School Leadership

TIS’s senior leadership team is comprised of the Senior Education Advisor, Ms Madhulika Sen; the Principal, Ms Jyotika Jakhar; the Vice-Principal, Ms Seema Prabhakar; the Junior School Headmistress, Ms Shruti Sharma; and the Dean Academics, Ms N Saroj. They are ably assisted by 13 Heads of Departments, who are responsible for innovative teaching and academic performance in their subject specialties.

Senior Education Advisor

Ms. Madhulika Sen

Ms Sen is the longest-serving member of the TIS staff, having joined as an English and Social Science teacher for Classes VII and VIII in 1978. Over the course of more than 46 years, she has taught Economics to Classes XI and XII, was Vice-Principal for 10 years, and led the school as Principal from 1996-2017. Ms Sen has been instrumental in taking the school from a small single-story institution to the large and well-respected powerhouse it is today. She currently advises the school leadership team and sets strategies for the future of the schools. Ms Sen holds a B.Com (Hons.) from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, a B.Ed from the Central Institute of Education, and an MA in Economics from Punjab University.

Principal

Ms. Jyotika Jakhar

Ms Jyotika Jakhar, the Principal of Tagore International School, has an illustrious career spanning two and a half decades, marked by her unwavering dedication to holistic education. Her extensive experience began as a college lecturer in Haryana, followed by her role as Principal of primary schools, based in U.P., Assam, and Bangalore. She further served as PGT English at various institutions, including Presentation Convent, Jammu; Army Public School, Meerut, Gujarat; and G.D. Goenka Public School, Dwarka. During her various tenures, she successfully juggled roles such as Senior Coordinator, Editor of the School Magazine, Academic Coordinator, and ultimately Vice Principal, all the while maintaining an impeccable track record of an increasing number of students who achieved the rare distinction of securing a place in the top 0.1% in board exams.
Her strong belief in the transformative potential of youth stems from her academic journey, which began at the prestigious Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar. She pursued advanced studies in English and Education from Kurukshetra University, further enhancing her expertise with a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA) in HR from Symbiosis, Pune. Currently, she is engaged in doctoral research in Children’s Literature, underscoring her deep commitment to education.

Dean Academics

Ms. N Saroj

Ms N. Saroj is a stalwart of TIS, having joined the school over 30 years ago. She started with teaching Classes X-XII History in 1990 and proved herself to be a formidable teacher. To date, with each year an exceeding number of her students receive merit certificates for being in the top 0.1% of the total number of examinees nationally. She took over as TIS’s first (and only) Dean Academics in 2011 and is responsible for ensuring that we meet the highest educational standards. She also belongs to the CBSE History course committee, where she advises on national curriculum development and the making of sample papers for Class XII. Ms N Saroj has a BA (Hons.) and MA in History from Meerut University, and a B.Ed. from Annamalai University.

Junior School Headmistress

Ms. Shruti Sharma

Ms Sharma has been in the field of education for more than two decades. She received her BA from Lady Shriram College for Women, an MA in History from Madurai Kamaraj University and a B.Ed from Annamalai University. She started her career teaching English, Math and EVS to Classes III-V at Mount Carmel School Dwarka. She then taught Social Science to Classes VI-X at G.D. Goenka Dwarka, where she also served as a Junior School Incharge. Ms Sharma has also been a Social Science teacher for Classes IX-X and Assembly & Inter-School Competition Incharge at K R Mangalam World School Vikaspuri, and Primary School Coordinator at The Indian Heights School Dwarka. She joined TIS as the Junior School Academic Coordinator in 2018 and has been a key school leader, serving as the Junior School Headmistress since 2019.