Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2333-4770 2 4 2014 03 25 Measuring Emotional Intelligence of Secondary School Students in Relation to Gender and Residence: an Empirical Study 193 196 EN Dhiman Kar Birbal Saha Department of Education, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India Bhim Chandra Mondal EDUCATION2014243 10.12691/education-2-4-3 2014 03 06 2014 03 14 2014 03 25 In the age of zero-tolerance, virtual reality and ultramodern technology, the studying of human emotion has become so urgent that it demands our serious concentration for its scientific measurement. This present paper will make a thorough investigation in understanding the deeper interrelations between human emotion and intelligence. This article will also focus the emotional intelligence of secondary school students in relation to their gender and residential background. Emotional intelligence has been measured by applying Mondal's Emotional Intelligence Inventory (MEII) consisted with 100 items. 235 samples were randomly selected from the district of Purulia, WB, India. ANOVA and't' test has been applied for the interpretation of the findings. The results reveal that residential place plays a significant role for the enlargement of emotional development whereas gender does not affect the level of Emotional Intelligence.