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This article is useful:

Relation between intelligence, emotional intelligence, and academic performance among medical interns

By: Nath, Subhashish; Ghosh, Soumitra; Das, Shyamanta

IQ is life the intelligence to do something, the capacity part like U have the king, queen or jack

EQ is knowing how wisely to use your capability & that is how to use your cards wisely

While I interpret IQ in academics may help but people with more EQ do better in most ways

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Education has been the instrument in the development of man to enable him live an effective and meaningful life and to contribute towards the development of society in which he finds himself. The influence of Intelligence quotient and Emotional Quotient of the individual for developing innovative thinking plays vital role. Developing Emotional Intelligence can play a significant role in recruiting and retaining people as it gives a more accurate analysis of the job requirements, the candidate's capability, of the difference between the two, and the development and training needs to bridge the gaps. As far as meeting an individual's career aspirations are concerned, once the organization gives an employee the perspective of what is required from him to reach a particular position, it drives him to develop the competencies for the same.

See good paper:

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6ace/736e8aa1b399b6eb58b61a0aa49e441a3ad2.pdf

There are students and even people in general with high IQ but they haven't the ability to make use of their IQ. They are just like shut down computer. Comparing with people with high EQ, they can make use of opportunities and even make use of the persons with high IQ to reach their targets.

Emotional intelligence and academic achievement go hand in hand. Students who develop a higher emotional intelligence have better coping skills to deal with the challenges that education presents to them. Interpersonal skills are our ability to communicate and form relationships with other people.

If empathy is part of the EQ equation, which I think it is, then I wonder if people scoring lower in that area have some advantage, particulary in a very competitive situation.