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Formatting of the Project Report Note: The approved thesis template contains all the settings as per the following guidelines. You need to simply place your text without changing the format. However for your reference, the same guidelines are discussed below: a. Length, Spacing and Font Size The Research Project will be ideally between 60 to 80 pages; Times New Roman 1.5 line spacing and a standard font size of 12 point size. It should be used for the text and front matter materials except for the title page, chapter headings and tables where different line spacing and fonts may be used. The print quality should be dark and clean. b. Margins The margins throughout the report or manuscript should be at least 25mm or 1 inch on the right, top and bottom. The left hand margin must be set to 1.2 inches to allow for binding. See template also. c. Numbers and Percentages Numbers in texts should be written in “Arabic numbers”. For instance, chapter 1, chapter 3 table 2.1 or figure 4.1. d. Version of English The department recommends the use of US English language. If the candidate is using a spellcheck facility he/she should ensure that it is set to “US English”. This is very important because a number of words are spelt quite differently in US English. e. Research Project/Thesis Contents Students are expected to compile their proposals to follow the format shown below: Preliminary pages: Title page Declaration Certificate Acknowledgement (Optional) Table of contents List of tables List of figures Abstract The text Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Literature review Chapter Three: Methodology Chapter Four: Analysis and Results Chapter Five: Discussion and Conclusion References Bibliography Appendices The discussion on what to include within each heading, section and sub-section along with an example is mentioned in the approved thesis template. Further, you can consult your supervisor for any clarification on formatting of your project. 3. Evaluation The Project will be graded through a comprehensive assessment rubric. To learn about the criteria of evaluation, you can review the rubric at annexure- 1. Therefore, the project will be Required Required evaluated on the basis of quality of project work and its presentation given by the student in front of a committee consisting of two members between specified dates.1) Project Supervisor 2) Supervisors’ Coordinator