Why are the Stanford (USA) and Harvard (USA) MBA graduates are highly paid in the world? Why doesn't IIMs students?

I am still not understanding what extra do they learn which the students of IIMs don't? Why are IIM students not even considered comparable to these?

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Govind Sharma | Guide-Level 14

9 years ago

Lot of things matter. IIM admits even a fresh graduate and world believes them to be a management expert. IIMs current reputation is due to being oldest institutes and their alumni. After hard work of more than 3 decades, they have reached in top positions in the corporate and naturally without appl

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Govind Sharma | Guide-Level 14

9 years ago

Here you go with another news that despite charging 20 lakhs+ for an MBA program why IIM cannot stand to international standard? http://www.businessinsider.in/Meet-Sukumar-Srinivas-an-IIM-A-alumnus-who-donated-Rs-3-5-crore-to-renovate-his-dorm/articleshow/59015518.cms

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