Project file · index

Index for project file — format and samples.

The index lists every part of your project with its page number. Copy a sample table below — or let Word fill in the page numbers for you: the steps are further down.

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Class 11, 12 & college

A finished index page with page numbers in a school project file — A real page built by Redrafty from our own sample project. The school and names are placeholders.

In short

What goes in the index.

The heading — INDEX (or CONTENTS), centred at the top.
Every part after the front page: the certificate, the acknowledgement, each section of your project and the bibliography.
A page number for each — in its own column, or after a row of dots.
Number your pages first, then fill in the index — or let Word fill it in.

Practical files often add a column for the date or the teacher’s signature — follow your teacher.

Samples to copy

6 index samples.

Copy it, fill in the [brackets], make it yours.

School project

S.No.	Topic	Page No.
1	Certificate	2
2	Acknowledgement	3
3	Introduction	4
4	Aim	5
5	[Main part — e.g. Method or Survey]	6
6	Observations	8
7	Conclusion	10
8	Bibliography	11

Physics or Chemistry investigatory project

S.No.	Topic	Page No.
1	Certificate	2
2	Acknowledgement	3
3	Aim	4
4	Introduction	5
5	Theory	6
6	Apparatus required	8
7	Procedure	9
8	Observations	10
9	Result	12
10	Precautions	13
11	Bibliography	14

English project

S.No.	Topic	Page No.
1	Certificate	2
2	Acknowledgement	3
3	Introduction	4
4	About the [author / poet]	5
5	Summary of “[chapter or poem]”	6
6	Themes	8
7	[Your activity — e.g. Interview or Survey]	9
8	My views	11
9	Conclusion	12
10	Bibliography	13

Commerce project — Accountancy, Business Studies

S.No.	Topic	Page No.
1	Certificate	2
2	Acknowledgement	3
3	Introduction	4
4	Objectives	5
5	[About the company or topic]	6
6	Data and analysis	8
7	Findings and suggestions	12
8	Conclusion	13
9	Bibliography	14

Practical file — with date and signature

S.No.	Experiment	Page No.
1	[Experiment 1]	1
2	[Experiment 2]	4
3	[Experiment 3]	7
4	[Experiment 4]	10

College project report — table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CERTIFICATE .......... ii
DECLARATION .......... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......... iv
ABSTRACT .......... v
LIST OF FIGURES .......... vii
LIST OF TABLES .......... vii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......... 1
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW .......... [3]
CHAPTER 3 [Your chapter title] .......... [7]
CHAPTER 4 [Your chapter title] .......... [12]
CHAPTER 5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .......... [18]
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION .......... [24]
REFERENCES .......... [26]

Change the page numbers to match your file. Pasted a table into Word as text? Select it and use Insert → Table → Convert Text to Table.

In Word

Let Word fill in the page numbers.

Give each section title a heading style: select it, then Home → Styles → Heading 1.
Put the cursor on the index page and choose References → Table of Contents → Automatic Table. Word lists every heading with its page number.
Change the title “Contents” to INDEX if your school calls it that.
Changed something? Right-click the index, then Update Field → Update entire table — the page numbers follow.

On your phone, or tired of fixing page numbers? Send your draft to Redrafty — the index comes back with the page numbers already filled in.

Real pages

How the finished page looks.

School project file: Every part from the certificate to the bibliography, with its page number. — **School project file**Every part from the certificate to the bibliography, with its page number.

College project report: Roman numbers for the front pages, then Chapter 1 from page 1. — **College project report**Roman numbers for the front pages, then Chapter 1 from page 1.

Pages from real builds of our own sample drafts in Redrafty, unedited. The schools and names are placeholders. Tap a page to see it larger.

Where it goes

The pages of a project file, in order.

Front pageCertificateAcknowledgementIndexYour projectBibliography

The usual order — if your teacher asks for a different one, follow your teacher.

Tips

Do this. Skip that.

Do

List every part after the front page
Use the same titles as in the project
Check every page number before you print
Keep it to one page if you can

Don’t

Write the index before the pages are numbered
Number the front page if your teacher doesn’t want it
Leave out the bibliography
Mix two styles — table or dotted lines, pick one

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FAQ

Questions? Answers.

Index or table of contents — what’s the difference?

In a school project file they are the same page: a list of the parts with their page numbers. Colleges usually call it the table of contents.

Do the certificate and acknowledgement go in the index?

Usually yes — everything after the front page. Some teachers want only the project itself listed; ask yours.

Why are the page numbers in my Word index wrong?

Word doesn’t update the index on its own. Right-click it and choose Update Field → Update entire table — or click in it and press F9.

What does “Error! Bookmark not defined” mean?

Word lost the place a line of the index points to — usually a heading that was deleted or retyped. Update the entire table; if the error stays, give that title its Heading style again and update once more.

Can I write the index by hand?

Many schools accept a handwritten or typed index — ask your teacher. If your project is typed in Word, let Word fill it in so the numbers stay right.

More samples

The rest of your project file.

Acknowledgement8 samples — school, college, internship CertificateClass 12, blank, college bonafide BibliographyBooks, NCERT, websites — A to Z Front pageWhat to write, with samples CBSE project fileCheck the whole file’s format Project report formatCollege, B.Tech and MBA Internship reportFront pages and chapters Build my project fileYour draft in, a finished file out

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