EFFECT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UNDER-GRADUATE STUDENTS ON THEIR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is very important in today’s life for every individual. This study is aimed at investigating the effect of academic achievement of under-graduate students on their emotional intelligence in relation to their gender. A sample of 55 under-graduate college students was selected randomly from graduate degree colleges of Bhopal City. To measure the emotional intelligence of under- graduate students, Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) developed by Anukool Hyde and Sanjyot Dethe were used and for measure the academic achievement of under- graduate students, their XII standard obtained percentage were used. Mean, SD and ‘t’ test were used for data analysis. The result reveals that there is no significant effect of academic achievement on emotional intelligence of under-graduate students. The significant effect was found in the area of self motivation of emotional intelligence. This indicates that high achievers are more self-motivated than the low achievers under-graduate students. No significant effect of gender was found in respect of academic achievement, emotional intelligence and factors of emotional intelligence except in the area of emotional stability of emotional intelligence. This shows that the male under- graduate students are better in the area the emotional stability that of their female counterparts.