Job description
Overview
Nalanda, established 2016, is a CBSE-affiliated secondary school in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
The school is hiring a Principal. 1 position open. Indicative pay: ₹12.6 LPA–₹23.3 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the assigned section/department on academic and operational matters.
- Mentor teachers through observation, feedback, and development plans.
- Oversee assessment cycles, result analysis, and improvement plans.
- Handle parent escalations professionally and represent the school externally.
- Drive a culture of academic rigour, discipline, and student wellbeing.
Requirements:
- Master's degree with a relevant teaching qualification (B.Ed./M.Ed. preferred).
- Significant classroom experience plus years in coordination/leadership.
- Calm, confident judgement with students, parents, and staff.
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
·Oversee compliance — affiliation, fire safety, child-safety policies.
·Make the final call on disciplinary and safeguarding matters.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.
·Chair leadership-team meetings and own the school's KPIs.
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
Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Ahmednagar.
- Coordinator→
- Academic Coordinator→
- Vice Principal→
- Principal
Nalanda
CBSE · Ahmednagar · Est. 2016
2016
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
secondary
LEVEL
Pallavi Gautam Bahadurge
PRINCIPAL
1130858
AFFILIATION
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
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