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4. Letter of Transmittal5. Student Declaration

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7. Acknowledgements8. Executive Summary

9. Table of Contents

10. List of Tables and Figures11. Acronyms

Chapter-1: INTRODUCTION1.0: Introduction1.1: Background1.2: Rationale/Significance of the Study1.3: Hypothesis1.4: Objectives of the Study

Chapter-2: METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY

2.0: Methodology

2.0.1: Research Design

2.0.2: Sampling design

2.0.2.1: Sampling Frame

2.0.2.2: Sampling Technique

2.0.2.3: Sample Size

2.0.3: Data Collection

2.0.3.1: Primary Data

2.0.3.2: Secondary Data

2.0.4: Data Analysis

2.1: Limitations of the StudyChapter-3: LITERATURE REVIEW

3.0: Literature Review

Chapter-4: FINDINGS

4.1: Finding

Chapter-5: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

5.0: Recommendations

5.1: Conclusions

6.0: REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY

Annexure-1: Company Profile

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Annexure-3: Sample Questionnaire (If any)

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