I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Deccan Chronicle (Hyderābād) in Jan 2020
Interview
Three rounds. Interview call Will ask to come down to office for editorial test. Test consist of English grammar and language skills. There will be some essay questions as well and they will ask you to write about any current topic and what's your opinion on that issue. Will get the results within 3 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be a print journalist? Do you read newspapers? Five current affairs.
No interview process - Just submitted CV and they called back. For internship, they hired everyone who applied. The date was agreed over phone and just had to report to the office on the first day.
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Deccan Chronicle (Chennai) in Dec 2014
Interview
I had an interview section with the senior editor before getting the internship offer. He asked basic questions about my interest in the field and why I wanted to work with their firm.