Role of Emotional Intelligence as an Ability of Business Studies Students in Getting Selected for a Job– A Personal Profile Survey in Bengaluru City

Abstract

Researchers consider Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a new yardstick in organization behavior for evaluating the academic abilities of students. The primary objective of the study is to analyze the various aspects of Emotional Intelligence among the Students of Business studies and its relationship with Emotional Intelligence (EI) and GPA score. This descriptive study has been conducted by collecting primary data from 100 final year business studies students in Bangalore city as sample using simple random sampling. The Personal Profile Survey Instrument of Udai Pareek and Surabhi Purohit has been used to measure the Emotional Intelligence aspects such as Self-awareness, Selfmanagement, Internality, Motivation, Empathy and Social skills. The results show that the components of EI are significantly and positively related, but empathy is not related to any aspect of EI. The research proves that EI level varies with the GPA score. The motivation aspect is the dominant aspect amongst others aspects of EI with an average percentage of 67.24. Further research can be conducted to assess the EI from a gender perspective.