The Principal will be the chief academic and executive leader of the institution, responsible for building a future-ready, industry-integrated, and academically rigorous college while ensuring full compliance with the affiliating parent university and statutory regulatory bodies.This role requires a senior academic leader with the stature and credibility to balance regulatory governance, curriculum innovation, employability outcomes, and institutional reputation building—positioning the college as a benchmark institution in Eastern India.Key Responsibilities Strategic & Institutional Leadership •Formulate and execute a long-term vision for developing a modern institute aligned with Kolkata’s academic, cultural, and industry ecosystem. •Lead digital transformation initiatives, interdisciplinary academic models, and learner-centric pedagogies. •Ensure strict adherence to parent-university statutes, examination systems, academic calendars, and regulatory directives.Academic Excellence & Program Development •Oversee academic planning and delivery to meet and exceed parent-university standards. •Promote faculty research, scholarly publications, and continuous pedagogical innovation. •Introduce skill-oriented certificates, micro-credentials, and add-on programs within the affiliating framework.Apprenticeship, Placement & Industry Integration •Institutionalize structured apprenticeship pathways, internships, and work-integrated learning programs across disciplines. •Build strategic partnerships with corporates, media organizations, hospitality groups, sports bodies, and emerging industries. •Strengthen the Training & Placement Cell with outcome-driven KPIs for recruiter engagement, placement ratios, compensation benchmarks, and alumni participation. •Position employability and career readiness as core institutional success metrics.Accreditation, Rankings & Quality Assurance •Lead NAAC, NBA, and other accreditation processes with institution-wide coordination. •Drive participation in national ranking and benchmarking frameworks. •Establish robust Internal Quality Assurance Systems, academic audits, and continuous-improvement mechanisms.Enrollment Growth & Brand Building •Design ethical, data-led student recruitment strategies and outreach programs across Eastern India. •Serve as the public academic face of the institution at government, university, and industry forums. •Build the institutional brand around graduate outcomes, academic integrity, innovation, and societal impact.Administrative & Operational Oversight •Direct financial planning, infrastructure expansion, HR systems, and campus operations. •Ensure compliance with legal, statutory, financial, and academic governance requirements. •Foster a transparent, inclusive, and high-performance institutional culture.Faculty & Staff Leadership •Recruit, mentor, and retain high-quality faculty and administrators. •Implement performance management systems, leadership pipelines, and professional-development frameworks. •Encourage collaborative governance while safeguarding academic autonomy within regulatory structures.Mandatory Qualifications & Experience •Doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent) — mandatory. •Minimum 10–20 years of experience in higher education with significant academic leadership responsibility (Principal, Dean, Director, or Head of Department). •Proven experience in managing affiliating-university compliance, accreditation cycles, placements, and institutional expansion. •Strong command over regulatory frameworks, quality assurance systems, and industry-academia partnership models. •Visionary, data-driven leader with exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Job Title
Principal