College principal (director / dean role)

Role: Degree College Principal ( Govt Aided College) - Dean/Director Level Role
Organization: Very reputed college in Punjab, affiliated to GNDU - 50 year of legacy
Location Jalandhar, Punjab
CTC Budget : As per UGC Norms ( upto 40 LPA of CTC)
About Institution:
This is one of Punjab’s leading higher education institutions. Affiliated with Guru Nanak Dev
University (GNDU), Amritsar, and accredited with NAAC A+ Grade, the College is renowned for
excellence in Fine Arts, Design, Performing Arts, Media Studies, Commerce, Information Technology, Humanities, and multidisciplinary education. ACFA is widely recognized for its academic excellence, cultural leadership, innovation, and value-based education
Role Overview
The Principal will serve as the academicand administrative head of the institution, providing strategic leadership to advance academic excellence, institutional growth, governance, and stakeholder engagement. The role requiresa visionary leaderwith a strong understanding of aided college administration, higher education governance, accreditation systems, and institutional development.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the overall growth and advancement of the institution.
- Lead curriculum development and implementation in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP), multidisciplinary education, and emerging higher education trends.
- Promote innovative pedagogy, technology-enabled learning, outcome-based education, and industry-academia collaboration.
- Foster a strong culture of research, innovation, publications, projects, and academic excellence.
- Drive faculty development through mentoring, leadership development, performance enhancement, and continuous professional learning initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with GNDU regulations, UGC guidelines, NAAC accreditation requirements, statutory norms, and aided college regulations.
- Oversee quality assurance, IQAC initiatives, academic planning, institutional governance, budgeting, infrastructure, and operational effectiveness.
- Promote holistic student development through academics, cultural activities, entrepreneurship, community engagement, and career readiness initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with university authorities, regulatory bodies, industry partners, alumni, and other key stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria
Ph. D. with consistently strong academic credentials and eligibility as per UGC norms and GNDU Norms
Minimum 15 years of teaching and academic administration experience in higher education institutions.
Minimum 10 research publications in peer-reviewed/UGC-listed journals and fulfilment of UGC-prescribed research requirements.
Experience in academic administration, accreditation, quality assurance, and institutional governance.
Experience in managing or working with Govt aided and affiliated colleges will be strongly preferred. Experience in Fashion / Arts areas will be highly preferred.
Desired ( Not Mandatory): Working Knowledge of Punjabi Language
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