Principal — Velammal Knowledge Park, Tirunelveli

senior secondary · English medium · Kolkatta High Road,Panchetti
₹9.0L – ₹16.1LCBSEfull-timeOn-site7–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 20 Nov
● posted 12 Jun

Job description

Overview

Velammal Knowledge Park in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu is seeking a Principal who brings both subject depth and a student-first approach. The school invests heavily in teacher development. Velammal Knowledge Park is a senior secondary school in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu — a CBSE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The Principal leads by example in classrooms, faculty meetings, and parent interactions, while keeping the school's long-term direction in view. 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. What we offer:
  • Competitive, on-time salary (₹9.0 LPA – ₹16.1 LPA).
  • Defined working hours aligned with the school timetable.
  • Investment in your growth — training, mentorship, peer learning.
  • A respectful work environment focused on outcomes.
  • Access to school resources, libraries, labs, and digital tools. Hit Apply on this page to put your CV in front of the Velammal Knowledge Park academic lead. Selected profiles progress to a model class and a conversation with leadership.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
1

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

·Chair leadership-team meetings and own the school's KPIs.
·Lead parent communication — newsletters, escalations and the annual address.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.

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 Tirunelveli.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Velammal Knowledge Park
CBSE · Tirunelveli · 30:1 students per teacher
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
30:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English
LANGUAGES
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
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