Principal — Orchids The International School — Kolkata

₹9.1L – ₹14LCBSEfull-timeOn-site10–12 yrsCloses 15 Nov
● posted 26 May

Job description

Overview

Principal — Orchids The International School at Orchids The International School, Kolkata. A focused role for educators ready to step into a structured classroom this academic year. Curriculum: CBSE. The school has been running for 7+ years. Hit Apply to share your CV with the school. Strong applicants are typically contacted within a week.

Orchids The International 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: Orchids The International School is a CBSE Day School in New Town, Kolkata.

What you'll handle as a Principal — Orchids The International 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

Day careAlumni AssociationMedical RoomTransportationSmart ClassesAC ClassesWifiWashrooms
Orchids The International School
CBSE · Kolkata · Est. 2019
2019
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
Kolkata, West Bengal
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