Mr Gudaas Savankumar, a final year student pursuing M. Tech - (artificial intelligence) in University of Hyderabad, secured a campus placement with an annual salary of Rs 35 lakh.

A Japanese company, Work Application Co Ltd, hired him to work in its research and development wing, according to a release.

Mr Savankumar would undergo four months of training at the company's head office in Tokyo after which he would be posted either in Singapore or at Tokyo.

The remuneration package secured by Mr Savankumar was the ‘highest' in history of the central university.