A STUDY ON THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCEONTHEGOVERNMENTAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHENNAI DISTRICT

This study investigated the difference in emotional intelligence and academic achievement of
government and private secondary school students. Statistical population of the study
includes all the secondary school students of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. A
sample of 130 school students was selected through random sampling technique. Emotional
intelligence scale developed by A.K. Singh and Shruti Narain (2014) and last year
examination marks of school students were used to measure emotional intelligence and
academic achievement of students. Results showed that both government and private school
students did not differ in emotional intelligence, however a significant difference was found
between government and private secondary school students on the variable academic
achievement. Moreover, the investigator found that emotional intelligence and academic
achievement are significantly and positively correlated with each other.
Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, School Students.