CBSE to start 'tinkering labs' in schools

In order to motivate students to involve in scientific innovation and creative brainstorming session, the Central Board of Secondary Education will soon be starting up with high tech 'Atal Tinkering Laboratories ' in all affiliated schools. Details of the lab: This lab is named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee The vision of the scheme is to 'Cultivate 1 Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators' Also, these laboratories will provide young candidates with a creative work place for shaping their ideas by hands The aim of the these labs is to educate 10 lakh students as 'Neoteric Innovations' All the students from classes 6 to 12 can be benefited from these labs Moreover, CBSE has asked schools to submit applications in this regard soon Moreover, the ATLs can be established in schools managed by the government, local body or private trusts or society and a minimum of 25 per cent of them would be set up in schools managed by the government. Statements given by Sugandh Sharma: While speaking to TOI, CBSE additional director, Sugandh Sharma said, "The project is part of Atal Innovation Mission. These laboratories will provide a work space to students and help them hone their innovation skills" "The objectives of the scheme are to foster curiosity, creativity among students, to inculcate computational thinking, adaptive learning, and physical computing and to help students in understanding the basic concepts of STEM by providing them an opportunity to work with tools and equipment" Further, these labs will help young students in understanding the basic concepts of STEM by providing them with an opportunity to work with tools and equipment.