CBSE School Principal Qualification

For this please refer CBSE Affiliation Bye-Laws and circulars released by CBSE.

http://cbseaff.nic.in/cbse_aff/attachment/onlineservices/affiliation-Bye-Laws.pdf

Qualification for a PRINCIPAL of a CBSE School:

For SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (Upto CLASS XII)

A.

(i) Masters Degree or Honours Degree

• Foreign University recognised as equivalent to the Master’s Degree of an Indian University by the U.P.S.C. (or)
• Honours Degree of such Indian Universities as may be recognized equivalent to the Master’s Degree by the U.P.S.C.

(ii) A teaching Degree or a Diploma in Education or its equivalent – B.Ed

(iii) Experience as required under anyone of the following clauses:

a)  At least 3 years experience of administrative charge of a recognised College having Intermediate or higher classes.

b)  At least 5 years experience of administrative charge of a recognised High School.

c)  At least 5 years experience of teaching in a recognised college or Higher Secondary School or an equivalent teaching experience in a Teachers Training Institute.

d)  At least 8 years teaching experience in a recognised High School.

e) At least 5 years experience including 3years educational administrative experience and 2 years teaching experience in a recognised High or Higher Secondary School or a Teachers Training Institute

OR

B.

Bachelor of Engineering with 5 years teaching experience in a recognised College or Hr. Sec. School

OR

C.

Trained Graduate Heads of recognised High Schools who have attained the age of 45 years and possess at least 15 years teaching experience of Secondary classes in a recognised High/Higher Secondary School (including at least 5 years administrative experience as Head of a recognised High School.)

OR

D.

Persons possessing Masters Degree with at least 15 years teaching experience in a recognised Higher Secondary School and/or a recognised college having attained the age of 45 years.

OR

E.

Persons possessing Masters Degree in Education and having the requisite experience as provided for in anyone of the forgoing clauses A to D.

FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (Upto CLASS X)

At least Master’s Degree (or its equivalent) with a teaching degree or its equivalent with 5 years experience of teaching of High or Higher Secondary/Intermediate classes.

OR

1. i)  At least Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised University;
2. ii)  B.Ed. from a recognised University/Institute; and
3. iii)  8 years experience of teaching Secondary School classes (up to class X) or 12 years of teaching experience of Middle and Secondary classes of which minimum 5 years being experience of teaching the Secondary classes; or 5 years experience as Headmaster of Middle School or other equivalent administrative experience.