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The term �emotion� has been derived from Latin word �emovere�, which means �to move�, �to excite�, �to stirrup� or �to agitate�. In Psychology, �maturity� is the ability to respond to the environment in an appropriate manner and this response is generally learned but not instinctive. Emotional maturity is defined as how well we are able to respond to situations and behave in an adult manner while dealing with others. As the post graduate students are considered as adults and after completion of their course, they may be going for different kinds of jobs or business and hence they will be facing different situations at different times. Therefore it is the responsibility of the teachers to make their students aware of the situations and how to deal with them in a proper way, through providing them proper guidance, so as to make them responsible citizens. Hence an attempt has been made to study the emotional maturity of post graduate students, who are generally considered as adults with some maturity. 100 students studying in 5 different post graduate colleges and affiliated to Rayalaseema University were taken as a sample for the present study. The investigator employed random sampling method for the present study. Emotional Maturity Scale developed by Singh & Bhargava (1998) was used to measure emotional maturity. The data was analyzed by using both descriptive and as well as inferential statistics. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference between M.Ed. and non M.Ed. post graduate students in relation to emotional maturity and there is no significant difference in emotional maturity of post graduate students belonging to Kurnool and other districts.