Emotional intelligence of students in A B-School

Students studying in B-schools get varieties of inputs (academic and otherwise). This paper investigates whether this process has any effect on the students on their emotional intelligence (EI). The paper also investigates the relationship between EI and academic performance of these students in the B-school (institute). It also studies if EI is dependent on gender. To represent emotional intelligence, emotional quotient has been used as the measure. The sample for the study was from three batches of students from 2009–11(Junior), 2008–10 (Senior) and 2007–09 (Super Senior). The juniors were fresher in the institute. The seniors had spent about a year in the institute where as the super seniors had spent about two years. The sample comprised boys and girls from various states with different academic qualifications. The instrument for measuring emotional quotient through a questionnaire was developed by Chadha (2003) and Singh (2003). The data on academic performance of these students were collected from the concerned office of the B-school. The name of the institute is not indicated here on request. In the first stage, the score of EQ of the students of three batches was analysed. It was found that EQ of students increased from juniors to seniors and from seniors to super seniors. In the next phase, the EQ scores of boy-students and girl-students were anlysed. It was found that EQ is not free from gender orientation. Girls have a higher EQ than boys in the institute. However, the author feels that this finding needs to be confirmed with a larger sample. In the final stage, EQ of students and their academic performance was analysed. It was found that students with high EQ were not necessarily high in academic performance. The conclusion from all this is that the various inputs in the B-school on the students is positive increasing their EQ preparing them well for performance in organizations after they pass out. The second conclusion is academic performance does not require all the abilities that are required for higher EQ of an individual.