Dr. J. J.

Magdum College of Engineering, Jaysingpur

P.G. Dissertation Format

Contents of final report of P. G. dissertation -

a) Cover and front page
b) Second page
c) Certificate
d) DRC approval certificate
e) Sponsorship letter (if any)
f) Declaration by Student
g) Declaration by Guide
h) Acknowledgement
i) Content
j) Abstract (1-2 pages)
k) List of Tables
l) List of Figures
m) Symbols
n) Abbreviations
o) Dissertation Main Text Write Up
p) References
q) List of publication
a) Format of Cover and Front Page
Title of Dissertation
Bookman Old Style 20 Bold

A dissertation work submitted to

Shivaji University, Kolhapur

For the Degree of Masters of Engineering

in
Branch Bookman Old Style 14

Under the Faculty of

Engineering and Technology

By

Mr. Bookman Old Style 14

Under the Guidance of

Prof. Bookman Old Style 14
Designation of Guide

Year 20—
 b) Format of Second Page

A DISSERTATION ON (Times New Roman 18)

Title of dissertation Bookman Old Style 18

Submitted by (Times New Roman 18)

Mr. Bookman Old Style 18 Bold

Under the Guidance of (Times New Roman 18)

Prof. Bookman Old Style 18 Bold

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering, Jaysingpur.

Academic Year
20 -20
 c) Format of Certificate
Dr. J. J. Magdum Trust’s
Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering,
Jaysingpur – 416 101.

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that, Mr./Miss./Mrs. <Name of
student> has satisfactorily completed the dissertation work
entitled “<Title of dissertation>” in partial fulfillment for
award of Masters of Engineering Degree in <Branch of
Specialization> by Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Guide Head,
<Name of Guide> Dept. of Engg.

Principal External Examiner

 d) Format of DRC Approval Certificate

Dr. J. J. Magdum Trust’s

Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering,
Jaysingpur – 416 101.
Department of Engineering

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that, the dissertation work entitled
“<Title of dissertation>” is presented before departmental
research committee (DRC) by, Mr./Miss./Mrs. <Name of
Candidate> under the guidance of Prof. <Name of Guide>
for the academic year 20 - 20
The DRC has approved the said dissertation.

Head,
Departmental Research Committee
Department of _______ Engineering.
e) Format of Sponsorship Letter (On company letter
head with Ref. No. and Date)

To,
The H.O.D.,
Department of Engineering,
Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering,
JAYSINGPUR – 416 101

Sub.: - Sponsorship for M.E. <Branch> student project regarding…..

Dear Sir,
The M.E. <Branch> students project entitled “<Title of project>” of your
department under taken by <Name of student> under the guidance of Prof.
<Name of Guide> has been fully sponsored by our company. The problem
given to the project is <Define problem> and the expected out-comes are,
1.
2.
3.
We request you to please consider our industrial problem as a project of
P. G. student and provide us the solution. The necessary aid required for
completion of project will be provided from our side.
Thanking you

Yours truly,

(Name and signature of authorized person with seal)

 f) Format of Declaration by Student

DECLARATION BY STUDENT

I hereby declare that the dissertation entitled “<Title of dissertation”

completed and written by me has not previously formed the basis for the
award of any Degree or Diploma or other similar title of this or any other
University or examining body.

Further, I declare that I have not violated any of the provisions under
Copyright and Piracy / Cyber / IPR Act amended from time to time.

Place: Signature of Candidate

Date: Name of Candidate
 g) Format of Declaration by Guide

DECLARATION BY GUIDE

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “<Title of dissertation>”

which is being submitted herewith for the award of the Degree of Masters
of Engineering in <Branch of Specialization> under the faculty of
Engineering and Technology of Shivaji University, Kolhapur is the result
of the original work completed by Mr./Ms./Mrs. <Name of Student>
under my supervision and guidance and to the best of my knowledge and
belief the work embodied in this dissertation has not formed earlier the
basis for the award of any Degree or similar title of this or any other
University or examining body.

