Guidelines

Thesis Preparation

Written report must be typed, spell-checked, and neat. Avoid the use of first person, contractions, and colloquial and literary styles. Use proper grammar. Each page of the report should have a page number.

Title should be descriptive but not excessively long.  

          Paper and Typing :

            Type of Paper:                 White Bond Paper

            Paper Size:                       A4

Left Margins                      1.5”

Right Margins                   1.0”

Top Margins                     1.0”

Bottom Margins                0.5”

Font Type:                        Times New Roman

Line Spacing:                   1.5

            Font Size:                         12

Font Color:                        Black

          Illustrations and photographs:

The Illustrations and photographs shall be included in the thesis text at the appropriate places.

These can either be bound into the thesis as a plate or pasted on paper bound into the thesis. Preferably, they should be scanned on an extra appropriate sheet bound into the thesis.

          Title Page:  

The title page (not the top cover) should give the following details:

(a) The title of the thesis near the top.

(b) The following should be typed below the title:

 

THESIS

Submitted to the

Institute of Food Technology

Bundelkhand University,

Jhansi- 284218,Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Still below, the following should be given:

By……(name of student)……………………..

(d) Lower than this, the following should be typed out:

“In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Food Science and Technology”

(e) At the bottom, the month and year of submission of the thesis should be given.

All the above should be properly centered and spaced (see specimen-I).

          Acknowledgements:

Efforts and contributions of all concerned may be acknowledged in brief on the sheet next to the title sheet. It should be signed and dated by the student.

           Certification:  

Thesis is required to be certified by concerned Advisory Board. Board will consist of Chairman, Guide, and two faculty members. Each thesis will have two certificates (See specimens –II and III). In case of student worked at Institute; work will be certified by the Chairman of Advisory Board in place of Guide.

          Table of Contents :  

The table of contents should give the chapter headings and also the sub-titles, if any, with appropriate page references, and should be placed next to the certificate sheets.

          The Thesis should generally consist of the following chapters:

Introduction

Review of Literature

Materials and Methods

Results

Discussion

Summary

Literature cited/ Bibliography

Appendices

Vitae: A brief statement giving the details of the student.

Note:a & b and d & e may be combined if considered appropriate.

Each of the above main chapters can have sub-titles.

Literature Cited:

    Standard style of quoting references should be used in the text and under the heading “Literature cited” or “Bibliography”. The references should be arranged strictly alphabetically and numbered serially.

The items of information for different types of publications should be given as follows:

A. Journal Article: Name (s) of author (s). Year of publication of the article. Name of the journal, volume number, issue number, page (s). The name of the journal should be abbreviated according to international standards organization rules.

B. Simple Book: Name(s) of author (s). Year of publication. Title of the book. Volume number (in case of multi-volume book), edition number (if it is later than Ist edition). Place of publication, Publisher’s name.  Pagination (when a particular page of the book is cited then  ‘p’ should be mentioned before page number cited; ‘p’ following the page number means total number of pages contained in the document).

C. Contribution to Composite Book: Name(s) of author (s). Year of publication. Title of contribution. Connecting word ‘In:’ and the following items of the host document: Name(s) of author(s).Title of the Book. Volume number (in case of multi-volume book, edition number  (if it is later than Ist edition). Place of publication, publisher’s name.  Pagination (‘pp’ should be used before writing plural pages).  

D. Conference/Workshop/ Symposium/ Seminar  Proceedings: Name of the Conference etc., Place, Date of conference etc., year of publication. Title of publication. Name(s) of editor(s). Place of publication, publisher’s name. Pagination (as indicated in B). 

E. Contribution to Conference/Workshop/Symposium/Seminar proceedings: Name(s) of auther(s). Year of publication. Title of contribution. Connecting word ‘In:’ and the following items of information of the host document: Name of the conference etc., Place, Date of conference etc., Title of the publication. Name(s) of editor(s). Place of publication, publisher’s name.  Pagination (as indicated in C).  

F. Thesis: Name of the author .Year of submission. Title of the thesis. The word Thesis, Name of the degree. Name of the University, Place, Pagination(as indicated in B).  

G. Institution / Society Publication: Name of the institute/society, Place. Year of publication. Title of the publication. Place of publication, publisher’s name. Pagination (as indicated in B).  

H. Government Publications: Name of the Territory. Name of the Ministry etc., Name of the Department, Section etc., year of publication. Title of publication. Place of publication, publisher’s name.  Pagination.

When quoting references in the text of the Dissertation, the last names of the authors (up to two authors, and if more than two authors are there, then last name of the first authors et al.) should be given followed by the year of publication within parentheses. If reference made to more than one publication by he author(s) in the same year the publication should be numbered as (a) and (b) of that year.  

8. Abstract:

“An abstract is a one-paragraph summary of problem, methods, main findings, and take-home message”.

Every student, in addition to the thesis, must also submit an Abstract of about 300 words as per directions for typing the thesis. The abstract, signed by the student and the Chairman of Advisory Board may be included in the Thesis as last page.

Specimen- I  

STUDIES ON OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION OF GINGER

A

THESIS

Submitted to the  

Institute of Food Technology

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi  

By

Satyendra Kumar  

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMTS

FOR THE DEGREE OF  

Master of Science in Food Science & Technology

JULY, 2002

 Specimen - II

CERTIFICATE  

This is to certify that the Thesis Research, entitled …………………………………….. submitted in   partial  fulfillment of the requirements  for  the degree of  Master of Science in Food Science and Technology to the Institute of Food Technology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, is a record of bonafide work carried out by Mr./Ms................................... Roll No............................, under my guidance.

      Guide

      Signature...................................

      Name      ...................................

      Address  ...................................

           (Note : The certificate may kindly be issued in the latter head of the Institute)

   Specimen - III 

CERTIFICATE

     We, the undersigned, members of the Advisory Board of Mr/Ms. .................................................... Roll. No................., a candidate for the degree of Master of Science in Food Science and Technology, agree that the Thesis Research entitled “.........................…………………………” may be submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.

 Advisory Board

Chairman

        Signature...................................

        Name      ...................................

        Address  ...................................

Member    

      Signature...................................

      Name      ...................................

      Address  ...................................

Member  

      Signature...................................

      Name      ...................................

      Address  ...................................