Chandigarh, June 14 -- As many as 87 MBA students of the University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS), Panjab University (PU), have secured campus placements, with nine of them receiving an impressive Rs.16.42 lakh per annum (LPA) package, which is the highest for UIAMS this season.

The placement drive witnessed participation from 26 companies from diverse sectors, including banking, finance, IT, insurance, marketing and consulting. These include Federal Bank, Mahindra Finance, Capgemini, Bunge, Tirupati HealthCare, SBI Mutual Funds, HDFC Life, Policy Bazaar, Growwtide and Vodafone Idea.

Students were offered various positions, including management trainees, sales executives and relationship managers, among others. Notabl...