The role of emotional intelligence in the academic achievement of engineering students: A case study Narayanamma P. Lakshmi1,1, Assistant Professor, Devi V. Rama1,*, Professor 1School of Management Studies, Vignan University, Vadlamudi, Guntur, 522213, Andhra Pradesh, India. 1Corresponding author Email id: lakshmipathi.mba@gmail.com
*vangapanduramadevi1970@gmail.com
Abstract Emotional intelligence (EQ) is considered to play a vital role in one's personal life, school and college life and work life. The present study aims to determine the relationship between EQ and academic achievement of engineering students. The subjects for the study are 177 engineering students drawn from an engineering institution using simple random sampling method. Primary data are collected with the help of a questionnaire. The Emotional intelligence scale developed and standardised by Schutte et al. was used in this study. Cronbach's α for the instrument is 0.752 and the collected data is analysed using statistical tools like mean, standard deviation, correlation, analysis of variance and regression. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance of engineering students and gender that significantly influences academic performance. Top Keywords Emotional intelligence, Academic achievement, Engineering students, Gender, Technical education. Top |