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Don't go there. Do not waste your time and money at this university (actually not fit to be called a university, but unfortunately it has been given that status).
Bad quality of education.
Useless teachers (Trust me when I say this, the teachers are completely incompetent. Some of them rarely come to class and even if they came they were clueless and didn't even know the syllabus, some of them said that they were teaching outside their own specialty/area of expertise (management's fault), but this does not mean that the students must suffer. There are a few (3-4) experienced teachers but they only taught in higher semesters usually 6&7 semester and sometimes you don't even get those professors if they are assigned to other classes,
Most of the teachers were fresh out of Bachelors, hardly 23 years of age, not that age matters but when you are teaching fluid mechanics or solid mechanics or manufacturing technology it is always preferred if the teacher has more experience.

Hi Sanjay K,
There is no one single factor apparently. Besides meeting the general admission requirements like submission of TOEFL scores, essays, etc. you must demonstrate a high caliber profile. Columbia university is not easy to crack, you must display an all-rounded profile like excellent academic grades, very good communication skills, internship, project work related to journalism, voluntary work, achievements etc. Basically, you must convince the university why you want to pursue journalism and why they should admit you. Scholarships are based on merit. The better your profile is the chances are there. So the best way is to develop an all-around profile and showcase what you are best at. Read more here:
https://journalism.columbia.edu/scholarships-and-financial-aid

Hello Priya
Interior Designing is a very good field for creative and planned people, there's a great scope in India and worldwide. Also, if you're dedicated to your passion and earn good credits while pursuing your degree, you'll get a lot of opportunities to work and get trained under some good construction companies and interior designers. Today we SEE a lot of builders creating societies and investing in real estate for people looking for a well-designed house for their living and lots of commercial places where design and ambiance matters a lot. So, of course, it worth investing your time and efforts if you're really interested and keeping a good portfolio, credits, and do some great projects. All the best.

Internships are pretty tight situations in an institute. Usually Goldman Sachs, Directi, Qualcomm visit with internship offers. Usually, students use their network, colleges' network to get internships in various fields. For permanent jobs, over 70 companies visit the campus. Placements take place from July in the final year until the end. Firms like TCS, Wipro, Microsoft, ZS Associates, Oracle, Samsung, etc. visit campus and recruit in heavy numbers from Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, IT and in small numbers from other fields. Jobs in fields such as Civil, Mechanical are little difficult and depend mostly on the market trends at that time. Salaries vary from 3.5 GPA to 21 GPA. And if you are lucky and hard-working enough you may also get in Google & Facebook with a swooping package of 1.33 crore per annum. At that time no idea about the cut-off of this college.