EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS: A CRITICAL STUDY OF AIZAWL CITY

This study focuses on determining the emotional intelligence of college students in Aizawl city with reference to their gender and its relationship with academic achievement. The study was carried out through a descriptive survey method, and for the collection of data, Emotional Intelligence Scale by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe and Upinder Dhar was used. The population of the study consisted of all college students within Aizawl city. The sample of the study consisted of 170 students, of whom 78 were male and 92 were female. Samples were selected using simple random sampling. Statistical tools such as percentages, mean, standard deviations, z-score, Mann-Whitney U Test, and Pearson’s Product-Moment were used. The findings indicated that most college students in Aizawl (77.6%) have normal emotional intelligence, 21.7% have high EI, and only 0.7% have low EI, indicating generally well-balanced emotional abilities. It was also found that there is a significant difference in emotional intelligence between male and female students, in which female students have higher emotional intelligence than their male counterparts, and no significant relationship was found between emotional intelligence and the academic achievement of college students in Aizawl city. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, College students, Male and Female, Academic Achievement