Study of Emotional Intelligence and Its Impact on Student’s Life

The objective of the study is to find out Emotional Intelligence (EI) of engineering students (N=138) (age:18-20 years) at IIT, Roorkee, India. It is a quantitative and empirical study conducted through questionnaire administration. The descriptive statistics, regression analysis, correlations, F-test and ANOVA were used to analyse the sample data collected. The study aims to analyse EI of students as it is imperative to understand their abilities and traits through their emotions. From the study it was found that female students had higher score for EI and its components (Sensitivity, Competency and Maturity). Also, it was observed that Competency impacts Maturity more than Sensitivity, thereby suggesting that Maturity is also defined by the abilities which are skills learned and experienced in a student’s life. Also, the responses for the three components of EI did not show any significant variation with age, meaning thereby age as a factor does not impact EI as a personality trait for students.