EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF STUDENTS BELONGING TO SC/ST COMMUNITIES

The Indian tradition has categorized the human beings on various categories. SC/ST people are most
vulnerable and neglected for many years from good education and standard of life in India societies. Emotional
intelligence has become one of the most important traits needed for any successful person. Hence, a study was
carried out in 2011 with 124 SC/ST student respondents to assess their EI status. Factors such as; gender, domicile,
academic achievements and socio-economic status have been used to measure the difference in the EI of the SC/ST
students of a minority institution. This study revealed that the emotional intelligence is moderate and below among
these SC/ST students. The EI significantly differs by gender, domicile and academic achievement of the students.
There is positive correlation found between EI and Academic Achievement and not with Socio-economic status. This
study has highlighted the importance of Emotional Intelligence education for the SC/ST students