A Study on Emotional Intelligence of Professional and Non-Professional Postgraduate Students

Abstract

A study has been conducted on emotional intelligence of professional and non-professional PG students. There are 04 objectives and 03 hypotheses framed in the study. The total sample selected for the study was 240 among which 120 was from professional PG students and 120 was from non-professional students. The sample was drawn from various higher education institutions of Kashmir Valley through stratified random sampling. Self-constructed and standardized questionnaire on emotional intelligence was used for the study. The study concluded that Professional PG students have higher emotional Intelligence that the non-professional PG students. The study also found that female PG students possess significantly better emotional intelligence than male PG students. However, no significant difference was found on the basis of rural and urban dichotomy.