A Study of Social Intelligence among College Students in Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Abstract: The ability to make sense of the actions of others is critical to people’s daily functioning. Humans are social beings and are often said to social experts. They understand that people’s actions are directed at goals and are driven by intentions. The present study is done with the purpose to examine and measure the Social intelligence and academic achievement among college students of Himachal Pradesh. For the study, the samples were selected on the basis of a random sampling technique which consisted of 280-degree college students (Management = 150 and Social Science= 130) selected from various degree colleges of Himachal Pradesh. The factors of social intelligence included for the study are Patience, Cooperativeness, Confidence, Sensitivity, Tactfulness, Sense of Humor, Recognition of Social Environment, and Memory. A standardized questionnaire of SI by N.K. Chadha and Usha Ganeshan were administrated for this purpose. Proper statistical tools and analysis were applied in order to obtain the results. The study indicates that Social science college students have better social intelligence than Management college students. However, it was found that Management students have better academic achievement than their Counterparts.