wealth.
Questions should be proceeded in a logical sequence from easy to difficult.

Tools and techniques For analysis of data

The appropriate selection
of statistical tools i.e.
parametric
and
nonparametric, depends on the
research
design
and
sample size. Data analysis
must be supported by
relevant tables, charts,
graphs etc.

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF DATA

LINE CHART

BAR CHART

PIE CHART

STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR DATA

ANALYSIS
Mean
Standard deviation
Time series analysis
Correlation
Linear regression
T-test
Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
Chi-square test , etc..

Next
Findings .
Suggestion/ Recommendation.
Conclusions
Limitations.

Appendices
Appendices

are provided to give supplementary

information , which if included in the main text may
serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme.
Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals,
e.g. Appendix I, Appendix II, etc.
Tables and References appearing in appendices should
be numbered and referred to at appropriate places just as
in the case of chapters.
Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and
the same title shall be made in the contents page also.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books:
Author (S) e.g. If Author name is Stephen Robbins, then

it will be written as Robbins Stephen.

Title, Publisher, Place of Publication, Date (year) of
publication, Number of pages referred from ------- to
-------.

Magazine & Journals/ Newspaper

Author(S), Title, Publisher, Volume Number, Serial no.,
Place of Publication, Date of issue, Page number.
Internet:
Name of the site, Article Name, Name of the Author,

date of the site visited.

E.g..
Book
Pandey I.M: "Financial Management" Seventh
Edition, Vikas Publishing House (P) Ltd., New
Delhi, India. . (1995) , pg 75- 80
Journal
Basu S.N. : "Working Capital Management - Tyre
Companies", The ManagementAccountant, Vol.
27, No.5,. Calcutta, 1992 ,P. 332.

AKTU GUIDELINES
ThecoverpagemustbehardboundinBlackColorwith

GoldEmbossing.
Typinginstructions:Papersize:A4.
AveragesizeofReport:100to150pages.
FontSize:12(Timesnewroman).
Heading:14(Timesnewroman,Bold).
Spacing:Double.
Margins:Left=1.5inch,Right=1inch
Threeneatlytypedcopiesofthereportshouldbeprepared
bythestudent.

Companies are not just looking

for interns, but for potential fulltime hires. So, you need to
convince them that you're a
good fit, not for two months, but
for years and years,

Train like a
champion, think like
a champion, act like
a champion - become
a champion!