• Krishnamurthy V. S.

Are women students more emotionally intelligent than men? Today it is widely believed, among the general public and academics alike, that the female gender is linked with better knowledge of emotions. Is this notion correct or yet another stereotype in Indian context? To address this question, the study aimed to study the level of emotional intelligence (EI) among male and female under graduate students, as assessed using the “Emotional intelligence scale (EIS) constructed and standardized by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh and Dr. Shruti Narain (2014) is considered. A new perspective was taken in this research by controlling for age, which is one of the principal socio demographic characteristics that interacts with gender as well as EI, in order to clarify how gender affects EI. Results showed that the gender differences reported for EI and its components asserting that female have greater level of EI and its components: Understanding emotions, Understanding motivation and Empathy except handling relations component of EI. The significance of the above findings for the wellbeing of undergraduate students is discussed.

Understanding emotions, Understanding motivation and Empathy, Handling relations, EI and College students.

"Emotional Intelligence among Under Graduate students ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.944-958, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902F91.pdf

"Emotional Intelligence among Under Graduate students ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp944-958, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902F91.pdf