Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement among Advantage and Disadvantage Children

In the present investigation an attempt has been made to reveal the relationship of emotional intelligence and academic achievement. It also studies the emotional intelligence and academic achievement of high and low socio economic status children. Sample for the study includes 200 (100 high socio economic status and 100 low socio economic status) of class Xth of Ranchi. The data were analyzed with the help of t-ratio and product moment coefficients of correlation. The findings of the study reveal positive relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement. The study also reveals that students with high and low socio economic status differ from one another on emotional intelligence and academic achievement.