Atal Tinkering Lab

With a vision to ‘Cultivate one Million Children in India as Neoteric Innovators’, Atal Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in Kendriya Vidyalas across India.

The scheme aims to foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, etc.
ATL is a workspace where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands on do-it-yourself mode; and learn innovation skills. ATLs contain educational and learning ‘do it yourself’ kits and equipment on – science, electronics, robotics, open-source microcontroller boards, sensors, 3D printers and computers.

The Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) was established at Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, CPCRI during the academic year 2017-18, supported by a grant of 16 lakhs for its setup and maintenance. Sessions within the ATL are meticulously planned and conducted in a structured manner, often scheduled on Saturdays. From classes 7 to 11, a total of thirty students were chosen based on their enthusiasm for tinkering. These ATL students have actively participated in diverse events such as science exhibitions, ATL marathons, and innovation contests, earning numerous accolades along the way.