The purpose of the study was intended to assess the effect of yogic and physical exercises on Emotional Intelligence behaviour
among the school students, for this purpose hundred fifty students studying in various classes of Government high school of
Vijayapaur in Karnataka state in age group of 14-16 years were selected. They were divided into three equal groups, each group
consist of fifty subjects, in which group-I underwent yoga practices, group-II underwent physical exercises and group –III acted
as control group who were not allowed to participated and receive any special treatment apart from their regular curriculum
classes’, The training period for this study was six days a week for twelve weeks, the before and after the training period, the
subjects were tested for speed ability. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to find out which group has better in
performance, whenever “F” ratio for adjusted test was found to be significant for adjusted post-test means Scheffe’s test was
followed, as a post hoc to determine which of the paired means differ significantly . it was drawn conclusions that after the
training of yoga and physical exercise both training has improved Emotional Intelligence behaviour significant increases found in
Emotional Intelligence behaviour performance among the yoga group comparing their counterpart and Emotional Intelligence
has been developed in the yoga group comparing to Physical Exercises group’.