Principal — DES School — Pune

DES School· Est. 1884 · secondary · English medium
₹13.9L – ₹18LState Boardfull-timeOn-site17–19 yrsCloses 15 Nov
● posted 24 May

Job description

Overview

Day to day, the Principal — DES School at DES School will plan lessons, run classes, mark work, and partner with parents — supported by an experienced academic team. Curriculum: STATE BOARD. Apply directly through this listing — your profile is shared with the school as soon as you submit.

DES School, a State Board school in Pune, 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: DES School is a State Board Day School in Sadashiv Peth, Pune.

What you'll handle as a Principal — DES School

Lead the academic vision, hire and mentor faculty, manage parent and board relations, and own school-wide outcomes from admissions to results day.

About teaching in Pune

Pune has a healthy mix of CBSE, ICSE and IB schools, with strong demand around the academic-year onboarding cycle.

Requirements

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.
Established school — running since 1884.

What you'll handle

·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.
·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.
·Chair leadership-team meetings and own the school's KPIs.

Working in a STATE BOARD school

This is a state-board school — expect bilingual delivery, state syllabus alignment and locally rooted curriculum context.

Working conditions

Day-school setup: regular school hours, scheduled events and standard term breaks.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Pune.

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

Benefits

AC ClassesWifiSmart ClassesArt and CraftDanceMusicPicnics and excursionLibrary/Reading Room
DES School
State Board · Pune · Est. 1884 · 22:1 students per teacher
1884
FOUNDED
State Board
BOARD
secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
22:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi
LANGUAGES
Pune, Maharashtra
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