Emotional Intelligence Levels of Teachers in Government and Private Mining Engineering Colleges of Urban and Rural Areas in Karnataka: A Comparative Study

This study compares the emotional intelligence levels of teachers in ‘Mining Engineering colleges from Government & Private in urban and rural area of Karnataka India. Mining college teachers’ emotional intelligence was assessed using the emotional Intelligence Scale. The Stratified Random Sampling technique was used to choose the sample size for the current study. The study is restricted to Mining Engineering college teachers located in urban and rural area of Karnataka state. The sample comprised 240 ‘Mining Engineering college teachers’ in two types of management, i.e. Government and Private colleges. Applied statistical tools for data analysis, including mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation, and ANOVA. According to the study, there are no significant differences between the emotional intelligence levels of Government and Private ‘Mining Engineering college teachers’ in Urban and rural area with regard to gender, experience, age, management, or location. The current study measured teachers’ levels of EI. The EI level of mining engineering teachers impacts on their job performance, to avoid negative impact and to frame and implement educational policies the current study would assist.