2024
Recognition Year
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
The Tinker Champs were collectively honoured by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog for their invaluable contribution to the ATL Tinkerpreneur Bootcamp 2024. The appreciation letter, signed by Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Former Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission, recognizes the team's dedication towards mentoring students, promoting entrepreneurship, and inspiring the next generation of innovators and changemakers across India.
Featured by Leading Indian Media Publications
The contributions of the Tinker Champs towards the ATL Tinkerpreneur Bootcamp 2024 received widespread recognition across India's leading newspapers, startup platforms, education portals, and digital media. These publications highlighted the collaborative efforts of the Tinker Champs in inspiring young innovators and supporting Atal Innovation Mission's flagship entrepreneurship programme.
Startup Stars
Edex Live
Greater Kashmir
Dev Discourse
Krishi Jagran
Insamachar
News Continuous
International Recognition for Tinker Champ Jeya Malhotra
Jeya Malhotra, a proud member of the Tinker Champs community, was honoured with the Diana Award 2024—one of the world's most prestigious recognitions for young people creating positive social impact. Established in memory of Princess Diana, the award celebrates exceptional young leaders who inspire meaningful change through compassion, leadership, and community action. This international recognition is not only a proud milestone for Jeya but also reflects the mission of Tinker Champs to empower young changemakers across India.
Presented at TEDxRajajinagar by Tinker Champ Meghana Doddipalle
Meghana Doddipalle, one of the inspiring Tinker Champs, was invited to speak at the prestigious TEDxRajajinagar event. Her talk, titled "Tinker Champs", highlighted the vision of empowering students to become innovators, leaders, and changemakers. She shared the journey of the Tinker Champs community, its achievements, impactful initiatives, and the mission of inspiring young minds to solve real-world challenges through innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship. The TEDx stage provided an international platform to showcase how student-led innovation can transform communities and encourage every young person to believe in their ability to create meaningful change.
Presented at TEDx10X International School Youth by Tinker Champ Jeya Malhotra
Jeya Malhotra, a distinguished Tinker Champ, delivered an inspiring TEDx talk titled "The Making of a Change-Maker" at TEDx10X International School Youth. In her talk, Jeya shares how meaningful change often begins with a single opportunity to help others. Through her experiences in education, entrepreneurship, digital skills, and neurodiversity advocacy, she explains how mentorship, collaboration, and systems thinking can create lasting social impact. Her message encourages every young person to believe that changemaking starts with small actions that inspire others to build a better future.