A sub-committee comprising of technical experts constituted by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information has proposed the specifications of Aakash IV.

Aakash is a series of Android-based tablet computers produced by an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. It is a low-cost tablet computer with a 7-inch touch screen. The device was developed as part of the country's aim to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program.
 
The cost of basic version for a student was only Rs.1500 which was around USD35. In July 2010, Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal unveiled a prototype of Aakash, which was later given out to 500 college students to collect feedback.
 
The tablet was officially launched as Aakash in New Delhi on 5 October 2011. Ministry of Human Resource Development  announced an upgraded second-generation model called Aakash 2 in April 2012. In this series, the new version of Aakash has been named as Aakash IV.
 
Technical specifications

Memory (RAM):1 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066 MT/S or better
Storage (Internal):4 GB or more integrated flash
1.6 Storage (External): Micro SD Card 2.0 (SD High Capacity) Interface (up to 32GB
 Display and Resolution: 7” LCD display with at least 800x480 resolutions
WiFi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
 Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality
Bluetooth (Version 2.1 Class 2 or better) IEEE 802.15.1
Certification is to be obtained as per Bluetooth SIG
All Bluetooth Profiles supported by the Android should be enabled
 Battery Capacity: Minimum 3 Hrs for online 720p video playback
 Driver for Phone Functionality with external dongle
 Data functionality with external 2G or 3G or 4G dongle
Video/Photo Camera (front facing) with a resolution of 0.3 M Pixel (VGA) or higher
OS should be latest Android stable version

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