Principal — Saltlake Shiksha Niketan — Kolkata

Saltlake Shiksha Niketan· Est. 2005 · senior secondary · English medium
₹11.3L – ₹19.8LCBSEfull-timeOn-site13–18 yrsCloses 15 Nov
● posted 16 Jun

Job description

Overview

Saltlake Shiksha Niketan is building a strong academic team and is looking for a Principal — Saltlake Shiksha Niketan who can lead learning with care, rigour, and consistency. Curriculum: CBSE. The school has been running for 21+ years. Send your application via this page; the school's hiring lead reviews every submission.

Saltlake Shiksha Niketan, 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: Saltlake Shiksha Niketan is a CBSE Day School in Saltlake, Kolkata.

What you'll handle as a Principal — Saltlake Shiksha Niketan

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

·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.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.
·Lead parent communication — newsletters, escalations and the annual address.

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

Alumni AssociationMedical RoomDay careMealsTransportationAC ClassesSmart ClassesWifi
Saltlake Shiksha Niketan
CBSE · Kolkata · Est. 2005 · 20:1 students per teacher
2005
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
20:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi, Bengali
LANGUAGES
Kolkata, West Bengal
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