The workshop aimed to strengthen research competencies among nursing professionals, and academicians from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh by providing comprehensive training and hand on session in various aspects of research methodology.

The workshop was organized under the expert guidance of Dr Sukhpal Kaur, Principal NINE. Distinguished faculty members and experts from PGIMER Chandigarh including Dr. Sushma Kumari Saini, Dr. Saurabh Dutta, Dr. Manju Dhandapani, Dr. Joseph L. Mathew, Dr. Nitasha Sharma, Dr. Madhu Gupta, Dr. Kavita Narang, Dr. Ashok Kumar, Dr. Ankita, Dr Ajay Prakash and Dr. Geetanjli Kalyan were the resource persons.

The workshop emphasized hands-on learning through daily group activities and practical sessions on literature search, development of research proposal for funding, sample size calculation, use of different softwares like SPSS, MS Excel and Zotero, and tool development. Participants were actively engaged in group work daily and presented research proposals during the concluding session.