[ PAPER ID: 31733 ] EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF PRE-SERVICE STUDENTTEACHERS OF MANIPUR: A COMPARATIVE STUDY AMONG D.EL.ED AND B.ED STUDENT TEACHERS : ARTICLE INFO: Date of Submission: Dec 29, 2025, Revised: Jan 5, 2026, Accepted: Jan 10, 2026, CrossRef D.O.I : https://doi.org/10.56815/ijmrr.v5i1.2026.34-48, HOW TO CITE: Kashung Thuishim & Devi Oinam Olympia (2026). Emotional Intelligence of Pre-Service Student-Teachers of Manipur: A Comparative Study among D.El.Ed and B.Ed Student Teachers. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Reviews, 5(1), 34-48.

Dr. Thuishim Kashung*; Oinam Olympia Devi

Authors

Dr. Thuishim Kashung* Assistant Professor, DM College of Teacher Education, DM Campus, Imphal- 795001, West Manipur, India.
Oinam Olympia Devi M.Ed Trainee, DM College of Teacher Education, DM Campus,Imphal- 795001, West Manipur, India.

Abstract

The current paper is a research study done to examine Emotional Intelligence (EI) of student-teachers in pre-service in Manipur with a comparative study in D.El.Ed and B.Ed courses. The study used stratified random sampling to sample 300 pre-service student-teachers (150 D.El.Ed and 150 B.Ed) across teacher education institutions in Imphal East and Imphal West with the help of descriptive survey approach. The Emotional Intelligence Scale by Hyde, Pethe, and Dhar (2002) that comprises ten dimensions of EI was used to collect the data. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests. The results showed that general level of Emotional Intelligence in pre-service student-teachers was mediocre. Factorwise analysis also showed that the levels were normal in all ten dimensions of EI. Also, there was no difference between the D.El.Ed and B.Ed studentteachers in terms of their Emotional Intelligence. The research highlights the importance of incorporating the organized training in Emotional Intelligence in teacher education programmes to facilitate the emotional competence and professional readiness of the future teachers.