Leadership
The people accountable for this school
Six people run Siksha day to day. Their average tenure here is twelve years, and two of them still teach a weekly class — which is deliberate, not sentimental.
- Leadership team
- 6 people
- Teaching staff
- 310
- Average tenure
- 9 years
Senior team
Who does what
Names, qualifications and the year they joined. If you need to reach any of them, the school office will put you through.
Dr. Venkat Rao Siddula
Chairman, Siksha Educational Trust
At Siksha since 1998Founded the school in 1998 with 42 students in a rented building in Kondapur, after fifteen years teaching physics in government schools across Warangal and Khammam districts.
- PhD Physics, Osmania University
- Padma Shri nominee, 2019
- Former Lecturer, Government Junior College Warangal
Mrs. Anjali Reddy Kondapalli
Principal, Gachibowli Campus
At Siksha since 2011Joined as Head of English in 2011 and became Principal in 2017. Leads the academic programme across all four campuses and still teaches one Class 9 literature section every week.
- MA English Literature, University of Hyderabad
- MEd, EFLU
- Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers
Ms. Farida Begum Sheikh
Vice Principal, Academics
At Siksha since 2013Oversees curriculum design and assessment across both the CBSE and Cambridge pathways. Led the school's move to standards-based reporting in 2021.
- MSc Mathematics, IIT Madras
- MEd Curriculum Studies, TISS
Mr. Joseph Mathew
Head of Pastoral Care & Safeguarding
At Siksha since 2016Responsible for child protection, counselling and the house system. Trained as a clinical psychologist before moving into schools.
- MPhil Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs. Padmaja Rani Vemula
Head Librarian & Head of Reading
At Siksha since 2019Rebuilt the library collection between 2022 and 2025, raising the Telugu and Hindi holdings from 19% to 47% and lifting junior borrowing by 61%.
- MLISc, Osmania University
- Former District Library Officer, Nalgonda
Mr. Srinivas Chowdary Poluri
Director of Operations
At Siksha since 2009Runs transport, catering, facilities and campus security across all four sites. Introduced GPS tracking on the full bus fleet in 2018.
- MBA Operations, ICFAI Hyderabad
Beyond the senior team, 310 teachers and staff
84% hold a postgraduate qualification, and the average teacher has been here nine years.
Careers
We hire teachers who argue with us
If the way this school works sounds like the way you would want to teach, we would like to hear from you.
Prefer to talk to someone? Call the admissions office on +91 89 7788 1200, weekdays 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.