According to IIM-Is news release, the average salary offered has increased by 45% -- touching Rs 12 lakh per annum. In all, 329 offers including 12 international ones, were made to 115 students. This year, 67 companies visited the campus out of which 29 were first-timers. The highest international pay package was US$ 67,000 per annum; the highest domestic package was Rs.18 lakh per annum.

Recently, IMT signed a MoU with the US-based University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Speaking to MBAUnivese.com, Prof. Pankaj Gupta, chairman, international relations, IMT said, Currently, IMT has tie-ups with 11 institutes. We have just tied up with University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. There are many international institutes, which are showing an interest in IMT. In the coming days, we are looking for tie-ups with at least 20 more international business schools. For this, he adds, IMT director Dr.

The programs durations will range between six months to one year. All programs will lead to a certification by IIM-C. According to NIIT Imperia, the course pedagogy will be a mix of lectures, case studies, group work and workshops for short periods on the IIM-C campus.

The Certificate Program in Management of Software Development (a 9-month-program) will be useful for IT professionals leading or managing software projects or facilities at any level -- or likely to do so shortly. People with two years relevant work experience are eligible.

Much like the Olympic flame, the ESSEC flame will be carried around the world as a unifying symbol that will connect every event and enable participants to join in the celebrations, with the series of events mirroring the diverse, international nature of the ESSEC community. The grand finale will be in mid-December in France.

As a run up to the event, this is what Said Business School has to be say about the event: Whether the issue is growth through the development of Special Economic Zones, adopting models of public-private partnership, investing in the education sector or finding new ways and means of building capacity, the challenges before India today are a microcosm of those in the world.

Last week, Dhirubhai Ambani: The Man I Knew, a pictorial biography, penned by the person who probably knew him best his wife Kokilaben -- was released in English and Gujarati. The occasion was Kokilabens 75th birthday.

MBAUniverse.com, Indias most comprehensive Management Portal, is at the forefront of reporting the news and trends from Placement Season 2007. Read the stories below to get a comprehensive picture.

Finance offers dominated this year placements, which close to 50% of all placements happening in finance domain. The highest paying job on campus came from the financial sector with Calyon Bank offering Rs.16 Lakhs per annum. Nearly 48% of the batch opted for a career in Finance; the rest was nearly evenly spread between IT, FMCGs, Consulting & GM. Average salary in the Banking & financial services sector was INR 13 lakhs per annum. Dubai based retailing company Jumbo Electronics made the highest foreign offer of AED 220,000.

The highest domestic offer is for Rs.14.25 lakh up from last years Rs.13 lakh. The average domestic salary this year is Rs.8.85 lakh. International placements, too, have seen an upward swing with ICICI Bank, Macquarie Bank, Global eProcure offering postings in Canada, Australia and the US; the average international salary is around US $ 70,000.

While the average salary is around Rs 11 lakh (although all offer letters are not in, this is the ballpark estimated by SPJIMR), the highest domestic salary offered is over Rs 19 lakh (by GE Commercial Finance). ICICI Bank, First Gulf Bank and many others offered international postings. The highest international offer was for 43,000 by ICICI for a treasury position in the UK.

One trend this time has been the shooting up of the average domestic salary offered for the management trainee profiles: it has touched Rs 12 lakh!