Education plays a vital role in the personal growth and the social development among all of us. Education is important because it equips us with all that is needed to make our dreams come true. This could be done through three modes of education i.e. formal, informal and non- formal education. Formal mode of education comprises of school and universities. For the better functioning of educational set up effective and efficient management is required.

The effectiveness of a school is directly related to the principal, effective schools have effective principals. Principals are involved in every aspect of their school's operations-from assigning students to classes, to evaluating teachers, to enforcing the rules, to making sure the boiler works and the roof doesn't leak. A principal is usually held accountable in formal and informal ways for school outcomes.

This study has been undertaken keeping in the mind the importance of roles of the principals in the effectiveness of the school management. Main focus of the study is on major roles performed by the school principals such as administrator, manager, facilitator and leader for the effective and efficient management of the school.