Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on Students Academic Performance

Abstract

We live in a world that is changing faster than ever before and facing unparalleled challenges. According to Plato, “all learning has an emotional base”. Emotional intelligence is the ability to use one’s emotions, which helps to solve problems and live a more productive life. Thus, this study was carried out to examine the impact of Emotional Intelligence on university students’ Academic Performance. A sample of 65 students from universities in the age group of 18-24 years from Surat City was taken. The data was collected through a questionnaire. The TeIQue-SF Scale was used to measure Emotional Intelligence and CGPA for measuring Academic Performance. Correlation was used as a statistical tool. The formulated hypothesis was, there will be a significant relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Students’ Academic Performance. The correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Student’s Academic Performance came out to be -.104 (p=0.05), so the results showed that there was not any significant relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Student’s Academic Performance.