© 2022 IJRAR July 2022, Volume 9, Issue 3 www.ijrar.org (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138) IJRAR22C1649 International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR) www.ijrar.org 305 A Comparative Study of Emotional Intelligence among Intermediate Students Mantun Kumar* Dr. Bhagyashree Kar** Dr. Nilmani Kumar*** Dr.Dharmendra Rajak**** *Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Psychology, Ramchandra Chandravansi University Bishrampur, Palamu, Jharkhand, India. **Clinical Psychologist & Director, Brain Dynamics, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. *** Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ramchandra Chandravansi University Bishrampur, Palamu, Jharkhand, India. **** Assistant Professor, University Department of Psychology and OSD examination, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India. ABSTRACT Background: Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood. According to World Health Organization (WHO) the age range varies from 10 to 19 years. It is a unique stage of developmental period. This period of development, have its own set of issues and adjustment patterns. In adolescent period psychological wellbeing is considered as an important aspect of overall healthy development. Further in this aspect Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to monitor one's own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior. Aim: The present study was conducted to compare the emotional intelligence among intermediate students. Methodology: The current study is a cross sectional research conducted to understand the relationship between Emotional Intelligence of boys and girls studying in intermediate level. A total of 100 participants were taken, 50 boys and 50 girls from intermediate level were taken from West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. Tools: Socio-demographic details were collected with the help of socio demographic data sheet. Then after, Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory (Dr. S.K. Mangal, MEII) were applied to the participants. Result and Conclusion: The Result of the present study revealed that, there was no significant difference between boys group and girls group on Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory. Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Boys and Girls.