The present study was conducted to investigate emotional intelligence of rural and urban higher secondary students in relation to certain demographic variables viz. gender, nature of institution, hour of study, parental qualification, parental occupation and type of family. Emotional intelligence is denied as one of the important aspects in educating a person to be balanced as a whole. Through emotional intelligence, one will become more successful in life as compared to individuals that gain solely high levels of intellectual intelligence (IQ). Emotional intelligence also provides liberty for individuals to explore self-potentials, as well as providing opportunities for individuals to harmonize themselves with their self-emotion. Descriptive survey method of research was used for collecting the data using Emotional intelligence by Scale Anukool Kyde, Sunjyat Dethe and Upinder Dhar. (2001). Sample included 200 randomly selected rural and urban higher secondary students from various schools at vellore City. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to compare the means between the groups. Findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference between emotional intelligence of both rural and urban higher secondary students with respect to their gender, nature of institution, hour of study, parental qualification, parental occupation and type of family.