Mental health of pupil teachers’ in relation to their intelligence and aptitude towards teaching profession

Mental health is the capacity to think rationally, and to cope with the transitions, stresses, traumas and losses that occur in all lives, in ways that allow emotional stability and growth. Intelligence must be understood as the mental capacity or mental energy available with an individual at a particular time in a particular situation. Teaching aptitude refers to Cognitive, Psycho-motor, connective abilities necessary to get along in school students and with teaching skills and other requirements of teaching behavior. Present study focuses on the relationship between mental health with the intelligence and aptitude towards teaching of pupil teachers. It was hypothesized that there exists a significant positive relationship between mental health and intelligence of pupil teachers studying in B.Ed. class. There exists a significant positive relationship between mental health and teaching aptitude of pupil teachers studying in B.Ed. class. A sample of hundred pupils teachers were selected through random sampling method from two colleges of education. Mental health, intelligence and aptitude towards teaching of pupil teachers were measured. There exists no significant positive relationship between mental health and intelligence of pupil teachers studying in B.Ed. class. There exists no significant positive relationship between mental health and teaching aptitude. Implication of the present study for educational planners and educationists is that the variables like mental health, intelligence and teaching aptitude are independent to each other.