Creativity of College Students in Relation with their Emotional Intelligence

Creative children are assets to the society. They create new ideas, brings about social and cultural transformation. Advancement and development of a nation depends upon the contribution of creative children. Education can bring out internal creative powers from the man and utilize it for the welfare of humanity. According to Gardener and Solovey-Emotional Intelligence is the process of learning to understand our own emotions, learning to understand the emotions of others gaining proficiency in positive emotional responses in one self, and recognising and accepting the emotional responses of others. Emotional intelligence is the most important determinant of the extent of professional and personal success in life. Both creativity and emotional intelligence are important aspects of the personality of a person. Therefore researcher decided to study creativity and emotional intelligence of college students. The present research is based on survey method. A sample of 200 students was taken. Two standardised tests were taken to measure creativity and emotional intelligence. After analysis and interpretation of data, following conclusion were drawn. It was found that there is a high level of emotional intelligence and creativity in science students as compared to commerce students. The emotional intelligence and creativity of girls was found above average while that of boys was below average. There was significant impact of emotional intelligence on creativity. It was also found that there is significant impact of subject group, locality and gender on the creativity of college students.