Place: Signature of Guide

Date: Prof. <Name of Guide>
Designation of Guide
 h) Format of Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement

First of all I would like to thank Prof. <Name of Guide> who is presently
working as a <Designation of Guide > of <Name of Department, Name of College> for
guiding me through this dissertation work. I am extremely grateful to him for all his
invaluable guidance and kind suggestions during all the phases of my dissertation work.
His ever encouraging attitude, guidance and whole hearted help were biggest
motivation for me in completing this dissertation work.
I am thankful to the Chairman Mr. Veejhay J. Magdum of Dr. J. J. Magdum
Trust, Jaysingpur, for their encouragement. I am very grateful to <Name of Principal>,
Principal of Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering, Jaysingpur for motivating me for
this dissertation work. Also I am thankful to Prof. <Name of H.O.D.>, Head,
Department of <Name of department> Engineering for providing necessary facilities for
completion of this dissertation work.
I am also thankful to <Name of other members who helped in completion of
dissertation work> for supporting me in completion of this dissertation work.
Lastly I thank all the persons who have guided and helped me directly or
indirectly.

Signature
<Name of Candidate>
 i) Format of Contents
Contents

Ch. No. Topic Page No.

Declaration by Student i
Declaration by Guide ii
Acknowledgement iii
Content iv
Abstract |
List of Tables |
List of Figures |
Symbols |
Abbreviations |
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1-|
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Main Title |
1.2.1 Sub title |
1.2.1.1 Sub sub title |
1.3 Objectives of dissertation |
1.4 Outline of dissertation |
Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW |-|
2.1 Introduction |
2.2 Brief history of |
| |
| |
Chapter 3 METHODOLOGY: MATHEMATICAL /
EXPERIMENTAL / STUDY TYPE |-|
3.1 Introduction |
|
Chapter | CONCLUSIONS |-|
REFERENCES |-|
List of Publications |
Annexure A (if any) |
Note – Page no. for Declaration by Student, Declaration by Guide, Acknowledgement,
Content, Abstract, List of Tables, List of Figures, Symbols and Abbreviations should be
in Roman. Page no. for chapter should be in English starting from 1. First three chapters
should be as indicated in format. Introduction chapter must contain objective of
dissertation and outline of dissertation. Titles of remaining chapters of dissertation are
as per requirement of dissertation. Conclusion chapter should be last chapter.
 j) Format of Abstract

Abstract

Abstract should content in brief - introduction, literature review, problem

defined, methodology adopted and expected outcome. Abstract should be of maximum
2 pages. Abstract should be continuous text without title. Adopt only paragraphs for
bifurcations between points. Font should be Times New Roman, Size 12, Alignment
justify, Line spacing 1.15 for all text (expect titles) from abstract onwards.
 k) Format of List of Tables
List of Tables

Table No. Title of Table Page No.

Table 1.1 Times New Roman 12 15
Table 3.1 Line Spacing 1.15 32

Note – Table nos. are to be as per chapter. For example – Tables in chapter 1 should be
numbered as Table 1.1, Table 1.2 and so on
 l) Format of List of Figures
List of Figures

Figure No. Title of Table Page No.

Figure 1.1 Times New Roman 12 19
Figure 4.1 Line Spacing 1.15 42

Note – Figure nos. are to be as per chapter. For example – Figures in chapter 1 should
be numbered as Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2 and so on. Graphs, photographs, etc. are also to
be considered as figures.
 m) Format of Symbols

Symbols

English symbols

Symbol Description of Symbol

a, b, d Constants related to geometry of a sliding isolator

Greek symbols

Symbol Description of Symbol

 Mass ratio
n) Format of Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Abbreviations Description of Abbreviations

