For actualising prime minister's dream of ‘Make in India’ Government of India has selected and supported few promising schools in the country to develop ‘Atal Tinkering labs’ as incubation centres.
1.The objective of these labs is to develop innovation and entrepreneurship skills in school children
2.To create workspaces where young minds can learn innovation skills, sculpt ideas through hands-on activities, work and learn in a flexible environment.
3.To empower our youth with the 21 century skills of creativity, innovation, critical thinking, design thinking, social and cross-cultural collaboration, ethical leadership and so on.
4.To help build innovative solutions for India’s unique problems and thereby support India’s efforts to grow as a knowledge economy.
STEAM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEAM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications.
A robust STEAM education creates critical thinkers, problem-solvers, and next generation innovators. Taking into consideration that India is one of the countries that produces the highest number of scientists and engineers, the growth of STEAM has picked up significantly over the last few years.