Principal — Universal Academy, Karnal

senior secondary · 376 students · Gharaunda
₹11.0L – ₹18.2LCBSEfull-timeOn-site5–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 10 Dec
● posted 16 Jun

Job description

Overview

An opening for a Principal in Karnal, Haryana at Universal Academy. The school is expanding its team for the new session and welcomes both experienced and high-potential candidates. Universal Academy runs as a senior secondary campus in Karnal, Haryana — a CBSE-affiliated school. The school believes a strong campus is built on its teachers and works to be a place where faculty want to stay. Position: as Principal, you are part of the school's leadership group. The role demands strong judgement, calm execution, and a clear point of view on what good schooling looks like. 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. 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.
  • Clear writing for academic plans, reports, and parent communication.
  • A track record of building and retaining strong teaching teams. Benefits and culture:
  • Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹11.0 LPA – ₹18.2 LPA).
  • Structured calendar with reasonable workload expectations.
  • Professional development through workshops and internal training.
  • A collaborative staff culture with clear leadership backing.
  • Stable, full-time employment at a settled school. Apply now using this listing, and your CV reaches the Universal Academy hiring team within minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; expect a response inside one working week.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
1

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.

What you'll handle

·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.
·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.

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 Karnal.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Universal Academy
CBSE · Karnal
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
SANGEETA AGGARWAL
PRINCIPAL
1-12
GRADES
376
STUDENTS
Karnal, Haryana
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