| Sr. | Principal Name | Year | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR. W.LOCKWOOD KIPLING C.I.E | 1870 - 1890 | 
| 2 | MR. WFH. ANDREWS, O.B.E | 1890 - 1897 | 
| 3 | MR. PERCY BROWN, M.B.E | 1897 - 1909 | 
| 4 | S.RAM SINGH, M.V.O.,S.B | 1909 - 1913 | 
| 5 | MR. LIONEL HEATH,R.M.S.,I.E.S | 1913 - 1929 | 
| 6 | MR. S.N. GUPTA.R.B | 1929 - 1942 | 
| 7 | MR. MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN,K.S.,F.R.S.A | 1942 - 1947 | 
| 8 | MR. GHULAM NABI MALIK F.R.S.A, R.D.S.(HON.) | 1947 - 1953 | 
| 9 | MR. SIDNEY SPEDDING, DIP.FINE ART (DURHAM) C.I.A.L | 1954 - 1956 | 
| 10 | PROF. MR. SPONENBURGH M.A.,M.F.A | 1958 - 1961 | 
| 11 | PROF. SHAKIR ALI G.D. (ART) ; D.F.A | 1961 - 1974 | 
| 12 | PROF. IQBAL HASSAN N.D. ARCH.N.C.A.M.A.,a.b.d. (PENN) | 1975 - 1983 | 
| 13 | PROF. ABBASI ABIDI P.G. DIP. (LHR), P.G. DIP. (LONDON)  | 
      1984 - 1990 | 
| 14 | PROF. SAJIDA H.VANDAL B.ARCH (UET) MB. ENV (UNSW)  | 
      1990 - 1994 | 
| 15 | PROF. SALIMA HASHMI  M.A.E. (HON.) RISD, (USA)  | 
      1995 - 1999 | 
| 16 | PROF. SAJIDA H.VANDAL B.ARCH (UET) MB. ENV (UNSW)  | 
      1999 - 2007 | 
| 17 | PROF. NAAZISH ATA - ULLAH B.A.NDFA (NCA) ATC (UK) P.G. (SLADE SCH)  | 
      2007 - 2010 | 
| 18 | PROF. DR. MURTAZA JAFRI BFA(NCA) MA CHELSEA (LONDON) PhD (LONDON) POST DOCTORATE AVA (LONDON)  | 
      2013 - | 
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