SARA Institute of Data Science

14/04/2026

📢 Applications Open!

We are excited to announce the 3rd SARA Summer School: “R for Researchers” 🎓📊

This program is designed to build strong research and data analysis skills using R, for students and scholars from all disciplines.

✨ Priority admission will be given to participants from marginalized communities and women.

📌 Limited seats - apply early!
🖼️ Check the flyer for details and registration.
🔗 Registration link: https://forms.gle/xVyKo232CwvwGStf7
🌐 Webpage of Summer School: https://sara-edu.netlify.app/summer/2026-r4b/

04/04/2026

Today at 7:30 PM

A polite reminder.

🎉 SARA Turns 3 - and We're Celebrating with an Incredible Guest!

This Foundation Day is extra special. We're honored to welcome Alison Presmanes Hill, PhD, VP at Pixeltable, for an insightful talk on our 3rd Foundation Day celebration - and YOU are invited! 🙌🏽

📅 Sat 4 April 2026
⏰ 7 PM India (IST) | 8 AM for USA (MDT)
💻 Online via Zoom, DM for link.

Alison brings a wealth of expertise, and this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the most thoughtful voices in the field. Whether you're a researcher, a practitioner, or simply curious - this conversation is for you.

Three years of SARA. Three years of growing together, learning together, and building something meaningful. This talk is a reflection of exactly that spirit. 💙

Drop a 🙋🏽‍♀️ in the comments if you're joining us, and share this with someone who'd love to be part of the conversation!

03/04/2026

Join us to celebrate 3 years of SARA! 🎉

27/03/2026

🎉 SARA Turns 3 - and We're Celebrating with an Incredible Guest!

This Foundation Day is extra special. We're honored to welcome Alison Presmanes Hill, PhD, VP at Pixeltable, for an insightful talk on our 3rd Foundation Day celebration - and YOU are invited! 🙌🏽

📅 Sat 4 April 2026
⏰ 7 PM India (IST) | 8 AM for USA (MDT)
💻 Online via Zoom, DM for link.

Alison brings a wealth of expertise, and this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the most thoughtful voices in the field. Whether you're a researcher, a practitioner, or simply curious - this conversation is for you.

Three years of SARA. Three years of growing together, learning together, and building something meaningful. This talk is a reflection of exactly that spirit. 💙

Drop a 🙋🏽‍♀️ in the comments if you're joining us, and share this with someone who'd love to be part of the conversation!

25/03/2026

🎉 We did it! The 2nd Sara Coding Bootcamp has officially wrapped up - and what an incredible 3 days it was! ✨

🌟 A heartfelt congratulations to all 9 participants - your dedication, curiosity, and courage made this bootcamp what it was.

SARA Coding Bootcamp is a free, community-driven initiative open to all women, with priority admission for marginalized students - because we believe that access to tech education should never be a privilege.

🙏🏽 Thank you to all supporters who made this free and accessible for all.

Watch video to see the highlights
🎥 https://youtu.be/dP3xK8nK1Q8?si=wrca8LMCxHqzgACd

23/03/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the SBI SC/ST Employees Welfare Association for the warm invitation to be part of your platform! 🙏🏽

Special thanks to Mr. Anand Pal Ahlawat for providing this opportunity to connect! 💙

It was truly an honour for our founders, Dr Ajay Kumar Koli, PhD & Dr. Kiran Koli, to speak about the transformative power of coding and technology. Conversations like these remind us why we do what we do at SARA - making knowledge accessible and inspiring the next generation of changemakers.

17/03/2026

✨ Big news for SARA Bootcamp 2026!

We are hosting a live keynote lecture by Prof. Samantha MacBride from Baruch College, USA on Zoom.

🚨 Deadline: 18 March 2026
📌 Only 12 seats!
🪑 Offline
🗓️ 20-22 March 2026
🔗 Register here →https://forms.gle/9jTZAp5ekVzmcU6XA

16/03/2026

💻 Help a Woman Learn to Code - For Free

At SARA, we believe every woman deserves access to technology - regardless of her background, caste, or income.

Our 2nd Coding Bootcamp is coming up, 7 women registered, free for all women participants. 🙌🏽

But free for them means funded by you. 🙏🏽

Your donation covers:
🏠 Accommodation for 3 days
🍱 Meals during the bootcamp

Even ₹500 makes a difference.
Even sharing this post makes a difference.

⤵️ Donate now: sara-edu.netlify.app/donate

13/03/2026

📌Only 14 seats now!

🪑Offline/In-person

🗓️20-22 March 2026

🎉Free for Female Participants

🚨Registration Deadline: Wed 18 March 2026 at 11:30 PM.

🔗 Register here →https://forms.gle/9jTZAp5ekVzmcU6XA

🫶🏽Empower marginalized communities & women, kindly share ⤵️

12/03/2026

Recording of online talk "Your CV, Your Future" by Abraham George

🎥 Watch: https://youtu.be/1aJuwZ6QNqA

SARA Institute was founded in April 2023 by Dr. Ajay Kumar Koli & Dr. Kiran Lata. How to Donate to SARA: UPI ID: 919253152024@sbi Bank Transfer: Account Name...

07/03/2026

⁉️ Still thinking what do we do at the SARA Institute of Data Science.

Watch the UNEDITED 💙 feedback of our students from SARA's latest workshop.

YouTube Video Link:

SARA recently completed its 2nd SARA Statistics Winter School, 23-27 Jan 2026.This is an unedited video recording of the event.We sincerely thanks to each an...

05/03/2026

🎥 The lectures from SARA's 2nd Winter School "Statistics using R" are now live and free for everyone!

🙏🏽 Big thanks to our wonderful instructors, Dr. Cecilia Baldoni and Dr. Kavitha Kannan, who brought warmth, expertise, and patience to every session.

Thank you both - SARA is what it is because of people like you.

🎥 Access the free recordings here
➡️Probability Distributions: https://youtu.be/ZsjCiVs50o0?si=F1ImfLhYY5M9y4XP

➡️Testing Hypothesis 1/2: https://youtu.be/5RdW2OMgt1g?si=0jbkVwrmn3sDZjZm

➡️Testing Hypothesis 2/2: https://youtu.be/ZaOCmSQ0NYU?si=4G4mMKruJwr3hFML

➡️ANOVA, t-test, Chi-Squqre Test : https://youtu.be/-gZgXS1xemI?si=nNRdtcLYtA1sCl6x

➡️Correlation & Causation 1/2: https://youtu.be/FHjcxPkxQgY?si=IVQiq0R1KIHCnqyL

➡️Correlation & Causation 2/2: https://youtu.be/M4VmU07gjp0?si=wGj9ISzvhihuNS8B

➡️Regression Analysis using R: https://youtu.be/EhbkNUplVPQ?si=s78HKjjXRFhpVcJi

Share widely — this is for every researcher and student who deserves access to quality education. 💙

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