Principal — Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya — Kolkata

₹7.8L – ₹14.1LState Boardfull-timeOn-site11–16 yrsCloses 15 Nov
● posted 28 May

Job description

Overview

Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya (Kolkata, West Bengal) is inviting applications for a Principal — Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya. The school has been running for 110+ years. Curriculum: STATE BOARD. Hit Apply to share your CV with the school. Strong applicants are typically contacted within a week.

Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya, a State Board 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: Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya is a State Board Day School in Barabazar, Kolkata.

What you'll handle as a Principal — Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya

Lead the academic vision, hire and mentor faculty, manage parent and board relations, and own school-wide outcomes from admissions to results 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.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.
Established school — running since 1916.

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 STATE BOARD school

This is a state-board school — expect bilingual delivery, state syllabus alignment and locally rooted curriculum context.

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

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Sree Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Vidyalaya
State Board · Kolkata · Est. 1916 · 12:1 students per teacher
1916
FOUNDED
State Board
BOARD
secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
12:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Bengali
LANGUAGES
Kolkata, West Bengal
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