Principal — Birla High School — Kolkata

Birla High School· Est. 1941
₹10.3L – ₹14.2LCBSEfull-timeOn-site11–13 yrsCloses 20 Dec
● posted 19 Jun

Job description

Overview

Birla High School (Kolkata, West Bengal) is inviting applications for a Principal — Birla High School. Curriculum: CBSE. The school has been running for 85+ years. Use the Apply button to register your interest — the school contacts shortlisted candidates directly.

Birla High School, a CBSE school in Kolkata, is hiring a Principal.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead the school's academic and operational vision
  • Mentor faculty and coordinators
  • Engage with parents and the management committee
  • Drive curriculum and student outcomes

Requirements:

  • 8-20 years of relevant experience
  • Postgraduate degree with B.Ed; proven leadership track record

About the school: Birla High School is a CBSE Day School in Moira Street, Kolkata.

What you'll handle as a Principal — Birla High School

Own the school's strategic plan, build and coach the leadership team, manage budgets and infrastructure, and steer culture from assembly to award day.

About teaching in Kolkata

Kolkata has historic ICSE and CBSE schools alongside growing IB options, with hiring concentrated around March–May.

Requirements

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.

What you'll handle

·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.
·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.

Working in a CBSE school

CBSE schools value teachers comfortable with conceptual lesson design, art-integrated learning and NEP 2020-aligned pedagogy.

Working conditions

This is a day school — standard working hours with weekend off, occasional events and parent-teacher meetings.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Kolkata.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal

Benefits

TransportationSmart ClassesArt and CraftDanceDramaMusicPicnics and excursionDebate
Birla High School
CBSE · Kolkata · Est. 1941
1941
FOUNDED
CBSE
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Kolkata, West Bengal
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