PGP Handbook - Institute of Public Enterprise

Every student has to do two projects that is
Summer Internship Project (SIP) and the Long Term
Project (LTP). For both the projects, each student will
be attached to a faculty member of the Institute who
will act as an internal guide. The students are also
encouraged to take guidance from outside experts,
drawn from industry or other institutions.
Summer Internship Project (SIP)
The summer project is of six to eight weeks’
duration under the guidance of a senior manager
(company guide) of the organisation in which the
project is undertaken and the concerned faculty
member at IPE, who will finally grade it after completion
and submission of the project report. Through
this, the students will have an opportunity to industry
exposure and to interact with the live aspects of a
working business organisation. This helps them to
sharpen their knowledge in terms of translating the
concepts into practical realities. The summer project
also provides an opportunity to understand and appreciate
various managerial problems. In addition,
this practical experience enables students to define
their career goals and areas of interest for long term
project.
The summer project is to be undertaken during
the summer vacation between the II and III semesters,
and is compulsory for all the students. While
registering for the III semester, all the students are
required to submit one soft copy and one hard copy
of the summer project report and a summer project
completion certificate from the organisation in which
the project was undertaken. The course coordinator
will not accept the report without the completion
certificate from the organization.
8 • Institute of Public Enterprise – PGP Student Handbook
Projects
Warning letters will be issued to students who receive
adverse comments from their company guides.
Students may note that it is expected and incumbent
on them to uphold the culture and discipline of IPE
even during the summer project. They are expected
to uphold the dignity of IPE in the organisation as the
summer project is an extension of IPE academic activity.
Any departures from the accepted code of behaviour
or unbecoming conduct of IPE students shall
entail severe action against the errant student. The
summer project report will be evaluated for 60 marks
i.e. 30 marks by the internal faculty member and another
30 marks by a faculty committee consisting of an
external examiner during viva voce to be conducted by
the Institute.
Long Term Project (LTP)
The long-term project enables the students to
have an intensive study of managerial issues in their
selected area of interest. This project aims to acquaint
the students with systematic research methodology,
sharpen their knowledge on concepts, and build analytical
and interpretation skills. The project provides an
opportunity to apply the concepts, techniques, and
skills that students may have already learnt through
class room discussions, live case studies, computer
based analysis and library research in real life situations.
The students have to take up the long-term project
at the beginning of the III semester and spread
over to the IV Semester. The report in hard and soft
copy should be submitted at least a week before commencement
of IV semester final examinations. The examination
of the Long-Term Project would be based
on the evaluation of the dissertation/report submitted
by the student for 50 marks, followed by a viva-voce/
student presentation for 50 marks.