DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2019.v07i11.004

Pages: 785-791

With the advancement of social system Emotional Intelligence (EI) is contributing a lot in increasing the life span of people in general and society as a whole in particular. Therefore, Emotional Intelligence plays a crucial role in all human spheres of life. The existing literature on the phenomenon reveals different sources of psycho – social – cultural aspects but still needs attention to study it from different angles. Hence, the present piece of research work was aimed at studying the perceived Emotional Intelligence among male and female undergraduate students with particular reference to L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, India. For the present piece of research work one hundred eighty undergraduate (N=180) students comprising male (n=90) and female (n=90) were randomly selected from different constituent colleges of L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. Total subjects’ age were ranged between 18 – 21 years. Having collected the data on the schedules it has been identified that one hundred five (n=105) undergraduate who belongs to joint family system out of total sample and similarly only seventy five (n=75) undergraduate students were found belonging to nuclear family system out of total sample. Individual data were summed up as per norms for giving statistical treatment. Finally obtained results revealed the fact that there is no significant difference between the group of male and female undergraduates in terms of their emotional intelligence, although, female students had shown higher degree of EI than male students. Similarly, nuclear family undergraduates had shown higher degree of EI in comparison to Joint family Undergraduates, although, both the group has been found insignificant statistically when t – test was applied. Obtained results have been discussed in detail by giving appropriate reasons.