Personality and emotional intelligence differentials of professional students

The present study is an attempt to understand the personality and emotional intelligence of professional students of Haryana. For this, a sample of 100 students was drawn from two types of professional colleges of Rohtak District of Haryana (Polytechnic College = 50, Management College = 50). The students included in the sample ranged in 16 to 23 years of age with the mean age of 19.5 years. All the selected subjects were administered with Neo-Five Factor Inventory and Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Scale. The data thus obtained were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, the most prominently by t-ratio. Mean scores of Polytechnic students were compared with those of management students. Management students have scored significantly higher mean scores on neuroticism, openness, agreeable and conscientiousness but low on extraversion dimensions of Neo-Five Factor Inventory than their counterpart Polytechnic students. In case of five measures of Emotional Intelligence, Management students have scored significantly higher mean scores on motivating oneself and handling relations dimensions of Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Scale. Results obtained in this study provided significant information about the personality patterns and emotional intelligence competencies of the students of two types of professional courses.