Aakash Tablets "Literally Free" For University Students Subsidised costs to be borne by universities.

As students continue to wait to get their hands on the low costAakashtablet, the government has plans to make the device free for colleges and universities throughout India. However,HRD Minister for Science and Technology, HRD Minister for Science and Technology, Kapil Sibal clarified that the tablet which is priced at Rs 1,500 for students will receive a government subsidy of Rs 750, while the balance will have to be forked out by educational institutions; which would make the tablet "literally free" for the student community. The tablet will be priced at cost Rs 2,500 for others, as specified before. SOURCE NET