Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL)
Funds school-based maker spaces across India to build creativity and practical STEM skills in grades six through twelve.
Atal Tinkering Labs sit inside Atal Innovation Mission, the Government of India's flagship innovation program under NITI Aayog. The route funds school-based maker spaces across India and is designed to build curiosity, creativity, and practical STEM skills among students in grades 6 to 12. The program operates as a school grant route. The raw record confirms the standard pattern of INR 20 lakh per school over five years, with INR 12 lakh for establishment and INR 2 lakh per year for four years of operations. Schools need an official email and UDISE code, and the current general portal is between cycles while the J&K Frontier Region portal is open. The broader network now covers 10,000 labs across 35 states and union territories, with 1.1 crore-plus students engaged and 16 lakh-plus innovation projects created. Schools host the labs and receive the funding, so the best match is an institution that can meet the documentation requirements and support a long-running tinkering space.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.