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Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.\n\nCore responsibilities:\n- Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.\n- Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.\n- Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.\n- Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.\n- Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group.\n\nQualifications and skills:\n- Master's degree with a recognised teaching/leadership qualification.\n- Track record of leading improvement at section or school level.\n- Hiring, coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution skills.", "datePosted": "2026-11-01T00:19:22.867+00:00", "employmentType": "CONTRACTOR", "hiringOrganization": { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/schools/swami-pranabananda-vidya-mandir-kalibari-0403#school", "name": "Swami Pranabananda Vidya Mandir", "url": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/schools/swami-pranabananda-vidya-mandir-kalibari-0403", "sameAs": "http://www.spvmr.in", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "IN", "streetAddress": "KALIBARI, DEBINAGAR", "addressLocality": "Uttar Dinajpur", "addressRegion": "West Bengal", "postalCode": "733123" }, "foundingDate": "2015" }, "url": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/jobs/principal-swami-pranabananda-vidya-mandir-kalibari-0403-uttar-dinajpur-dabe063e-r2611", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/jobs/principal-swami-pranabananda-vidya-mandir-kalibari-0403-uttar-dinajpur-dabe063e-r2611", "validThrough": "2027-01-30T00:19:22.867Z", "dateModified": "2026-11-01T22:07:56.809989+00:00", "directApply": true, "jobLocation": { "@type": "Place", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "IN", "streetAddress": "KALIBARI, DEBINAGAR", "addressLocality": "Uttar Dinajpur", "addressRegion": "West Bengal", "postalCode": "733123" } }, "baseSalary": { "@type": "MonetaryAmount", "currency": "INR", "value": { "@type": "QuantitativeValue", "unitText": "YEAR", "minValue": 1245500, "maxValue": 2615500 } }, "occupationalCategory": "11-9032.00 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary", "industry": "Education", "totalJobOpenings": 1, "experienceRequirements": { "@type": "OccupationalExperienceRequirements", "monthsOfExperience": 84 } }, "board": "CBSE", "schoolType": "Secondary Level", "status": "published", "descriptionText": "Swami Pranabananda Vidya Mandir, established 2015, is a CBSE-affiliated secondary school in Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal.\n\nThe school is hiring a Principal. 1 position open. Indicative pay: ₹12.5 LPA–₹26.2 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.\n\nCore responsibilities:\n• Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.\n• Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.\n• Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.\n• Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.\n• Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group.\n\nQualifications and skills:\n• Master's degree with a recognised teaching/leadership qualification.\n• Track record of leading improvement at section or school level.\n• Hiring, coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution skills.", "aboutTheRole": "Lead the school as Principal: set the academic agenda, coach your team, own the calendar and represent the school with poise.", "dayToDay": [ "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." ], "estimatedBand": null, "enrichment": [ { "id": "responsibilities", "heading": "What you'll handle as a Principal", "body": "Own the school's strategic plan, build and coach the leadership team, manage budgets and infrastructure, and steer culture from assembly to award day." }, { "id": "board-context", "heading": "Working in a CBSE school", "body": "**CBSE** schools value teachers comfortable with conceptual lesson design, art-integrated learning and NEP 2020-aligned pedagogy." } ], "faq": [ { "q": "How big are the classes?", "a": "Class sizes in Indian K-12 schools usually fall in the 25–40 student range. Premium IB/IGCSE schools often cap sections at 22–25." }, { "q": "What questions are asked in a Principal interview?", "a": "Six sample questions with model answers for this exact role — including a demo-lesson walkthrough, classroom-management scenario and subject-specific probe — are in the Principal interview guide: /interview-questions/principal." }, { "q": "Do staff get fee concession for their children?", "a": "Many schools offer a tuition-fee concession for the children of full-time staff, subject to admission criteria and available seats. The appointment letter or the school's written HR policy is the authoritative source — confirm what applies before treating it as compensation." }, { "q": "What is the salary for this Principal role?", "a": "The salary band is shown in the \"Key facts\" panel above. Final offers depend on your years of experience, qualifications and the interview outcome." }, { "q": "How long does it take to hear back after applying?", "a": "Most schools review applications within 5–10 working days. If you don't hear back in two weeks, the role has usually been filled or paused — keep applying to similar openings in the meantime." }, { "q": "What is the average Principal salary in Uttar Dinajpur?", "a": "Check the \"Salary snapshot\" section above for the entry / typical / senior band tailored to Principal roles in Uttar Dinajpur. City tier and board affiliation move the number materially — IB and Cambridge schools sit at the top of the range, state-board private schools at the base." }, { "q": "Is accommodation provided?", "a": "Accommodation is not standard for day-school roles — confirm details with the Principal's office during the interview." }, { "q": "Are detailed lesson plans expected?", "a": "Most schools expect weekly lesson plans submitted to the coordinator/HOD, plus unit plans at the start of each term. Templates are usually provided." }, { "q": "How will I know if my application is being reviewed?", "a": "You'll get a status notification on School Jobs India (and by email) each time the school updates your application — Shortlisted, Interviewing, Offered or Not selected. Sign in and open \"My applications\" to see the timeline anytime." }, { "q": "Which curriculum does the school follow?", "a": "Swami Pranabananda Vidya Mandir follows the CBSE curriculum, so teaching, assessment and reporting align to that framework." } ] }