Agra: Agra's Karan Narain, pursuing M. Tech (final year) in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), has set a new record in campus placement. He has been picked up by US company Pocket Gems for an annual package of $137,000 (over Rs.73 lakh).

This is the highest package offered to a Kanpur IITian and one of the highest in India so far.

The interviews held in Kanpur were completely technical," Narain said.

"I had some background in Android which could have appealed to them. It's a startup, so has only around 100 employees. They've visited all the IITs and recruited a few students from each," he added. IANS