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Guidelines & Application for Atal Tinkering Laboratories
With a vision to
‘Cultivate one Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators’, Atal
Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in
schools across India. The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity,
creativity and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design
mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc.
Key Features of ATL
ATL is a work space
where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands on do-it-yourself
mode; and learn innovation skills. Young children will get a chance to work
with tools and equipment to understand the concepts of STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math). ATL would contain 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.
In order to foster
inventiveness among students, ATL can conduct 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.
Financial Support
AIM will provide
grant-in-aid that includes a one-time establishment cost of Rs. 10 lakh and
operational expenses of Rs. 10 lakh for a maximum period of 5 years to each
ATL.
Eligibility
Schools (minimum Grade
VI - X) managed by Government, local body or private trusts/society to set up
ATL.
For more information,
please refer to the guidelines attached below.
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