Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Indian Students Innovate at Mega Tinkering Day 2025
Imagine a special day where kids across India got together to be creative!
Called 'Mega Tinkering Day 2025,' over 4 lakh students from many schools joined in.
They built their own vacuum cleaners using things they found, following online instructions.
This was organized by a group called Atal Innovation Mission, who want kids to invent and solve problems.
It was like a big, fun day of building and learning, helping kids become better at thinking and creating!
Mega Tinkering Day 2025 took place nationwide to foster innovation.
Over 4.7 lakh students from 9,467 schools participated.
Students designed and built DIY vacuum cleaners using everyday materials.
The event was organized by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in collaboration with Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL).
The initiative aimed to enhance students' technical skills and promote practical learning.
- Who
- Over 4.7 lakh students from 9,467 schools, along with the AIM and ATL teams.
- What
- A nationwide event focused on student innovation and DIY projects.
- When
- In 2025, on Tuesday.
- Where
- Across schools in 35 states and union territories of India.
- Why
- To promote innovation, technical skills, and practical learning among students.
- Event Name
- Mega Tinkering Day 2025
- Participating Students
- Over 4.7 lakh
- Participating Schools
- 9,467
- Organizing Body
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
- Main Activity
- Designing and building DIY vacuum cleaners
Sources
India’s largest ‘tinkering’ event unites 10,000 schools in innovation movement
Mega Tinkering Day 2025: Over 4 lakh students unite to build, innovate together in real-time
Mega Tinkering Day 2025: More than 4 lakh kids get together to create and innovate in real time