Principal

₹7.5L – ₹18.9LCBSEcontractOn-site7–12 yrs1 openingsCloses 17 Oct
● posted 18 May

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.

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.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
1

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 Nainital.

  1. Coordinator
  2. Academic Coordinator
  3. Vice Principal
  4. Principal

Salary & benefits

₹7.5L – ₹18.9L / yr

Pay benchmark — Principal in Nainital

₹7.5L / yr
ENTRY / LOW
₹7.5L – ₹18.9L / yr
TYPICAL
₹18.9L / yr
SENIOR / HIGH
Band posted by the school. Final offers depend on experience, qualifications and interview outcome.

Full job description

Overview

Saraswati Shishu Mandir Satbunga in Nainital, Uttarakhand is inviting applications for a Principal. The role sits inside the school's day-to-day academic delivery and reports into the section head. Saraswati Shishu Mandir Satbunga is a senior secondary campus in Nainital, Uttarakhand — a CBSE-affiliated school. Day-to-day work is anchored in curriculum maps, defined assessment cycles, and faculty review built into the calendar. Role: as Principal, you work closely with the Principal on academic and operational decisions — leading a section/team, driving teacher development, overseeing assessments, and holding the line on standards. 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. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹7.5 LPA – ₹18.9 LPA).
  • Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
  • Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
  • A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
  • A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Apply through the platform using the button above; your profile lands with Saraswati Shishu Mandir Satbunga instantly. Candidates who meet the brief are invited for interviews within the week.
Saraswati Shishu Mandir Satbunga
CBSE · Nainital
CBSE
BOARD
primary
LEVEL
1-5
GRADES
35
STUDENTS
Nainital, Uttarakhand
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