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The aim of the study was to explore the correlation between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Achievement Motivation of Senior college students as well as comparison between boys and girls in relation with Emotional Intelligence and Achievement Motivation. Accidental sampling method was used to collect the data of 150 undergraduate students (75 males & 75 females) from Ahmednagar city. The assessment tools consist of Emotional Intelligence scale by Schultz et al. (1998) and Achievement Motivation Scale by Bhargav (1994) To test the hypotheses statistical methods like Pearson product moment correlation and 'ť test were used. The correlation between EI and Achievement Motivation was found r=.384··, which show significant positive correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Achievement Motivation of College students. Computed 't' = 2.24· indicates gender differences on emotional intelligence, females score higher than males on Emotional intelligence, where as gender difference was not found on achievement motivation, as 't' = .029 is not significant. The results are discussed in the light of previous research.
Keywords: achievement motivation, emotional intelligence
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