HR PolicyGuidelines

The official working hours of the School shall be from 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM (8 hours) for teachers & 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for office staff or as notified by the Management from time to time.

Employees shall report to duty punctually and remain present during the entire prescribed working hours unless otherwise authorized.

The School reserves the right to revise, extend, reduce, or restructure working hours in the interest of administration, student welfare, examinations, events, emergencies, or operational necessity.

All teaching and non-teaching staff shall report to duty at least 15 minutes prior to the commencement of their scheduled duty hours or assembly, unless otherwise specified.

Repeated late reporting without valid reason shall be treated as misconduct and may attract disciplinary action.

Every employee shall mark attendance through the prescribed system, including biometric, register, digital application, or any other mode introduced by the School.

No employee shall leave the premises during working hours without prior approval from the competent authority.

Early departure without sanction shall be treated as unauthorized absence.

Teaching staff shall adhere to the timings fixed for classroom teaching, assembly duty, examination duty, remedial classes, meetings, parent interactions, training sessions, and co-curricular responsibilities.

Teachers may be required to remain beyond regular hours for correction work, events, result preparation, admissions, inspections, or academic planning without separate notice as reasonably assigned by the Management.

Administrative, accounts, transport, maintenance, security, housekeeping, and support staff shall follow timings as prescribed for their respective departments.

Shift duties may be assigned wherever operationally necessary.

Employees shall be entitled to lunch/recess breaks as scheduled by the School.

Break timings may be staggered department-wise to ensure uninterrupted functioning.

Where required, employees may be assigned duties beyond normal working hours for examinations, functions, admissions, emergencies, transport, maintenance, or special assignments.

Compensatory off or overtime benefits, if any, shall be governed strictly by Management approval or by applicable law and approved policy.

Weekly offs and holidays shall be as declared in the School calendar or notified by the Management.

Employees may be called on holidays or weekly offs for urgent institutional work, events, admissions, training, or emergencies.

Habitual late attendance shall be viewed seriously.

The Management may deduct salary, mark leave, issue warning letters, or take disciplinary action in cases of repeated delay.

Unauthorized absence from workstation/classroom/office during duty hours shall constitute misconduct.

Time lost due to unauthorized absence may be deducted from salary and may invite disciplinary proceedings.

The Management retains absolute discretion to assign staggered timings, rotational shifts, extended hours, seasonal timings, examination schedules, camp duty, hostel duty, transport duty, or any special schedule as required.

All employees shall maintain a neat, professional, modest, and dignified appearance consistent with the values, discipline, and reputation of the School.

Employees are expected to dress in a manner appropriate for an educational institution dealing with students, parents, visitors, and the public.

These dress code provisions shall apply to all teaching, non-teaching, administrative, support, contractual, temporary, and outsourced personnel while on duty, on School premises, or representing the School at any official event.

Clothing shall be clean, ironed, presentable, and in good condition.

Personal hygiene and grooming shall be maintained at all times.

Attire shall not be flashy, revealing, offensive, torn, excessively casual, or unsuitable for a professional school environment.

Teaching staff shall wear formal, modest, and professional attire as approved by the Management.

Saree, salwar suit, formal kurta with appropriate trousers, formal shirts, trousers, blazers, or any attire specifically prescribed by the School may be worn.

Administrative and office staff shall wear formal office attire or prescribed uniforms.

Support staff, drivers, attendants, housekeeping, maintenance, security, and transport personnel shall wear uniforms or attire prescribed by the School.

Every employee shall prominently display the official School identity card while on campus or during official duty outside campus.

The following shall not be permitted unless specifically approved:

The Management reserves the right to interpret, modify, prescribe uniforms, and enforce dress standards from time to time in the interest of discipline, branding, safety, and institutional reputation.

All appointments made by the School may be on Trial, Provisional, Contractual, Temporary, Fixed-Term, or Probation basis as determined by the Management.

Newly appointed employees may be placed on Probation for a period specified in the appointment letter, ordinarily ranging from three to twelve months.

Confirmation of service shall be effective only upon written confirmation issued by the Management.

Mere completion of the probation period shall not amount to automatic confirmation.

The Management reserves the right to classify appointments, extend or curtail such periods, review suitability, confirm services, renew contracts, or discontinue employment in accordance with policy and applicable law.

The total Security Deposit shall ordinarily be equivalent to two (2) months' gross salary of the employee, unless otherwise specified in the appointment letter or notified by the Management.

The Security Deposit shall consist of the following components:

No interest shall accrue or be payable on any amount retained as Security Deposit.

Leave is a privilege and not a matter of right. All leave shall be subject to prior approval of the competent authority and exigencies of work.

Employees shall be entitled to leaves only after they are regularized as permanent employees.

At present, the following annual leave entitlement may apply:

Leave shall ordinarily not be granted on:

Every employee shall faithfully, diligently, and efficiently discharge the duties of the position to which they are appointed.

Employees shall comply with all lawful and reasonable instructions, policies, circulars, procedures, and directions issued by the Management, Principal, Head of Department, or other authorized authority.

Employees shall remain accountable for the proper completion of tasks entrusted to them and for safeguarding records, materials, equipment, and confidential information under their control.

Every employee shall maintain strict confidentiality regarding all confidential, sensitive, proprietary, or non-public information relating to the School, its students, parents, staff, management, operations, and associated persons/entities.

The obligation of confidentiality shall apply during employment and shall continue even after cessation of service.

It is mandatory for all employees to sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Breach of confidentiality may result in disciplinary action, suspension, termination, recovery of losses, civil proceedings, or criminal complaint wherever applicable.

All employees shall maintain the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, dignity, and appropriate conduct in all interactions with students.

Employees shall maintain clear, appropriate, and professional boundaries with students at all times, whether inside or outside the School premises.

No employee shall engage in over-familiar, inappropriate, exploitative, suggestive, intimate, or otherwise unprofessional personal interactions with any student.

Every employee shall actively protect students from harassment, exploitation, grooming, abuse, discrimination, humiliation, or inappropriate influence.

Employees shall not provide private tuition, paid coaching, home tuition, or private academic instruction to students, whether at home, online, in coaching centres, or elsewhere, without specific written approval of the Management.

Private tuition of the School's students without authorization shall constitute serious misconduct.

Serious misconduct may attract immediate disciplinary action, including suspension or termination, without requiring prior warnings, where permissible by law.