Emotional intelligence (EI) has become an important psychological term which governs how people experience, interpret and manage emotions in themselves or other people. Emotional intelligence in higher education institutions is critical in influencing the behaviour of students, their relations with other students, motivation with regard to their academics and their mental health. The current paper discusses the influence of emotional intelligence on determining human behaviour among college students through secondary data. The study is grounded on a descriptive analytical methodology of scholarly books, research articles, educational reports, and psychological studies pertaining to emotional intelligence and the student behaviour. According to the findings of earlier researches, students with more emotional intelligence have been shown to have better social interaction skills, stress management skills, academic skills, and leadership skills. Other positive behavioural traits that have been supported by emotional intelligence include empathy, self-control and cooperation that are required in successful personal and professional development. The research concludes that the institutions of higher learning need to integrate emotional intelligence training, counselling and personality development programs to enhance healthy behavioural patterns in students. The idea of fostering emotional intelligence in higher education will assist in producing emotionally balanced people who can positively impact social development and the professional setting
Shitole et al. (Wed,) studied this question.