The Government of India has set up the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog 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.
Odisha Hobby Center is the only company with the focus on scalability in terms of a Mix of the classroom (onsite) and online virtual cloud-based Learning Management Model using a Learning Management System (LMS).
Odisha Hobby Center is the only company selected under “Make In Odisha” mission of our Chief minister Mr.Nabeen Pattnaik , For ATL LAB Setup Company in odisha
Odisha Hobby center is the only company with the Unique Methodology(Class-wise Curriculum) covering all three domains of STEM (STEM-Robotics, STEM-CS, STEM-IoT)
Odisha Hobby Center is the only company which is not just a vendor for Supplying Kits and Equipment to the schools but also responsible for the complete execution of these Innovation Labs by delivering the unique hobby center Methodology
Odisha Hobby Center & Research Lab is leading ATL vendor for Atal Tinkering Lab and also featured in Atal Tinkering Lab Vendor List.
Odisha Hobby Center & Research Lab is registered in GEM portal as a verified ATL Lab equipment seller, which gives automatic authorization for setting up ATL labs Setup anywhere in India
Odisha Hobby Center & Research Lab strictly follows AIM (Atal Innovation Mission) guidelines for making Atal tinkering labs in schools.
How Can You Apply for Atal Tinkering Lab for your School?
The Atal Tinkering Lab is a workspace that provides a perfect learning environment for curious students by engaging them in Do-it-Yourself activities which will help them cultivate the habit of learning-by-doing. ATL targets the young innovators of Class VI-XII and helps them in learning innovative skills like problem-solving, creative thinking abilities, and adaptive learning, etc. The students are provided with tools & equipment using which they develop a solid foundation of STEM learning concepts in an easy manner.
Odisha Hobby Center & Research Lab provides schools with four ATL lab packages that are created as per the guidelines of NITI Aayog.
What is the Selection Criteria for setting up ATLs in your schools?
The schools who wish to apply for the ATAL lab grant must meet the following criteria:
⦿The schools have to allocate a lab built-up area of at least 1500 sq. feet for plain areas and if the school is located in the hill area (Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, etc) or Island states ( Andaman & Nicobar, Lakhsdeep, etc.). then they need to allocate an area of 1000 sq. feet for the ATL lab.
⦿ The School must have the proper availability of infrastructures like a computer lab with a good Internet facility( 2 MBPS speed or above), a science lab, a steady electricity connection, a library for learning, and a playground to do recreational activities.
⦿The Teaching staff of highly qualified & experienced teachers of Science, Maths and Computer Science streams.
⦿ The participation level of school in Science competitions like National Talent Search Examination(NTSE) and Junior Science Talent Search Examination(JSTS) and other national or state level science innovation-based fair or events.
⦿ The staff & enrolled students of the applying school must have a regular attendance of 75% and above over the past 3 years.
⦿ It also depends upon the performance of school students in the 10th & 12th board exams that are held in the past 3 years. The school will we judged on the basis of how much their students scored from 60% of marks to 90% of marks in the last 3 years.
⦿For Enrollment, there must be a min. 400 students in Class 6th – Class 10th. There is a relaxation for schools which are located in hilly areas they need min. 250 students in classes from 6th-10th.
⦿ The School must have partnership relations with its Alumni & Mentors. An Alumni is a person who has expertise in the technology background or has 10 years of experience in the field. Mentors can be individuals or a company that is helping kids by doing guest lectures, providing mentorship support in completing projects, and clearing doubts of students, etc.
In order to fill the online form you need to login to the website of http://aimapp2.aim.gov.in/
You need to submit details like the School’s official email id, UDISE code.,
The Entire Form is basically divided into 4 parts:
1. Contact Information of the School
In this part, you need to enter general details about the school like Name, Complete Address, etc. Then you need to enter the contact details about the Principal, Vice-Principal and ATL In-charge of the school such as email id, mobile no. (linked with Aadhar card.) etc.
2. Basic Information Of School
This part deals with providing the basic information related to the school like its year of establishment, type of school (govt or private), etc. The information details asked in this form are as follows:
⦿ Size of teachers of Maths, Science & Computer Science Stream respectively,
⦿ The total enrollment of the students from classes 6th to 10th.
⦿ Highest qualification of Principal & Atal Tinkering Lab In-charge and their stream of education.
3. Performance of School
This part deals with judging the schools on the basis of its past 3 years’ performance. With the help of this part, NITI Aayog decides which school has performed quite well on the basis of
⦿ The academic performance of the students in the 10th &12th board exams
⦿ Participation level of schools in science-based events & fairs
⦿ Awards win in the competitions
⦿ If the schools have won awards in science competitions and have a brilliant academic record then chances of getting the Atal Tinkering Lab increases.
⦿ It also judges the school on the basis of their partnership with Mentors & Alumni and their participation in the wellbeing of the school students.
4. ATL related Information
The ATL lab related information such as :
⦿ Whether the school satisfies the basic criteria for build-up space for Atal Tinkering Lab
⦿ Availability of proper infrastructure facilities.
⦿ Details of alumni & Mentors engaged.
⦿ At the end of this form, you have to write a 50-word answer on why the school must be selected for AT
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