FINAL/ COMPLETION
REPORT
Final
reports are considered as public information, therefore, a good final
report is essential to indicate the successful completion of a project
on prescribed proforma (Annexure-VI). The report should be
prepared as to provide a complete and logical story of the research
accomplishments including the project objectives and significance of the
results obtained. Data obtained during the early years of the project
should be-evaluated in the light of later experiments, to ensure that no
important points have been overlooked or given improper emphasis in
earlier reports.
INSTRUCTION/FORMAT
FOR DEVELOPING FINAL REPORT
A. Title Page
The following
information should be tabulated on the title page:
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Project Title
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Name of the Principal Investigator
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Overseas Cooperating Scientists/Organization
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Project Status
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Total Cost
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Expenditure during the reporting period
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Objectives
B. Project Summary
A clear
and concise statement in non technical language, including an
explanation of the research problem and results achieved during the
report period be given on a separate page.
C. Detailed
Progress Report
This
section of the report should be prepared in a style similar to
scientific papers for publication, except that it should contain more
substantiating data and other details than would normally be used in
such a publication. The detailed report should consist of the following:
Statement of Problems
A
concise statement of the problem, a brief summary of previous
knowledge in the field of research and specific objective to be
achieved during the report period..
Experiment
Procedures/design
The procedure/methodology used for research work during the report
period be described. There is no need to give every individual
experiment or the routine techniques where identifications by name
or reference would be sufficient. If new procedures have been
developed, old procedures modified or unusual measurements or
calculations made, these should be described with sufficient details
to enable other trained scientists to conduct similar experiment. In
case new or modified equipment has been developed, its detailed
description, preferably with drawings, should be included.
Results
and Expected Benefits
The
accomplishments made during report period in achieving the project
objectives be described alongwith pertinent data. The benefits of
the accomplishments may also be described.
Conclusions
A brief statement of one or two paragraphs, describing the
conclusions drawn from the data collected/results achieved, be
given.
Future
Plan of Work
A brief outline of the research to be undertaken and the approach to
be used for achieving the project objectives during the next year be
given.
Publications/ Patent Application
All publications resulting from this research be listed by giving
exact title, authors, journals, volume, page number and date.
Whether the manuscripts and reprints have been submitted/ accepted
for publication patent applications filed/ to be filed may also be
identified.
Graduate Degrees
Indicate whether the research staff under this project is registered
for M. Phil./Ph.D. degrees. If so, the topic of their thesis
alongwith copy of their Registration Certificate be provided.
List of Scientists Involved in
this Project
Scientists and other personnel who have been actively involved in
this project alongwith percentage of their time devoted during the
report period be listed here.
National/International Linkages
Developed
A
brief outline of National/ International Linkages developed during
the reporting period may be described.
D. Need for Additional Research
Any
phase of the research on which further work is desirable, including
observations on work, which could not be pursued, be identified.
E. Endorsement
Principal Investigator and Institutional Head or a
person authorized on his behalf should sign the report
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