Principal — Indus Valley World School, Kolkata

Est. 2008 · senior secondary · English medium · 488
₹9.1L – ₹14.7LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–11 yrs1 openingsCloses 23 Nov
● posted 22 Jun

Job description

Overview

Indus Valley World School in Kolkata, West Bengal is seeking a Principal who brings both subject depth and a student-first approach. The school invests heavily in teacher development. Indus Valley World School in Kolkata, West Bengal functions as a senior secondary institution — a CBSE-affiliated school, established 2008,. The leadership team is closely involved in academic planning and faculty support, with a sharp focus on classroom impact. 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. Why join us:
  • Predictable, on-time monthly compensation (₹9.1 LPA – ₹14.7 LPA).
  • Reasonable workload with planned holidays per the calendar.
  • Real ownership of your subject/function from day one.
  • A leadership team that listens, supports, and gives credit.
  • A campus that respects educators as professionals. Click Apply at the top of this page to share your profile with Indus Valley World School. Suitable applicants are contacted directly to schedule the next round of conversations.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
1

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

·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.
·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.

Working in a CBSE school

As a CBSE-affiliated school, the calendar is structured around term-wise assessments, project work and board-format mocks for senior grades.

Career path

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  1. Coordinator→
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  4. Principal
Indus Valley World School
CBSE · Kolkata · Est. 2008 · 15:1 students per teacher
2008
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
RESHMA BHATTACHARYA
PRINCIPAL
15:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi, Bengali
LANGUAGES
2430108
AFFILIATION
Kolkata, West Bengal
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