Akash 2 Tablet Launched in India for RS.1130

 BHOPAL: Teaching faculty of city engineering colleges have appreciated the low-cost Aakash 2 launched on Sunday after the concluding session of the two -day Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) nationwide workshop. Coordinated by the IIT-Mumbai under the National Mission on Education through Information and Technology (NME-ICT), eight city engineering colleges were part of 244 in India that were selected as remote centres for "Aakash in Education" programme. President Pranab Mukherjee launched the tablet after the end of programme.

Faculties at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), IES College of Technology, Sagar Institute of Research and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Oriental College of Technology, Truba, Bansal Institute of Research and Technology and NRI Institute of Science and Technology were part of the programme.

The workshop was organised with the objective of helping faculty improve teaching techniques in engineering institutes with the help of newly-launched low-cost indigenous Aakash tablet. They were trained for the effective use of the device during the workshop.

Low-cost tablets gain market share

New Delhi: Low-cost sleek tablets, some with exceptional features, have flooded the price-conscious Indian market in recent months, challenging expensive brands.

According to Vishal Tripathi, principal research analyst, Gartner Research, there has been a significant uptake of tablets in the market as compared to last year.

"The demand for such devices from the enterprise verticals has gone up. Sectors such as insurance have started using tablets for front-end customisation. Even the education sector has started showing keen interest in these devices," Tripathi told IANS.

The tablet shipment for the quarter ended March 31 stood at 3,00,000 and is expected to grow 25 per cent annually.

According to Frost & Sullivan, the Indian tablet market would grow to 23.38 million units by 2017.

"Tablet is a smart competing device that is fast catching up and will be driven further by seemless connectivity options and thus enhanced user experience," said Milan Seth, partner and technology practice leader at research firm Ernst & Young India.