Principal — Dheeraj International School, Pune

Est. 2016 · senior secondary · English medium · 1
₹7.4L – ₹22.8LCBSEcontractOn-site5–9 yrs1 openingsCloses 14 Nov
● posted 29 Jun

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for a Principal at Dheeraj International School in Pune, Maharashtra. A long-term, full-time engagement aligned with the school's commitment to consistent delivery. Dheeraj International School, established 2016, runs as a senior secondary campus in Pune, Maharashtra — a CBSE-affiliated school. The school believes a strong campus is built on its teachers and works to be a place where faculty want to stay. Position: as Principal, you are part of the school's leadership group. The role demands strong judgement, calm execution, and a clear point of view on what good schooling looks like. 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 (₹7.4 LPA – ₹22.8 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. Submit your application here so Dheeraj International School can shortlist you alongside the active pool. Strong profiles move to a brief teaching demo and a discussion with the academic head.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
1

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Established school — running since 2016.

What you'll handle

·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Make the final call on disciplinary and safeguarding matters.
·Oversee compliance — affiliation, fire safety, child-safety policies.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.

Working in a CBSE school

This school follows the CBSE framework, so expect continuous and comprehensive assessment, NEP-aligned competency questions, and a strong emphasis on subject enrichment activities.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Pune.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Dheeraj International School
CBSE · Pune · Est. 2016 · 8:1 students per teacher
2016
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
MANJEET KAUR
PRINCIPAL
8:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi, Marathi
LANGUAGES
1131343
AFFILIATION
Pune, Maharashtra
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