Atal Innovation Mission Official

🚀 From Two Young Engineers to India’s Largest Private Rocket Factory In 2018, Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka, two young ISRO engineers, took a bold leap, leaving secure careers to make access to space simpler, faster, and more affordable. At the time, India had no private-space policy, limited investment, and rising global demand for small satellites. This challenge became the foundation of Skyroot, a startup building next-generation, cost-efficient rockets for on-demand orbital access. The journey reached a landmark moment when the Hon’ble Prime Minister inaugurated Skyroot’s Infinity Campus, India’s largest private rocket factory — a symbol of ambition, innovation, and the spirit of young India. He also emphasised that “Today, the demand for small satellites is continuously increasing… Therefore, the global space economy is going to multiply in the coming years. This is a huge opportunity for the youth of Bharat.” Supported by AIM through the ARISE–ANIC challenge, Skyroot advanced green propulsion technologies and strengthened its technical foundation. AIM congratulates the team on the inauguration of the Skyroot Infinity Campus and celebrates this milestone for India’s space startup ecosystem. Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. The program aims to seek, select, support, and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance. #AIM #ARISEANIC #Skyroot #SpaceTech #StartupIndia #InnovationIndia #AtmanirbharBharat #SmallSatellites #IndianSpaceStartups #YouthInnovation Narendra Modi | MyGov India | Skyroot Aerospace | Department of Science & Technology, Government of India | ISRO | Startup India | Government of Telangana | Pawan Kumar Chandana | Naga Bharath Daka

DAV Jasola Vihar, New Delhi, organised its annual ATL fest TECHNOCRAT 3.0 to celebrate creativity, innovation, and young talent. Around 110 students from 20 schools across Delhi–NCR participated in various online and offline events and won several prizes. #AIMtoInnovate #ATLCommunity #InnovationCulture #YoungInnovators #Technocrat3

🌱 Three New ACICs Join the AIM Innovation Ecosystem! Atal Innovation Mission has onboarded three new Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACICs). AIM is introducing the first ACICs in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand through these newly onboarded centres. AIM conducted the first orientation session on 27 November, where CEOs and key officials were sensitised on community engagement, grassroots innovation, and the creation of an enabling regional ecosystem. Congratulations to the newly inducted ACICs—AIM looks forward to the impactful work these centres will lead across their states. #AIMtoInnovate #ACIC #GrassrootsInnovation #CommunityInnovation #InnovationEcosystem #AIMIndia #NITIAayog #StartupIndia #AtalInnovationMission #RegionalInnovation #NationBuilding Vitasta T. | Prateek Deshmukh | Ashish Pandey

🚀 AIM Hosts the Stakeholder Consultation for AACESS — AIM's Industrial Accelerator Program Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog conducted the Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for AACESS yesterday at NITI Aayog. AACESS — AIM’s new industrial accelerator initiative — aims to build corporate-led acceleration centres that will support revenue-stage startups in strategic sectors such as manufacturing, mobility, clean energy, agriculture, healthcare, and advanced materials. The consultation brought together senior leaders from Hindalco Industries Limited, Shell, Ashok Leyland, Hitachi, Siemens, Pfizer, Tata Motors, JK Organisation, Hero MotoCorp, leading industry associations including Confederation of Indian Industry and Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI), and premier incubators including AIC JKLU, AIC ISB, and Social Alpha. Mission Director Dr. Deepak Bagla delivered the welcome address, highlighting India’s transition from idea creation to industry-led scale, and emphasizing how AACESS will bridge the gap between innovation and industrial adoption. The AIM team presented the AACESS framework, followed by a closed-door discussion with industry experts on partnership models, sectoral focus, and implementation pathways. The meeting marked an important step in co-creating a robust industrial acceleration ecosystem that strengthens India’s R&D capabilities, increases corporate participation in innovation, and accelerates the journey from prototype to production. A collaborative beginning toward positioning India among the world’s top innovation economies. 🇮🇳✨ #AIMtoInnovate #AACESS #IndustrialInnovation #StartupScaleUp #PublicPrivatePartnerships

