How to make a great ‘Black book’ project for your final year

For most students, the final year in college is an exciting time as they start planning about their future. However, the students still need to clear a few more hurdles before embarking on a new journey. One of the hurdles is to submit their final year project (blackbook). Here’s how to write a great Blackbook for your final year project. Also find examples, template, format, and PDFs for Blackbook project on various topics and for various disciplines (BMS, BBA, BMM, BFM, BCom, MBA, Engineering, and others).

What is the Blackbook Project?

Most final-year students (third-year students especially) in Mumbai University and other universities in India are required to submit 1-3 copies of a black book of your project report to your college/institute.

The project is a comprehensive report that spans 50-60 pages.

Some universities ask students to submit the Project Synopsis before submitting the final project.

Why is the Blackbook Project Important?

The final project is important for a student because it is the biggest piece of work that the student does in college.

It provides the student with an opportunity to apply all the academic theories, that they have learnt, to this work.

In addition, by doing this project, a student acquires important skills such:

• Researching and finding information.
• Writing coherently, organizing, proof reading
• Conducting Primary and Secondary Research

You can read more here on how to produce an excellent academic work.

Process for Completing the Project

Here’s the process that a student needs to follow as part of project completion:

• Select an appropriate topic (after discussing it with the professor).
• Make the project (and follow the structure provided)
• Submit the Project.

Some colleges require students to submit a Project Synopsis, before submitting the main project. A project synopsis is basically a summary of the entire project (includes aims, objectives, and other important details).

One to three copies of the final project has to be submitted as part of your final year Black book project to the college.

Your final year Blackbook should have the appropriate format before it is submitted to the college (the format will be provided by the college/university).

You also need to get your project report printed on good quality paper, hard-bound with golden embossing on it.

There are several online print services providers where you just have to upload the project file and provide your shipping address and pay online. Your printed project report will be delivered to your address within the next few days, thus save your time and money as well.

Blackbook Project Topics

Many students struggle with choosing a suitable topic for their blackbook project.

While the project guidelines will list out how to make the final year project, choosing an appropriate topic is the first and a vital step.

When applying for jobs or for higher education, the interviewers will be able to understand how much you have learned, based on the project topic and its coverage.

When choosing a project topic for your final year black book project, pay attention to the following:

• The topic should be relevant and related to your electives (Marketing, HR, Finance, etc.).
• It should be of interest to you
• The topic should be such that it is easier to collect primary and secondary information so that you can come up with 50-60 pages of content in a reasonable amount of time.

Here are various Black Book Project topic ideas for your final year work.

Template/Format for your Black Book project

Every student needs to include additional sections such as Certificate, Project approval, Declaration, Acknowledgment before the main sections of the project starts.

The main sections related to the project topic include sections like Abstract, Introduction, Literature Survey, Methodology, Conclusion, Reference.

• Certificate: Provided by the college stating that the student has completed the work under our guidance.
• Declaration: By the student stating that the work is original and not plagiarized.
• Acknowledgement: By the student thanking all the people who have helped in the completion of the project.

Most blackbook will follow this format.

• Cover Page (Embossed on the black book cover)
• Declaration
• Acknowledgment: Thank note to your coordinator, teacher, principal
• Index
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• RESEARCH DESIGN (Objective, Tools of Data Collection, Size of the Sample and Limitation)
• COMPANY PROFILE
• DATA INTERPRETATION
• FINDINGS
• RECOMMENDATION/ SUGGESTION
• CONCLUSION
• Bibliography
• Annexure: Questionnaire

Black book project samples

Here are some samples of Black book projects:

• IKEA: Black book Project sample
• Various Investment Avenues in the Market (Black Book Sample)

Black book Project for Various Courses & Topics

• Black book Project for BMS
• Black book Project for BSc IT
• Black book Project for MBA
• Black book Project MFM (MASTERS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)
• Black book Project for MBA
• Black book Project for M.Com
• Black book Project for IGNOU
• Black book Project for Welingkar
• Black book Project for TIMSR

Project Guidelines for TYBMS Student

Here are the project guidelines for TYBMS Student. In general, the guidelines are more or less similar for all students in their final year (studying in other streams as well).

Every TYBMS student has to submit an individual project (for 200 marks). The topic for the project has to be approved by the BMS course faculty / project guide / supervising teacher or BMS coordinator.

The project will have an internal guide (mostly a faculty of the college) and, if required, an external guide (approved by the Principal or the Head of the Department).

TYBMS 200 marks Project Report, preferably has to be neatly typed in Times New Roman in 12 points double spaced on A4 size paper.

The TYBMS project report has to be at least 50 pages, and should be hard bound.

The following information has to be printed on the hard bound copy: Title of the project report, Name of the TYBMS student, Class, Seat Number, Name of the Internal Guide, Name of the College / Department, Date of submission, Name of the University.

TYBMS Students have to submit two copies of the TYBMS project 4-5 weeks before the commencement of the TYBMS project viva examination.

Both the copies are certified; one copy is retained by the college and the other copy is returned to the student before the commencement of the viva.

Students FAQs (Questions)

Question: Sir, the college has asked me to do research work on the difference in the economic crisis of 2008 vs the economic crisis caused due to Covid19 in 2020. Could you please suggest few topics related to that?

Answer: Please note that the 2008 Economic Crisis is also referred to as the Sub Prime Crisis, and its impact varied across countries and sectors.

Topics:
Comparative study on Impact of Economic Crisis of 2008 with that of Economic Crisis of 2020
Problems and Prospects of Economic Crisis of 2008 with that of Economic Crisis of 2020

Question: I am student of MBA (finance) final year. My Project topic is ” financial viability of selected microfinance products available in local market” .I want help regarding this project.

Answer: You may study the financial viability based on both secondary data and primary data; You can go for a comparison of the revenue earned by Banks and other stakeholders with the help of secondary data available. You can also have personal interviews with bankers, Self Help Groups and other stakeholders to know the viability of selected microfinance products, for which you can develop a well-structured questionnaire to conduct the research survey. Based on your project you would be able to suggest the kinds of microfinance products that can be introduced in selective local markets.

Engineering/Technology Black Book

• Acknowledgment
• Preface: A brief note on how you got the idea and went about doing the project
• Synopsis: A note on what the project is all about. It can have the following sub-sections – Abstract/motivation, Scope, Technologies and Requirements, Future Improvements, Summary
• Table of Contents (TOC)
• Bibliography

An Engineering/Technology black book can further have the following sections (mentioned in the Table of Contents (TOC))

• Inception: The Need, The Proposal, Feasibility Study, Initial
• Demonstration
• Elaboration: WBS and Components, Visual Modeling
• Construction
• Transition
• User Manual

Useful Links

• ITC BLACK BOOK PROJECT final report
• Black book engineering project format for mumbai university

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