ATL LAB
Atal Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in eminent schools across India. With the objective of to foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc. we created an ATL lab in our in 2020 in association with NITI Aayog .
ATL is a workspace where we nurture young minds giving shape to their ideas through hands on do-it-yourself mode and learning innovative skills to foster inventiveness among students. We participate in different activities ranging from regional and national level competitions, exhibitions, workshops on problem solving, designing and fabrication of products, lecture series etc. at periodic intervals conducted by ATL.
Main objectives of ATL which we DVPians ponder upon are :
- To create workspaces where young minds can learn innovation skills, sculpt ideas through hands-on activities, work and learn in a flexible environment.
- To empower our youth with the 21 century skills of creativity, innovation, critical thinking, design thinking, social and cross-cultural collaboration, ethical leadership and so on.
- To help build innovative solutions for India’s unique problems and thereby support India’s efforts to grow as a knowledge economy.
- The Lab encourages students to think outside the box and generate novel ideas by providing access to cutting-edge technology and a supportive environment.
Key Features of ATL is that the
young children get an opportunity to work with tools and equipments to understand the concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). ATL contains educational and learning ‘Do It Yourself’ kits and equipment on – science, electronics, robotics, open-source microcontroller boards, sensors and 3D printers and computers. Other desirable facilities include meeting rooms and video conferencing facility.
“Atal Tinkering labs will allow you to convert your imaginations
into incredible innovations giving birth to potential job creators.”
– Ramanan Ramanathan
Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission
NITI Aayog
Govt. of India
