International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Interpersonal intelligence encompasses the skills necessary for effective communication, relationship-building, and social interaction. This intelligence is crucial for educators, as it significantly influences their professional performance and the learning outcomes of their students. The prime objective of the study is to examine the extent of interpersonal intelligence skills and professional engagement among faculties. Faculties from DIET Institutions whose age group between below 40 and above 51 and whose teaching experience   from 10 to more than 25 years were chosen for the study by Stratified random sampling technique. A research instrument with 17 items covered Interpersonal Intelligence skills  and  16 items comprised with Professional engagement with 5 point Likert scale  which rated Strongly Agree (5), Agree (4), Neutral (3), Disagree (2), Strongly Disagree (1).  Mean, Standard Deviation, ‘t’, One-way ANOVA were employed.  The study revealed that 51.40 % of faculties encompass moderate level of Interpersonal Intelligence Skills. 40 % of faculties are having moderate level of Professional Engagement. Faculties whose age group is below 40 is having profound interpersonal intelligence skills and highly engaged professionally. Faculties whose years of teaching experience between 20-25 are having profound interpersonal intelligence skills and professionally engaged to the great extent. By leveraging the colleagues’ strength and expertise and acknowledging the contributions enhances interpersonal intelligence skills and Professional Engagement among Faculties.

Keywords: Effective communication, Interpersonal Intelligence, Professional engagement, Relationship-building.