Bhagwan Mahaveer School of Architecture

Research Guidelines for Research/Thesis Report

Primary Research- Points to be covered in report

(It is to give broad idea but not limited to mentioned points)
Introduction- Descriptive introduction about
project History & Background study
History at
Global level (in short)
Country level (in short)
Regional level (in
short) Local level
(descriptive)
Need of project
What your project proposal will give to society, community
surrounding area/settlements.
What Your project proposal will give to end users
Perception about impact of project- Economical, cultural, social, morphological
etc. Site & project justification
Statistics about demand & supply- should be present with mappings, graphs, pie
charts etc
Case studies- Graphical presentation (with respect to check
list.) Inferences (Requirements & Areas)
Area/space program for your project
Site analysis (Basis things-topographical dwgs, site dimensions, access roads,
geographic location, North etc Also refer check list for site analysis)
Vision, aims & objectives of project
Apart from these points guides will give input time to time. Content will be finalized
by guides only. It is mandatory to discuss report write up & design with guides time
to time.
B. Arch. Research/Thesis Project

Report Along with the design solution in the form of graphic materials, the students have to submit a
comprehensive report which outlines briefly the nature of the subject, its scope, goals & objectives and
design proposal in the form of a Thesis Report, which should primarily have three divisions, the details are as
follows:

I Preliminaries  Hard Cover: Students have to submit three copies of the thesis
report in a hard bound format, along with the cover
page.(Cover page will be provided late)
 Certificate: The certificate has to be as per format mentioned
(annexure-1)
 Acknowledgements:Studentsshouldmakeproper
acknowledgement and also sign this before submitting.
 Abstract (200 to 400 words)
 Contents: It records the structural pattern of the report in
detail. The sequence of this content shall be such that it
makes clear at a glance the relation of the main and
subordinate elements.
 List of Tables: The tables as used in the report should be
properly numbered and captioned precisely. The tables must
show the source of information, wherever applicable.
 List of Illustrations: The illustrations in the report (in the form of
photographs / maps / sketches / diagrams etc.) should be
placed in appropriate place, aligned properly (text & JPGs)
and should not be put together at the end of the report. The
drawings for the design proposal may however be kept at the
end in proper sequence

II The Main Body  Introduction: It should have the details of the project, aims,
objectives, scope, methodology and limitations
 Literature study: All the background information regarding
your project.
 Data Analysis: It should analyze all the data obtained from
primary as well as secondary sources, in terms of Site analysis,
Case studies, Literature studies, Climatic / environmental
parameters, Building byelaws etc. and inference drawn. This
part of the report can be further divided into following
chapters:
 Site Analysis. Relevant Codes, Standards and Bye-laws. Area
Program.
 Design Proposal: It should clearly explain the basic concept
governing the design solution and then describe each aspect
in detail.
 Advanced Objective(If any/guidelines)
 Conclusion: It should briefly discuss the achievements of this
thesisproject carried out by the respective student

III References  Bibliography: All reference books, journals, reports and other
sources of materials should be indicated in the list of selected
references and should be arranged alphabetically by the
name of the authors.
 Annexure: Any additional information relevant to your thesis
can be provided at the end of the report in the form of
annexure
 Formatting Guidelines

S.No Guidelines Specifications

I No. of thesis report copies Three

II Cover Hardbound or Diary bound in Black with golden embossed

text

III Printing Single page

IV Paper size A4

V Paper quality Executive bond minimum of 75 gsm or coated (matt

finish)80gsm min.

VI Minimum words 15,000

VII Page margins Left 1.25”, other margins 1”

Text Times New Roman font (12), /Arial(11)/Century Gothic(9)( Both

VIII side aligned)except for chapter names, tables and footnotes
IX Numbers in running text For 0 to 9, write in words. Above nine, use numbers

X Spacing 1.5, except for text in tables

XI Header Chapter name (right align), Times New Roman font (10)

XII Footer Chapter name (right align), Times New Roman font (10)

XIII Footnote Times New Roman font (10)

XIV Heading Style Chapter No. / Name (Times DESIGN THESIS

New Roman font, 16,
Bold/Arial 16 Bold/ Century
Gothic 16,Bold)

Main Heading (Times New 1.0 Introduction

Roman font(12) /

Side Heading (Times New 1.1 Design Program

Roman font, 12/ Arial(11)/
Century Gothic(11)

Side Sub Heading (Times New

Roman font,
12, Italics)
XV Page no. Footer (right aligned)

Preliminaries pages before

chapterisation
Body
 XVI Chapter name Upper case (Times New Roman font, 16, Bold)

XVIII Maps A3 size (colored, scaled maps with proper title panel including
map title, legend, north point, scale, key map/location map,
notes, etc.)
XIX Tables Text in Table

Table No. and Heading

Sources

XX Figures/ Heading Times New Roman font,11,

Illustrations/ Photographs single spacing

Source

XXI Reference style See Table below.

XXII Certificate See Annexure- 1

XXIII Declaration See Annexure- 1

Harvard system of referencing has to be followed

Reference Style
Professor Resha Patil
Principal, BMSA

Ar. Sunakshi Shokeen

Thesis Coordinator, BMSA