School Education - SCERT, AP – Atal Innovation Mission has launched its fagship Innovation Challenge for school children of India - The Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) Marathon

attention of all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education

and the District Educational Ofcers in the State are invited to the

reference read above (copy enclosed), wherein the Mission Director, Atal

Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Government of India, Sansad Marg, New

Delhi has informed that the Atal Innovation Mission has launched its

fagship Innovation Challenge for school children of India - The Atal

Tinkering Lab (ATL) Marathon. The ATL Marathon is a national level

innovation challenge, where students identify community problems of

their choice and develop innovative solutions in the form of working

prototypes.

2) Further, he has informed that this year we celebrate the resilience,

diversity and achievements of India as we begin the 75thh year of

independence. To commemorate this special year. ATL Marathon will draw

inspiration from developing a New India with the innovation and creativity

of the young minds of country.

3) The themes for ATL Marathon this year are Healthcare & Nutrition,

Education, Energy, Transportation, Social Inclusion.

4) This competition is open to all students of India (ATL School and non-

ATL School) and is an excellent way to develop and hope an innovation

mindset amongst the students. Through this competition students

research, ideate, innovate and fnally implement their solutions over a

period of 4 months to eventually beneft their community, region and in

turn, the country.