• Saxena Sumandeep
• Dr. Amardeep Kaur Paul

The study in hand was aimed to study the level of emotional maturity among the prospective teachers of district bathinda of Punjab state with respect to their gender and residential area. The sample of the study was selected by using simple random sampling technique. Sample of 200 prospective teachers was selected from various education colleges situated in district Bathinda of Punjab state. A standardized Emotional Maturity scale by Dr. Yashvir Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bhargava was administrated on the selected sample. The collected data was analysed by using descriptive statistical techniques and t test was also administrated to study the difference between the groups. The results of the study are 1) The prospective teachers of district bathinda of Punjab state shows extremely lower level of emotional maturity, 2) Only one percent of prospective teachers showed moderate level of emotional maturity, 3) Significant difference was founded between the gender in level of emotional maturity, 4) Male prospective teachers of district bathinda showed significantly lower level of emotional maturity than female prospective teachers and 5) No significant difference in Emotional Maturity was founded among prospective teachers of District Bathinda with respect to Residence Area.

Emotional Maturity, Prospective Teachers, Gender, Locality.

"A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY AMONG PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS OF DISTRICT BATHINDA WITH RESPECT TO GENDER AND RESIDENTIAL AREA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.181-187, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807182.pdf

"A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY AMONG PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS OF DISTRICT BATHINDA WITH RESPECT TO GENDER AND RESIDENTIAL AREA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp181-187, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807182.pdf