In an online event organised on January 11, 2021, Department of Space and Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog announced that ISRO will be adopting 100 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) across the country, out of which 45 ATLs were adopted in phase 1 on January 11, 2021 and remaining 55 ALTS will be adopted soon, to promote education in the field of STEM, Space education and Space technology related innovations for school students.
An Atal Tinkering Lab provides activity based learning in the identified schools across the country where young minds can give shape to their ideas for societal problems. It also fosters entrepreneurship and innovation, enabling over 3 Million+ students between Grade VI to Grade XII to acquire a problem solving, tinkering and innovative mindset.
The event saw the participation of CEO, NITI Aayog – Shri Amitabh Kant; Secretary, DOS – Dr K Sivan; Mission Director, AIM – Shri Ramanan; Director, Capacity Building Program Office, ISRO HQ – Dr P V Venkitakrishnan and a video message from Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog – Dr Rajiv Kumar
