A Comparative Study of Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem Among Civil Service Aspirants and Non-Aspirants

The purpose of this study is to find if there’s any difference between self-esteem and emotional intelligence among civil service aspirants and non-aspirants. The study was administered on 75 aspirants and 81 non-aspirants from all over India. The samples will be collected by administering Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Data will be collected online via Google forms. It was concluded that there is significant difference in the levels of emotional intelligence of civil service aspirants and non-aspirants, whereas no significant difference between self-esteem was found. The results showed that non-aspirants had higher level of emotional intelligence than civil service aspirants.