SAS or Statistical Analysis System is a business analytics and business intelligence software.

The department of economics and statistics as well as the Maharashtra government has been using such software and data scientists, he said.

To bridge the gap, SAS has tied up with one of eastern India's leading business schools, the Calcutta Business School (CBS), to impart a certificate programme in business analytics for post graduate diploma (PGDM) students that would lead to a globally recognised certification.

"The course will be spread over two years and will cost 50,000. The fundamentals will be taught by our own faculty and the technical aspects and SAS tools will be taught by their experts. We hope this will align the industry's demands with academia," said CBS director Goutam Sengupta.

Experts could be from India, Europe or the US. This is the only such SAS programme in the eastern region.

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