A comparative study of Emotional Intelligence in Academic Achievements of students between Public and Private Universities of Haryana

Abstract

Today the world is running towards advancement in technology and change. Change is not so easy for everyone. An increase in number of student’s suicides and depression cases is an alarming situation to study their level of Emotional Intelligence and the impact of Emotional Intelligence on academic achievements of students as students are facing problems in managing challenges, stress and competitions. This study was conducted by visiting 4 public and 4 private universities, with 500 students of public and private universities of Haryana using standardized questionnaire developed by Prof. Roquiya and Dr. Anjum, consisting 30 questions. Karl Pearson’s correlation and Categorical Moderator Analysis were the tools used to analyse the results. It was concluded that Emotional intelligence and academic achievements are positively correlated, students were found with average emotional intelligence and a significant difference was found while comparing the effect of emotional intelligence on academic achievements of public and private college students. It becomes necessity for teachers, parents, and for the students to work on their emotional intelligence, to face and overcome the stress & challenges of modern competitive world.