CFPI Conical Friction Pendulum Isolator
 o) Format for Dissertation Write Up

1. Paper size - A-4

2. Margins - Left - 3.5 cm Right - 2.54 cm
Top – 2.54 cm Bottom – 2.54 cm
3. Header - Topic of seminar.
Font-Times New Roman (Italic), Size-10, Alignment-right.
4. Footer - Name of college, Page No.,
Times New Roman (Italic), Size-10, Alignment-right
Dr. J. J. Magdum College of Engineering, Jaysingpur Page No.--
5. Dissertation report - Font – Times New Roman, Size – 12 regular,
(Main Text) Line spacing – 1.15 lines,
Equation – only in equation editor,
Figures – In Auto CAD only
Photographs – 4 x 7 colour.
6. Chapter No. - Font - CommercialScriptBT, Size – 24, Alignment – right
Line spacing – before and after – 6 points
7. Chapter title - Font – Monotype Corsiva, Size- 36, Alignment – right
Line spacing – before – 6 points, after – 102 points
8. Main Title - Font – engravers mt, Size- 12, centered.
Line spacing – before and after – 12 points
9. Sub title - Font – Bookman old style- 12 bold, alignment left
Line spacing – before and after – 6 points
10. Sub sub title - Font – Times New Roman, Size- 12 bold, Italic,
Alignment – left, Line spacing: before and after – 6
11. Table caption - Font – Times New Roman, Size- 12 bold.
Alignment – Centered above table
Line spacing – before and after – 6 points
First letter of all words should be capital except
connecting words. Description (citation) of table should
be given above the table.
12. Figure caption - Font – Times New Roman, Size- 12 bold.
Alignment – Centered below figure
Line spacing – before and after – 6 points
First letter of all words should be capital except
connecting words. Description (citation) of figure should
be given above the figure.
Note – Main title, Sub title and Sub sub title are to be numbered as per chapter. For
example – Main title in chapter 1 should be numbered as 1.1, Sub title as 1.1.1, Sub sub
title as 1.1.1.1

Example of chapter no., chapter title, main title, sub title, sub sub title, table
caption and figure caption
 Chapter 2
Literature Review

2.1 INTRODUCTION

Base Isolation is one of the popular passive control techniques (Kelly 1997).
The parameters of various isolators used in this study are tabulated in Table 2.1 so that
initial period of all isolators should be 2 s.
2.1.1 Elastomeric Bearings
Base isolation is considered to be an aseismic design approach in which the
building is protected from the hazards of earthquake forces by a mechanism which
reduces the transmission of horizontal acceleration into the structure (Jangid and Datta,
1995).
2.1.1.1 New Zealand System (NZ)
The section and elements of NZ system are shown in Figure 2.1(a), the
analytical model is shown in Figure 2.1(b), and the force deformation behavior is
shown in Figure 2.1(c).
Table 2.1: Values of parameter of various isolators for Ti = 2 s
Isolator Type FPS VFPI CFPI
Parameter value R=1m d = 0.3 m R=1m
b = 0.09 m db = 0.1R = 0.1 m

Top cover plate

kb
mb

cb
(b)
F

xb
Lead
Rubber Steel plate
Bottom cover plate
(a) (c)

Figure 2.1: New Zealand bearing system (a) Section and element
(b) Analytical model (c) Force-deformation behavior
 p) Format of References

R eferences

Journal reference:
Author(s) name, (Year of publication), “Title of paper”, Title of journal (in italic),
Volume No., Issue No., referred Page Nos.

For example: -
Sinha Shambhu, (2004) “Seismic Applications of Energy Dampers”, Defense Science
Journal, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 73-83

Conference reference:
Author(s) name, (Year of publication), “Title of paper”, Proceedings of (Name of
conference), Place of conference, Paper No.
For example: -
Malu Girish and Murnal Pranesh (2012) “Comparative study of sliding isolation system
for low frequency ground motion”, Proceedings of 15th World Conference on
Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, Paper No. 4606

Book reference:
Author(s) name, (Year of publication), “Title of book in italic”, Edition No., Name of
Publisher, City.
For example: -
Punmia B. C., Jain A. K. and Jain A. K. (2004) “Theory of Structures”, 12th Edition,
Laxmi Publication, Delhi

Note: - References should be continuous. There should not be any title like Journal
references, Conference references or book references. The above format only indicate
format of three different references. Reference should be sort alphabetically. Citation of
references is to be given at all points in dissertation where ever text, equations, etc.
from references is taken. Citation of references should include only surname of
author(s).
Citation of reference in text –
Single author -
(Author name, Year of publication)
For example: - (Sinha, 2004)
Two authors -
(Authors name, Year of publication)
For example: - (Malu and Murnal, 2012)
Multiple authors -
(First author name et. al., Year of publication)
For example: - (Punmia et. al., 2004)

q) List of Publication
List the publications of candidate as per the format of references.