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Abstract
The present investigation has been undertaken in order to study the relationship between burnout and emotional intelligence of high school teachers. Burnout Rating Scale (BRS) constructed and validated by the Investigator (2018) and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) constructed and standardized by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe and Upinder Dhar (2001) have been administered to a random sampling technique sample of 420 high school teachers working in Cuddalore District in Tamilnadu, India. The statistical techniques adopted to analyse the collected data were descriptive, differential and correlation analysis. Findings revealed that the burnout of high school teachers is average and high emotional intelligence. It is found that high school teachers differ significantly in burnout in respect of Gender and they do not differ significantly in burnout in respect of locality of the school. It is found that high school teachers differ significantly in emotional intelligence in respect of Gender and they do not differ significantly in emotional intelligence in respect of locality of the school. It is found that there is a negative and significant relationship between burnout and emotional intelligence of high school teachers.