With a vision to encourages millions of young innovators in India, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) by NITI Aayog and Government of India, introduced a novel program "Atal Tinkering Laboratories" (ATLs). The goal is to transform the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country. The Government of India focused on creating an eco-system in the country that nurtures the development and technological usage to deal with complex problems with advanced solutions. It enables a "Do It Yourself" approach for students that can push curiosity, creativity and imaginative minds, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, etc. Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) have been idealized towards the futuristic skill sets among children by providing them with access to multiple technologies. It also enables youngsters to create new solutions to solve the challenges they see in their communities. By considering the Prime Minister of India’s vision to enable children to innovate and perform tasks on their own in India and take our country a step forward. Today, more than 13 thousand schools have applied for ATLs.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative of the Government of India. The aim is to create an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem with the public-private partnerships, across India. The Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) initiative is aimed at enhancing the Indian Education System. It is converting thoughts to reality, where the young children (max 12 years of age) are being introduced to the world of technological innovation. ATL made to experience totally different microenvironments in Indian schools. This is allowing the children to work around their area of interest without having a fixed syllabus.