Format of Chapters in BMS Project Reports

Chapters

The format for typing chapter headings, divisions headings and sub division headings are explained through the following illustrative examples.

Chapter heading                      :  CHAPTER 1

Division heading                        INTRODUCTION

Division heading                     :  1.1 OUTLINE OF PROJECT REPORT

Sub-division heading              :  1.1.2. Literature review.

The word CHAPTER without punctuation should be centered 50mm down from the top of the page. Two spaces below, the title of the chapter should be typed centrally in capital letters. The text should commence 4 spaces below this title, the first letter of the text starting 20mm, inside from the left hand margin.

The division and sub-division captions along with their numberings should be left-justified. The typed material directly below division or sub-division heading should commence 2 spaces below it and should be offset 20mm from the left hand margin. Within a division or sub-division, paragraphs are permitted. Even paragraph should commence 3 spaces below the last line of the preceding paragraph, the first letter in the paragraph being offset from the left hand margin by 20mm.