Ahalia School of Management (ASM) organized a two-day workshop on Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) on 28 and 29 October 2026 for the final-year MBA students. The workshop was designed to enhance students’ research skills by providing practical knowledge of statistical analysis and the application of SPSS in academic research projects. Mr. Arun Kumar P, Assistant Professor, Ahalia School of Management, served as the resource person for the workshop.

The session was formally inaugurated by Prof. B. Vijayachandran Pillai, Principal and Director, Ahalia School of Management. In his inaugural address, he highlighted the need for and importance of applying SPSS for data analysis while undertaking research project work. He emphasized that statistical tools play a vital role in analyzing research data, testing hypotheses, and drawing meaningful conclusions.

The workshop covered key areas such as the introduction to SPSS, data entry, coding, data cleaning, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and interpretation of statistical output. The sessions aimed to equip students with the practical skills required to analyze research data effectively and improve the quality of their MBA project work. The workshop was interactive, and the resource person addressed and clarified the queries raised by the participants.