🚀 Tech Katyur 3.0: A Celebration of Innovation in Uttarakhand! Tech Katyur 3.0, hosted by Doon Convent School, Haldwani, brought together students from 14 schools across Uttarakhand for an action-packed day of innovation and hands-on STEM learning. Through exciting challenges like Katyur Quest, Robo Soccer, and Robo Race, young innovators showcased remarkable creativity, robotics skills, and problem-solving prowess. The enthusiastic participation of teachers, mentors, and students made the event both impactful and inspiring, reflecting the growing culture of innovation nurtured through the ATL movement. #AIMtoInnovate #ATL #STEM #TechKatyur #YoungInnovators #Uttarakhand

🌟 A New Milestone for Innovation in Jabalpur! Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog is proud to onboard Maharashtra Sikshan Mandal, Jabalpur as the new ATL Sarthi Nodal Agency for the district. This partnership marks a major step toward strengthening and supporting Atal Tinkering Labs across Jabalpur—empowering schools, teachers, and students to innovate, tinker, and solve real-world problems. The launch ceremony, held yesterday, was graced by the Hon’ble Governor of Kerala, Shri Rajendra Arlekar, whose presence added momentum to the mission of nurturing grassroots innovation. With Maharashtra Sikshan Mandal leading ATL Sarthi efforts, Jabalpur is set to witness deeper mentorship, stronger implementation, and a new wave of young innovators shaping the future. Here’s to building a vibrant, innovation-driven district! 🚀 #AIMtoInnovate #ATLSarthi #ATL #InnovationForIndia #Jabalpur #GrassrootsInnovation

🚀 Taking India to Space: A journey to the future. Digantara, founded by Anirudh Sharma, Tanveer Ahmed and Rahul Rawat, is building India’s next-gen Space Situational Awareness ecosystem to tackle growing orbital congestion and space debris. With space-based sensors, automated observatories and advanced analytics, the startup is strengthening India’s strategic and commercial space capabilities. Supported by AIM’s ARISE–ANIC grant with ISRO, Digantara has achieved breakthrough milestones, including the world’s first commercial space-to-space surveillance system and India’s first automated SSA observatory and is expanding across India, the US, Singapore and South America. Its work has been recognised by the Prime Minister of India, the Chairman of ISRO, and global platforms such as the United Nations and Paris Peace Forum, marking India’s rise in sovereign space intelligence. 🌍✨ #AIMtoInnovate #ANIC #SpaceTech #AatmanirbharBharat #StartupIndia

🌟 Empowering Educators for the Future of Learning Atal Innovation Mission, in partnership with OECD and with support from Dell Technologies and Learning Links Foundation, successfully conducted the Teacher Professional Development Program (TPDP), training 50+ teachers from Delhi Government schools. TPDP is AIM’s structured capacity-building initiative that integrates global best practices with localised training to strengthen 21st-century pedagogical and technological skills. Anchored in OECD’s Professional Learning Framework on Fostering and Assessing Creativity and Critical Thinking, the program equips teachers to inspire innovation, creativity, and problem-solving in every classroom. #AIMtoInnovate #TeacherDevelopment #EducationReform #OECD #DellTechnologies #LearningLinksFoundation OECD - OCDE | Dell Technologies | Learning Links Foundation | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA | SCERT Delhi

🚀 Techathon 2025 Launch at IIT Delhi! Techathon 2025 was officially launched at Dogra Hall, IIT Delhi on 18th November 2025, in a collaborative effort by Vidya Bharti Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sansthan, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Atal Innovation Mission, and AICTE. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE, as the Chief Guest. The showcase and grand finale brought together the top 100 teams shortlisted from 507 schools across the Vidya Bharti network, presenting innovative solutions addressing real-world community challenges. The event celebrated creativity, problem-solving, and the spirit of grassroots innovation. #AIMtoInnovate #Techathon2025 #InnovationForIndia #AICTE #UBA #VidyaBharti AICTE | UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAAN - SGGSCC | Vidya Bharati Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sansthan

📢 Knowledge Hub | Season 4, Episode 1 ✨ Atal Innovation Mission is excited to welcome Sh. Kiran Kumar HS, Regional Mentor of Change, Atal Innovation Mission, for an engaging session on “Smart Tinkering with Tinker Blocks.” ⚙️💡 If you’ve ever wanted to turn an idea into a working prototype in just minutes, this session is the perfect place to start! 🚀 📆 Friday, 21st November 2025 ⏱️ 4:00 PM onwards 🔗 Watch live: https://lnkd.in/gdPWeftP #AIMtoInnovate #KnowledgeHub #TinkerBlocks #YoungInnovators #ATL #InnovationForIndia