A Comparative Study of Emotional Intelligence among College Students of Ranchi Town

Aim– The purpose of the present study is to a comparative study of emotional intelligence among college students. Method- Samples were selected by stratified random sampling method. For that 80 students were selected randomly from different colleges of Ranchi town. Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory developed by Dr. S. K. Mangal & Mrs. Shubra Mangal (2004) and personal data questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were treated by Percentage, Mean, SD and Anova. Result- The average degree of emotional intelligence was observed in 47.5% of the students in the whole sample group. When compared to female college students, boy college students had a higher percentage of emotional intelligence (55%) (40%). When compared to their Hindu counterparts, Muslim college students had a larger percentage (55%) of average emotional intelligence (40%). Gender had a F value of 3.98, which was statistically significant at the 0.05 level, and religion had no effect on emotional intelligence. The interactional effect of gender and religion had a F value of 0.10, which was not statistically significant. Conclusion- Emotional intelligence was found in varying degrees across the entire group. Gender and religion interactions on emotional intelligence were not statistically significant. Gender has a big influence on emotional intelligence, while religion doesn’t.