HOD Humanities
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Key facts
- Role
- HOD Humanities
- School
- Alma Mater School
- City
- Bareilly
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Board
- CBSE
- School type
- Senior Secondary
- Employment type
- Full Time
- Salary
- ₹9.8L – ₹26L per year
- Experience
- 5–8 years
- Posted
- 31 May 2026
- Closing date
- 28 Jul 2026
HOD Humanities salary in Bareilly — snapshot
Band posted by the school. Final offers depend on experience, qualifications and interview outcome.
Bands vary by school size, tenure and board affiliation.
HOD Humanities
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Why apply
- Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
- CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
- Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.
Job description
Overview
Alma Mater School has opened applications for a HOD Humanities in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The role suits educators who pair classroom rigour with genuine care for student wellbeing. Alma Mater School in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh operates as a senior secondary school, established 1988, — a CBSE-affiliated school. A settled, professional environment with clear academic systems, structured staff meetings, and steady infrastructure investment. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The HOD Humanities leads by example in classrooms, faculty meetings, and parent interactions, while keeping the school's long-term direction in view. Core responsibilities:
- Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.
- Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.
- Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.
- Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.
- Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group. Ideal candidate — you have:
- 8+ years in school education with leadership exposure.
- Direct experience running a section, department, or full school.
- A point of view on good teaching, good assessments, and good schools.
- Patience to coach and firmness to enforce standards.
- Strong personal organisation across multiple workstreams. Perks and culture:
- Fair compensation with annual review (₹9.8 LPA – ₹26.3 LPA).
- Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
- Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
- A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
- A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Apply through the platform using the button above; your profile lands with Alma Mater School instantly. Candidates who meet the brief are invited for interviews within the week.
Common questions about this role
What's the interview process like for this teaching role?
Typical schools run a screening call → a demo class (15–30 minutes for the relevant grade) → a panel interview with the Principal/HOD. Some boards also ask for a written response or a sample lesson plan.
What non-teaching duties are expected?
Beyond teaching periods you'll typically own a homeroom, run one club/activity, support exam logistics, and contribute to one school-wide initiative each term.
Which curriculum does the school follow?
Alma Mater School follows the CBSE curriculum, so teaching, assessment and reporting align to that framework.
What is the average HOD Humanities salary in Bareilly?
Check the "Salary snapshot" section above for the entry / typical / senior band tailored to HOD Humanities roles in Bareilly. As a rough anchor, city tier and board affiliation move the number by 20-40% — IB and Cambridge schools sit at the top, state-board privates at the base.
What kind of professional development is offered?
Most schools run weekly/monthly in-house PD sessions on pedagogy and assessment. Funded external workshops (board-specific or subject-specific) are offered to teachers in good standing.
What questions are asked in a HOD Humanities interview?
Typical rounds cover self-introduction, why teaching, classroom-management scenarios, subject/syllabus knowledge, and one differentiation scenario. Scroll to "Interview questions & answers" below for six sample questions with model answers tuned for HOD Humanities roles in Bareilly.
Are detailed lesson plans expected?
Most schools expect weekly lesson plans submitted to the coordinator/HOD, plus unit plans at the start of each term. Templates are usually provided.
Requirements & role details
Role details
- Vacancies
- 3
Alma Mater School
Key facts about Alma Mater School
- Founded
- 1988
- Board
- CBSE
- Type
- Senior Secondary
- Student-teacher ratio
- 30:1
Alma Mater Educational Society” was established to cater to the Academic, Vocational, Co-curricular & Career needs of the students of Bareilly & neighboring townships. With the view to achieve the above ends the Society established “Alma Mater Kindergarten” in 1988 in a rented premises and steadily developed it up to Class V. The 1993-94 Session marked the construction of its own premises at Kurmanchal Nagar, Pilibhit Road, Bareilly . This was a result of the overwhelming support of the parents of our dear students and hard work and devotion of our competent teachers. Alma Mater Day-Cum-Day Boarding Senior Secondary School from Play Group to XII is a regular Day School affiliated to CBSE. Besides, Alma Mater has also developed an additional Day Boarding Section each at Primary & Middle levels (Class I to VIII) which affords us sufficient time to provide for the Vocational, Co-curricular & Physical needs of our students, besides the Academic needs.
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