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Education is the basic foundation of intellectual, social, moral and emotional development of human life. It is not just a process of acquiring knowledge, it makes a person self-reliant, capable and responsible citizen. Family, school and society play an important role in this lifelong process. Emotional development, such as love, fear, anger, happiness etc., have a direct impact on the personality development and learning ability of a person. Positive emotions encourage learning, while negative emotions create obstacles. The real purpose of education is fulfilled only when emotional balance and social sensitivity are also included in it. The objectives of this research study are to study the correlation between emotional intelligence and educational achievement of students studying at higher secondary level and to study the correlation between self-efficacy and educational achievement. In the present study, 200 higher secondary students of Kanpur city were selected by simple random selection through descriptive survey method. Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and educational achievement were measured by standardized scale tool and class 10 marks. The data was analyzed by Karl Pearson correlation method. As a result, it was found that there was a significant low positive correlation between emotional intelligence and academic achievement of students studying in higher secondary schools and a significant very low positive correlation between self-efficacy and academic achievement.

Higher secondary school, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, academic achievement and students